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PUBLIC NOTICE NEW MINIMUM GENERAL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA (GED) SCORE REQUIREMENT

The Division of Study Financing hereby informs the general public and study-financing applicants in particular that:

The Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, the honorable Silveria Jacobs has decreed by decision of December 12, 2017 number 2017/1417, the following changes to the minimum academic requirements for the issuance of study financing from the Government of St.Maarten as a result of enhancements to the GED® Test Score Levels which went into effect on January 26, 2016 and amendments to the listing of most effectual schools:

A.    St.Maarten, University of St.Martin:

  • ·Persons applying for study financing with the new General Equivalency Diplomas GED® which went into effect on January 26, 2016, must have a minimum test score of 145 or (Pass High School Equivalency) for each subject to come into consideration for study financing.
  • The minimum total test score of 480 is still applicable for persons applying for study financing with the old General Equivalency Diplomas GED®.

B.    USA/Canada/England/Scotland or other countries:

  • Bachelor’s degree (with the exception of medical studies)
  1. Persons applying for study financing to pursue a study on the priority list with the new General Equivalency Diplomas GED® which went into effect on January 26, 2016 must have a minimum test score of 165 or (College Ready) for each subject to come into consideration for study financing.
  2. The minimum total test score of 520 is still applicable for persons applying for study financing with the old General Equivalency Diplomas GED®.
  • ·Associate of Applied Science degree
  1.  Persons applying for study financing to pursue a study on the priority list on the level of Technical Vocational Education, with the new General Equivalency Diplomas GED® which went into effect on January 26, 2016 must have a minimum test score 145 or (Pass High School Equivalency) for each subject to come into consideration for study financing.
  2. The minimum total test score of 460 is still applicable for persons applying for study financing with the old General Equivalency Diplomas GED®.

C.    Gifted:

  1. The required academic results for persons applying for study financing with the new General Equivalency Diplomas GED® which went into effect on January 26, 2016 to be qualify as gifted is a minimum test score of 185 for each subject.
  2. The minimum total test score of 580 is still applicable for persons applying for study financing with the old General Equivalency Diplomas GED®.

D.    Most effectual schools:

  • The following schools were added to the listing of most effectual school based on signed MOU’s with the Government of St.Maarten:

UVI@USM (St.Maarten), University of the Virgin Islands (USVI), Pittsburg Technical College, Flagler College, Keiser University (USA) and FSU-Panama (Republic of Panama)

  • The following school was removed from the listing of most effectual school based on the programs being offered at National Institute For Professional Advancement (NIPA):

IFE (Curacao)

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