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(a) A person is eligible to
(1) take the GED test if the following criteria are met:
(A) the person is 18 years of age or older;
(B) the person is physically present in the state at the time application is made;
(C) the person is not enrolled in a high school program;
(D) the person has not received a diploma or certificate through a high school or GED program in another state, province, or U.S. possession; and
(2) receive an Alaska high school diploma by examination if the
(A) criteria in (1) of this subsection are met; and
(B) person has passed the five-part GED test with a minimum standard score of 410 on each subtest, and an average standard score of 450.
(b) An Alaskan temporarily residing out of the state may receive a diploma upon submission of an application by the GED Testing Service, a United States Armed Forces Institute, a Veteran's Administration Hospital, or a federal correctional institution, if the criteria in (a), (c), or (d) of this section are met.
(c) A person aged 16 or 17 is eligible to
(1) take the GED test if the criteria in (a)(1)(B) - (a)(1)(D) of this section are met and if the following are presented to the chief examiner of the official testing center:
(A) a legal emancipation document; or
(B) written permission from a parent or guardian and a withdrawal slip from the last school attended in Alaska;
(2) receive an Alaska high school diploma by examination if the criteria in (1) of this subsection and in (a)(2)(B) of this section are met.
(d) Repealed 11/23/94.
(e) Repealed 4/4/96.
(f) A person may retake any part of the GED test the person has failed. If a battery or subtest is readministered to an applicant, a different form of the test must be used. The highest score achieved must be recorded. There is no limit to the number of times a person may take the test.
History: Eff. 3/1/78, Register 65; am 5/26/79, Register 70; am 6/9/85, Register 94; am 11/23/94, Register 132; am 4/4/96, Register 138; am 4/19/97, Register 142; am 12/6/2003, Register 168
Authority: AS 44.31.020
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