Basic Requirements

• Local Diploma - 25 Credits
• Regents Diploma - 25 Credits
• Advanced Regents Diploma - 25 Credits

Minimum Requirements - Core Subjects

• English - 4 Credits
• Social Studies - 4 Credits
• Math - 3 Credits
• Science - 3 Credits
• Occupational Education Elective - 1 Credit
• Foreign Language - 1 Credit
• Art of Music - 1 Credit
• Physical Education - 2 Credits
• Health - 1/2 Credit
• Electives - 5 1/2 Credits

Local and Regents Diploma

Students must score a minimum of 55 on the following five Regents exams in order to ear a Local Diploma:

• Math A
• World History
• U.S. History
• Comprehensive English
• Science

Students must score a minimum of 65 on the same five Regents exams in order to earn a Regents Diploma.

Advanced Regents Diploma

Students may earn an Advanced Regents diploma by also passing the Math B Regents exam, a second Regents exam in Science, and one of the following: three credits of a language other than English (LOTE), five credits in Career and Technical Education (CTE), or five credits in the arts.

Please see your course selection guide for a more detailed explanation of the above.

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