DIPLOMA
There are 2 kinds of diplomas a student can earn by graduation: a regents’ diploma and an advanced regents’ diploma. A regents’ diploma can be earned by completing the core classes and passing the English, US History, Algebra, Biology, and Earth Science regents, which are mandatory by the New York State (NYS). An advanced regents’ diploma is earned after taking and passing more than one regents’ examination given by the NYS. For example: instead of only taking an Algebra regents test, a student must also take a Trigonometry regents test and pass it.
Regents are tests that NYS mandates students in high school to complete in order to graduate.
Every graduate must earn 22 high school credits, which means completing 22 classes with a 65 or better grade.
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