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High School Equivalency Testing

The Massachusetts High School Equivalency credential is accepted by virtually all colleges, universities, and employers in the United States as exactly equivalent to a high school diploma. In order to earn the credential, you must take and pass one of two assessment tests, either the GED© test or the HiSET ®. RCC offers both exams. Registration must be done through the test company website. See below for a comparison of the two exams.

RCC Test Lab Hours and Policies

Student taking the GED

HiSET ® (5 Subtests/Battery)	GED© (4 Modules/Battery)
www.hiset.ets.org. Use this website to find testing schedules, register and pay for exams, and view your scores.	www.ged.com. Use this website to find testing schedules, register and pay for exams, and view your scores.
Language Arts	Reasoning through Language Arts (150 minutes)
Language Arts-Reading (65 minutes) 50 multiple Choice Questions Language Arts-Writing (120 minutes) 61 Questions 60 multiple choice questions 1 Essay	(51 Questions) Section 1 — (27 minutes) Section 2 — Extended Response (45 minutes) Student Break (10 minutes) Section 3 — (60 minutes) The time allotted for Sections 1 and 3 may vary slightly, but the total test time will always be 150 minutes.
Mathematics (90 minutes)>	Mathematical Reasoning (115 minutes)
55 Multiple Choice Questions Calculator: TI-30XS scientific calculator	46 Questions Part 1 (first 5 questions) calculator not allowed Part 2 (remaining 41 questions) calculator allowed Possible Item Types: Multiple choice Drag-and-drop Hot spot Fill in the blank Calculator: TI-30XS scientific calculator
Science (80 minutes)	Science (90 minutes)
60 multiple choice questions Calculator: TI-30XS scientific calculator	34 Questions Possible Item Types: Multiple choice Short answer Drag-and-drop Hot spot Fill in the blank Calculator: TI-30XS scientific calculator
Social Studies (70 minutes)	Social Studies (70 minutes)
60 Multiple Choice Questions	35 questions Possible Item Types: Multiple choice Drag-and-drop Hot spot Fill in the blank Calculator: TI-30XS scientific calculator
Scoring:	Scoring:
Scaled-score range per subtest: 0–20 To pass: no subtest score lower than 8 and a battery total of 45 or above. For more detailed information on the content and structure of the HiSET ®, go to HiSET ®: Test at a Glance (TAAG) Information Brief — 2019.	Scaled-score range per module: 100–200 To pass: a score on each module of 145 or above. For more detailed information on the content and structure of the GED© test, go to GED®: Get Your GED.
Fee Structure:	Fee Structure:
Effective February 6, 2023, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will pay for a candidate's first HiSET® test in each subject plus two retakes per subject. When scheduling your HiSET® test at an official test center or at home enter a promo code MAHISET during the checkout.	Effective September 12, 2022, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts will pay for a candidate's first GED® test in each subject plus limited retakes. Use the following codes during checking: First Test: MAFREEGED1 In Person Retake: MARETAKE Online Retake: OPMARETAKE
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Contact the Testing Department
RCC Testing Lab-Building 3, Room 217
1234 Columbus Avenue
Roxbury Crossing, MA 02120
Phone: 857-701-1400
https://www.rcc.mass.edu/enroll/assessment/index

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