South Carolina rules · checked 2026-10-20

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

South Carolina 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

19

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

What it costs in South Carolina

RoutePer subject / subtestFull test
GED test — at a test center$37.5 per subject unverified — check the official page$150 total
GED test — online$43.5 per subject unverified — check the official page$174 total

Age and exceptions

Standard age: 19. 16, 17 or 18: SC Verification of School Withdrawal form completed by the principal/attendance supervisor of the last school attended; 16-year-olds must additionally be under DJJ jurisdiction or have a court-order letter sent to the state GED office in Columbia.

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 South Carolina (the transcript door)

The paper that proves you passed — your transcript or diploma copy — is held by your state office (state-direct) — the state page sources below carry the official door.

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: ged_fee_per_subject_center unverified — check the official page · ged_fee_per_subject_online unverified — check the official page · 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.