Eligibility Requirements and Necessary Documentation

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

REQUIRED PROOF

Driver's license, passport, military, or other forms of government (national or foreign) identification which show name, address, date of birth, signature and photograph are all acceptable.

B-1 Verification of identity, residency and age

(17 or 18 years old on day of testing)

Driver's license, passport, military, or other forms of government (national or foreign) identification which show name, address, date of birth, signature and photograph are all acceptable.

C-1 Verification of identity, residency and age

(16 years old on day of testing)

Driver's license, passport, military, or other forms of government (national or foreign) identification which show name, address, date of birth, signature and photograph are all acceptable.

(17 or 18 years old on day of testing)

Verification Form - to be completed by an official of the school district last attended by the applicant.
Attachment B in MS Word
Attachment B in PDF
Attachment B in HTML

B-3 Applicant was a member of a high school class that has already graduated

(17 or 18 years old on day of testing)

Verification Form - to be completed by an official of the school district last attended by the applicant.
Attachment B in MS Word
Attachment B in PDF
Attachment B in HTML

B-4 Applicant is enrolled in an approved Alternative High School Equivalency Preparation (AHSEP) Program

(17 or 18 years old on day of testing)

Verification Form - to be completed by an official from an approved AHSEP program.
Attachment C in MS Word
Attachment C in PDF
 

B-5 Applicant has applied to the U.S. Armed Forces, college, university or an accredited postsecondary institution

(17 or 18 years old on day of testing)

Verification Form - to be completed by a recruiting officer or college/university admissions official.
Attachment D in MS Word
Attachment D in PDF
 

B-6 Applicant has been a participant in a Job Corps program for at least six (6) months

(17 or 18 years old on day of testing)

Verification Form - to be completed by a Job Corps official.
Attachment D in MS Word
Attachment D in PDF
Attachment D in HTML

B-7 Is a resident confined to a narcotics addiction control center, Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) facility, jail or Department of Correctional Services (DOCS) facility, or is a patient in a hospital in the State of New York

(17 or 18 years old on day of testing)

Verification Form – to be completed by an official of the facility/institution certifying that the applicant is confined to the facility or institution and the HSE diploma is an essential part of the rehabilitation process.
Attachment E in MS Word
Attachment E in PDF
Attachment E in HTML

B-8 Applicant is an adjudicated youth under the direction of a prison, jail, detention center, parole or probation officer.

(17 or 18 years old on day of testing)

Verification Form – to be completed by an official from the institution or facility certifying that the applicant is under the direction of the facility or institution and the HSE diploma is an essential part of the rehabilitation process.
Attachment E in MS Word
Attachment E in PDF
Attachment E in HTML

B-9 Applicant is 17 or 18 years of age and has been home schooled.

Verification Form- to be completed by an official of the school district in which the applicant resides.
Attachment B in MS Word
Attachment B in PDF
Attachment B in HTML

C-2 Applicant is in an approved Alternative High School Equivalency Preparation program (16, 17, or 18 years of age on day of testing and has reached maximum compulsory school attendance age)

Verification Form - to be completed by an official from an approved AHSEP program.
Attachment C in MS Word
Attachment C in PDF
Attachment C in HTML