CREDITS
COURSES
EXAMS
TYPES OF DIPLOMAS
GRADE LEVEL PROMOTION
100
The number of credits students earn for passing a course that they're enrolled in all year.
What is 1 credit?
100
Students can earn college credit while enrolled in this type of course.
What is Advanced Placement?
100
Five Regents exams must be passed to graduate high school in NYS.
What is the minimum number of NYS Regents exams that you must pass for graduation?
100
A Regents diploma is obtained if a student passes all required courses and NYS Regents exams.
What is the name of the diploma that you receive if you pass all required courses as well as all required exams?
100
English 9 and Global History 9 are required in order to be promoted to 10th grade.
What are the names of the classes that you must pass to be promoted to 10th grade?
200
The number of credits earned for a course that you are enrolled in each day for a 1/2 year or every other day for a full year.
What is .5 credits?
200
Studio Art A and Studio Art B, Chorus, Band or Orchestra, or the technology course, Design & Drawing for Production meets this graduation requirement.
What is Art and/or Performing Music?
200
Common Core Algebra is the first math regents that students need to pass for graduation.
What is the first math regents that students need to pass for gradation?
200
In order to earn a Regents diploma with Advanced Designation, you must pass the following Regents: Common Core Algebra Common Core Geometry Common Core Algebra 2 Common Core English Earth Science Biology Global History U.S. History LOTE Consortium
What are the tests you must pass to earn a Regents with Advance Designation?
200
You need to earn 4 credits, in addition to passing English 9 and Global History 9, in order to be promoted to 10th grade.
What are the courses and credits that you need to be promoted to tenth grade?
300
The minimum number of credits needed to earn a NYS HS diploma.
What is 22 credits?
300
Students should enroll in Math, Science and LOTE courses throughout high school even though they do not need 4 credits in each subject area.
What are the subjects that you should continue throughout high school even though you do not need four credits in each of these subject areas?
300
Physical Education is required every year that you are enrolled in HS.
What is the course that you must take for four years and you have to change your clothes to participate?
300
Students need to attain a 85 or above in Common Core Algebra, Geometry, Algebra2 and Earth Science, Biology, Chemistry or Physics, in order to receive match and science mastery seals on their diplomas.
What three math and science exams do you need to earn an 85 or above, in order to receive math and science mastery seals on their diplomas?
300
Students who do not meet the promotion requirements will be placed in their current grade level for the upcoming year.
What happens if students do not meet the promotion requirements?
400
The number of credits students must earn in Math and Science for graduation.
What is 3 credits?
400
A 90 test average is required for students who want to earn a Regents exam with honors diploma.
What test average do you need to have on all required Regents exams for you to earn an Honors' diploma?
400
A technical endorsement is indicated on your diploma, if you successfully complete a BOCES program and required exams.
What is the name of the endorsement that you receive on your diploma, if you successfully complete a BOCES program and required exam?
400
You need ten credits to be promoted to 11th grade.
What is the number of credits that you must obtain to be considered an 11th grader?
500
The number of English and Social Studies credits that are required for graduation.
What is 4 credits?
500
Economics and Public Policy are the two Social Studies classes that students must take as 12th graders.
What are the names of the two Social Studies classes that students must take as 12th graders?
500
The names of the Science courses that ends in a Science Regents, include Earth Science, Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
What is the name of a Science course that ends in a Science Regents?
500
Students who have an Individual Education Plan can obtain a Local diploma, if they pass their required courses and NYS Regents exams, with a 55 or above.
What is the name of the diploma that students with an Individual Education Plan can earn?
500
In order to be considered a senior, you need to be able to finish all coursework by June of 12th grade.
What do you need to do to be considered a senior?
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