IMPORTANT NOTICE:
The Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC™) was offered in the State of Illinois during 2016-2020. As of December 31, 2020, the TASC™ exam is no longer available in the State of Illinois.
If you are a TASC™ test taker who has completed and passed all sections of your TASC™ test, your scores remain valid. Please click here for information regarding ordering copies of your records.
If you are a TASC™ test taker who did not complete the TASC™ test by December 31, 2020, you would need to switch to an alternative exam (GED® or HiSET®). Scores from the TASC™ exam cannot be combined with scores from the GED® or HiSET® exam in Illinois. Therefore, candidates who did not complete their TASC™ exam would need to start over on the new exam of their choice (GED® or HiSET®).
If you have any questions regarding the discontinuation of the TASC™ test in Illinois, you may contact the Illinois Community College Board at hse@illinois.gov or the TASC Test Help Desk at TASCTestHelpdesk@datarecognitioncorp.com.
TEST CONTENTS
When offered in Illinois, the TASC™ exam consisted of five content areas:
- Language Arts – Reading
- Language Arts – Writing
- Mathematics
- Science
- Social Studies
Tests were administered in English and Spanish
CONSTITUTION TEST REQUIREMENT
The Illinois Community College board has suspended the administration of the U.S. and Illinois State Constitution and Flag Test effective February 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021.
If you completed and passed all subjects of your TASC™ exam during 2016-2020 in the State of Illinois, but did not complete your Constitution Test, you may now be eligible for an Illinois High School Equivalency Certificate.
Please click the link below to learn more about this suspension and what it means for you.
U.S. and Illinois State Constitution and Flag Test
ORDERING TASC™TRANSCRIPTS AND/OR HSE CERTIFICATES
Illinois HSE Administrator’s Office Contact Information
Telephone: 217-558-5668
Fax: 217-558-6700
Email: hse@illinois.gov