Answer:

ged

Answer	Crossword Clue
GED	H.S. returnee's certificate
GED	Dropout's deg.
GED	H.S. dropout's alternative

GED	H.S. dropout's option
GED	Dropout's 2nd chance
GED	H.S. dropout's second chance
GED	H.S. dropout's vindication, maybe
GED	H.S. proficiency test
GED	Dropout's cert.
GED	Dropout's goal, perhaps: Abbr.
GED	Dropout's doc.

GED	Goal for a H.S. dropout
GED	H.S. dropout's goal
GED	H.S. equivalency exam
GED	H.S. equivalency test
GED	H.S. dropout's test
GED	H.S. dropout's exam
GED	H.S. dropout's document
GED	A H.S. dropout might earn one

GED	H.S. dropout's document, perhaps
GED	Post-H.S. sheepskin
GED	Alternative for a HS dropout
GED	An H.S. dropout may earn one
GED	Alternative for a H.S. dropout
GED	Cert. earned by Paris Hilton
GED	High sch. dropout's option
GED	H.S. diploma substitute

GED	HS dropout's alternative
GED	Night schooler's award: Abbr.
GED	HS proficiency test
GED	Program created for returning WWII vets
GED	A H.S. dropout may eventually earn one
GED	Certificate that might be earned by a H.S. dropout
GED	A H.S. dropout may earn one
GED	Community college prereq, maybe

GED	Coll. prereq, perhaps
GED	H.S. dropout's goal, maybe
GED	The pike: Scot.
GED	Scottish pike
GED	Dropout's degree: Abbr.