Michigan Equivalency Rules — Cost, Online, Age and Records

The quick answers

Test offered

both tests — the GED test and the HiSET exam

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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 Michigan

Route	Per subject / subtest	Full test
GED test — at a test center	$43.5 per subject	$174 total
GED test — online	$43.5 per subject	$174 total
HiSET exam — at a test center	per-subtest price not published in the checked dataset	$118.75 total unverified — check the official page

Age and exceptions

Standard age: 18. 16-17: LEO-WD age waiver - Michigan HSE Age Waiver Request Form (minor's signed best-interest statement, parent/guardian signature, last school + withdrawal date, administrator signature, government ID, proof of MI residency, must have withdrawn). Applies to both GED and HiSET in Michigan.

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.

HiSET retakes: HiSET includes 2 retakes per subtest within 12 months of the first attempt; the test-taker pays only the test-center fee on retakes (at-home retakes pay the online proctor fee). Maximum 3 attempts per subtest per year.

Your record in Michigan (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: hiset_total_center 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

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Sources

https://www.ged.com/policies/michigan-2.html

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.

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