Graduation Requirements
Canajoharie High School currently offers three types of diplomas:
Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation
Regents Diploma
Local Diploma – Students under the jurisdiction of the Committee on Special Education may be eligible for a local diploma, and granted access to the “Safety Net,” allowing them to score 55 or higher on the required exams to meet the requirements for a Local Diploma. Such students must attempt all five Regents exams on at least one occasion.
Requirements for each diploma type are issued by the New York State Education Department. Requirements include specific course and exam requirements, as outlined below:
Courses Requirements
Physical Education must be taken every year a student is enrolled in high school. Students receive .5 credits each year they pass Physical Education.
Local/Regents
English – 4
Social Studies – 4
Math – 3
Science – 3
Art or Music – 1
Physical Education – 2 (4 years)
Foreign Language – 1 (Students can only be exempt from foreign language if deemed eligible by the committee on special education)
Health – .5
Electives – 4
Total – 22.5
Advanced Regents
English – 4
Social Studies – 4
Math – 3
Science – 3
Art or Music – 1
Physical Education – 2 (4 years)
Foreign Language – 3 (Students can only be exempt from foreign language if deemed eligible by the committee on special education; Students acquiring a 5-unit sequence in Art, Business, Family and Consumer Sciences, Technology, or Occupational Education may be exempt.)
Health – .5Electives – 2
Total – 22.5
Exam Requirements
Regents
65 or higher on each
English Language Arts
Global History and Geography
U.S. History
Integrated Algebra
1 Science Exam
Advanced Regents
65 or higher on each
English Language Arts
Global History and Geography
U.S. History
Integrated Algebra
Geometry
Algebra 2/Trigonometry
2 Science Exams
Foreign Language (Students can only be exempt from foreign language if deemed eligible by the committee on special education; Students acquiring a 5-unit sequence in Art, Business, Family and Consumer Sciences, Technology, or Occupational Education may be exempt.)
Honors designation is awarded to students averaging 90 or higher on the exams required for each diploma.