The GED credential tests are funded by the American Council on Education and the Department of Education in the Commonwealth of Virginia. All adults enrolling in the Adult Basic Education or GED classes must take the Test of Adult Basic Education assessment in both reading and math. All testing will be held each year at the end of August.

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2010 CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 13 Classes run for 10 weeks and are held in the morning and evening at the four locations in Northern Virginia that are listed below.

FEES: The entire course is $52, which includes 60 hours of instruction and the cost of the course textbook.

LOCATIONS:

Human Services Building
6245 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church, VA
Tuesday and Thursday morning: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Bryant Adult Center
2709 Popkins Lane
Alexandria, VA 22306
Tuesday and Thursday morning: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday evening: 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Herndon High School
700 Bennett Street
Herndon, VA
Monday and Wednesday evening: 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Woodson Adult Center
9525 Main Street
Fairfax, Va. 22032
Tuesday and Thursday evening: 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

REGULATIONS: An individual is eligible to take the GED test if they:
• are 17 years of age or older
• not a high school graduate or a GED graduate
• maintained residence in the State of Virginia for 30 days

Note: If an individual is of school age and has been enrolled in a public, private, or a home school setting in the last 12 months, he/she must present a withdrawal letter from the last school enrolled before taking the GED test.

SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS: The GED test which is funded and supported by the American Council on Education and the Department of Education in the Commonwealth has accommodations, for which test takers can apply.

The accommodation forms can be accessed by our office and the person requesting the accommodations must fill out the forms and mail them to our office and those forms are mailed to the Education Department in Richmond for yes or no. When a student has an IEP through the school system, it does not necessarily mean that their requests will be accepted as the GED follows ADA guidelines and not IDEA guidelines.

GED candidates can contact the Fairfax County Public School, office of the GED Chief examiner, to request accommodation forms. These forms are specific and must be filled out by a doctor, advocate or school staff member who can provide professional diagnosis.

TEST DATES:

Section 0009: September 24 & 25, 2010
Section 0010: October 22, & 23, 2010
Section 0011: November 19 & 20, 2010
Section 0012: December 17 & 18, 2010

The GED tests will be given this fall at:

Woodson High School
4105 Whitacre Rd.
Fairfax, VA 22032

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Contact Ann Wyllie
GED Chief Examiner
Fairfax County Public Schools
Ann.Wyllie@fcps.edu
703-660-2007 • 703-533-5466 • 703-503-6411