Continuing Education Division
Basic Skills Program Adult Basic Education (ABE) & General Educational Development (GED) Adults with less than a high school education may enroll in classes scheduled at a variety of times and places. Students performing from non-reader through eighth grade will start at their level of proficiency and will be allowed to proceed at their speed as far as they choose to progress. Those students performing on the high school level will review high school materials, including mathematics, reading, writing skills, science and social studies, preparing them to take the General Educational Development (GED) tests. The program operates year round with enrollment open at all times for new students to enter. No registration fee is required, and materials are provided by the College. All materials used have been specially prepared with emphasis on individual needs and interests. The ABE program is in Building 8, Room 814 and the phone number is 252-940-6325.
High School Equivalency Tests General Education Development (GED) Beaufort County Community College is an official testing center for the Tests of General Educational Development (GED) of the American Council on Education. Students who achieve satisfactory scores on the Tests of General Educational Development will receive a High School Diploma Equivalency awarded by the State Board of Community Colleges. In order to successfully complete the battery, persons must do the following: 1.
Complete the application blank.
2.
(a) Be eighteen years of age, or their high school class must have graduated; or (b) Sixteen years of age, out of the public schools for at least six months and submit a notarized petition from their legal guardian requesting service; or (c) Sixteen years old, submit a notarized petition from their legal guardian, and receive written permission from the appropriate Superintendent of Public Schools.
3.
Pay a $35.00 testing fee as required by the North Carolina Community College System. There will be a charge of $2.50 for each retest of the Writing Skills Test.
4.
Make a standard score of at least 410 on each of the five tests and a total score of 2250.
The GED is given by the chief GED examiner. The test requires approximately six hours for completion. A person who wishes to study prior to taking the test may enroll, at no cost, in a class offered by the Basic Skills division of Continuing Education.
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