California Proficiency Program (CPP)

The California Proficiency Program (CPP) is a testing program established by California Education Code Section 48412. 

• • Visit this webpage for details on how to register for the exam.

If eligible to take the test, you can earn the legal equivalent of a high school diploma issued by the state of California.  However, it is only recognized in California.

• • For the new CPP, students will have the option of taking the exam at a testing site with paper and pencil, or on the computer. 

  • The second option is that students may take the CPP at home, online, with live proctoring. 

  • The CPP is offered in English and Spanish.

  • The CPP utilizes the GED® or HiSET® subtests for language arts and mathematics to measure proficiency. 

  • After passing the language arts and mathematics subtests of the proficiency program, the student will earn a Certificate of Proficiency which is the legal equivalent to a high school diploma issued by the state of California. 

• After passing the CPP, the student may choose to remain in high school or exit with parent or guardian’s permission to begin attending higher education or their career.

• Once an individual has taken the CPP, passed both language arts and mathematics subtests, and exited high school, they may choose to take the remaining HSE subtests to earn their HSE Certificate, opening even more doors than the Certificate of Proficiency alone.