How to Get Your GED in Florida: $38 a Subject, Every Step Explained

Getting your GED in Florida means passing four tests. You can take them one at a time, at a GED test center near you.

The catch? Florida has a couple of rules most states don’t. You can’t test online, and if you’re 16 or 17, the paperwork got stricter in November 2024.

If it’s been years since school, that’s normal. You don’t need the whole plan today, only the next step.

Florida GED at a glance

Want to compare? See GED cost by state and GED requirements by state.

Who can take the GED in Florida

At 18 or older, you can take the GED in Florida with no extra paperwork, as long as you don’t have a high school diploma. The extra rules start only at 16 and 17.

No residency rule, but you need a Florida address. GED.com’s Florida page puts it this way: “There is no residency requirement, however, you must have a valid, government issued ID and a Florida address upon registering.”

Bring that ID on test day too. Test centers require a non-expired, government-issued photo ID.

Under 18? At 16 or 17, you need all three of these:

• A formal declaration of intent to leave school, under Florida law (section 1003.21(1)(c))
• The Underage Testing Form, signed by a parent or legal guardian and notarized
• Proof that you’ve withdrawn from school, required since November 1, 2024

You send the form and your proof to the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE), by email to GEDagewaiver@fldoe.org or by fax to 850-245-0990. Incomplete forms aren’t accepted.

Don’t skip this step. FLDOE says scores and diplomas earned by under-18s who don’t follow the rule are invalidated.

No class is required first, and you don’t need GED Ready before you test.

How much the GED costs in Florida

Florida charges $38 a subject, so $152 for all four (checked October 2026). A State Board of Education rule sets the fee for each subject test.

You pay when you schedule each subject, so you can spread the cost out and pay only for the test you’re ready for.

Retakes cost less. If you don’t pass a subject, your retake costs $12, used within a year. GED Testing Service waives its $26 fee, so you pay only the test center’s $12. After a discounted retake the next one is full price, and then the discount comes back.

There’s no wait for your first two retakes. After a third try, you wait 60 days between attempts. A no-show counts as a try, so don’t skip a test you’ve booked.

GED.com’s Florida page doesn’t list a free or discounted testing program (checked October 2026), so plan on the full price.

To add up your own total, with or without GED Ready, use our GED cost calculator.

Can you take the GED online in Florida?

No. FLDOE suspended online-proctored GED testing on January 10, 2024, and GED.com’s online testing table still lists Florida as in person only (checked October 2026).

So you test at a GED-approved test center. You can take one subject at a time, or several in one day with a 10-minute break between them.

Because GED Ready is mostly needed for online testing, it’s optional in Florida. At $7.99 a subject, it’s still a cheap check before you pay $38.

How to get your GED in Florida, step by step

GED classes in Florida

FLDOE keeps a list of local GED preparation programs by county, with contact details for each one.

Call the program for your county to ask about class times, cost and help getting ready to test.

A class isn’t required in Florida. You can study on your own and book each test when you’re ready.

Your Florida diploma and transcript

Pass all four subjects and you earn the State of Florida High School Diploma.

Your electronic diploma and transcript are free after you pass. Save them as soon as they arrive.

Want paper? A printed diploma costs $10 plus shipping, and each extra transcript or diploma costs $20 plus shipping. You order them in your GED.com account, under My Scores, then Order Duplicates.

Earned your diploma before 2014, or need a record sent straight to an employer or a school? Those orders go through Parchment, under the school name “GED – Florida.”