In January 2016, the GED Test changed its scores from pass/fail, to three different levels:
- 175 College Ready + Credit
- 165 College Ready
- 145 Pass: High School Equivalency
Study to earn College Credit with your GED Test scores!
The new GED College Ready Plus Credit is a recommendation for colleges & universities to accept a GED Test Taker’s score to count towards college credit.
What does that mean?
If you do well enough on the GED Test, you can save yourself time & money by starting in higher level classes. Skip Math 101 for a more interesting statistics class, for example.
GED Test scores can equal up to 10 college credits…that’s almost one entire semester!
But you can’t skip a class everywhere you apply. GED Test Takers who want to make the most of their high scores may want to look closely at where they apply to college.
To find out if your GED College Ready + Credit Scores are worth $$$:
- Start by checking if your nearby college or university is part of the ACE Credit College & University Network. I sorted this list by state so I could easily scan which Ohio institutions are on the list. In some cases, I see two branches of Kent State University, but not the branch nearest me. Hmm…
- Next, contact the Admissions department. Ask if they accept College Ready + Credit. Even colleges within the network can determine whether or not to accept certain types of credit.
- Even after contacting the Admissions department, they will likely give you the name of the department head, or someone else who will have to approve your application to transfer credit. If the answer is yes, then ask for the forms. If the answer is no…
This is when you change from a prospective student to an advocate.
So for example, maybe Youngstown State University’s English department is okay with giving 1 credit for Reasoning through Language Arts, but the History department has not made a decision about the Social Studies credit. Each department or dean the right to make their own decision (more about the process).
However, in many cases, a department chair may have no clue that the GED College Ready Plus Credit even exists, or what it means.
If they say “no,” or they haven’t heard of it, this is your chance to teach them!
- If you are a test taker, explain how hard you studied, the skills you learned, and more.
- If you are a teacher, share the Performance Level Descriptors, and a press release from GED Test Service about the new passing level.
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