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Student
Requirements in an Approved Career and Technical Education Program
School districts
and BOCES must require students who pursue a career and technical
education program to:
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Pass five required Regents
examinations or alternatives approved by the State Assessment
Panel;
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Complete a minimum of 22 units
of credit;
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Complete a minimum of 14.5 units
of credit in academic core requirements*; and
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Complete a maximum of one unit
of credit in English, mathematics, science, economics, and
government through either a full integrated program with
documentation of academic core requirements, specialized career
and technical education courses, or a combination of the two
approaches (see Modified Graduation Requirements for CTE Chart).
Additional units of
credit in second languages (or alternative credits) must be
completed for students pursuing a Regents diploma with advanced
designation.
*Students enrolled
in an approved CTE program may complete a maximum of one unit of
credit in each of the four required core academic subject areas
of English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies
through CTE specialized courses and/or CTE integrated courses.
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NYS Diploma Requirements A
NYS Diploma Requirements B
NYS Diploma Requirements C |
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| Course |
Regents Diploma
Units of Credit |
Regents Diploma
with
Advanced Designation
Units of Credit |
| English |
4 |
4 |
| Social Studies
(a) |
4 |
4 |
| Mathematics |
3(b) |
3(b) |
| Science |
3(b) |
3(b) |
| Health |
0.5 |
0.5 |
| The Arts (c) |
1 |
1 |
| Languages Other
than English (LOTE) |
1 |
3(d) |
| Physical
Education (e) |
2 |
2 |
| Sequences and/or
Electives |
3.5 |
1.5(d) |
| Total Required
(minimum) |
22 |
22 |
- Four credits required, including one unit in United States history and government and one-half unit each in participation in government and economics
- Students may meet the learning standards in technology, either through a course in technology education or through an integrated course combining technology with mathematics and/or science. A commencement level course in technology education may be used as the third unit of credit in science or mathematics, but not both.
- The arts are defined as dance, music, theater, and visual arts.
- To earn the advanced designation, the student must complete a Regents sequence in one of the following:
- A language other than English (three units)
- CTE (five credits)
- The arts (five credits)
- Students are required to have two units of credit in physical education for graduation.
For students with disabilities who first enter grade nine from the 2001-02 school year through the 2009-10 school year and who do not pass one or more required Regents examinations for graduation but pass Regents Competency Tests or Department approved alternatives in those subjects, a local diploma may be issued by the local school district. This provision shall apply only to:
- Students with disabilities identified through a Committee on Special Education (CSE). Specific language regarding the availability of the safety net does not have to be indicated on the student's Individualized Education Program (IEP).
- Students with disabilities identified through the Section 504 Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) if recommended and documented by the MDT on the student's Accommodation Plan.
- Students with disabilities declassified while in grades 8-12 if recommended and documented by the CSE on the student's IEP.
Unit of Credit
A student entering grade nine in 2001 and thereafter must complete 22 prescribed units of credit to receive a Regents diploma or a Regents diploma with advanced designation. A unit of credit requires:
“…the mastery of the learning standards set forth in a New York State-developed
or locally developed syllabus for a given high school subject, after a student has
the opportunity to complete a unit of study in the given subject matter area…"
[C.R.R.100.1(1)(b)(1)]
Alternatives to Earning a Unit of Credit
A student may earn a unit of credit without completing the unit of study by acquiring a passing score of at least 85 percent or its equivalent on a Department-approved examination and by successfully completing either an oral examination or a special project. This is commonly referred to as "challenging the exam" and is limited to the acquisition of six and one-half units of credit.
A unit of credit may be earned by a CTE work-based learning experience that provides a minimum of 300 on-job-site hours with appropriate in-school experience. The course of study must incorporate commencement level State Learning Standards for the subject in which credit is given.
Unit of Study
As defined in Commissioner’s Regulations, a unit of study:
“…means at least 180 minutes of instruction per week throughout the
school year, or the equivalent.” [C.R.R.100.1(1)(a)]
A unit of study may be completed over a shorter or longer period of time than a full school year, provided the requirement of 108 hours of instruction (180 minutes a week X 36 weeks) is met.
