High School Equivalency

An individual who has not graduated from high school or received a GED (General Equivalency Diploma) may apply to the New York State Education Department, Office of High School Equivalency Programs and GED Testing, for a GED by successfully completing twenty-four (24) credit hours of college course work and demonstrating satisfactory progress toward a degree.  Six specific areas of distribution are required within the 24 credit hours.  Interested parties should contact the Records Office for further information.  *Please note that courses numbered below 100 (remedial), physical education, college skills or freshman seminar courses, will not be accepted toward the twenty-four credits.  Forms for application to the State Education Department are available from the Records Office.

Students may qualify under Federal guidelines for "Ability to Benefit" financial aid from college coursework by scoring appropriately on College placement examinations or may complete such credits on a non-matriculated basis.  Ability To Benefit testing may only be taken once during an academic year.