Regents Diploma with Honors
Regents Diploma with Honors
Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation and Honors
Regents Diploma with Honors: To earn a Regents diploma with honors, a student needs to have an average score of 90 or higher on all Regents examinations required for the Regents diploma (no rounding up is permitted). These Regents examinations are: Comprehensive English, mathematics, science, one Social Studies and one Pathway or CDOS assessment.
Example:
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Comprehensive English |
92 |
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Mathematics |
88 |
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Science |
90 |
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US History & Government |
90 |
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Pathway (e.g. Geometry) |
90 |
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Average |
90 |
Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation with Honors: To earn a Regents diploma with advanced designation with honors, a student needs to have an average score of 90 or higher on all Regents examinations required for that advanced diploma (no rounding up is permitted). The advanced diploma requires all examinations for the Regents diploma and two additional mathematics Regents Exams and one additional science Regents Exam (one in physical science/the other in life science)
Example:
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Comprehensive English |
92 |
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Mathematics |
88 |
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Mathematics |
91 |
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Mathematics |
90 |
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Physical Science |
89 |
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Life Science |
90 |
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US History & Government |
90 |
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Global History & Geography |
90 |
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Average |
90 |
Department-Approved Alternative Examinations: Students who take Department-approved alternative examinations may earn a Regents diploma with honors or a Regents diploma with advanced designation with honors, as long as no more than two approved alternative examinations are used to qualify for either of the honors diplomas. For a list of Department-approved alternative examinations, go to http://www.p12.nysed.gov/assessment/hsgen/archive/list.pdf.
Examples:
Regents Diploma with Honors
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Comprehensive English  |
92 |
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Mathematics - Department Approved Alternative |
Acceptable Minimum Score |
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Science - Department Approved Alternative |
Acceptable Minimum Score |
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US History&Government |
89 |
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Global History&Geography |
89 |
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Average |
90 |
Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation with Honors
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Comprehensive English |
92 |
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Mathematics- Department Approved Alternative |
Acceptable Minimum Score |
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Mathematics |
91 |
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(Mathematics |
90)* |
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Physical Science |
89 |
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Life Science-Department Approved Alternative |
Acceptable Minimum Score |
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US History & Government |
90 |
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Global History&Geography |
88 |
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Average |
90 |
Transfer Students: Students who transfer to a New York State school for the first time in grades 11 or 12, and have either one or two Regents examination(s) waived, may receive a Regents diploma with honors or a Regents diploma with advanced designation with honors. The requirements to receive a high school diploma with honors remain the same, except with a fewer number of required Regents examinations and with appropriate annotations on transcripts and permanent records.