West Virginia | The HiSET Exam

West Virginia HiSET^® Requirements

About the West Virginia 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.

West Virginia Eligibility Requirements

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

Age:

If you are at least 19 years of age and not enrolled in high school, you may take the exam without providing any additional documentation, other than verification that you passed the HiSET Official Practice Test (see below).
If you are 16, 17 or 18 years of age, you may take the HiSET exam, but you must meet certain conditions in addition to providing verification that you passed the HiSET Official Practice Test. Contact your local adult learning center or your Option Pathway program for more information and to schedule an appointment.

Residency: You do not have to be a resident of West Virginia to take the HiSET exam. However, you must take and pass the last HiSET subtest to complete the test battery at a West Virginia HiSET test center and meet all state eligibility requirements to receive the State of West Virginia High School Equivalency Diploma.

Practice Test: You must first take the HiSET Official Practice Test and achieve the required minimum scores as determined by the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) before you can take the HiSET exam.

Documentation must be provided to the Test Administrator, verifying that you have passed the practice test. Additional requirements are required for retesting.

Contact your local adult learning center or Option Pathway program for more information and to schedule an appointment.

Test Preparation or Instruction: Other than the HiSET® Official Practice Test, West Virginia does not require any test preparation or instruction to take one or more HiSET subtests for the first time (except for students enrolled in the Option Pathway Program).

However, test takers are encouraged to prepare for the HiSET exam at a local adult education site. West Virginia adult education programs provide comprehensive academic services at no cost to the test taker.

Specific requirements must be met before you can retake one or more subject area tests. Contact your local adult learning center or Option Pathway program for retesting requirements.

Identification: All applicants must present an original state and/or government-issued identification on test day at the HiSET test center. Outdated or expired identification will not be accepted. Also, photocopies or IDs presented on a phone or electronic device will not be accepted. Acceptable forms of identification include:

State-issued photo ID
Driver’s licenses
Valid passport
National IDs
Military IDs
Other forms of government-issued identification that show:
- Name
- Address
- Date of birth
- Signature
- Photograph
Institutional identification while a resident of the facility (i.e., Job Corps, correctional institutions, Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy, etc.)

Language Testing: In West Virginia, the HiSET exam is available in both English and Spanish.

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HiSET West Virginia Testing Options and Fees

In the state of West Virginia, the HiSET exam is available at no cost to you. Please use promo code WVHiSET when scheduling your test.

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: The HiSET exam is available at no cost to you. Please use promo code WVHiSET when scheduling your test. Residents of West Virginia who are able to provide proof of residency may take retake each subtest two times over the 12 months following your first attempt for free. Non-residents may retake each subtest two times over the 12 months following your first attempt by paying only the test center fee (contact your test center for details).