Information on Establishing a New GED
Testing Center
The following steps must be completed by an official representing the agency requesting the new GED Testing Center:
- The agency official completes
L-75-2: “Official GED Testing Center Compliance Checklist.”
- The agency completes
L-75: “Request to Establish Official GED Testing Center.”
- The agency official completes
L-10: “Testing Center Staff Appointment” and sends it along with
L-75 and new examiner résumés to:
Note: If the agency wants to have an addendum site to their main testing site, then
L-25: "Request for Transportation Addendum to
Annual Contract" must be completed and submitted to the GED Testing Office.
Dr. Patricia M. Mooney
State GED Administrator
The New York State Education Department
GED Testing Office
P.O. Box 7348
Albany, New York 12224-0348
If the above material is approved:
- GED/Department staff will conduct a site visit to the agency.
- State GED Administrator reviews all material including site visit report.
- State GED Administrator sends approval letter to agency.
- New Chief Examiner and Alternate Examiner(s) attend training provided by GED Testing Office in Albany.
- State GED Administrator signs and sends
L-75, “Request to Establish Official GED Testing Center” and
L-10,“Testing Center Staff Appointment ” to GEDTS in Washington.
- GEDTS approves material and executes contract with institution for the establishment and operation of a GED testing center. An approval letter is sent to the testing center with a copy to the GED Administrator.
- For institutional sites, an annual non-refundable testing center fee of $150.00 is charged by
the GEDTS and invoiced with the first order for rental of GED testing materials.
- Institutional sites should contact GEDTS at (202) 939-9490 to arrange the payment of this annual fee.
To request authorization to transport the GED Tests to an addendum site,
please complete form
L-25 and fax it to the number on the form.
Download Required Forms to Open a New GED Test Center
The following forms are available in MS Word© or Adobe© PDF:
- L-75-2, Official GED Testing Center Compliance Checklist, (MS Word,
44k)
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L-75, Request to Establish Official GED Testing Center, (MS Word,
49k)
-
L-10, Testing Center Staff Appointment, (MS Word,
41k)
-
L-25, Request for Transportation Addendum to
Annual Contract, (MS Word,
36k)
**All forms described in
this procedure are also available in the New York State
Chief Examiners Manual.
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