West Virginia rules · checked 2026-10-20

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

West Virginia offers both tests — the GED test and the HiSET exam. 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

both tests — the GED test and the HiSET exam

Run your exact case in the Path Checker.

Online testing

Not offered

This state tests at test centers.

Standard age

19

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

What it costs in West Virginia

RoutePer subject / subtestFull test
GED test — at a test center$0 per subject$0 total
GED test — onlineNot offered in West Virginia — test-center only
HiSET exam — at a test center$0 per subtest$0 total

EXPLICIT on ged.com: 'taking the GED test online in West Virginia is not an option.' WV requires in-person testing, enrollment in an adult education or Option Pathway program, and a passing GED Ready taken AT the program (home Ready scores are not accepted).

Age and exceptions

Standard age: 19. Under 19: eligibility documentation verified through the local adult learning center / Option Pathway program, including a passing GED Ready at the program. Enrolled HS students are eligible only via the Option Pathway program.

Retake rules

GED retakes: WV testing is free through the adult-education/Option Pathway route (secondary corroboration). WV-specific rule on ged.com: you may not retest in a subject you have already passed to raise your score.

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 West Virginia (the transcript door)

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

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