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GENERAL EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (GED) PREPARATION
Florida Program Number: 9900020
Total Hours: 900 Hours
MISSION: The mission of this program is to prepare students for academic and personal success through obtaining the necessary skills required to pass the official GED Test and be awarded a State of Florida High School Diploma.
DESCRIPTION:
The General EducatThe General Educational Development (GED) instruction is coursework in five subject areas at the 9.0 to 12.0 grade levels. The GED was designed to provide an opportunity for adults who did not complete a formal high school program to certify their attainment of high school-level academic knowledge and skills and to earn their high school level equivalency credential, diploma or certificate.
UNIQUE REQUIREMENTS:
- Declaration of intent or withdrawal form for students 16 and 17 years of age
- Legal withdrawal from the elementary or secondary school with the exceptions noted in Rule 6A-6.014, FAC
- Student does not have a State of Florida recognized diploma.
Literacy Completion Point (LCP):
A Literacy Completion Point is the attainment of academic or workforce readiness skills that qualify the participant for further basic education, vocational education, or employment.
Areas of Academic Instruction:
| Language Arts, Reading |
250 Hours |
Language Arts, Writing |
250 Hours |
Social Studies |
75 Hours |
Science |
75 Hours |
Mathematics |
250 Hours |
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| LCP A-E |
Comprehensive |
900 Hours |
Related Areas of Instruction:
Study, Reference and Test-Taking Skills / Workforce Readiness Skills / Basic Computer Literacy
- Demonstrate and apply advanced language skills through writing and communicating ideas effectively
- Demonstrate and apply advanced reading and visual processing skills using selections and graphics in United States and world history, geography, government, civics and economics
- Demonstrate and apply advanced reading and visual processing skills as outlined by the National Science content Standards, using selections in biology, chemistry, earth science, space science, physics and environmental and health topics
- Demonstrate and apply advanced reading skills using selections in various literary genres using fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and drama literary forms as well as nonfiction prose and business documents
- Demonstrate advanced mathematics skills in calculation, analysis, problem solving and application problems
- Demonstrate basic study, test taking, and reference skills appropriate to the GED program
- Demonstrate acceptable job acquisition/job retention skills
- Demonstrate basic computer literacy skills
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