Graduation Requirements
New York State Graduation Requirement Video
NYS GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
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Subject Area
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Required credits & specific courses
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NYS Exam requirements for Regents Diploma
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NYS Exam requirements for Advanced Regents Diploma
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English
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4 credits
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English Language Arts (Common Core)
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English Language Arts (Common Core)
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Social Studies
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4 credits
Global History I (9)
Global History II (10)
US History & Govt. (11)
Participation in Govt. (12)
Economics (12)
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Global History
&
US History& Government
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Global History
&
US History
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Math
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3 credits
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Algebra C/C or Geometry C/C or Alg 2 C/C
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Algebra AND GeometryAND Alg 2 C/C
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Science
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3 credits
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One Regents Science
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One Science Regents
AND
One other Regents Science
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Language other than English
(LOTE)
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1 credit
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Advanced Regents diploma = 3 credits*
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The Arts
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1 credit
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Health
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½ credit
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Physical Eduation
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2 credits
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Electives
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3.5 credits
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22 credits total required to graduate
& 100 hours of community service
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Minimum passing score on Regents exam is 65
Minimum passing course average is 65
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To earn either a Regents or Advanced Regents diploma with Honors designation, a student must achieve an average of 90% on the Regents exams required for the diploma
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*ALTERNATIVE SEQUENCE - Students pursuing an Advanced Regents diploma may choose to complete 1 credit of Foreign Language and a 5 credit sequence in one of these areas [Art, Music, Business, Technology, or Career & Technical Education (BOCES)] as an alternative to the Foreign Language requirement of 3 credits.
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