Testing & Assessment Office
GED Score Report Information
The Testing and Assessment Office issues GED score reports to
individuals that have taken the GED Examination at Jefferson State
Community College. Examinees must submit a written request for each
requested score report. Requests must include the examinee's full name
(including any maiden and/or previous last names), date of birth, social
security number, the complete mailing address to which the score report
should be mailed, and the examinee's personal signature. Requests may be
submitted at the ACT Center (Lurleen Wallace Hall, Room 322), or
examinees may mail written requests to:
Jefferson State Community College
Testing and Assessment Office
2601 Carson Road
Birmingham, Alabama 35215
Requests can not be made by phone or email because the student's
signature is required to release his/her score report.
With the exception of transcripts sent to Jefferson State Community
College Enrollment Services, there is a $5.00 fee for each requested
transcript (payable to Jefferson State Community College). Score reports
issued to examinees will be stamped 'Issued to Student.†Score reports
issued to colleges, universities, etc. will bear the official seal of
the college and are considered official. Score report requests are
honored as quickly as possible, in the order of receipt. Provided that
all information on the score report request is accurate and verifiable,
requests are honored within one week of receipt.
GED Examination Information
Jefferson State Community College administers the GED examination each
Wednesday at the Jefferson Campus. Applicants are required to register
prior to their desired examination date. Applicants may register any
Monday, Tuesday or Thursday between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Students wishing to test at the Jefferson Campus may register in the ACT
Center (Lurleen Wallace Hall, Room 322).
Students may also register for the GED at the Shelby-Hoover Campus
receptionist desk of General Studies Building, Shelby Campus. Applicants
must present current, government issued photo identification (see
identification requirements below) and social security card during
registration and again on the day of the examination.
Additionally, to be eligible for the GED examination, applicants for GED
testing must meet all of the following conditions:
- Be a resident of the state of Alabama.
- Be officially withdrawn from high school.
- Be eighteen years of age
- (Exceptions: Sixteen or seventeen-year-olds may test with a
notarized permission letter from their parent/legal guardian and proof
of official withdrawal from high school.
GED Identification Requirements
GED applicants must present 2 of the following forms of identification
at the time of registration and again on the day of the examination:
- Social Security card and one of the following:
- Current driver's license
- Current passport
- Current United States military identification
- Current state issued, non-driver identification
- School or other government identification cards which show the
examinee's name, address, date of birth, and recognizable photo
Applicants not meeting identification requirements will not be admitted
to the examination session.
The entire GED examination will last approximately 8 hours, including a
five-minute break between each section of the test and a thirty-minute
lunch break. The GED examination consists of the following subtests:
Language Arts, Writing - 120 minutes
Language Arts, Reading - 65 minutes
Mathematics - 90 minutes
Science - 80 minutes
Social Studies - 70 minutes
Examination fees for the GED examination are payable in cash only and
are due on the day of the registration. The fee for first time test
examinees is $50.00. Retest fees are $10.00 per test.