Graduation Exit Examination (GEE)

Louisiana’s 10th and 11th grade students participate in the state’s Graduation Exit Examination (GEE). High school students must score Approaching Basic or above on the English and math portions of the exam, and Approaching Basic or above on either the Science or the Social Studies components of the test in order to graduate. Students begin taking the GEE in the 10th grade.

During the 10th grade, students take the English and math portions of the assessment and in 11th grade students take the science and social studies portions of the exam. Students must pass the state test to earn a standard Louisiana diploma.

A student who does not pass the GEE may participate in summer remediation and a summer retest in the subject in which the student scored at the Unsatisfactory level. High schools may also offer additional remediation courses for the GEE during the school year in order to give students multiple opportunities to pass the exam.

However, incoming freshmen in 2010−2011 and beyond will not take the GEE.  These students must pass three End-of-Course (EOC) tests in the following categories:  English II or English III, Algebra I or Geometry, and Biology or American History.  Thus, the EOC tests will replace the Graduation Exit Examination (GEE) for graduation purposes.