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New Hampshire HiSET® Requirements

About the New Hampshire HiSET® Exam 

Earn the credential your future needs with the HiSET® High School Equivalency Test. 

If you want to find a better job or take the first step on a pathway to a career, then you need to earn a high school equivalency credential. It is required for college and more important than ever to employers. Taking the HiSET exam can help change your life and expand your opportunities like it’s done for other test takers.

See the New Hampshire high school equivalency testing program website for more information.

New Hampshire Eligibility Requirements

To take the HiSET exam in New Hampshire, you must meet the following eligibility requirements:

Age: You must be at least 18 years of age to take the HiSET exam. For exceptions to this requirement, review additional policies listed on the New Hampshire Adult Education site. The HiSET Test at Home option is not available to anyone under the age of 18.

Residency: You must be a resident of New Hampshire or physically reside in New Hampshire to take the HiSET exam at a test center in New Hampshire. You will need to provide proof that you live in New Hampshire with a valid driver’s license or other proof of residency. Contact the state office for more information.

Test Preparation or Instruction: New Hampshire does not have any test preparation or instruction requirements to take the initial test. However, they do encourage instruction before retesting. See below for more information.

Practice Test: Though it is not a statewide requirement that test takers must take a practice test to qualify for the HiSET exam, some local testing centers do require it. Contact your test center to see if you will need to take a practice test.

Identification: You must present identification on test day at the HiSET test center. Outdated or expired identification will not be accepted. Acceptable forms of identification include:

  • Valid 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

A Social Security number is not required to register for the HiSET exam in New Hampshire.

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HiSET New Hampshire Testing Options and Fees

Total fees per paper subtest

$25

Total expected fees to complete the HiSET assuming no retake attempts and completion in a single calendar year:

$125

Subtest fee breakdown:

Test Fee: $15

Test Center Fee: $10

State Admin Fee: $0

Test Location: Test Center

Total fees per computer subtest

$25

Total expected fees to complete the HiSET assuming no retake attempts and completion in a single calendar year:

$125

Subtest fee breakdown:

Test Fee: $15

Test Center Fee: $10

State Admin Fee: $0

Test Location: Test Center

The HiSET Test at Home option is not available to anyone under the age of 18.

Total fees per Test @ Home subtest

$42.50

Total expected fees to complete the HiSET assuming no retake attempts and completion in a single calendar year:

$212.50

Subtest fee breakdown:

Test Fee: $15

Remote Proctor Fee: $17.50

State Admin Fee: $10

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 three (3) times in a calendar year.

How it works: If you take your first official HiSET subtest in the month of January and then take two retakes at a test center in the months of February and March, you would not be permitted to take that subtest again until the next calendar year starting in January, and you would then need to pay the full test price.

What it costs: You may retake each subtest two times over the 12 months following your first attempt by paying only the test center and state administration fees or the at-home online proctor and state administration fees for each at-home subtest. Test center, remote proctor and state administration fees are noted above for each subtest.

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