How to Get a Copy of Your GED Transcript or Diploma (Every State)

Lost your GED diploma? Or did a job or a college just ask for your transcript?

The catch? There’s no single place to order one. The state where you passed your last test is in charge of your record, and each state has its own process.

We went through the official records pages for all 50 states, DC and the four territories in October 2026.

Passed years ago and fuzzy on the details? That’s OK: several state forms accept your best guess at the year.

Find where to order your GED transcript

The state or territory where you passed your last test is in charge of your record. GED Testing Service’s policy manual says that state issues your credential, and that you “may not transfer or change” your records to another state after you earn it.

So if you’ve moved since, you still order from the state where you passed. The year matters too: in many states, records from before 2014 are ordered somewhere else. Pick both below.

The button in each result opens the official page you need, whether that’s an order site, a form or a contact page. Want the rest of your state’s GED rules, like age and price? See GED by state.

Diploma, transcript or verification letter: which do you need?

These are three different papers, and people ask for different ones. Here’s what each one is, using GED.com’s definitions and state examples:

Colorado puts one difference plainly: its diploma “does not indicate which exam the person took; the transcript does.”

So which one should you order? Ask whoever wants it. Florida’s education department gives the same advice: check which type of credential your employer or college accepts before you order.

Applying to college or a job? Our GED vs high school diploma guide covers how schools and employers treat a GED. For the numbers on your transcript, see GED scores explained.

How to order a copy on GED.com, step by step

About 20 states and territories handle copies through your GED.com account. If yours is one of them and you passed in 2014 or later, here are the steps from GED Testing Service’s how-to guide:

1. Go to GED.com and click Log In.
2. Click the My Scores tab.
3. Click Order Duplicates.
4. Pick the document. You can send it to yourself or to a third party, like a college.
5. Search for the school or employer. Not listed? Use Send to Yourself, Another Individual, or Third Party.
6. Confirm payment and billing, then click Confirm and save the order number.

That guide is from 2020, so a few screens may look different now.

Want a printed diploma? Many of GED.com’s state pages add one more step: choose Diploma, then Printed Diploma, and enter the mailing address.

Passed before 2014? Start on GED.com’s Request Transcripts page, pick the state where you passed, and choose “Before 2014.” Most GED.com states then send you to a separate transcript site where you create an account.

Already ordered? Check on a GED.com order on its order status page.

What a copy costs (and when the first one is free)

Start with the free copies. For states that use GED Testing Service’s credential service, its policy says “the first electronic transcript and electronic diploma are provided free of charge.” Most of GED.com’s state pages promise one free electronic diploma and one free electronic transcript after you pass.

Some states email them right after you pass, and others mail paper copies instead.

After that, copies usually cost money. Where a state lists a price, most copies cost between $2 in Nebraska and $25 for a Louisiana diploma (checked October 2026). Connecticut charges nothing for transcripts.

Some GED.com states list a price: $18 a copy in Alaska, Idaho, Vermont and Virginia, and $20 in Florida and Kansas. Vermont and Virginia add shipping, and Alaska and Florida add it for printed copies. Most other GED.com states don’t list a current price on their official pages.

Want a printed diploma to frame? Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas and Maryland offer one free, and Alaska and Virginia charge $10 plus shipping for your first printed one. Florida lists a printed diploma at $10 plus shipping and each duplicate at $20, without saying when each price applies.

Not every state gives a free first copy. Nebraska, for one, sends a diploma fee form after you pass, to return with $5.

Bottom line: look for your free copy first. If it’s gone, the finder above shows where to order a new one, and the price where your state lists it.

How long a GED transcript takes to arrive

GED.com says most printed orders take about 1 to 2 days to process and mail, though some take up to 2 weeks. State offices that mail paper copies are often slower.

Need it fast? Choose electronic delivery, which GED Testing Service calls “the fastest and most secure method.” Check that the school or employer accepts electronic transcripts, and ask it to allow emails from parchment.com.

Lost your GED diploma? Some states won’t print a new one

Most states will print you a new diploma, for a fee. A few won’t, so it helps to know before you order:

• Connecticut doesn’t issue duplicate diplomas. Its official transcript confirms your diploma was issued, with the diploma number and date.
• Massachusetts doesn’t print duplicates either. You order a Letter of Verification, which stands in for your diploma.
• New Hampshire issues only one certificate. GED.com says the only way to get a duplicate is to return the original.
• New Jersey: GED.com says duplicates aren’t issued, but the state’s own page lets you download an official duplicate with the access code from your diploma or transcript.
• Texas no longer mails duplicates, so you buy a $5 PDF and print it yourself (more in our Texas GED guide).

Where a new diploma isn’t an option, your official transcript or a verification letter shows you passed. Not sure which one a school or employer will take? Ask before you pay.

Sending it to a school or employer (or ordering for someone else)

You can usually send a copy straight to the people who need it. When you order on GED.com, you choose yourself or a third party, like a college, and search for it by name.

What if a college, an employer or an agency wants to order it for you? GED.com has a separate third-party ordering page for that. Expect a few extra rules:

• Your permission. Arkansas needs your written, signed permission. In Oklahoma, only the test taker can start a search.
• A higher price. Georgia charges third parties $25 a document instead of $22. Vermont charges $20 instead of $18, and Ohio charges $30 for a verification.
• Look-it-up-yourself systems. In Texas, colleges and employers use TEA’s online search. TEA won’t mail, fax or email records to them.

Ordering for a family member? Check the state’s rules first, since some need the graduate’s signed permission.

Can’t find your record? Try every name you’ve used

Use the name you tested with. GED.com’s international transcripts page puts it plainly: “make sure to include all possible variations of your name.” Think maiden names, married names, middle names and hyphens.

State pages ask for the same kind of detail. Colorado wants “the exact name used when tested,” and says a rough year of testing is fine.

Still nothing? You have options:

• DiplomaSender states: a research request is “an exhaustive search of all records to try to find yours.” Allow up to 7 days, and know that a paid request is non-refundable.
• Colorado: ask for an archive search, which takes extra time.
• Texas: if the search says “No Records Found,” open a TEA Help Desk ticket.
• Washington: for records older than 2002, email GED@sbctc.edu. The state’s college board may be able to find yours and send it to GED.com.
• GED.com orders: GED Testing Service’s how-to guide gives help@ged.com for questions.

Tested outside the US? Your route depends on the year

Took the GED in another country? GED.com’s current international policy calls the credential the District of Columbia High School Equivalency Diploma. But you don’t order from DC: DC’s education agency says GED Testing Service handles international testers’ requests.

Where you order depends on when you passed:

One wrinkle: GED.com’s two international pages group the years differently. The international transcripts page sends everyone who passed after January 1, 2008 to the Parchment site, while the records-by-year page sends 2014-and-later graduates to My Scores. If one route doesn’t work, try the other.

A few more rules from the same international policy:

• Free copies: one free electronic diploma and one free electronic transcript, plus a free printed diploma. You order that one under My Scores, and the link works once.
• Paper by courier: since February 7, 2019, paper copies no longer go by local post. They go by FedEx, and you pay for the courier.
• Apostille: start by paying the $75 apostille fee online. The Minnesota Secretary of State’s office adds the apostille to your transcript, and GED only processes apostilles on transcripts fulfilled by Parchment.

Where to order a GED transcript in every state

Here’s every state and territory in one list. Tap a name to open its official page, or use the finder above for the step-by-step version.

“GED.com” means your GED.com account if you passed in 2014 or later. For older records, most of those states send you to a separate transcript site, and the finder has the link. “Not listed” means no official page we checked gives a current price.