SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Missouri added a testing option for people who want to get their high school diploma. The state offers two options: the GED test and the HiSET test.

The free testing for HiSET begins this week but free GED testing has been available since September 2022. The covered cost includes tests in each subject as well as two retakes. In order to have ...

The GED and HiSET tests assess competency of reading, writing, math, science, and social studies. The complete test is referred to as the battery.

The GED is only offered in an online format, available in English and Spanish, but test-takers have the option to complete it at home or in person at an official testing center.

HiSet is the online computer testing site that inmates will use for GED certification tests. “Our goal is to have a case manager trained to administer the online tests,” Edmundson said.

Before HiSET, the state offered an exam called the GED. Originally, the GED was replaced because it expired at the end of 2013, as it has done periodically in history to allow for updates, Strand ...