I’m ready for high school-level work. What are my options?

There are two ways you can earn your high school degree:

    Take a General Educational Development test to get your GED, OR
    Complete a high school diploma program.
    If you have already completed several high school courses, you might want to earn the rest of the credits in a high school diploma program.
    If you have not completed many (or any) high school courses, getting a GED may be an easier option.
    NOTE: Both adult high school programs and GED classes are offered for free in federal prisons,[2766] California state prisons,[2767] and California county jails;[2768] and for low or cost free in adult school programs across the state.[2769] You will need to decide which pathway to a high school degree is best for you.
  1. 2766

    28 C.F.R. §§ 544.70 (federal inmates who do not have a GED or high school diploma are required to take adult literacy classes), 544.81 (warden shall ensure every inmate with the need, capacity, and time has the opportunity to complete and adult literacy program leading toward a GED or high school diploma).

  2. 2767

    Cal. Dep’t Corr. & Rehab., Operations Manual §§ 101010.1–101010.3.1, 101010.5.1, 101010.5.4 (2015); see also Office of Correctional Education, Cal. Dep’t Corr. & Rehab., http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Correctional_Education/index.html.

  3. 2768

    Cal. Veh. Code §§ 1900-1909.5; Cal. Dep’t of Educ., Adult Education Program Overview, www.cde.ca.gov/sp/ae/po/.

  4. 2769

    Cal. Veh. Code §§ 52501- 52503; Cal. Code Regs. tit. 5 § 10560; Cal. Dep’t of Educ., Adult Education Program Overview, www.cde.ca.gov/sp/ae/po/.