Most, but not all, units of study are converted by the school district into the units of credit required for high school graduation. The distinction between a unit of study and a unit of credit is important in CTE programs because a unit of study may be used to meet more than one distribution requirement. Examples of courses for which such application may occur include:
- CTE specialized courses
- CTE integrated courses and CTE specialized courses offered within an approved CTE program
- CTE courses designated by Department policy as equivalents for other subject area courses (e.g., business communications for the grade 12 English language arts requirement, clothing and textile, and housing and environment for the art requirement, etc.)
One unit of study may be converted into one unit of credit. Depending on the unit of study, there may be flexibility as to which sequence the unit of credit is applied.
Design and Drawing for Production is an example of the flexibility. Upon successful completion, this unit of study is converted to a unit of credit. The credit may be applied to either the technology education requirement or the art/music requirement.
It may not be applied to both. It will count as one of the 22 units of credit required for graduation.
Career and Technical Education Specialized Courses
Specialized courses are defined in Commissioner's Regulations:
“…after passing the required New York State assessment or approved alternative in mathematics, science, and English language arts, the remaining units of credit required in that discipline may be in specialized courses. A specialized course is a course that meets the requirements of a unit of credit as defined in section 100.1(a) of this Part and the New York State commencement learning standards as established by the commissioner. A specialized course develops the subject in greater depth and/or breadth and/or may be interdisciplinary. Successful completion of one unit of study in an interdisciplinary specialized course may be awarded only one unit of credit but may be used to meet the distribution requirements in more than one subject. In a public high school, an interdisciplinary specialized course shall be taught by a teacher certified in at least one of the subjects.” [C.R.R.100.5(b)(7)(iv)]
CTE Specialized Courses in the Core Academic Areas
The CTE specialized courses provide school districts and BOCES with multiple pathways where students may meet required academic credits in mathematics, English language arts, science and social studies. In the area of social studies, specific requirements must be met. These requirements include a half unit of credit in economics and a half unit of credit in participation in government or "their equivalent" as defined by the chief local administrator or his or her designee.
Additional Information about CTE Specialized Courses
- All students may use specialized CTE courses to meet graduation requirements.
- Academic credit for CTE specialized courses is contingent upon passing the related core academic subject Regents examination.
- Students may be enrolled in CTE specialized courses concurrent with enrollment in a Regents examination preparatory course.
- A CTE specialized course is based on achievement of the commencement level core academic State learning standards and the Career Development and Occupational Studies Learning Standards (generally, Standard 3b).
- Successful completion of a CTE specialized course may be used as a unit of credit in a core academic subject and also as a unit of study to meet CTE sequence/program requirements.
- In approved CTE programs, CTE specialized courses may be used in combination
with CTE integrated courses to meet program and diploma requirements.
- A CTE specialized course should be co-developed by a teacher certified in the career and technical education subject and a teacher certified in the core academic subject area addressed in the CTE specialized course.
- CTE specialized courses must be taught by a teacher certified in the career and
technical education subject or a teacher certified in the academic subject area contained in the CTE specialized course, or the course may be co-taught by appropriately certified CTE teachers and academic subject teachers.
Career and Technical Education Integrated Courses
Integrated CTE courses were introduced when the Regents approved the Career and Technical Education Policy of 2001. They are defined in Commissioner’s Regulations as:
"An integrated career and technical education course shall mean a course that combines career and technical education and academic commencement level learning standards and may be jointly developed by an academic subject teacher and/or a career and technical education teacher. Successful completion of one unit of study in an integrated career and technical education course may be awarded only one unit of credit but may be used to meet the distribution requirements in more than one subject. For students who have not successfully completed the Regents examination(s) in the academic subject areas, the course(s) must be taught by a teacher certified in that subject." [C.R.R.100.5(d)(6)(I)(a)]
Additional Information about CTE Integrated Courses
- CTE integrated courses may only be used as a core academic subject credit by students enrolled in an approved CTE program.
- CTE integrated courses apply only to the four core academic subjects and do not apply to other graduation requirements such as art/music, health, etc.
