Louisiana Eligibility Requirements
To take the HiSET exam in Louisiana, you must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- 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: You are not required to take a practice test before taking the official exam.
- 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 Outdated or expired identification will not be accepted.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
