Spanish Language Test Schedule
Transcript Request Form
Where to Apply:
Boone/Winnebago Regional Office of Education
300 Heart Boulevard
Loves Park, IL 61111
Applications are accepted Monday-Friday from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm. The $35 application fee is valid for one year. If testing is not successfully completed within 12 months, the participant must pay a new $35 fee. The application fee is non-refundable.
Identity and age must be verified using a valid government issued ID or Drivers License at the time of application and before taking each test.
Application Requirements:
1. Applicants must be 18 years of age, a resident of the State of Illinois, and provide a letter from their high school certifying that their ninth grade class has graduated.
2. Applicants 17 years of age may be tested if they provide a letter from their high school certifying that the applicant has been out of school one year.
Registration:
Registration for individual tests is required, and must be made by noon on the Friday of the week prior to actual testing.
NO SHOW POLICY
CANCELLATION POLICY
If you do not cancel your scheduled tests at least 30 minutes before the
testing time, this will be considered a “NO SHOW” and it will be necessary
for you to pay $35 to reactivate your file. If you schedule more than one
test on a specific date you must attend all scheduled sessions. If you miss
one or more of those tests, it will be considered a “NO SHOW”.
You are entitled to one “Cancellation” of your scheduled tests. After
canceling your test you will receive a warning notice indicating that you
have used your “Free Cancellation” and if you cancel a second time it will
be necessary for you to pay $35 to reactivate your file. You must cancel 30
minutes prior to your schedule tests. If you cancel by Friday at noon prior
to your test date, your cancellation penalty will be waived.
Certificate Requirements:
As of January 1, 2002, to qualify for the High School Equivalency Certificate, an applicant must obtain at least a standard score of 410 on each of the five tests, and establish a minimum total of 2250 standard score points on the entire battery of tests. (This is an average of 450 standard score points on each test.) In addition, the applicant must pass a test on the Constitution of the State of Illinois, the Constitution of the United States and the proper use and display of the American flag.
The fee for a certificate is included in the $35 application fee.
GED Classes:
Preparation courses for taking the GED tests are not
required, but are recommended. Schools offering GED courses are:
| Rock Valley College Adult Education | 921-2004 |
| Roosevelt Community Education Center | 966-3251 |
| Regional Learning Center | 316-8450 |
| ARK in Belvidere | 544-3315 |
Retest Requirements:
1. After completing ALL TESTS, if you fail to attain 2250 points on the GED tests, you may schedule a retest. Retests are $5 per test with the exception of the Language Arts/Writing which is $10 and the Constitution test which has no fee.
2. Candidates may test up to three times in a calendar year.
