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 ICCB.CookHSE@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 (70 minutes English/80 minutes Spanish)
- Language Arts – Writing (105 minutes English/110 minutes Spanish)
- Mathematics (55 minutes English/55 minutes Spanish)
- Science (85 minutes English/90 minutes Spanish)
- Social Studies (75 minutes English/80 minutes Spanish)
Tests were administered in English and Spanish.
CONSTITUTION 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 June 30, 2022. Please click the link below to learn more about this suspension and what it means for you.
Illinois Constitution Requirement
Please contact your local Regional Office of Education* for more information about the Constitution module.
*Cook County residents should contact the Cook County HSE Records Office at 312-814-4488 or by email at ICCB.CookHSE@Illinois.gov