Academics

9^th Grade		10^th Grade
Coursework		Coursework
Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring
Advisory	Advisory	Advisory	Advisory
ELA	ELA	ELA	ELA
Integrated Algebra I (Double Period)	Integrated Algebra II (Double Period)	Integrated Algebra III	Geometry I
Global History I	Global History II	Global History III	Global History IV
Living Environment	Living Environment	Chemistry/Earth Science	Chemistry/Earth Science
Phys. Ed.	Phys. Ed.	Spanish	Spanish
Business Computers	Fundamentals of Hospitality and Tourism	Phys. Ed.	Phys. Ed./Health
Regents Exams		Culinary Arts I	Culinary Arts II
Fall	Spring	Regents Exams
	Living Environment	Fall	Spring
		Integrated Algebra	Global History
		English Language Arts	Chemistry/Earth Science

11^th Grade		12^th Grade
Coursework		Coursework
Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring
Advisory	Advisory	Advisory	Advisory
ELA	ELA	ELA	ELA
Geometry II	Geometry III	Algebra 3/Trig.	Algebra 3/Trig
US History I	US History II	Participation in Government	Economics
Chemistry/Earth Science	Chemistry/Earth Science	Phys. Ed./Health	Phys. Ed./Health
Spanish	Spanish	Lodging & Management III	Lodging & Management IV
Phys. Ed.	Phys. Ed./Health	Art	Art
Lodging & Management I	Lodging & Management II
Exams		Exams
Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring
	US History & Govt.		Algebra 3/Trig.
	Geometry	By this time, all of your regents exams should have been taken and passed. However, if you have taken and failed any of the five required regents exams with a grade below 65, you will take that exam again until you earn a passing grade.
	Chemistry/Earth Science

New York State Diploma Requirements

NYS Diploma Requirements
		Entering 9^th Grade Students September 2006			Entering 9^th Grade Students September 2007			Entering 9^th Grade Students on or after September 2008
COURSES		Local	Regents	Advanced	Local	Regents	Advanced	Regents	Advanced
	English	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
	Social Studies	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
	Mathematics	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
	Science	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
	Health	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
	Music/Art	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
	Second Language	2	2	6	2	2	6	2	6
	Physical Education Courses	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
	Sequence Courses/Electives	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
	TOTAL REQUIRED (minimum)	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44
REGENTS EXAMINATIONS	Comprehensive English	55-64**	65+	65+	55-64***	65+	65+	65+	65+
	Mathematics	55-64**	65+	65+	55-64***	65+	65+	65+	65+
	Mathematics (2^nd)			65+			65+		65+
	Global History & Geography	55-64**	65+	65+	55-64***	65+	65+	65+	65+
	U.S. History & Govt.	55-64**	65+	65+	55-64***	65+	65+	65+	65+
	Science	55-64**	65+	65+	55-64***	65+	65+	65+	65+
	Science (2^nd)			65+			65+		65+
	Language other than English			65+			65+		65+
** Students entering the 9th grade in 2006 must pass 3 out of 5 Regents with a 65 or above to receive a local diploma.
*** Students entering the 9th grade in 2007 must pass 4 out of 5 Regents to receive a local diploma.
Students entering the 9th grade in September 2008 or after must pass all 5 required Regents with a 65 or above to receive a diploma.

New York State Regents Exams

ENGLISH (ELA): The English Regents is a two-day, four-part, six-hour exam that requires students to write essay responses to a speech, a text related graphic, literary texts and an interpretive statement. The exam will also have multiple choice questions worth 25%. Students usually take this Regents Exam in the 11^th grade.

MATH A: The Mathematics A Regents Exam covers two years of course work and includes algebra, geometry, basic probability and statistics. An advanced Mathematics B Regents Exam is offered for students wanting to achieve still higher standards. Students usually take this Regents Exam in the 11^th grade. BE AWARE – ALGEBRA IS COMING BACK.

SCIENCE: Students must pass one of the Regents Exams in science: Living Environment (Biology), Earth Science, Chemistry, or Physics. In order to qualify for an “Advanced Regents Diploma,” students must pass two science regents exams with a 65 or higher.

SOCIAL STUDIES 2 Regents Exams

® Global History: Includes multiple choice, document-based questions, and two essays.

® U.S. History: Include multiple-choice, Document Based Questions, and two essays

LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH: There are six Regents Exams offered in Languages other than English. They are: French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Latin and Spanish. Currently, students are not required to take a regents exam in a language other than English. However, in order to qualify for the “Advanced Regents Diploma,” students must take and pass one regents exam in a language other than English with a grade of 65 or higher.

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