High School Equivalency Testing

As of January 1, 2015, the requirements and procedures for verifying individuals who are under the required eligibility age of 18 years of age to take the high school equivalency tests (HiSET* or GED) have changed. If you are 16 or 17, you cannot schedule any HiSET or GED exams until an official Letter of Withdrawal from your last school attended has been approved by the Massachusetts High School Equivalency Office. However, you must complete the HiSET* or GED registration (create your own personal HiSET account) at www.hiset.org or www.ged.com as the first step. If you already have the Letter of Withdrawal or if you need to get it, please make sure it contains the following information:

• Be on school letterhead, including the address and phone number;
• Includes your last date of attendance and your date of withdrawal;
• Comes from the office of the Principal/Headmaster or the Head of Guidance; and
• Must be signed by the Principal/Headmaster or the Head of Guidance.

Then submit the letter to the name and address below, making sure you have provided your ETS or GED ID number, your phone number and your e-mail address. The letter and the additional information must be submitted by mail to the following address:

DESE
HSE Office, 3rd floor
75 Pleasant Street
Malden, MA 02148
Attn: Olympia Stroud

Please visit the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's High School Equivalency Testing Program's website at www.doe.mass.edu/hse for additional information on state requirements and for a listing of test centers in Massachusetts.

For more information regarding High School Equivalency preparation classes for either the HiSET Test or GED Test, please contact the Adult Learning Center at the downtown Hyannis location, 540 Main Street in Hyannis, 508.375.5000; or the JTEC program located at the Career Opportunities Center, 372 North Street, Hyannis, 508.862.6146.

We are no longer able to process requests for former or future High School Equivalency transcripts at Cape Cod Community College. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education has contracted with a vendor, Diploma Sender, to handle sending out your official High School Equivalency Certificate and Official Transcript scores, once you have successfully passed either the HiSET or GED Test. However, to receive these two documents, you will need to go to the Diploma Sender web site, www.diplomasender.com, to register. There is no cost to you to receive these documents for the first time. Once you are registered, Diploma Sender will mail these two documents directly to you within the next two weeks from the date you successfully completed and passed wither the HiSET or GED Test.

In the future, if you wish to have any additional copies of your transcript sent to you, an employer, or school/college, you will need to request these additional documents directly from Diploma Sender.

We are no longer able to process requests for former GED Transcripts at the Cape Cod Community College High School Equivalency Test Center. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education has contracted with a vendor, Diploma Sender, to handle sending out copies of your Official GED Transcript from the year 2013 and earlier. However, to have prior GED Transcripts sent to you, an employer, or a school/college, you will need to go to the Diploma Sender web site, www.diplomasender.com, to register. Once you are registered, Diploma Sender will process your request for transcripts.