GED® Eligibility Regulation Summary

1. The applicant has a Kentucky address and is nineteen years of age.
2. The applicant has a Kentucky address, is sixteen years of age and:

• Has been officially withdrawn from public or private  school for 90 days as certified by the local school district ** or
• Receives a superintendent’s waiver of the 90 days for a postsecondary enrollment deadline, a condition of employment, medical reason or family circumstances 

**Student must present proof of withdrawal on school form or letterhead at time of testing.

Exemptions:

An applicant at least sixteen years of age with a Kentucky address is eligible to take the GED^® Test if the applicant is:

1.      committed or placed in a state correctional facility

2.      enrolled in a Job Corps Program of instruction

3.      considered a state agency child

4.      detained in a juvenile detention or juvenile holding facility and:

·        is at least one year behind academically

·        has a minimum stay in detention of thirty days

·        and is approved for the GED test by the local school superintendent

5.   enrolled in a KDE approved GED^® Secondary Program and approved for the GED^® tests by the superintendent.

Changes from previous regulation are in bold.