Alabama rules · checked 2026-10-20

Alabama: the test, the cost, and the paper that proves you passed.

Alabama offers the GED test only. This page carries the state's exact answers — fees, online status, the age rule and its exceptions, retake rules, and the record door — from the official sources, dated, with every unverified figure flagged where it stands.

The quick answers

Test offered

the GED test only

Run your exact case in the Path Checker.

Online testing

Offered

Online needs a green practice score (145+) in the subject, inside 60 days.

Standard age

18

Exceptions under that age are below — almost every state has one.

What it costs in Alabama

RoutePer subject / subtestFull test
GED test — at a test center$36 per subject$144 total
GED test — online$36 per subject$144 total

Online testing requires Alabama residency; green GED Ready score required.

Age and exceptions

Standard age: 18. 16-17: Alabama resident, school-district permission and parent/guardian approval; see ACCS age-waiver rules.

Retake rules

GED retakes: GED Testing Service waives its $26 fee for one discounted retake per subject at a test center (valid 12 months; state/center fees may still apply). Online-proctored retakes are NOT discounted (full price). No wait for retakes 1-2; after a third failed attempt in a subject, a 60-day wait applies before retesting that subject.

Your record in Alabama (the transcript door)

The paper that proves you passed — your transcript or diploma copy — is held by Parchment — start at the official door: https://www.parchment.com.

Fee: fee not published — expect $15–$20 at the official door.

Find yours by year with the Transcript Finder — it adds the era warnings and the documents checklist for your case.

Verification, cell by cell

Every figure on this page was confirmed on an official source in the 2026-10-20 pass — this state's row carries no unverified cells.

Included in the $19 Pass Plan

  • The retake-budget worksheet for your state: the first-attempt cost, the discounted-retake math, and the worst-case total — filled from your state's real rules, so a bad day is a number you already know, not a surprise
  • The score-report reader: sample reports decoded line by line — what the band means, what the content flags point at, and the next three moves for each

See the $19 Pass Plan

One payment, yours to keep — the printable companion to the free plan above. Everything inside →

Sources

Checked 2026-10-20. Figures flagged unverified came from secondary tables, not the official page — that is why they are flagged. Corrections are published on the correction log.