GED® Preparation: High School Equivalency

One in every 30 college students entered college with a high school equivalency diploma.

High school equivalency diplomas are by employers and colleges and by the military along with additional requirements.

So if you've been thinking about earning your high school equivalency diploma, now is the time. And Florida State College at Jacksonville can help. We offer a series of flexible classes and programs that will help prepare you to take the GED® test and obtain your diploma.

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Students must be at least 16 years of age to enroll in the Florida State College at Jacksonville Adult Education Program.

Students who are 16 and 17 of age must contact a program advisor at (904) 646-2300 or email getyourged@fscj.edu to complete the enrollment process.

Students must meet with the program advisor or case manager before registering at the campus of their choice for the FSCJ Adult Education program.

Non-Duval County Residents/School–Based Families

• For the student who resides in another school district or county, the student must contact that school district in order to meet that school district’s requirements.  

Duval County Residents/School-Based Families

• Students who are withdrawing from Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) must go to the last school they were enrolled and complete the GED® Age Waiver Withdrawal Packet.
• Students who were not enrolled in DCPS and are coming from another out-of-state school district or private school must contact Duval County Public Schools to complete the GED® Age Waiver Withdrawal Packet. Please email GRIT@duvalschools.org for guidelines and next steps.
• Students who are withdrawing from Home Education must also contact Duval County Public School’s Graduation Rate Initiatives Team (GRIT) to complete the GED® Age Waiver Withdrawal Packet. Please email GRIT@duvalschools.org for guidelines and next steps.

For the student that resides in Duval County, the Florida GED® Testing Program Underage Waiver Form will be completed and processed through the Graduation Rate Initiatives team during the time of official withdrawal.

The GED® test covers four key areas of education — Reading Through Language Arts, Mathematical Reasoning, Science and Social Studies. The test includes multiple choice, gridding, graphing and essay question formats and takes about 7 hours to complete. You may take the entire GED® test all at once, or take just one or more topics at a time — you are not required to take the test all at once. The GED® test is also available en español.

Once you're ready, the GED® test is offered as a group, by appointment only. Results are available within three hours of completing the GED® test with the exception of the Writing portion of the test which will take 5 days to receive results. In order to receive a high school equivalency degree, a minimum score of 145 on each subtest is required. If you do not pass certain sections of the test, you may take them again for a small fee.

For the costs of the GED subject tests, please refer to their site here.