Test Assessing Secondary Completion

The Test Assessing Secondary Completion, or TASC, was an alternative to a United States high school diploma, that was discontinued on December 31, 2021. It had been chosen by the states of New York and Indiana as a replacement for the GED exam, effective January 2, 2014.{{Cite web|url=http://www.acces.nysed.gov/what-hsetasc-test|title=What is the HSE/TASC™ Test?|date=June 22, 2015|website=Adult Career and Continuing Education Services | NYS Education Department}}{{cite web |url=http://schools.nyc.gov/community/AdultEd/HS_testing/Tasc.htm |title=What is TASC? - High School Equivalency - New York City Department of Education |website=schools.nyc.gov |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150603075656/http://schools.nyc.gov/community/AdultEd/HS_testing/Tasc.htm |archive-date=2015-06-03}} {{cite web |url=http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/blog/the_ged_is_out_and_common_core.php?page=all |title=The GED is Out and Common Core is in by Meredith Kolodner | College Guide | the Washington Monthly |accessdate=2015-12-31 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127195800/http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/blog/the_ged_is_out_and_common_core.php?page=all |archivedate=2016-01-27 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/03/education/edlife/move-over-ged.html|title=Move Over G.E.D. (Published 2013)|date=November 1, 2013|via=NYTimes.com}}

The TASC was created by McGraw-Hill Education and administered by Data Recognition Corp.{{Cite web|url=https://durangoherald.com/articles/98984|title=Colorado OKs more paths to obtain a diploma|website=Durango Herald}}

As of July 2016, the TASC was approved in 13 states in the US.{{Cite web|url=https://online.wsj.com/articles/high-school-equivalency-degree-loses-its-dominant-position-1423521427|title=High-School Equivalency Degree Loses Its Dominant Position|first=Caroline|last=Porter|date=February 9, 2015|via=www.wsj.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/01/09/375440666/a-sizable-decrease-in-those-passing-the-ged|title=A 'Sizable Decrease' In Those Passing The GED|website=NPR.org}}{{cite web |url=http://www.bighorncountynews.com/editorial/hiset-replaces-ged-montana |title=HiSET replaces GED in Montana {{!}} Big Horn County News |website=www.bighorncountynews.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906022427/http://www.bighorncountynews.com/editorial/hiset-replaces-ged-montana |archive-date=2015-09-06}}