Welcome to the Watkins Glen High School

Guidance Office Page

 

School Counselor: Mrs. Nancy Loughlin

Secretary: Mrs. Tracie McIlroy

Phone: 535-3221

 

On this page, you will find the following:

Graduation Requirements

Tests and score requirements

 

 

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

(Enter Grade 9 in 2001-06)

 

 

REGENTS DIPLOMA

                            

Required Courses                           Credits                   Required Exams (score of 65 or above)

English                                      4                      English Comprehensive

Social Studies                                       4                      Regents Math A                      

Math (a)                                               3                      Regents Global History & Geography

Science (a)                                           3                      Regents US History     

LOTE                                                  1                      Regents Science

Art/Music                                             1                      LOTE (d)        

Health                                                  .5                    

Physical Education                                2                     

Sequence/Electives/Parenting    3.5                  

Total                                                   22

 

 

ADVANCED REGENTS DIPLOMA

                                   

Required Courses                           Credits                   Required Exams (score 65 or above)

English                                      4                      English Comprehensive

Social Studies                                       4                      Regents Math A and Math B

Math (a)                                               3                      Regents Global History & Geography

Science (a)                                           3                      Regents US History & Government      

LOTE  (c)                                                                    2 Regents Science                   

Art/Music                                             1                      Regents LOTE (b)       

Health                                                  .5                    

Physical Education                                2

Sequence/Electives/Parenting                4.5

Total                                                   22

 

 

LOCAL DIPLOMA 

(Enter Grade 9 in 2001-04)

                                               

Required Courses                           Credits                   Required Exams (score of 55 or above)

English                                      4                      English Comprehensive

Social Studies                                       4                      Regents Math A

Math (a)                                               3                      Regents Global History & Geography

Science (a)                                           3                      Regents US History     

LOTE                                                  1                      Regents Science

Art/Music                                             1                      LOTE (d)

Health                                                  .5                    

Physical Education                                2                     

Sequence/Electives/Parenting    3.5                  

Total                                                   22

 

LOCAL DIPLOMA 

(Enter Grade 9 in 2005)

                                               

Required Courses                           Credits                   Required Exams

English                                      4                      At least 2 exams with a score of 65 or above

Social Studies                                       4                      and ALL scores at 55 or above.

Math (a)                                               3                      English Comprehensive

Science (a)                                           3                      Regents Math A          

LOTE                                                  1                      Regents Global History & Geography

Art/Music                                             1                      Regents US History

Health                                                  .5                     Regents Science

Physical Education                                2                      LOTE ( d)

Sequence/Electives/Parenting    3.5                  

Total                                                   22

 

LOCAL DIPLOMA 

(Enter Grade 9 in 2006)

                                               

Required Courses                           Credits                   Required Exams

English                                      4                      At least 3 exams with a score of 65 or above

Social Studies                                       4                      and ALL scores at 55 or above.

Math (a)                                               3                      English Comprehensive

Science (a)                                           3                      Regents Math A          

LOTE                                                  1                      Regents Global History & Geography

Art/Music                                             1                      Regents US History

Health                                                  .5                     Regents Science

Physical Education                                2                      LOTE (d)

Sequence/Electives/Parenting    3.5                  

Total                                                   22

 

Over

(a)    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.

(b)    Students taking a sequence of not less than 5 units of credit in career and technical education (CTE) or the arts may substitute another 3-unit or 5-unit sequence in place of the 3 units in a language other than English (LOTE).

(c)    To earn the advanced designation, the student must complete one of the following:

1.                  A language other than English (3 credits)

2.                  CTE (5 credits)

3.                  The Arts (5 credits)

(d)  Students who complete Checkpoint A and two units of study in a single language other than English no later than the end of grade 8 must pass the second language proficiency examination in order to earn one unit of credit toward their high school diploma.

 

 

NYS Testing Requirements for Graduation

Class of 2011

(Entering 9th grade in 2007)

 

 

 

For a Local Diploma:

Score 65 or above on 4 required Regents exams and 55 or above on 1 required Regents exam.

 

  • Math A or Integrated Math
  • Regents Science with Lab
  • Global History and Geography
  • English Language Arts
  • US History and Government

 

 

For a Regents Diploma:

Score of 65 or above on 5 required Regents exams.

 

  • Math A or Integrated Algebra
  • Regents Science with Lab
  • Global History and Geography
  • English Language Arts
  • US History and Government

 

 

For a Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation:

Score of 65 or above on 8 or 9 required Regents exams.

 

  • Math Options:

1.      Math A and Math B

Or 

2.      Math A and  Algebra 2 /  Trigonometry

      Or

3.      Integrated Algebra and Geometry and Algebra 2 / Trigonometry

Or

4.      Math A and Geometry and Algebra 2 / Trigonometry

  • 2 Regents Science with Labs
  • Global History and Geography
  • English Language Arts
  • US History and Government
  • LOTE(Language other than English)  or 3rd Science Regents with Lab

 

 

Test and Score Requirements for Students Entering Grade 9

 

Year Student Entered

Grade 9

Tests Required for Local Diploma

Passing

Score

Tests Required for Regents Diploma

Passing

Score

Tests Required for Advanced Regents Diploma

Passing Score

1999

Class of 2003

Regents English

Regents Math

Regents US Hist. & Govn.

Regents Global Hist. & Geo.

Regents Science

55

55

55

55

55

Regents English

2 Regents Math

Regents US Hist. & Govn.

Regents Global Hist. & Geo.

2 Regents Science

*LOTE

65

65

65

65

65

65

 

 

2000

Class of 2004

Regents English

Regents Math

Regents US Hist. & Govn.

Regents Global Hist. & Geo.

Regents Science

65

55

65

65

55

Regents English

2 Regents Math

Regents US Hist. & Govn.

Regents Global Hist. & Geo.

2 Regents Science

*LOTE

65

65

65

65

65

65

 

 

2001

Class of 2005

 

 

Regents English

Regents Math

Regents US Hist. & Govn.

Regents Global Hist. & Geo.

Regents Science

65

65

65

65

65

Regents English

2 Regents Math

Regents US Hist. & Govn.

Regents Global Hist. & Geo.

2 Regents Science

*LOTE

65

65

65

65

65

65

2002

Class of 2006

 

 

Regents English

Regents Math

Regents US Hist. & Govn.

Regents Global Hist. & Geo.

Regents Science

65

65

65

65

65

Regents English

2 Regents Math

Regents US Hist. & Govn.

Regents Global Hist. & Geo.

2 Regents Science

*LOTE

65

65

65

65

65

65

 

*LOTE (Language other than English) Students, however, may choose a 5-unit sequence in one of the following area: Career Technical Education (Business Technology, Mechanical Drawing, TEC Center) or Music or Art to substitute for LOTE.

 

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