Credit/Course Requirements For High School Graduation

 

CREDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADE PROMOTION

Students are promoted from one grade level to another only when they have achieved sufficient credits to move satisfactorily towards graduation.  Promotion is usually done at the beginning of the school year in September.

Grade 9   -          0-9   credits 

Grade 10 -        10-21 credits Ten credits for students who first enter grade 9 in or after 2004-2005 school year.

Grade 11 -       22-29  credits  -  Students must have passed 4 credits in English (excluding any skills courses, but including ESL courses),

                        4 credits in Social Studies (any 4  courses of the H1 to H8 sequence excluding electives),  (22 credits for students who first enter grade 9 in or after the 2004-2005 school  year.)

Grade 12 -       30-44 credits - Students must be able to complete all required courses by June without attending Night School or Summer School. A minimum of 28 credits – 30 credits for students who first enter grade 9 in or after the 2004-2005 school years.

 

DISCIPLINE	NUMBER OF CREDITS REQUIRED
English	8
Social Studies *	8
Math	6
Science**	6
Foreign Language	2
Art	1
Music	1
Health	1
Elective Credits	7
Physical Education***	7
Total	44CREDITS****

 

* Specified courses for the Social Studies requirement are Global History (4 credits), US History (2 credits), Government and Economics.

 

** Four of the six science credits must be Regents based and have a corresponding laboratory (Minimum of 1200 minutes)

 

*** Physical Education requirements include seven gyms which will equal four credits

 

**** The 44 credit requirement applies of entering 9^th grade students in the 2001 school year.  Prior entry dates are under the 40 credit requirement, with no credit being given to the 7 gym requirements

 

For Students Entering Grade 9 in:	9/2001 – 9/2004	9/2005	9/2006
Local Diploma	Score 55-64 on 5 Regents Exams and earn 44 credits	Pass a minimum of two exams at 65, the rest at 55	Pass a minimum of three exams at 65, the rest at 55
Regents Diploma	Score 65 or above on 5 Regents Exams and earn 44 credits	Pass all five exams with a minimum of 65	Pass all five exams with a minimum of 65
Advanced Regents Diploma	Score 65 or above on 8 Regents Exams and earn 44 credits	In addition, pass exams in a language other than English, a second science, and a second math with a minimum of 65 on each exam	In addition, pass exams in a language other than English, a second science and a second math with a minimum of 65 on each exam