24 Credit Hour GED Candidate Program
GED candidates must:
- Be a current resident of New York State at time of application for the GED;
- Have not graduated from high school;
- Be 19 years of age or older on the date the GED is awarded or 17 or 18 years of age and one year has passed since you were legally able to leave high school and last enrolled in a regular full-time high school program of instruction or a member of a class that has already graduated;
- If 17-19 years of age or younger on the date the GED is awarded, provide a letter on school stationery that states when you left school or the date your class graduated. The letter must include the signature and title of an appropriate school official. Reproduced signatures are not acceptable;
- GED candidates who have successfully completed this sequence will be asked to complete a Rockland Community College Admissions Application and submit it with a $30 non-refundable fee;
- Attend a GED Informational Workshop to receive the most recent regulations and specific course requirements;
- Take the English and Math Assessment tests and score appropriately;
- Include an official copy of your high school transcript with the Admissions Application.
Rockland Community College offers the courses necessary to apply for the New York State Equivalency Diploma through the New York State Education Department.
If applying for New York State Financial Aid, all GED candidates must score appropriately on tests approved by the U.S. Department of Education. GED candidates are not eligible for Federal Financial Aid.
For more information about the College's GED program please see the College website at:
http://www.sunyrockland.edu/go/ged