HiSET ^® / GED^© Comparisons

HiSET ^® (5 Subtests/Battery) Both computer-delivered and paper-based testing	GED^© (4 Modules/Battery) Computer-delivered testing only (except for accommodations)
Language Arts-Reading (65 minutes) 50 multiple Choice Questions	Reasoning through Language Arts (150 minutes) (51 Questions) Section 1 — (27 minutes) Section 2 — Extended Response (45 minutes) Student Break (10 minutes) Section 3 — (60 minutes) The time allotted for Sections 1 and 3 may vary slightly, but the total test time will always be 150 minutes.
Language Arts-Writing (120 minutes) 61 Questions 60 multiple choice questions 1 Essay
Mathematics (90 minutes) 55 Multiple Choice Questions Calculator: TI-30XS scientific calculator	Mathematical Reasoning (115 minutes) (46 Questions) Part 1 (first 5 questions) calculator not allowed Part 2 (remaining 41 questions) calculator allowed Possible Item Types: Multiple choice Drag-and-drop Hot spot Fill in the blank Calculator: TI-30XS scientific calculator
Science (80 minutes) 60 multiple choice questions Calculator: TI-30XS scientific calculator	Science (90 minutes) (34 Questions) Possible Item Types: Multiple choice Short answer Drag-and-drop Hot spot Fill in the blank Calculator: TI-30XS scientific calculator
Social Studies (70 minutes) 60 Multiple Choice Questions	Social Studies (70 minutes) (35 questions) Possible Item Types: Multiple choice Drag-and-drop Hot spot Fill in the blank Calculator: TI-30XS scientific calculator
Scoring: scaled-score range per subtest: 0-20 To pass: no subtest score lower than 8 and a battery total of 45 or above.	Scoring: scaled-score range per module: 100-200 To pass: a score on each module of 145 or above.
For more detailed information on the content and structure of the HiSET ^®, go to HiSET ^®: Test at a Glance (TAAG) Information Brief — 2017.	For more detailed information on the content and structure of the GED^© test, go to GED®: Get Your GED.

HiSET ^®
(5 Subtests/Battery)
Both computer-delivered and paper-based testing

GED^©
(4 Modules/Battery)
Computer-delivered testing only (except for accommodations)

Language Arts-Reading (65 minutes)

50 multiple Choice Questions

Reasoning through Language Arts (150 minutes)
(51 Questions)

Section 1 — (27 minutes*)
Section 2 — Extended Response (45 minutes)
Student Break (10 minutes)
Section 3 — (60 minutes)

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

Language Arts-Writing (120 minutes)

61 Questions
- 60 multiple choice questions
- 1 Essay

Mathematics (90 minutes)

55 Multiple Choice Questions