- CTE integrated courses must be co-developed by a CTE subject teacher and an academic teacher of the core academic area integrated into the course.
- Co-teaching a CTE integrated course by a CTE teacher and core academic teacher is encouraged and adds to the strength of the instructional delivery.
- Students who have not yet passed the related core academic Regents examination may be enrolled in a CTE integrated course if the student is also concurrently enrolled in a core academic course in preparation for the Regents examination that is taught by a teacher certified in the core academic subject.
- A CTE integrated course may be applied to a maximum of one unit of core academic credit in each of the four core academic areas and, at the same time, be used to meet a CTE distribution (CTE sequence/program) requirement in an approved CTE program.
- In completing the process leading to CTE program approval, school districts/BOCES must include the New York State Career Development and Occupational Studies (CDOS) Learning Standards and the learning standards for the core academic areas (at the “commencement level”) in the CTE integrated course within the required curriculum crosswalk.
Additional Courses for Academic Credit
Students pursuing an approved program in career and technical education have the option of using specified CTE courses to meet certain diploma requirements in general education.
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| General Education Requirement
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Appropriate CTE Alternative
Course |
| Fourth unit of English Language
Arts |
Business Communications |
| Social Studies (one-half unit in
Participation in Government) |
Student Leadership Organization
Activities |
| Health |
Health Occupations Core |
| Art |
Design and Drawing for Production (DDP) |
| Art |
Clothing and Textile Core |
| Art |
Housing and Environment Core |
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Additional Information About Types of Diplomas
A local school district may award a student a Regents diploma with honors or a Regents diploma with advanced designation with honors. To earn honors, a student shall achieve an average of 90 percent in all Regents examinations, or their equivalent required for the diploma. Each Regents examination score carries a weight of one and such score shall not be multiplied by the number of units of study being examined. Averages below 90 percent shall not be rounded upward to 90 percent.
Earning a Regents or local high school diploma shall be deemed to be equivalent to receipt of a high school diploma pursuant to Education Law section 3202(1) and shall terminate a student's entitlement to a free public education pursuant to such statute. Earning a high school equivalency diploma or an Individualized Education Program Diploma shall not be deemed to be equivalent to receipt of a high school diploma pursuant to Education Law section 3202(1) and shall not terminate a student's entitlement to a free public education pursuant to such statute.
Regents Diploma
Students first entering grade nine in 2001 and thereafter shall meet the commencement level New York State learning standards by successfully completing twenty-two units of credit and five New York State assessments as described:
- English, four units of credit, and the Regents comprehensive examination in English or an approved alternative
- Social studies, four units of credit and the Regents examination in United States history and government or an approved alternative and the Regents examination in global studies history and geography or an approved alternative
- Mathematics, three units of credit and the Regents examinations in Math A or an approved alternative
- Science, three units of credit and any one of the Regents examinations in science or an approved alternative
After passing the required New York State assessment or approved alternative in mathematics, science, social studies, and English language arts, the remaining units of credit required in the core academic areas may be met through CTE specialized courses.
A Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation
A Regents diploma with advanced designation is awarded to students who meet additional requirements:
- one additional Regents examination in mathematics, for a total of two, as determined by the Commissioner or approved alternatives;
- one additional Regents examination in science, for a total of two, with at least one in life science and at least one in physical science;
- two additional units in language other than English, for a total of three units, and the Regents comprehensive assessment in that language; and
- students completing a five unit sequence in CTE or a five unit sequence in the arts are not required to complete the additional two units of the language other than English. They must still meet the requirements for the total number of units of credit.
Career and Technical Education Substitution for Foreign Language
To earn a Regents diploma with an advanced designation a student must complete an additional two units in a language other than English (a total of three units) and must pass the Regents comprehensive examination in that language. Students completing a five-unit sequence in CTE or the arts (visual arts, music, dance, and theatre) are not required to complete the additional two units of the language other than English to receive advanced designation. However, they must meet the requirements for the total number of units of credit. For information concerning language other than English, including American Sign Language, go to
www.emsc.nysed.gov/deputy/documents/corecurr.html
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