Nevada to accept 3 tests for Certificate of High School Equivalency

The Nevada Board of Education decided on October 4, that the state would offer two additional options for high school equivalency exams beginning next year.

In addition to the revised GED that will be available starting in January 2014, students can consider the HiSET exam or the TASC exam.

Facing a steep cost increase and many challenges for implementing the new GED exam (only four of Nevada’s 20 public GED test centers are equipped to administer the new computerized version of the exam,) the state decided to accept two alternative tests.

The GED will cost $95 for Nevadans, and includes two free retakes. It will only be offered as a computerized version except for at correctional centers.

The HiSET will cost $65 and allows for two free retakes as well. There is both a paper and a computerized version.

The TASC will cost $65 for Nevadans and allows for two free retakes. There is both a paper and a computerized version.

For further comparison information among the different tests, please visit our website at http://www.newreaderspress.com/HSEcomparison.aspx.

To see which test your state will offer in 2014, look at this chart.