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The PD team at the CUNY Adult Literacy Program is collecting questions about the change in high school equivalency (HSE) exams. We update this document with questions and answers as we learn more about the exam. We can't promise answers, but we will do our best to collect useful information. If you have additional information related to the GED exam, please let us know.  \nTo submit a question or resource for this document, please complete this survey.  \nNew York State GED Policy | Logistics and Scoring | Scheduling the Test | Accommodations | Content | Questions about GED Materials | GED Resources | TASC / GED comparison | Background  \nNew York State GED Policy  \nNYSED HSE Announcements: Check for recent updates.  \nGED’s New York policy page: Frequently asked questions about testing policies (e.g. How long do students have to wait to retest?)  \nContact for questions about the GED:  \nRuth Singer  \nDirector, High School Equivalency (HSE) Office  \nNew York State Education Department (NYSED)  \nHSE Call center: (518)474-5906 (Tues – Thurs, 10-12)  \nGeneral questions: [hse@nysed.gov](hse@nysed.gov)  \nWebinars, memos, and other information from NYSED about the GED:  \n●  Mar. 23, 2023-GED Data Match Memo  \n● Jan. 27, 2023-Memo-Updated Information Regarding the GED  \n●  Dec. 7, 2022-Adult Education Preparation Programs and the GED® Test Including Candidate Age Eligibility and Use of GED Manager  \n●  Mar. 1st, 2022-GED Accommodations for Testing webinar (Questions and Answers from the Chat)  \n●  Mar. 1st, 2022 webinar-GED Testing and RAEN: Stronger Together – New York City (Password: GED2022)  \n●  Feb. 18th, 2022 memo-Updated Information Regarding the GED Ready Practice Test  \nupdated 03/23/2023 [https://bit.ly/nysgedfaq-alp](https://bit.ly/nysgedfaq-alp 1)[ 1](https://bit.ly/nysgedfaq-alp 1)  \n●  Feb. 15th, 2022-Required Training for NYSED Approved HSE Test Centers (Q&A from the chat)  \n●  Feb. 7th, 2022 memo-Transition to GED Ready Test  \n● Jan. 25, 2022 Q&A for NYS GED Implementation:  Recording, PPT  \n●  Expanded High School Equivalency Testing Options to Be Available in 2022 and Beyond: Press release from NYSED about expanding computer-based HSE testing.  \nOther useful webinars:  \n●  Mar. 28th, 2022 Rocking the GED, from Advocates for Children: Educational rights of youth, educational services for young people, applying for accommodations  \nLogistics and Scoring  \nWhat is the timing of the GED subtests?  \nIf students have taken the test previously, how do they check their scores to see what tests they still need to take? How will students know which tests they still need to take, if they don’t recall which subject tests they have already passed?  \nupdated 03/23/2023 [https://bit.ly/nysgedfaq-alp](https://bit.ly/nysgedfaq-alp 2)[ 2](https://bit.ly/nysgedfaq-alp 2)  \nUpdated guidance: “The HSE Status Verification Report has been significantly upgraded. This site now offers GED candidates additional helpful information about their HSE testing records, including which subject tests are still required to be passed to obtain an HSE diploma.”  \n[https://eservices. nysed.gov/hse-status/status-report](https://eservices. nysed.gov/hse-status/status-report)  \nPrevious guidance: Students should contact  hse@nysed.gov to request this information. Please be sure they include their full name, at the time of testing, address at the time of testing (if possible), and their date of birth, to assist staff in locating their testing record. Students may also request an official transcript of prior testing. The process, and Application H, to request a transcript can be found on the  HSE homepage.  \nHow much do students have to pay for the test, the practice exam, or readiness materials?  \nStudents shouldn’t pay for anything related to the GED. The cost of the test is paid by New York State. 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