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Adult
Basic Education/General Educational Development—GED
Test Information
GED
Certificate
Application Requirement
Brief Description of GED Tests
GED
Certificate
Moraine Valley Community College is a designated testing center for the
General Educational Development (GED) test. A person who has not graduated from
high school but who successfully passes the GED test earns a certificate issued
by the Illinois State Board of Education as being equivalent to a high school
diploma.
Application
Requirement
Applicants must register by mail. To receive an application, call the Cook County
GED Testing Program at
(847) 328-9795 or download an application from the Cook County GED
website: www.ccookcountyged.org
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Applicants must be 17 years of age or older.
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Applicants must presently reside in Cook
County.
Evidence of age and residency
(i.e., driver's license) should be presented at the time of the test.
UNDERAGE REQUIREMENTS (For those
applicants who are 17 or 18 years of age). The following applicants may
apply provided they meet one of the following criteria:
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Applicants who are 18 years
of age and whose original high school class has graduated. Simply mark
the box on the application indicating high school class has graduated.
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Applicants who are 17
or 18 years old and
who have been out of school for at least one year need a letter from the
last school attended typed on school stationery, signed by the principal or
registrar giving the exact date of withdrawal.
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Applicants who have been home schooled or attended high school in another
country. Call the Cook County GED Testing Program for further information
regarding when the applicant is eligible to take the test.
(The letters or
transcripts must be sent with the application and fees.)
A $35 application fee must be paid and returned
with the application to the Cook County GED Testing Program. Money orders
only (no personal checks).
Registration
To receive registration materials, call (847)
328-9795 or download a registration application from the Cook County GED
program Web site at www.cookcountyged.org
Results are mailed from the
Cook County GED Testing Program to each applicant approximately three to four
weeks following the last test date. Moraine Valley Community College never
receives test results.
Brief
Description of GED Tests
TEST 1--Writing Skills
(Approximately two hours)
TEST 2—Social
Studies
(Approximately 85 minutes)
This test consists of a selection of passages from the fields of economics,
political science, history, sociology, and anthropology. Where appropriate, a
chart, graph, or map supplements the passage. On the whole, questions test the
analysis and application of information and ideas in the passage.
TEST 3—Science
(Approximately 95 minutes)
This test consists of a selection of passages on a number of subjects in both
the biological and physical sciences. Questions test the examinee's ability to
comprehend and analyze the content of each passage.
TEST 4—Interpreting
Literature and the Arts
(Approximately 65 minutes)
This test consists of passages of popular literature, classical literature, and
commentary on literature and the arts. Questions test the examinee's ability to
comprehend and analyze the content of each passage.
TEST 5—Mathematics
(Approximately 90 minutes)
Test 5 consists of mathematical problems in the areas of arithmetic, data
interpretation, mensurational geometry, elementary algebra and coordinate
geometry.
Illinois
Requirement: Public Law 195
This is a test covering the Constitution of the United States, the Illinois
Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and the proper display and use of
the United States flag.
The GED tests in Cook County
are given under the authority of the Illinois State Board of Education through
the Cook County GED Testing Program. Call (847) 328-9795 for test information, test dates, test scores, and transcripts.
Testing sites do not have test scores or transcripts. If you live outside of
Cook County, you must take the GED Tests in the county in which you are a
resident.
Examination
Question Totals:
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Writing Skills—50
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Social Studies—50
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Science—50
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Reading Skills—40
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Mathematics—50
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Test 1—Language
Arts-Writing (Approximately 2 hours)
Part 1-(75 minutes) is a measure of a candidate's
ability to recognize correct and effective English. It contains
questions on sentence structure, capitalization, punctuation, usage,
mechanics, and organization.
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Organization |
15% |
7 |
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Sentence Structure |
30% |
15 |
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Usage |
30% |
15 |
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Mechanics (homonyms,
punctuation, capitalization) |
25% |
13 |
Part II-Essay (45 minutes)
demonstrates writing ability with a 250-300 word developed and focused
essay.
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Test 2—Social
Studies (Approximately 80 minutes)
This test consists of a selection of passages from the fields of economics,
political science, history, and geography. Where appropriate, a chart,
graph or map supplements the passage. On the whole, questions require
examinees to show their knowledge and understanding of primary social
studies concepts and principles, and apply or use, analyze, and evaluate
that knowledge and information.
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American History |
25% |
13 |
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World History |
15% |
7 |
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Political Science
(Government) |
25% |
13 |
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Economics |
20% |
10 |
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Geography |
15% |
7 |
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Test 3—Science (Approximately 80 minutes)
This test consists of a selection of passages on a
number of subjects in life (biology), earth and space, and physical sciences
(chemistry and physics). Questions test the examinee's ability to
comprehend the content of a passage, analyze relationships between ideas and
concepts, apply information to a new situation, and synthesize information
from two or more sources.
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Life Science (Biology) |
45% |
23 |
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Earth and Space Sciences |
20% |
10 |
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Physical Science
(Chemistry/Physics)
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35%
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15
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Test 4—Language
Arts-Reading (Approximately 65 minutes) This test consists of passages of popular literature, classical literature
and commentary on literature and the arts. Questions test the
examinee's ability to comprehend and analyze the content of each passage.
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Literary Texts (poetry,
drama, prose fiction) |
75% |
30 |
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Nonfiction Texts
(non-fiction prose, critical reviews of perfuming arts, business
documents)
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25%
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10
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Test
5—Mathematics (Approximately 90 minutes) Test 5 consists of mathematical problems in areas of number sense and
operations; measurement and geometry, data, statistics and probability; and
algebra, functions, and patterns. Booklet one (25 questions-45
minutes)
allows use of the calculator; booklet two (25 items-45 minutes) does not
allow calculator use. Students must pass both sections to pass the
Math test, which will be equally weighted.
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Arithmetic (operations,
data, statistics, probability) |
50% |
25 |
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Algebra, Functions, and
Patterns |
25% |
12 |
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Geometry and Measurement
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25%
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13
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Illinois
Requirement: Public Law 195 This test
covers the Constitution of the United States, the Illinois
Constitution, and Declaration of Independence, and the proper display and use
of the United States flag.
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