To graduate, students are required to have earned appropriate credits in a number of specific subjects, after which they must take and pass Regents Examinations in NYS. Most Regents exams are three hours long.
Social Studies
Global History and Geography
United States History and Government
English Language Arts: Comprehensive English
Mathematics
Integrated Algebra
Geometry
Algebra 2 and Trigonometry
Science
Earth Science/ The Physical Setting
Biology/ The Living Environment
Chemistry/ The Physical Setting
Physics/ The Physical Setting
To graduate with a Regents Diploma, students must pass on five Regents exams.
Global History and Geography
U.S. History and Government
Comprehensive English
Any one math exam (usually Integrated Algebra)
Any one science exam (usually Earth Science or Living Environment/Biology)
Structure for Regents exam
1- A multiple-choice section (Part I) of usually between 30 to 50 questions
2- A long-answer/essay section (Part II) consisting of either a selection of detailed questions for which the work must be shown (for math and physical sciences), or a set of essay topics, of which one or two must be written about in detail (for the social sciences)
Link to HS Regents exam: Elementary, Intermediate Tests and High School Regents Examinations : OSA : NYSED (nysedregents.org)
