If you are considering on acquiring your General Education Development certificate from the state of Alaska, this basic info sheet can be a valuable resource towards achieving your goal. This article can answer some of the persistent questions about the Alaska GED exam.

The Alaska GED consists of five different sections, including two in the Language Arts (Reading and Writing), as well as sections in Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science. Most of the exam items are in multiple choice format, while some sections have items requiring short answers, such as the second installment of the Mathematics section and the Writing part of the Language Arts section.

A minimum score of 410 per section is required of all applicants, as well as a score average not below 450 on all the sections, in order to make the passing grade on the exam. This totals to 2250. In such a case as you fail the exam either in its entirety or in any section, you may always do it over if you want to. If you fail specific sections, you’ll retake the exams on only those sections.

There are three requirements to sufficiently qualify for the Alaska GED exam. First, all applicants must be 18 years old at the very least. Second, it is a must that they haven’t as yet received their high school diploma, or any of its equivalents. Third, they must be present in the state of Alaska upon submission of the exam application. Applicants who are sixteen or seventeen years of age are still qualified through an age waiver. Visit ajcn.state.ak.us/abe/ged_req for further information. If you want to specifically learn about any other details, or if you have special circumstances, get in touch with a testing center within your area.

To register for the Alaska GED exam, get in touch with a testing center in your immediate area. Alaska’s Job Center Network has a listing of all available (27 in all) testing centers on their website, ajcn.state.ak.us/abe/testcenters . You’ll have to pay a specified amount upon exam registration. This differs between testing centers, but the cost does not exceed 25 dollars, to cover for the entire test.

You can prepare for the Alaska GED exam in either of two ways: do it on your own, or take preparation classes. Preparation classes have their advantages, but studying for it by yourself can also be effective, particularly if you are used to this arrangement, or you are limited to a certain extent due to time constraints, or your individual learning style. If you are on a tight budget and you wish to study for the exam on your own, you can visit your local library, and utilize its study resources, or you may go online to visit sites offering free GED prep resources and no-cost dry-run tests.

If you prefer on taking the prep classes, you may start by contacting the nearest testing center in your area. They usually hold prep classes on the site, or they should know the location of the adult education center which is nearest to you. Community colleges may also offer services to this end.