Maine Eligibility Requirements
To take the HiSET exam in Maine, you must meet the following eligibility requirements:
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Age
You must be at least 17 years of age to take the HiSET exam.
Residency
You do not have to be a resident of Maine to take the HiSET exam. However, you must take at least one of the five HiSET subtests from a Maine test center and meet all eligibility requirements for the state of Maine to be eligible to be awarded the Maine High School Equivalency Diploma. Maine residents must provide proof of Maine residency in order to take the HiSET exam for free.
Practice Test
Test Preparation or Instruction
Other than the Official HiSET Practice Test, Maine does not require any test preparation or instruction to take the initial test. Test takers are encouraged to prepare for the HiSET exam at a local adult education site. Maine adult education programs provide comprehensive academic services at little or no cost to the test taker and encourage instruction before retesting.
Identification
You must present identification on test day at the HiSET test center. Outdated or expired identification will not be accepted. Acceptable evidence includes:
- valid State of Maine ID
- driver’s license
- passport
- military ID
- other form of government issued (national or foreign) identification that shows name, address, date of birth, signature and photograph
Language Testing
In Maine, the HiSET exam is only available in English.
HiSET Maine Testing Options and Fees
There is no fee to take the HiSET exam if you are a resident of Maine.
If you are a resident of Maine with proof of Maine residency, you are not required to pay a fee for any HiSET exam attempt, regardless of whether you’re taking your first attempt or a retest attempt.
Note, you will be required to show proof of residency to take the HiSET for free.
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:
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.