Eligibility for the High School Equivalency Examination Grant

Basic Eligibility

The High School Equivalency Examination Grant program requires students to meet basic requirements. An eligible student must:

• Meet U.S. citizenship or eligible non-citizen requirement;
• Meet TCSG’s Georgia Residency requirement, for at least 12 months immediately prior to seating for the state approved HSE examination;
• Meet federal Selective Service registration requirement, per Georgia state law. The requirement to register applies to males who were born on or after January 1, 1960, are at least 18, are citizens or eligible non-citizens who came to the United States prior to age 26;
• Be in compliance with the Georgia Drug-Free Postsecondary Education Act of 1990, O.C.G.A. §20-1-20, et seq.