According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education/Bureau of ABLE, documentation required for GED testing of a learner 16 or 17 yrs of age is as follows, and please be aware that these requirements are part of the school code law, .... 

Two letters are required: 

(1) one from the superintendent of the school district stating that the learner is no longer enrolled within the school; and 

(2) one from an employer who requires a high school equivalency for job opportunities,

OR a college or technical/trade school or university official who will accept applicants on the basis of GED test scores, 

OR a recruiting officer for persons who wish to enter a branch of the armed forces and who are required to have high school equivalency,

OR the director of a state institution for residents, patients or inmates before their anticipated release or discharge from the institution. 

The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) will send a transcript of scores to a learner who is 16 or 17 years of age; however, the actual certificate will not be sent until the learners' class has graduated unless the superintendent forwards a second letter to PDE.