Louisiana Eligibility Requirements
To take the HiSET exam in Louisiana, you must meet the following eligibility requirements:
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High School Equivalency Status
You must not be enrolled, nor required to be enrolled, in high school, and you must not have a high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma/credential.
Age
- You must be at least 16 years of age to take the HiSET exam.
You must be at least 19 years of age to take the exam without providing any additional documentation.
If you are 16–18 years of age, you must provide all of the following additional documentation to be eligible to test:- Enrollment in and/or authorization by an approved WorkReady U literacy program
- Enrollment in a state-recognized LA “Options” program within the K–12 system with the required testing authorization.
- HiSET Official Practice Test for Educators administered by WRU literacy program or state qualifying scores (Prepared or Well-Prepared) on the HiSET Official Practice Test (OPT) for Educators.
For questions regarding eligibility requirements, please call the Louisiana Community & Technical College System at 1-225-922-2800
Residency
You do not have to be a resident of Louisiana to take the HiSET exam.
Test Preparation or Instruction
The state of Louisiana requires test preparation or instruction and authorization to test for eligible students 16–18 years of age.
Practice Test
- If you are 19 years of age or older, the HiSET Official Practice Test (OPT) to qualify for the HiSET exam is recommended but not required.
- If you are 16–18 years of age, the HiSET Official Practice Test (OPT) to qualify for the HiSET exam is required and must be administered by a WorkReady U literacy provider or state-approved designee.
- You must achieve qualifying scores (Prepared or Well-Prepared) on the HiSET OPT for Educators.
- For the list of state-approved WorkReady U literacy providers, please visit the WRU website.
Identification
All applicants must present state and/or government-issued identification on test day at the HiSET test center. Outdated or expired identification will not be accepted.
Acceptable forms of identification include:
- driver’s licenses
- valid passports
- military IDs
- other forms of government-issued identification that show name, address, date of birth, signature and photograph
HiSET Louisiana 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.
State Admin Fees: The State of Louisiana collects an annual one-time state fee of $10 at the time you book your first test in a calendar year. For example, if a test taker booked 3 of her 5 subtests between November and December of 2023, she would pay an annual state fee of $10 on her first booked test in November, but no state fee on any of the other subtests booked before the end of December. If she then booked her 4th and 5th subtests in January of 2024, she would be required to pay the $10 annual fee again for the new year at the time she booked her 4th test, but would not pay any additional state fees for the remainder of the calendar year.
The test center fee must be paid each time you take a subtest.
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.