This category includes courses related to the GED program:

  1. GED_B03: Social Studies
    This course focuses on key concepts in history, geography, economics, and civics, providing students with the foundational knowledge needed for the GED Social Studies exam. It emphasizes critical thinking and the ability to analyze social systems and historical events.

  2. GED_B03: Science
    Covering topics in life science, physical science, and earth and space science, this course helps students develop scientific reasoning and problem-solving skills, preparing them for the GED Science exam.

  3. GED_B03: Mathematical Reasoning
    This course equips students with the mathematical skills required for the GED exam, including algebra, geometry, and basic arithmetic. Special focus is given to problem-solving and practical applications of math in real-world scenarios.

  4. GED_B03: Reasoning Through Language Arts
    Students learn to improve their reading comprehension, writing, and critical reasoning skills. The course covers grammar, sentence structure, and essay writing to prepare for the Language Arts portion of the GED exam.

  5. GED_B03: General Knowledge
    This course offers a broad overview of the GED exam, providing students with essential information about the test structure, content areas, and online learning platforms. It is designed to enhance students’ overall understanding and prepare them with general knowledge about the GED exam, including the rules, regulations, and guidelines to follow during the test.

The GED Social Studies test measures your knowledge of history, geography, government, and economics. It is 70 minutes long and features 50 multiple choice questions. The content on the test breaks down like this.

History (Canada, 25%; World, 15%), Geography (15%), Civics and government (25%), and Economics (20%).

  • Civics and Government topics include modern and historic governments, constitutional government, levels and branches of the U.S. government, the electoral system, and the role of the citizen.

  • U.S. History topics stretch from colonialism and the American Revolution through the Civil War and Reconstruction into the modern era of industrialization, immigration, two world wars, the Cold War, and the movements for equal rights.

  • Economics topics include basic economics concepts and systems, the government and the economy, and labor and consumer economics issues.

  • Geography and the World topics cover major stages in world history as well as the relationship among resources, the environment, and societies.

More importantly, it covers broad skill topics:

  • Determine Central Ideas, Inferences, Hypotheses, and Conclusions.

  • Analyze Words, Events, and Ideas in Social Studies Contexts.

  • Analyze Author’s Purpose and Point of View.

  • Evaluate Author’s Reasoning and Evidence.

  • Analyze and Integrate Relationships Within and Between Social Studies Materials.

  • Interpret Data and Statistics in Graphs and Charts.

  • Find the Center in a Statistical Data Set, Including Average, Median, and Mode.

There are three main parts in this subject.
Life Science (40%) topics include cell structures and processes, human body systems, health and nutrition, heredity and reproduction, genetics and DNA, evolution and natural selection, and the organization of ecosystems.
Earth and Space Science (20%) topics include the structure of Earth, plate tectonics, geological cycles and processes, renewable and nonrenewable
natural resources, weather and climate, the solar system, and the universe.
Physical Science (40%) topics include atoms and molecules, properties and states of matter, chemical reactions, energy and work, motion and forces, waves, electricity, and magnetism.