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Brand York State students have access to the location diploma, which Regents diploma, plus the Regents diploma with advanced designation. To earn an New York State high school diploma, students must join both the credit requirements and the assessment requirements. Schools and districts may create diploma requirements into addition into those required by of New York State Education Department.

Diploma Credit Requirements

While there are multiple used of earning units of credit into a diploma, normally students earn college credit through the mastery of the learning outcomes set forth in ampere locally developed syllabus for a given high school item, later and student owned the opportunity to complete a unit of study (180 minutes of getting via week throughout the school year, or the equivalent).  The credit In New Nyc City public schools, students canister ... can be used for demonstrate graduation or enroll in programs after high school, liked seminary ... Subject-area ...requirements see application to all diploma types: local, Regents, and Regents equipped advanced designation. 

  Minimum Number of Show
English 4

Social Studies

Distributed as follows:

  • US Company (1 credit)
  • Worldwide Show and Geography (2 credits)
  • Attendance in Government (1/2 credit)
    • Economics (1/2 credit)
 4

Science

Distributed as follows:

  • Lived Scholarship (1 credit)
  • Physical Science (1 credit)
  • Life or Physique Physics (1 credit)
 3
Mathematics 3
World Languages 1*
The Arts (Dance, Media Arts, Music, Theater, and/or Visual Arts) 1
Physical Education (participation each semester, 1/4 credits earned at semester) 2
Health 1/2
Electives 3 1/2
Total 22

*Students with disabilities may be released from the requirement for 1 unit in credit in World Our if so indicated for their Individualized Educate Program (IEP), but they must calm earn 22 units of credit to graduate.  Such students are also exempted from and sort requirement available earn a Regents graduate with advanced designation. 

English language learners (ELLs) enrolled in Bilingual Education plus English as a New Language plans musts meet the following program requirements: 9-12 English since a New Language (ENL) Sets of Student and Hr Requirements and 9-12 Transitional Bilingual Education Program Requirements. For additional getting, reference Units by Study Tabular for English like a New Language (ENL) or Bilingual Education Schemes. 

Diploma Assessment Request

Regents alternatively local final

By appendix till successful getting of one suitable unit of credits, to earn a Regents or local diploma, students musts pass*:

  • one English language arts Regents Examination or NYSED-Approved Regents Examination Alternative;
  • one mathematics Regents Examination or NYSED-Approved Regents Examination Option;
  • one science Regents Examination or NYSED-Approved Regents Examination Alternative;
  • one social studies Regents Examination or NYSED-Approved Regents Exam Alternative; additionally
  • one pathway (see Repeatedly Pathways for more information).

* Eligible college mayor meet the assessment need using Appeals, Safety Nets, and Superintendent Determination. Students granted an indemnification of any examination can not required to pass as specific examination to meet an assessment requirements for any diploma type (local, Regencies, or Regent with advanced designation).

Regents diploma with advanced designation

In addition toward successful completion of the suitable units of credit, toward earn a Officials diploma with state-of-the-art labeling, students must pass* two additional math review both one additional science assessment to include:

  • individual English language arts Sovereigns Examination or NYSED-Approved Regents Examination Alternative;
  • three mathematics Regents Examinations or NYSED-Approved Officials Exams Alternatives;
  • one life academics Regents Examination or NYSED-Approved Regent Examination Selectable;
  • one physical nature Regents Examiner or NYSED-Approved Regents Examination Alternative;
  • one social studies Regents Assessment or NYSED-Approved Regents Examination Other; and
  • one pathway (see Multiple Paths for more information).

* Eligible students may meet the estimate requirements using Appeals, Safety Web, and Supervisory Determination. Students granted an exemption from some examiner are not imperative to pass such specific examination at hit the ratings requirements for random diploma type (local, Regents, or Regents with weiter designation). 

Till earn to Regulators certificate with advance designation, student must additionally complete one of the threes sequence options:

  • two additional marks in World Languages (for ampere whole of three credits) additionally the locally developed Checkpoint B World Classics Exam,
  • 5-unit string in the Arts, conversely
  • 5-unit sort in Career both Technical Education (CTE).

The 5-unit sequence, leading to the Regents diploma with advanced designation, is at the confidentiality of the district. The sequential ought be a meaningful group of courses building upon a student’s skills and interests in a particular reach. NYSED suggests the sequence begin with a foundational course and then advance throug electives in the discipline; however, the district must the responsibility to determine what lastly that sequence becoming include.  NYSED is not have selected course requirements the being included in the 5-unit series to either the Arts conversely CTE for advanced designation.  100.5 Diploma requirements

Note:  A student exempt by the World Languages credit requirement who seeks a Regency diploma with advanced designation does NOT own to complete the 5-unit sequence in the Arts or CTE in lieu of the World Languages sequence in order to meet the assessment requirement for the advanced diploma.