Credits
How many total credits do you need to earn a high school diploma?
What is 44 credits?
How many Regents exams must you generally pass to earn a Regents diploma?
What are 5 Regents exams?
How many credits of science are required for graduation?
What are 6 credits?
Which person at school should you speak with if you are unsure whether you are on track to graduate?
Who is your College and Career Counselor/guidance counselor?
College and Career: Rambalde
School Counselor: Ms. Hayley
What document should you review to see how many credits you have earned?
What is your high school transcript?
How many credits of English are required for graduation?
What are 8 credits?
Name the five areas represented in the five required Regents exams.
ELA, Math, Social Studies, Science, and an additional Regents exam or approved alternative.
How many credits of Physical Education are required?
What are 4 credits?
True or False: Passing your classes is enough to graduate. You do not have to worry about Regents exams.
False! Graduation requires both the required course credits and exams.
What should you do if you are unsure whether you have passed a required Regents exam?
Check your transcript and speak with your counselor. Regents results appear on the student's transcript and NYC Schools Account.
You need 6 credits of math to graduate. At least how many of those credits must be in math beyond Algebra I?
What are 2 credits?
What score do you generally need on a Regents exam to meet the requirement for a Regents diploma?
What is a 65?
How many credits of Health are required?
What is 1 credit?
A student has 44 credits but has only passed three of the required Regents exams. Are they ready to graduate with a Regents diploma?
No. They also need to meet the required examination requirements.
You are missing a required graduation course. Who should you speak with before scheduling your senior-year classes?
Who is your College and Career Counselor/guidance counselor?
Name the four social studies courses that make up the required 8 social studies credits.
What are Global History (4), U.S. History (2), Civic Capstone/Government (1), and Economics (1)?
You passed Algebra I with a 78. Do you automatically need to pass Geometry AND Algebra II to earn a regular Regents diploma?
No. For a Regents diploma, the math requirement can be met with one math Regents, while the credit requirements still include 6 math credits, including advanced math.
How many credits of Arts are required?
What are 2 credits?
Your transcript says you attempted 1 credit but earned 0 credits. What does that mean?
You did not earn the credit for that course, generally because you did not pass it.
How many letters of recommendations will you need for college?
You have 42 credits but have passed all five required Regents exams. Can you graduate?
No. You still need to earn the required 44 credits.
This diploma requires additional Regents exams in math, science, and World Languages compared with a Regents diploma.
What is an Advanced Regents Diploma?
You are a junior and notice that you have only 2 science credits. Why should you talk to your counselor now rather than waiting until senior year?
Because you need 6 science credits to graduate, including the required distribution of life and physical science credits.
A student says, "I'm a junior, so I'll just check my credits senior year." Why is this a bad strategy?
Because discovering missing credits or Regents requirements during senior year can leave limited time to correct the problem. Junior year is the time to audit your transcript and create a graduation plan.
How many credits do you need to be an official Senior next year?
What is 30 credits?