Authority: IC 20-20-6-3

Affected: IC 20-20-6

Sec. 2. (a) An applicant for a state of Indiana general educational development (GED) diploma must meet the requirements of this section and qualify within one (1) of the following categories:

1. (1) Be at least eighteen (18) years of age.

2. (2) Be at least seventeen (17) years of age and:

   1. (A) not be subject to compulsory attendance;
   2. (B) provide documentation of completing the exit interview process; and
   3. (C) provide documentation of receiving a passing score on the GED practice test.

(b) An applicant for a state of Indiana general educational development (GED) diploma must have resided in Indiana a minimum of thirty (30) days immediately preceding the date of testing.

(c) An applicant for a state of Indiana general educational development (GED) diploma must provide the testing center with identification that includes the applicant's photograph.

(d) An applicant for a state of Indiana general educational development (GED) diploma must provide the testing center with proof of age.

(e) An applicant for a state of Indiana general educational development (GED) diploma must obtain:

1. (1) a minimum standard score of four hundred ten (410) on each of the five (5) tests included in the GED test battery;
2. (2) a minimum average standard score of four hundred fifty (450) on all five (5) tests; and
3. (3) a minimum of two thousand two hundred fifty (2,250) standard score points.

(Indiana State Board of Education; 511 IAC 5-1-2; filed Feb 13, 1980, 11:30 a.m.: 3 IR 329; filed Oct 26, 1983, 9:11 a.m.: 7 IR 46; filed Oct 10, 1997, 10:20 a.m.: 21 IR 382; filed Oct 24, 2002, 2:40 p.m.: 26 IR 786; readopted filed Nov 12, 2008, 10:15 a.m.: 20081203-IR-511080524RFA; readopted filed Nov 6, 2014, 3:23 p.m.: 20141203-IR-511140382RFA; readopted filed Dec 1, 2020, 1:48 p.m.: 20201230-IR-511200548RFA) NOTE: Transferred from the Commission on General Education ( 510 IAC 10-1.1-2) to the Indiana State Board of Education ( 511 IAC 5-1-2) by P.L.20-1984, SECTION 206, effective July 1, 1984.