Colorado Eligibility Requirements
To take the HiSET exam in Colorado, you must meet the following eligibility requirements:
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Age
Typically, you may only take the HiSET exam if you are seventeen (17) years of age or older.
However, if you are sixteen (16) years old, you may take the HiSET exam if you are approved by the HiSET program for a HiSET Testing Age Waiver after meeting one of the conditions set by the Colorado HSE Office. If none of the conditions in the HSE age waiver apply, you cannot be approved and must wait to test until the age of 17. Learn more about getting an age waiver.
Residency
You are not required to be a Colorado resident to test.
Test Preparation or Instruction
Colorado does not require you to prepare for the HiSET exam in an adult education classroom, but it is recommended. Find an Adult Education Program near you.
Practice Test
You are not required to take a practice test before taking the official exam.
Identification
You must provide a valid government-issued photo ID. The identification must display:
- Full name (matching the name used for exam registration)
- Address
- Date of birth
- Signature
- Photograph
Outdated or expired identification will not be accepted. IMPORTANT: On the day of your test, if you do not bring a valid government-issued ID, you will not be allowed to test.
Acceptable forms of photo ID include:
- Passport
- Government-issued driver’s license or temporary license
- State or province ID card (including those issued by motor vehicle agencies)
- National ID card
- Military ID card
- Tribal education card
If you don’t have any of the above, you can use an acceptable Supplemental ID.
Note: The test center may ask for Supplemental ID in addition to the above forms, so we recommend that you always bring it with you on test day.
HiSET Colorado Testing Options and Fees
Total expected fees to complete the HiSET assuming no retake attempts and completion in a single calendar year:
Total expected fees to complete the HiSET assuming no retake attempts and completion in a single calendar year:
Total expected fees to complete the HiSET assuming no retake attempts and completion in a single calendar year:
Test Location: Offsite, remote proctored. System requirements and test environment guidelines must be met.
Retesting
What to know
HiSET test takers may take each subtest a maximum of six (6) times in a calendar year.
How it works
If you take your first official HiSET subtest in the month of January and then take 5 retakes at a test center between February and November, you would not be permitted to take that subtest again until the next calendar year starting in January.
What it costs
You may retake each subtest two times over the 12 months following your first attempt by paying only the test center fee (noted above for each in-person subtest) or the at-home online proctor fee ($17.50 for each at-home subtest). You will be charged the full amount including the Test Fee when scheduling your fourth attempt within the 12 months following your first attempt.