In California, students age 16 and older and adults who pass the CHSPE receive the legal equivalent of a high school diploma, which qualifies them in their pursuit of a higher education. This updated manual introduces test takers to the CHSPE with: A Self-Assessment Test with explained answers to help them assess their strengths and weakness A Basics of Writing Review, with advice on developing essay writing skills, and a review of grammar and usage A Basics of Reading Review, with coaching in interpreting and understanding different types of reading material A Basic of Math Review, covering arithmetic, algebra, basic graphs, measures, geometry, interpreting data and statistics, and probability Two full length model CHSPE tests with answer keys and answer explanations