In the United States, adults who leave high school before graduation have another way to secure a high school equivalency credential. Through testing, you can demonstrate you have the same skills and knowledge as a high school graduate. The High School Equivalency is a high school diploma alternative aligning to current Indiana high school academics, preparing you for continuing education or employment. The assessment is based on five subject areas: math, reading, writing, science, and social studies. Workers with this credential earn an average of $10,000 per year more than those without, helping them create a whole new future! Here are some resources to help you study. Learn more about the HiSET® - High School Equivalency Exam.


High School Equivalency Basics

McGraw- Hill Education
VITAL 373.1262 Hig

This series builds key skills, strategies, and content knowledge for the reading, writing, mathematics, science, and social studies. Includes pre-tests, post-tests, and answer keys. 


High School Equivalency HiSet Test : Science
VITAL 373.1262 Hig

Science inquiry and skills, earth and space, physical science, and life science are covered in well-explained lessons with practice questions. Includes a pretest to help focus study. Key words, a glossary, and the test for each unit—plus practice tests—are included.


High School Equivalency HiSet Test: Language Arts
VITAL 373.1262 Lan

Fiction, nonfiction, and poetry reading, writing conventions and organization, and essay writing are covered in lessons with practice questions. Key words, a glossary, and the test for each unit—plus practice tests—are included.


High School Equivalency HiSet Test: Mathematics
VITAL 373.1262 Hig

Numbers and operations, ratios, algebraic thinking and expressions, functions, geometry, measurement, data, statistics, and more are covered in well-explained lessons with practice questions. Key words, a glossary, and the test for each unit—plus practice tests—are included.


High School Equivalency HiSet Test: Social Studies
VITAL 373.1262 Hig

Geography, history, civics, government and economics covered in well-explained lessons with practice questions. Key words, a glossary, and the test for each unit—plus practice tests—are included.


Kaplan HiSET exam prep

Kaplan
VITAL 373.1262 Kap

Includes instructions, pre-tests, and full-length practice tests for each subject of the following subjects:

Reading: Informational texts and literature
Writing: Sentence structure, grammar, and composing an essay
Mathematics: Problem solving, expressions, functions, and geometry with explanations for answers
Science: The scientific method, reasoning, synthesizing, and assessing and expressing information
Social Studies: U.S. and world history, civics and government, and geography


The Official Guide to the HiSET Exam
VITAL 373.1262 Off

Reviews the following five test subjects: reading, writing, mathematics, science, and social studies with descriptions and explanations of tests, including an updated essay portion. Includes full-length practice tests and strategies for taking the real test.


Pre High School Equivalency Study

If you need more instruction on a particular topic, try Pre-High School equivalency materials. These resources introduce and review fundamental concepts, and build skills sequentially. 

 Pre-HSE Core Skills in Reading & Writing
VITAL 373.1262 Pre

Includes examples and practice questions to build skills in reading fiction, prose, poetry, drama, and nonfiction. Also includes exercises for improving grammar and usage, as well as writing paragraphs and essays. Builds necessary skills while preparing for high school equivalency tests; glossary and pre-test/post-test questions with answers and explanations are also included.


 Pre-HSE Core Skills in Social Studies
VITAL 373.1262 Pre

Includes examples and practice questions to build skills in geography, U.S. history, civics and government, and economics. Builds necessary skills while preparing for high school equivalency tests; glossary and pre-test/post-test questions with answers and explanations are also included.


 TABE Mastery Language Student Book
VITAL 374.126 Language Tab

This four-book series uses everyday life and work situations to teach language arts, including: parts of speech, word meanings, spelling, capitalization, punctuation, using references, grammar rules, understanding the author's objective, and recognizing and creating different types of writing (informative, explanatory, and opinion pieces). Includes pretests, skill checks, and glossary. The teacher's guide for each level provides strategies for differentiated instruction if needed. 

 


Pre-HSE Core Skills in Mathematics
VITAL 373.1262 Pre

Includes examples and practice questions to build skills in numbers, operations, ratios and proportional relationships, algebraic thinking (expressions, equations, and inequalities), and more. Builds necessary skills while preparing for high school equivalency tests; glossary and pre-test/post-test questions with answers and explanations are also included.


Pre-HSE Core Skills in Science
VITAL 373.1262 Pre

Includes examples and practice questions to build skills in science reasoning, earth science, life science, and physical science. Builds necessary skills while preparing for high school equivalency tests; glossary and pre-test/post-test questions with answers and explanations are also included.

 


TABE Mastery Mathematics Student Book
VITAL 374.126 Math Tab

This four-book series uses everyday life and work situations to teach mathematics, including whole numbers, base ten, fractions, decimals, multiplication and division, measurements, and ratios. Also provides explanations about geometry and algebra, including: expressions, polynomials, equations, inequalities, models, and how to interpret data. Includes pretests and skill checks. The teacher's guide for each level provides strategies for differentiated instruction if needed.


TABE Mastery Reading Student Book
VITAL 374.126 Reading Tab

This four-book series uses everyday life and work situations to teach reading, including word recognition, illustrations, main ideas, details, definitions and purpose through structure, point of view, interpretation, evidence, and evaluating arguments. Includes pretests and skill checks. The teacher's guide for each level provides strategies for differentiated instruction if needed.