No.

The scores will look different than they do now. They will be two digits, but similar in there being a “floor” score and a total required score to pass.

We will have constant and varied communication with diverse constituents. This will include press releases, webinars, emails, social media, conference presentations, etc.

We don’t know.

Yes.

You will learn them as soon as we do. We are getting information out as quickly as we can.

Yes, for the next three years.

We will keep communicating with schools but they mostly look for the certificate, which we provide.

Each of the five subtests in the HiSET battery is scored on a scale of 1–20. In order to pass one must do all three of the following:

• Achieve a score of at least 8 on each of the five individual subtests
• Score at least 2 out of 6 on the essay portion of the writing test
• Have a total combined score on all five subtests of at least 45.

Some states may set passing scores that are higher, but under no circumstances can you pass with a total score lower than 45 on the battery.

For each individual test scoring report, it indicates:

• their score, the total possible score and whether they passed;
• the minimum score required to pass;
• the number you answered correctly & the maximum number of questions in each content category; and
• If the candidate is college and career readiness score.

Individuals who have received a passing score on the HiSET battery have demonstrated a level of performance that exceeds the minimum level of performance typically required to graduate from high school.

If the HiSET battery were to be administered to a random sample of high school seniors, it is estimated that approximately 60 percent would pass on the first attempt. If you receive a score of 45 or higher we estimate that you would be in approximately the top 40 percent of graduating high school seniors nationally.

A core equivalency table was established between the HiSET exam and a nationally administered high school equivalency examination. Passing rates (60 percent) were chosen so as to be roughly equivalent to those on the nationally administered examination.

Your individual test score report also indicates whether or not you have achieved the score required to demonstrate college and career readiness — with at least 15 out of 20 on any of the subtests.

Students who have scored at the college- and career-readiness level have shown a level of performance similar to the minimum level required to succeed in college-level credit-bearing courses. The HiSET exam has also been aligned to the Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) College and Career Readiness (CCR) Standards for Adult Education that were released in April 2013.And since the HiSET exam measures essential components of the CCR Standards for Adult Education and the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), it helps identify the areas where you are career and college ready. A score of 15 on each subtest demonstrates college and career readiness.