Arkansas rules · checked 2026-10-20

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

Arkansas 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 Arkansas

RoutePer subject / subtestFull test
GED test — at a test center$4 per subject$16 total
GED test — online$36 per subject$144 total

Online price is unsubsidized ($36/subject); the $4 price requires an official test center. GED Ready must be taken at an approved center first.

Age and exceptions

Standard age: 18. 16-17 (and 18 per state policy): must meet Adult Education attendance/enrollment provisions and pass the Arkansas Civics Exam (60%) before testing.

Retake rules

GED retakes: Per Arkansas DWS: GED offers one free retest per subject area; after a third failed attempt or a no-show, a 60-day wait applies before retesting that subject. Online retakes are not discounted.

Your record in Arkansas (the transcript door)

The paper that proves you passed — your transcript or diploma copy — is held by your state office (state-direct) — start at the official door: https://dws.arkansas.gov.

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

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

Verification, cell by cell

These cells in this state's row could not be confirmed on an official source in the 2026-10-20 pass and are flagged wherever they appear above: transcript_custodian unverified — check the official page · transcript_fee unverified — check the official page

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.