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Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements

Regents Diploma
English: 4

Social Studies: 4

Math: 3(a)

Science: 3(a)

Foreign Language: 1

The Arts: 1(c)

Health: .5

Physical Education: 2

Sequence/Electives: 3.5

Total: 22

Advanced Regents Diploma
English: 4

Social Studies: 4

Math: 3(a)

Science: 3(a)

Foreign Language: (b)

The Arts: 1(c)

Health: .5

Physical Education: 2

Sequence/Electives: 4.5(b)

Total: 22

(a) Students may meet the learning standards in technology either through a course in technology education or through an integrated course combining technology with mathematics. A commencement-level course in technology education may be used as the third unit of credit in science or mathematics, but not both.

(b) To earn the advanced designation, the student must complete one of the following:

  1. A language other than English (total of 3 credits)
  2. Career and technology education (5 credits), plus one credit in a foreign language.
  3. The Arts (5 credits), plus one credit in foreign language.

(c) The Arts include dance, music, theater and visual arts.(d) Only those students completing a sequence of not less than 5 units of credit in career and technology education or the arts may substitute another 3-unit sequence in place of the 3 units in a foreign language.