Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation with Honors
To earn a Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation with Honors, a student needs to have a computed average score of 90 or higher on all Regents examinations required for the Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation (no rounding up is permitted).
The examination requirements include a passing score on the following Regents exams or Department Approved Alternatives:
- English Language Arts (ELA)
- three mathematics
- two science (one life science, one physical science)
- one social studies
- one pathway assessment or CDOS
Students who substitute more than 2 Department Approved Alternatives for these required Regents exams are not eligible for the honors endorsement.
In instances where students received exemptions from Regents Examinations, the calculation for the honors endorsement will be dependent upon the number of scored Regents Examinations the student has.
- Students with a minimum of three scored Regents Examinations applicable to the diploma
- In instances where students have at least three scored Regents Examinations to be included in the assessments required for the diploma type, exemptions due to COVID-19 would be removed from the calculation. If the computed average of the Regents Examination scores required for the diploma (not including exemptions) equals 90 or above, the student earned the honors endorsement.
- Students with fewer than three scored Regents Examinations applicable to the diploma
- The student’s final course grade for each exempted Regents Examination will be substituted in the calculation for honors. If the computed average of the scored Regents Examinations and the final course grades for courses for which exemptions were granted equals 90 or above, the student earned the honors endorsement.
Note: Additional information regarding the honors endorsement and Regents exam exemptions can be referenced in questions 44-46 of the Frequently Asked Questions Related to the June 2021 and August 2021 Exemptions from Diploma Requirements.
Example 1:
| English Language Arts (ELA) | 70 |
| Algebra I | 100 |
| Geometry | 98 |
| Algebra II | 100 |
| Earth Science | 97 |
| Living Environment | 97 |
| US History & Government | 68 |
| AP Calculus AB Exam | 4 |
| Average | 90 |
This student earned a Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation with Honors. The student's computed average equals 90 (70 + 100 + 98 + 100 + 97 + 97 + 68 = 630/7 = 90). The student chose the STEM (Mathematics) Pathway Combination; therefore, the average is based only on the 7 Regents exam scores.
Example 2:
| English Language Arts (ELA) | 98 |
| Algebra I | 75 |
| Geometry | 79 |
| Algebra II | 81 |
| Living Environment | 100 |
| Chemistry | 100 |
| US History & Government | 98 |
| CDOS | n/a |
| Average | 90.14 |
This student earned a Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation with Honors. The student's computed average equals 90.14 (98 + 75 + 79 + 81 + 100 + 100 + 98 = 631/7 = 90.14). The student chose the Pathway Combination (other than STEM, specifically CDOS); therefore, the average is based only on the 7 Regents exam scores.
Example 3:
| English Language Arts (ELA) | 73 |
| Algebra I | 98 |
| Geometry | 67 |
| Algebra II | 96 |
| Living Environment | 100 |
| Physics | 100 |
| Global History & Geography | 98 |
| US History & Government | 98 |
| Average | 91.25 |
This student earned a Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation with Honors. The student's computed average equals 91.25 (73 + 98 + 67 + 96 + 100 + 100 + 98 + 98 = 730/8 = 91.25). The student chose the Traditional Pathway; therefore, the average is based on all 8 Regents exam scores.
Example 4 (with exemptions):
| English Language Arts (ELA) | E |
| Algebra I | 92 |
| Geometry | 94 |
|
Algebra II Final Course Grade: 98 |
E |
| Living Environment | 90 |
| Earth Science | 89 |
|
Chemistry Final Course Grade: 95 |
E |
| Global Studies and Geography | 98 |
| Average | 92.6 |
Since the student has at least three scored Regents examinations applicable to the diploma type, the exemptions are removed from the calculation for the honors endorsement. With the exemptions removed from the calculation, the student's computed average equals 92.6 ((92 + 94 + 90 + 89 + 98) ÷ 5). Since the computed average of the Regents Examination scores required for the diploma type equals 90 or above, the student earned the honors endorsement. The student’s final course grades are not considered in this case, since the student has at least three scored Regents examinations applicable to the diploma type. Note: In instances where students have more earned scores and/or exemptions than are required for the diploma type, the most beneficial combination may be used.
Transfer Students: In order to earn the advanced designation, students must pass two science Regents examinations or Department Approved Alternatives (one life science, one physical science). Therefore students who transfer to a New York State high school for the first time in grades 11 or 12 and wish to earn the Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation with Honors, may only waive the Global History and Geography Regents exam. Students who waive two exams due to transfer status may earn a Regents Diploma 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.