The Test Assessing Secondary Completion, or TASC, was an alternative to a United States
high school diploma
A high school diploma or high school degree is a North American academic school leaving qualification awarded upon high school graduation. The high school diploma is typically obtained after a course of study lasting four years, from grade 9 to gra ...
, that was discontinued on December 31, 2021. It had been chosen by the states of New York and Indiana as a replacement for the
GED
The General Educational Development (GED) tests are a group of four subject tests which, when passed, provide certification that the test taker has United States or Canadian high school-level academic skills. It is an alternative to the US high ...
exam, effective January 2, 2014.
The TASC is administered by
Data Recognition Corp. and was created by
McGraw-Hill Education
McGraw Hill is an American educational publishing company and one of the "big three" educational publishers that publishes educational content, software, and services for pre-K through postgraduate education. The company also publishes referenc ...
.
As of July 2016, the TASC is approved in 13 states in the US.
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See also
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HiSET
HiSET stands for High School Equivalency Test. It is an alternative to a United States high school diploma and the GED and TASC test. The test was designed based on the OCTAE College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education. It is go ...
,
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GED
The General Educational Development (GED) tests are a group of four subject tests which, when passed, provide certification that the test taker has United States or Canadian high school-level academic skills. It is an alternative to the US high ...
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Standardized tests in the United States
Adult education
Secondary education in the United States
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