The Montana GED certificate is comparable to a high school diploma, and it will be recognized as equally as the latter in the job or college you are applying for. A GED credential can realize your career and education goals, so take the state-sponsored exam and earn yours now.

The GED exam offered by the state of Montana is made up of five separate subjects, including Literature and the Arts, Social Studies, Math, Science, and Writing Skills. Most of the items in the exam follow a multiple-choice format, except for the Writing Skills section which requires you to compose an essay within a forty-five minute time limit. All in all, the GED exam may be finished within an allotted seven-and-a-half-hour time frame.

You have to meet the minimum score of 410 on every section of the exam in order to pass them; in addition, you need to meet a minimum total score of 2250 for the entire test. This means that even if you make the minimum scores on each separate test, you still have a chance of failing the entire exam, since 410 multiplied by five sections only amounts to a score of 2050. In such cases, you may retake any of the sections in attempt to add on to your total score. The scores on each separate test are based on a standard ranking range of 200 to 800. If by chance you do fail on the exam, you have to wait for at least thirty days for the next retest.

The state’s office on public instruction (opi.state.mt.us) maintains that you have to posses several requirements in order to qualify for the GED exam. First, you must not be presently enrolled in any institution which offers secondary education, and as such, you also shouldn’t possess a high school diploma or anything equivalent to it. You have to be at least 17 years old (if you are aged 17 or 18, visit opi.state.mt.us/GED/Index.html for further requirements; 16-year olds may also apply for a waiver). Finally, you should be a certified state resident, with a Montana mailing address to show as proof for such.

Registration must be fulfilled at your immediate testing site; you will be required to fulfill an application form, and submit it with valid identification which details your name, age, and residence. There is also a prerequisite of 48 dollars which you must provide as a registration and testing fee. Visit opi.mt.gov/GED/testing.html for a list of all the available testing sites within the state.

You have two basic options in preparing for the GED: you may do this on your own with the help of resources obtained either from your community library or bookstore, or from online sites like passged.org. You can also take advantage of scheduled prep classes in your area – these are guided study courses which involve progress supervision and evaluation. Your local testing site, community college, or adult ed center may provide you with information for such a purpose; you may also go to literacydirectory.org for a list of preparation centers which are offered within your immediate area.