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Tennessee HiSET® Requirements

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.

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Tennessee Eligibility Requirements

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

Age:

  • You must be at least 18 years of age without a high school diploma or high school equivalency certificate to take the HiSET exam.
  • If you are 17 years of age you must not be presently enrolled in high school and you must provide the test center an age waiver form signed by the director of the school system (aka Director of Schools) where you currently reside before you can test.
  • If you are under 17 years of age, you are not eligible to take the HiSET exam in Tennessee.

Residency: You do not have to be a resident of Tennessee to take the HiSET exam.

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 Outdated or expired identification will not be accepted.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
    • Photograph

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HiSET Tennessee Testing Options and Fees

Total fees per paper subtest

$20

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

$100

Subtest fee breakdown:

Test Fee: $15

Test Center Fee: $5

State Admin Fee: $0

Test Location: Test Center

Total fees per computer subtest

$20

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

$100

Subtest fee breakdown:

Test Fee: $15

Test Center Fee: $5

State Admin Fee: $0

Test Location: Test Center

Total fees per Test @ Home subtest

$32.50

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

$162.50

Subtest fee breakdown:

Test Fee: $15

Remote Proctor Fee: $17.50

State Admin Fee: $0

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

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