Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 210 - State Department of Education › Chapter 10 - School Administration and Instructional Services › Subchapter 9 - Lifelong Learning › Section 210:10-9-6 - General educational development (GED) testing program

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The Lifelong Learning Section of the
				State Department of Education has responsibility for directing the GED Testing
				Program in Oklahoma and for issuing high school diplomas to those who
				successfully complete the GED Tests.
(b) An applicant shall be 18 years of age or
				older, except beginning August 1, 1995, persons having attained the age of 16,
				but who are not yet 18, must be permitted to take the GED Tests provided the
				applicant meets the residency requirements and submits along with the
				application to take the GED Tests, a notarized joint written agreement between
				the school administrator of the school district in which the applicant resides,
				and the parent, guardian, or custodian, stating that it has been determined
				that such action is in the best interest of the child and community.
(c) An applicant shall be a resident of the
				State of Oklahoma.
(d) The GED
				Tests shall be administered by one of the many local GED Testing Centers in
				Oklahoma approved by the GED Testing Service, Washington, D.C.
(e) To become eligible to take the GED Tests,
				an application must be made to the Lifelong Learning Section of the State
				Department of Education online or through an approved local GED Testing Center.
				A fee will be charged by the local testing center at the time the tests are
				taken.
(f) The State Department of
				Education will contract with an independent scoring service approved by the GED
				Testing Service for the scoring of GED Tests. The local GED Testing Centers
				shall send the test answer sheets to the contracted scoring service for
				scoring.
(g) An applicant shall
				make the minimum score required for passing the GED Tests, as established by
				the GED Testing Service.
(h) A high
				school diploma shall be awarded by the State Department of Education to those
				who make a passing score on the GED Tests. This credential certifies that the
				holder has shown evidence of general educational development equivalent to a
				high school education, as revealed by scores made on the GED Tests.
(i) The Lifelong Learning Section will
				collect a $10 fee for processing the initial application for GED Testing and
				the original GED Diploma. This fee is in addition to the fees required by the
				GED Testing Service for first-time test takers and the scoring fee. Payment
				will be in the form of a school or institution check.
(j) The Lifelong Learning Section will
				collect a fee of $5 to score and process the writing test; a fee of $5 to score
				and process one or more of the science, social studies, reading, or math tests;
				and a fee of $10 to score and process a combination of the writing test plus
				one or more of the other four tests.
(k) The Lifelong Learning Section will
				require a fee of $20 for a duplicate GED Diploma with transcript and a fee of
				$10 for an official GED transcript.
(l) Only scores from the 2002 GED Tests will
				count toward earning a GED Diploma from January 1, 2002, forward.
(m) The Lifelong Learning Section will
				collect a $25 fee from the local GED Testing Center for processing a form
				repeat error. The local GED Testing Center may not collect this fee from the
				test-taker for whom the error occurred since this is an administrative
				error.
(n) Beginning September 1,
				2012, GED Testing Centers in Oklahoma may begin offering a computer-based GED
				test.
(o) The Lifelong Learning
				Section will collect a four dollar ($4) administration fee for each
				computer-based delivered content area test. This fee is in addition to the
				computer-based delivery fee for each content area test required by the GED
				Testing Service.
(p) By January 1,
				2014, every GED Testing Center in Oklahoma shall have fully implemented a
				computer-based testing program.
Added at 10 Ok Reg 2705,
				  eff 6-25-93; Amended at 11 Ok Reg 625, eff 11-15-93 (emergency); Amended at 11
				  Ok Reg 1985, eff 5-26-94; Amended at 12 Ok Reg 3610, eff 8-1-95 (emergency);
				  Amended at 13 Ok Reg 1321, eff 5-13-96; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 15, eff 8-1-97
				  (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2227, eff 6-11-98; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 1879,
				  eff 6-12-00; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 293, eff 10-30-01 (emergency); Amended at 19
				  Ok Reg 1625, eff 6-13-02; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1665, eff 5-12-10 (emergency);
				  Amended at 28 Ok Reg 1047, eff 6-11-11; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 1594, eff
				  7-12-12