Northern Mariana Islands Eligibility Requirements
To take the HiSET exam in Northern Mariana Islands, you must meet the following eligibility requirements:
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Age
You must be at least 16 years of age to take the HiSET exam. Individuals who are 16–17 years must provide the following additional documentation to be eligible to test:
- Withdrawal from K–12 system. You must NOT be enrolled in any secondary school program and must not have received a high school diploma or high school equivalency credential.
Note: If you pass the Northern Mariana Islands HiSET exam at age 16 or 17, you will not receive the equivalency diploma until your 18th birthday. Before that time, you will receive a letter of intent stating that the diploma is being held pending your 18th birthday.
Residency
You must be a resident of the Northern Mariana Islands, living at a Northern Mariana Islands address, to take the HiSET exam. You must be able to prove Northern Mariana Islands residency. You will be required to sign an eligibility form verifying your address.
Test Preparation or Instruction
The Northern Mariana Islands requires test preparation or instruction and authorization to test for eligible students.
Practice Test
You must qualify to take the HiSET exam by taking the half-length HiSET Practice Test.
Identification
All applicants must present 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 Outdated or expired identification will not be accepted.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
- Photograph
HiSET Northern Mariana Islands 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:
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 fee (noted above for each in-person subtest).