Steps to Create a GED.com Account - Schedule a GED Test

Sep 14, 2026

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Guide to creating a GED.com account and completing the online setup required before scheduling. Explains that the account name must exactly match government-issued identification, which must be valid, non-expired, and include required personal details. Covers completing the survey, handling alerts for under-18 consent, requesting scheduling approvals, then using the Test Scheduling System to select content areas, choose a test centre and appointment date/time, review order details, and complete checkout through payment and receipt confirmation.

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Steps to create a GED.com account

Identity and account creation

Complete the survey and handle alerts

Start scheduling

Select content areas and test centre

Choose appointment and review order

Checkout and receipt

Steps to create a [GED.com](GED.com) account Your name on your account must exactly match your identification document that will be presented at the test centre. If your name does not match you will not be able to sit for your exam and you will not receive a refund. Please note that students are required to provide one valid form of identification. 􀀁 The ID must be government issued and non-expired. 􀀁 It must also include the student's name, date of birth, signature , and photograph. 􀀁 Students can provide more than one form of identification to meet the requirements above. If the student does not provide the proper IDs, the student will NOT be allowed to test. [Go to GED.com](Go to GED.com) You will need to click ‘Don’t have an account? Create one.’ Fill in your email address and choose a password. Copyright ©2020 Shirley Erwee [http://onlineGED.co.za](http://onlineGED.co.za All Rights Reserved)[ All Rights Reserved](http://onlineGED.co.za All Rights Reserved) Then you will need to fill in all the details and accept the policies on the following pages, as below. Copyright ©2020 Shirley Erwee [http://onlineGED.co.za](http://onlineGED.co.za All Rights Reserved)[ All Rights Reserved](http://onlineGED.co.za All Rights Reserved) Keep filling in the survey with all the necessary information South Africa falls under Other Countries. You will be asked if you are interested in attending GED Classes next, it is your choice which to answer. You can also request special concessions or an accommodation if you have a professionally diagnosed learning difficulty. See below Copyright ©2020 Shirley Erwee [http://onlineGED.co.za](http://onlineGED.co.za All Rights Reserved)[ All Rights Reserved](http://onlineGED.co.za All Rights Reserved) After completing the survey, you get to a page labelled MyGED® Dashboard If the screen says “You have an alert”, this is because you are under 18 and need a parent to sign a consent form. If you are over 18, it will say “Start Scheduling” and you can continue through the online booking process. Select the button that says “Start Scheduling” OR Click “Clear my Alert” and download and print the form which must first be signed by both the parent and the candidate, scanned and emailed back to [help@ged.com](help@ged.com. Make)[. ](help@ged.com. Make)[Make](help@ged.com. Make) sure you use your full name as it appears on your identity document and on your newly created GED account when you do this. Within 24 hours you should receive an email stating that your age requirement has been approved. You can then log in to the website again, and start scheduling your test. Copyright ©2020 Shirley Erwee [http://onlineGED.co.za](http://onlineGED.co.za All Rights Reserved)[ All Rights Reserved](http://onlineGED.co.za All Rights Reserved) Once you have received the email, you can login to your account again and it should tell you “Good news – you can schedule”, as shown below. Click on “Schedule Test” Once you start the process of scheduling your test/s you will have to go through the following steps: 􀀁 Answer questions about your school history, employment status, GED prep and reasons for taking the GED® tests. 􀀁 Verify your name and date of birth 􀀁 Answer the “Last Items” questions about your ethnicity. You do not have to fill in a Social Security number. Now you go to the Test Scheduling System. It loads and then you see this screen: Copyright ©2020 Shirley Erwee [http://onlineGED.co.za](http://onlineGED.co.za All Rights Reserved)[ All Rights Reserved](http://onlineGED.co.za All Rights Reserved) Select Content Areas: Make sure it says GED_INTL GED® Test under the title “Select Content Areas” Read the text on this page carefully. “Select the Content Areas you want to take during this appointment. To see the greatest number of available appointment times you may want to select one content area at a time. If you choose more than one content area for the same

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How do you select test content areas and appointments during scheduling?

In the Test Scheduling System, confirm the content area selection shows GED_INTL GED® Test, then select content areas you want to take. If choosing multiple content areas in the same appointment, a 10-minute break is scheduled between them; for a longer break, make separate bookings.

Sep 14, 2026

Uploaded by Theodora