EWC shares multiple pathways to your Wyoming High School Equivalency Certificate

Eastern Wyoming College can assist students who wish to earn their Wyoming High School Equivalency Certificate with three different options.

Option 1 – High School Equivalency Test (HiSET)

• Computer or Paper-based
• Subject Areas
  • Language Arts (Reading & Writing)
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Mathematics
• Up to 2 free retakes
• $50 non-refundable
• $15 EWC test fee

Option 2 – General Education Development (GED Testing Service)

• Computer-based
• Subject areas
  • Language Arts (Reading & Writing)
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Mathematics
• Up to 2 free retakes
• $120 non-refundable

Option 3 – Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC)

• Computer or Paper-based
• Subject Areas
  • Language Arts (Reading & Writing)
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Mathematics
• Up to 2 free retakes
• $52 non-refundable fee payable to TASC
• Probably not offered in Wyoming until June or July of 2014

“The 2014 students who have passing GED scores may combine these tests with HiSET to earn a Wyoming High School Equivalency Certificate,” shared Diane McQueen, Director of the EWC Adult Learning Center.

Each of the 3 tests will utilize test items that are aligned to the college and career readiness standards.  Adult Basic Education centers prefer the HiSET test as it is affordable for students.

“Over the past 50 years GED has become synonymous with high school equivalency in much the same way as Kleenex is to tissue.  But this is a misconception.  The HiSET, GED, and TASC are all tests that students can take to earn a high school equivalency certificate.  In 2013 the Wyoming State Legislature changed the law so that students could have multiple pathways to this certificate,” added JoEllen Keigley, Director of the EWC Testing and Career Center.

If you have questions about earning a high school equivalency certificate, please contact Diane McQueen at 307.532.8399.

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