New York State Education Department GED Policy

NYSED HSE Announcements: Check for recent updates.
GED’s New York policy page: Frequently asked questions about testing policies (e.g. How long do students have to wait to retest?)

Contact for questions about the GED:
Ruth Singer
Director, High School Equivalency (HSE) Office
New York State Education Department (NYSED)

HSE Call center: (518)474-5906 (Tues – Thurs, 10-12)

General questions: [email protected] 

Webinars and other information from NYSED about the GED:

• April 25, 2023 GED Program Update & Training : NYC RAEN Spring Meeting
• April 25, 2023 Training for GED Prep Programs and Test Centers
• Dec. 7, 2022 - Adult Education Preparation Programs and the GED® Test Including Candidate Age Eligibility and Use of GED Manager
• Mar. 1st, 2022: GED Accommodations for Testing webinar (Questions and Answers from the Chat)
• Mar. 1st, 2022 webinar - GED Testing and RAEN: Stronger Together – New York City (Password: GED2022)
• Feb. 18th, 2022 memo - Updated Information Regarding the GED Ready Practice Test
• Feb. 15th, 2022 - Required Training for NYSED Approved HSE Test Centers (Q&A from the chat)
• Feb. 7th, 2022 memo - Transition to GED Ready Test
• Jan. 25, 2022 Q&A for NYS GED Implementation: Recording, PPT
• ​Expanded High School Equivalency Testing Options to Be Available in 2022 and Beyond: Press release from NYSED about expanding computer-based HSE testing. 

​Other useful webinars: 
Mar. 28th, 2022 Rocking the GED, from Advocates for Children: Educational rights of youth, educational services for young people, applying for accommodations