Under-19 Eligibility GED Testing Documentation - Rev.6/10/2026

Sep 14, 2026

Documentation for Kentucky GED testing eligibility for applicants under-19, specifying submission methods and required supporting certifications. It explains eligibility rules by age, including exceptions allowing limited 17-year-old testing and additional documentation needed for 18-year-olds enrolled in specific programs or incarcerated. The form includes required applicant details, withdrawal certification by the local school district, homeschool applicant certification, a waiver of the 90-day waiting period, and exemptions for state agency youth, juvenile detention, and district-operated alternative education participants, with section-specific signatures and dates.

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Section 1: Applicant (Required for all applicants)

Applicant information fields

Section 2: Certification of Withdrawal (Req. for age 18, not 17)

Withdrawal date and school district certification

Homeschool and informal withdrawal checkboxes

Section 3: Homeschool Applicants (Only required for homeschooled students aged 18)

Legal age of withdrawal and end of homeschooling

Signature and date

Section 4: Waiver of 90-day Wait Period (Only required for 18-year-olds)

Waiver reasons and superintendent/DPP signature

Section 5: State Agency Child / Juvenile Detention / Alternative Education Exemptions

Exempt group permissions and required submissions

# DOCUMENTATION OF UNDER-19 ELIGIBILITYGED®Testing Submit this documentation through any of the following methods: 1.Email a scanned copy(PDF Only)to:GED@KY.gov 2.Mail to:Kentucky GED Testing,500 Mero St.,Mail Stop 5SC,Frankfort,KY 40601 3.FAX to:502-696-5863 To take the GED®test in Kentucky(13 KAR 3:050),you must be at least 18 years old and have been withdrawn from a public or private education program at least ninety days as certified by the local district or meet other requirements.The onlyexceptions to test at 17 are:state agency;DJJ-involved;or enrolled in district-operated alternative education programs and not ontrack to graduate.If you are 18 years of age and enrolled in a Job Corps program,ChalleNGe Academy,or are incarcerated in anadult institution,please call 502-573-5114 or email GED@ky.gov for documentation requirements. ## Section 1:Applicant (Required for all applicants) | Name (Last,First,Middle Initial or Maiden Name) | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Date of Birth (Month/Day/Year) | Age at application | | GED ID(REQUIRED FIELD) | | | Current Address(Street/Apartment) | | | | | | City | | State | | Zip Code | | Phone | | Email Address | | | | Name of school district where you currently live: | | | | | ## Section 2:Certification of Withdrawal from Public or Private Education Program by the Local School District (Req.for age 18,not 17) | School Name:___________ | | | --- | --- | | Address:________
(Month/Day/Year)
Withdrawal date
The official school withdrawal date for the applicant listed above is: | | | | | | Signature of Director of Pupil Personnel or Superintendent
Date Signed | | | □No
Did the student withdraw to Homeschool?REQUIRED.□Yes (see Section\#3)
□No
Did the student stop attending without formally withdrawing?REQUIRED □Yes | | | | | | OR | | | The applicant named above currently resides in this school district and has not
been enrolled in the last 90 calendar days or more or has never been enrolled.If | (Month/Day/Year)
Last known enrollment date | | certification can be made for less than 90 calendar days,please indicate the last
known enrollment date: | | | Signature of Director of Pupil Personnel(DPP)or Superintendent: | | Rev.6/10/2026 ## Section 3:Homeschool Applicants(Only required for homeschooled students aged 18) To be approved,Section 2 must be completed by the Director of Pupil Personnel orSuperintendent. In accordance with Kentucky GED②testing policy,I am certifying that my child is the legal age of withdrawal for theschool district where we live and that lam no longer homeschooling my child (the applicant named above). Date of Completion or End of Homeschool: (Month/Day/Year) l understand that my child must be 18 to end/complete homeschool and must wait 90 days after the end/completion ofhomeschool to be eligible to take the GED®test,or,if it has been less than 90 days,obtain a waiver of the 90-day waitperiod from the local school superintendent. Signature of Homeschool Parent: Date: ## Section 4:Waiver of 90-day Wait Period (Only required for 18-year-olds who either 1)withdrew less than 90 days | previously,or 2)whose 18th birthday is less than 90 days ago from date of application.) | | | --- | --- | | County:_
Name of school district where student currently lives: | | | Address and City:_ | | | l am granting a waiver of the 90-day school withdrawal to the applicant named above for employment,postsecondary
enrollment,medical reasons,family circumstance,or other. | | | Print Name and Title:__ | | | Signature of Director of Pupil Personnel(DPP)or Superintendent:_ | | | FOR USE BY THE DPP,SUPERINTENDENT,OR AUTHORIZED DJJ RESPRESENTATIVE ONLY | | ## Section 5:State Agency Child,Youth in Juvenile Detention,Youth in District-Operated Alternati

FAQs

How do applicants submit this GED documentation in Kentucky?

Applicants submit a scanned PDF by email to GED@KY.gov, mail it to Kentucky GED Testing in Frankfort, or fax it to 502-696-5863.

What are the general age requirements to take the GED® test in Kentucky?

To take the GED® test, applicants must be at least 18 and have been withdrawn from a public or private education program for at least 90 days, with limited exceptions that allow some 17-year-olds to test under specific conditions.

When is a waiver of the 90-day waiting period required?

A waiver is required for 18-year-olds who withdrew less than 90 days previously or whose 18th birthday was less than 90 days ago from the application date; Section 4 must be completed with the appropriate reason and required signatures.

Sep 14, 2026

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