Teacher of the Year Ceremony
Due to inclement weather, the Teacher of the Year Ceremony has been postponed to December 16, 2025 from 5-7pm. Doors will open at 4pm. The Ceremony will take place at the Bushnell Theater in Hartford, and the order of events will remain the same.

GED Test Subject Specifications

Overview

There are Four Content Areas: 

  1. Reasoning Through Language Arts (RLA) (150 minutes)
    • Section 1 (35 minutes*)
    • Section 2 (45 minutes)
    • Student Break (10 minutes) 
    • Section 3 (60 minutes*)
  2. Mathematical Reasoning (115 minutes) 
    • Part 1 - (first 5 test questions) calculator not allowed
    • Part 2 - (remaining 41 test questions) calculator allowed
  3. Science (90 minutes)
  4. Social Studies (90 minutes)
    • Section 1 (65 minutes)
    • Section 2 (25 minutes)

*The time allotted for sections 1 and 3 may vary, but the total test time will always be 150 minutes 

There are Seven Different Item Types:

  • Extended response
  • Drag-and-drop
  • Drop-down
  • Fill-in-the-blank
  • Hot spot
  • Multiple choice
  • Short answer