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Spanish-Language and French-Language Versions of the GED Tests

[NOTE: This page is also available in Spanish and French.]

The GED Testing Service currently offers the GED Tests in two other languages: a Spanish-language version and a French-language version. The Spanish-language GED Tests originally were developed for use in Puerto Rico, while the French-language GED Tests were developed for use in Canada. Their use has since been authorized in the United States. To find out whether these versions are available in your area, ask the contact person for GED testing in your state, province, or territory.

Essays from the Spanish-language Writing Skills Test are scored by specially trained professionals whose first language is Spanish or by people who have experience as secondary or college-level Spanish instructors. Essays from the French-language Writing Skills Test are scored by specially trained professionals whose first language is French or by people who have experience as secondary or college-level French instructors.

Scores from the Spanish-language and French-language versions of the GED Tests may be combined with scores from any English-language version of the GED Tests. Individual jurisdictions decide whether to combine scores. To find out the policy in your area, ask the contact person for GED testing in your state, province, or territory.

Partial scores from the Spanish-language and French-language tests will remain valid only through December 31, 2003. After that date, when the 2004 series versions of the Spanish-language and French-language GED Tests become available, all partial scores obtained prior to that date will become invalid.

The Spanish-language and French-language versions of the GED Tests are administered only at GED Testing Centers in the United States, in U.S. Insular Areas and Freely Associated States, and in Canada. The Spanish-language and French-language GED Tests are not available at international testing center locations.

Test of English as a Second Language.

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This page last updated on 10/02/2009