Scores for each of the five tests on the GED Exam are reported separately on a standard scale ranging from 200 (the lowest) to 800 (the highest). Your score on the GED Exam is not the number of correct answers or the percentage of correct answers. Score requirements are reported as a minimum standard score for each test and an overall standard score.
To earn a GED credential in the District of Columbia, each examinee must meet a minimum standard score of 410 on each of the five tests in the battery AND a total standard score of 2250 points. Those examinees that do not attain a total standard score of 2250 must retest in EACH SUBJECT AREA WITH A SCORE BELOW 450. Results are mailed within four weeks of your test date.

Eligibility Guidelines for taking the
GED in the District of Columbia

You are eligible to take the GED Exam in the District of Columbia if you:

• Are 18 years of age, or older;
• Are a resident of the District of Columbia;
• Have officially withdrawn from traditional high school minimally six months prior;
• Are not a high school graduate;
• Have taken the 2002-series official GED Practice Test and passed the 2002-series official GED Practice Test with no individual test score below 410 and a cumulative battery score of no less than 2250.

An applicant 16 or 17 years of age may take the GED Exam if the applicant:

• is a resident of the District of Columbia

• has officially withdrawn from school and has not attended within the past six months and is not a high school graduate; and, has written permission from the superintendent/principal/director of the last school attended certifying date last attended and that said applicant would benefit from taking the GED Exam.

• Has taken and passed the 2002-series official GED Practice Test with no individual test score below 410 and a cumulative battery score of no less than 2250.

In addition, all applicants 16 or 17 years of age must have written, notarized permission to take the GED Exam from one of the following sources:

• Parent or legal guardian
• A public agency providing supervision or having custody of the applicant under a court order
• CEO or designee of a Job Corps training program where the applicant is enrolled.