High School Equivalency (HSE) Preparation Program

High School Equivalency (HSE) Preparation classes are offered at our Harlem site mornings and evenings and at our Astoria site in the evening.

The new test to earn a New York State High School Equivalency (HSE) Diploma is called the “Test Assessing Secondary Completion” (TASC). Our site in Harlem is an official testing site offering the TASC monthly. Students who are enrolled in our HSE preparation program are scheduled to take the test as soon as they are deemed ready.

Grandfathering GED® test scores: A candidate may use up to four (4) passing GED® sub-tests (score of 410 or above) taken between 2002-2013 to count towards earning a New York State High School Equivalency Diploma. The use of these scores will be allowed for two years (2014 and 2015). Candidates taking TASC™ for the first time must take all five TASC™ sub-tests. Each TASC™ sub-test that the candidate passes will be posted on the candidate's transcript. If the candidate does not pass the TASC™ sub-test but passed the same GED® sub-test, the GED® score will be accepted as a passing score. If a candidate has already passed all five (5) GED® sub-tests but did not attain the minimum total score of 2250, such candidate must pass at least one of the TASC™ sub-tests to obtain a New York State High School Equivalency Diploma.

For more information on HSE please contact Lucy O’Brien at [email protected]