Diploma Requirements

A student must fulfill all diploma and test requirements to receive a diploma.

Requirements begin when a student enters grade 9. Students from Schenectady High School may earn a Regents or Advanced Regents Diploma.

Students who are pursuing an IB program may earn an IB Diploma.

Students who receive a Regents or Advanced Regents Diploma are awarded a seal affixed to their diploma.

Students may also receive endorsement recognition for areas of study.

Art/Music/DDP can be fulfilled by Studio Art, Choir, Band, Orchestra, Piano, Music In Our Lives, Music Theory, Intro to Dance, Intro to Theatre, Design & Drawing for Production, Customs, Clothing and Textiles, Housing and the Environment, and/or Drumming.

** To earn the advanced designation, the student must complete one of the following:

A language other than English (total of three credits)

Career and Technical Education (five credits) plus one credit in a language other than English; Career and Technical Education includes Business, Family and Consumer Sciences and Technology programs

The arts (five credits) plus one credit in a language other than English.

The Local Diploma is available for students with disabilities who pass the required Regents exam.