Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School

Graduates in blue gowns throw their caps into the air on a grassy field.

A description of the requirements for the New York State Regents Diploma and Advanced Regents Diploma is as follows:

English: 4
Social Studies: 4
Science (2 lab sciences required): 3
Math: 3
Health: .5
Art and/or music: 1
Second Language: 1
Electives: 3.5
Physical Education :2
TOTAL: 22
English: 4
Social Studies: 4
Science (2 lab sciences required): 3
Math: 3
Health: .5
Art and/or music: 1
Second Language:3*
Electives: 1.5
Physical Education: 2
TOTAL: 22

* Students may elect to complete a 5 unit Career & Technical sequence instead of Foreign Language. See your counselor for details.
To receive a Regents diploma, students must successfully complete State examinations in Comprehensive English, Global Studies II, United States History and Government, one Math and one laboratory science with a minimum score of 65.
In order to graduate with an Advanced Regents Diploma, students need to pass the following Regents Exams with a 65 or better:
- English Language Arts Advanced Regents
- Geometry
- Algebra
- Algebra 2/Trigonometry
- Global History Regents
- U.S. History Regents
- Science Regents (2; 1 in a life science and 1 in a physical science)

Graduation Requirements