Graduation Requirements

UNITS OF CREDIT
All classes

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English Language Arts - 4 credits

Social Studies - 4 credits

Mathematics - 3 credits

Science - 3 credits

Physical Education - 2 credits

Languages Other Than English - 1 credit*

Art /Musi c - 1 credit

Health - 1/2 credit

Human Development / Parenting - 1/2 credit

Keyboarding - 1/2 credit

Electives - 2 1/2 credits

TOTAL CREDITS - 22

TESTING REQUIREMENTS

Students entering 9th grade in September 2007

REGENTS DIPLOMA (5 Regents exams; Score of 65+)
Comprehensive English Regents
Global History & Geography Regents
US History & Government Regents
Mathematics Regents (1)
Science Regents (1)

ADVANCED REGENTS DIPLOMA (8 or 9 Regents exams)
Comprehensive English Regents
Global History & Geography Regents
US History & Government Regents
Mathematics Regents (2 or 3)**
Science Regents (2)
Languages Other Than English*

LOCAL DIPLOMA
Regents Exam Score of 65+ 4 Regents exams
Regents Exam Score of 55 - 64 1 Regents exams

Students entering 9th grade in September 2008 and After

REGENTS DIPLOMA (5 Regents exams; Score of 65+)
Comprehensive English Regents
Global History & Geography Regents
US History & Government Regents
Mathematics Regents (1)
Science Regents (1)

LOCAL DIPLOMA
N/A

* Students pursuing an Advanced Regents diploma must take 3 units of credit in Languages other than English. Students may substitute the 3-units of Languages Other than English with a 5-unit sequence in Career & Technical Education as follows:
1 unit - Introduction to Occupation
1 unit - Keyboarding I and II
3 units - Business or Technology or Family & Consumer Science or Vocational Education at Questar III.

**Students must take either Math A and Math B Regents exams or Algebra Regents, Geometry Regents and Trigonometry Regents. The last Math A exam will be given January 2009 and the last Math B exam will be given June 2010.

NYS Board of Regents

2009/10 CHS Course of Study Guide