Schools like Beacon, Brooklyn Collaborative, ICE and Essex St. There are Consortium High Schools that have gotten special permission to use a “performance assessment” rather than the Regents for graduation. I would dig deeply into the repercussions of Opting Out of the Regents because of their status tied to graduation. Regents Tests are not the PS/MS ELA and Math tests, that can have little impact on next steps. They got to Physics and AP Bio just fine without it. We found that not having Living Environment had no impact on their advanced science studies. It takes some intention and advocacy, but it is doable. One of them did a double math period freshman year at Stuy (not having a math Regent DID NOT keep them from testing into Specialized HS) and the other one did an independent study in Junior year to advance to Calculus in Senior year. It meant that my mathy kids had to ‘double up’ in math to get to Calculus at Senior year. Our science and math middle school didn’t offer them. Many middle schools offer the first two Regents at 8th grade Algebra 1, and/or Living Enviroment (bio). Private colleges or public colleges or universities elsewhere don’t know or care about them. If you get an Advanced Regents Diploma with Honors (an average of 90 or more in your many academic Regents courses) you may get a couple of bucks from a SUNY or CUNY (money is money but it is not much). The Regents are not used for college placement. You need a 65 to pass and if you have a pretty solid student, their course work should prepare them to do just fine. These days for college bound kids, not so much. Not everyone would take them and students were trembling in their boots to pass. Calm down.”īack in my parents’ day (big bands and bobby socks), the Regents were a BIG deal. My own kids came to me panicked in Junior year: “We need 5 Regents to graduate!” I said, “You currently have 8 Regents. It just happens pretty naturally and many kids barely register them. Most students will graduate with a Regents or an Advanced Regents Diploma. It is the week twice a year when the tests are given and if your student doesn’t have a Regent or two to take during that period, they will have those days off. IMPORTANT: To be valedictorian or salutatorian, candidates must receive the Regents Diploma. It acknowledges the commitment of NSHS students who are prepared for college through development of their personal, academic, and social skills. “Regents Week” is a thing in high school. Nevada State High School’s Regents Diploma is the highest diploma that can be earned at NSHS. You take a Regents test, generally in high school, when you complete the course - which may be in Jan or June. They are not like AP’s or IB courses (college level high school classes). Student may also earn an Advanced Regents diploma if they pass certain additional Regents exams in math and science, as well as any NYC Language Other Than English exam.” - from the DoE website In order to graduate from high school, students must pass five Regents exams in the following subject areas: English Language Arts, a math, a science, social studies, and any additional Regents exam or another option approved by the State. Specific suggestions for portfolio content and format are available in the RBA office. A fee of $300 is charged each time (per semester) that you submit a portfolio for review.“Regents exams measure student achievement in high school-level courses.
Here are a few ways that you can earn credit: Our office staff will work directly with you to evaluate your specific needs and experience. There are several ways that work experience or credits earned from other institutions can be applied to this program.