Ohio HiSET® Requirements

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About the Ohio 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 Ohio Department of Education website for more information.

Ohio Official HSE (High School Equivalence) Transcripts and Duplicate Diplomas

All Ohio HSE test takers must be an Ohio Resident. For more information, click here.

Beginning February 7, 2018 all High School Equivalence (HSE) transcripts and diplomas will be processed through DiplomaSender.

The benefits of DiplomaSender:
- First time test takers receive their initial diploma and transcript FREE
- Documents can be delivered electronically via email or through fax, USPS first class, or priority express mail
Effective January 1, 2023:
- Duplicate diploma requests will increase from $15.00 to $20.00
- Duplicate transcript requests will increase from $15.00 to $20.00
- Test takers can create accounts via DiplomaSender.com to view their scores, order credentials (diploma and transcript), and view all historical and current test scores from all three assessment publishers (GED® , HiSET or TASC).
- As of July 1, 2020, TASC is no longer a HSE vendor in the State of Ohio. Test takers may still order transcripts and/or duplicate diplomas through DiplomaSender.
- January 25, 2018 was the last day to order transcripts/diplomas through Parchment. All request must go through DiplomaSender.

DiplomaSender price change for third party vendors only: Effective January 1, 2023, the price for verification (transcripts/diplomas) for third party vendors will increase from $25.00 to $30.00.

Ohio Eligibility Requirements

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

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Age

If you are 16, 17 or 18 years old, you must meet both of the following requirements:

You must be officially withdrawn from school
You must not have received a high school diploma or honors diploma.

If you are 16 or 17 years old, in addition to meeting these requirements, you must also submit a consent form (PDF) signed by your parent, guardian or court official.

Residency

You must be a resident of the state of Ohio.

Test Preparation or Instruction

Find Ohio test preparation centers. Instruction is optional but recommended.

Practice Test

Ohio does not require students to take a practice test.

Identification

You must provide a government-issued, non-expired, identification at the time of testing.

Acceptable forms of government-issued identification include:

Driver’s license
Learner’s permit
Passport
National, state, country identification card

Please note that if your government-issued identification does not include your Ohio address, you must provide additional documentation listing your name and your Ohio address. Acceptable documentation includes:

Utility bill
Rental lease
Bank statement
Automotive registration

HiSET Ohio Testing Options and Fees

Total fees per paper subtest

$23

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

$115

Subtest fee breakdown:

Test Fee:

$15

Test Center Fee:

State Admin Fee:

Test Location:

Test Center

Total fees per computer subtest

$27.25

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

$98

Subtest fee breakdown:

Test Fee:

$15

Test Center Fee:

State Admin Fee:

Test Location:

Test Center

Total fees per @Home subtest

$32.50

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

$145.50

Subtest fee breakdown:

Test Fee:

$15

Test Center Fee:

Remote Proctor Fee:

$17.50

State Admin Fee:

Test Location: Offsite, remote proctored. System requirements and test environment guidelines must be met.

Ohio offers $80 voucher codes that significantly lower the cost of taking the HiSET exam on paper or computer. Please visit Ohio Department of Education: HSE Career-Technical Planning District (CTPD) where you can locate a CTPD Office to inquire about a voucher code. Once you are ready to test, please contact the CTPD office and enter the code on the HiSET exam payment page prior to paying and testing. Note: There are no reimbursements for students who do not enter the HiSET exam voucher code received from the CTPD office at the time of registration and payment.

Retesting

What to know

HiSET test takers may take each subtest a maximum of three (3) times in a calendar year.

When it’s available

In Ohio, test takers wishing to take a re-test are required to wait a minimum of 15 days between test dates. For example, if Jayden takes the Ohio HiSET Math subtest on March 10th and does not pass, he may not retake the Math subtest again until March 25th at the earliest.

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) or the at-home online proctor fee ($17.50 for each at-home subtest).