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* Students who are pursuing a Regents with Advanced Designation diploma must pass the
Regents examinations in Sequential 1, II, and III or Mathematics A and B

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

• 3 units of a LOTE
• CTE i.e. Business or BOCES Tech (5 units) plus 1 unit in a LOTE
• The Arts (music or art), 5 units, plus 1 unit in a LOTE

Students with Disabilities

Students who have a disability may be eligible for a local diploma by taking and passing the corresponding RCT if they are not successful on the required Regents examinations.

Students identified as having a disability which adversely affects the ability to learn a language may be exempt from the second language requirement if the student's IEP states the requirement is not appropriate. The student may earn a Regents with Advanced Designation diploma by earning a 5 unit sequence in CTE or the arts (music or art).

Course Credit
In order to earn course credit, a grade of D is deemed the minimal passing grade for all credit bearing courses at Yorktown High School. Final averages are determined by averaging each quarter grade and the final assessment (if applicable). Passing the course Regents examination does not automatically result in passing the course.

Credit for Remedial Courses
Part 100 of the Commissioner's Regulations prohibits the awarding of credit which counts for remedial course work. Therefore, although credit may be awarded for Learning Center, Social Studies Skills, Writing Lab, Writing Skills, Math Lab, and/or Science Lab, such credit does not count toward graduation requirements. The same guideline applies to credit for such courses on transfer transcripts. This should be considered in program planning.

Academic Support Policy
Students who have failed a Regents examination must attend an academic support program such as Learning Center or a subject lab/skills course until the student achieves a passing score on the Regents examination.

Also, 9th grade students who obtained an 8th grade assessment level of 1 or 2 must attend an academic support program such as Learning Center, a skills class, or a subject Lab course. This is to give the student the skills needed to pass the subject Regents examination.

Advanced Placement Courses
Sponsored by the College Board, Advanced Placement (AP) courses are college level courses taken in high school. Students may earn college credit and/or placement in a higher level college class in the subject area. AP courses are offered in Biology, Chemistry, Calculus, Computer Science, English, Environmental Science, European History, French Language, Italian Language, Micro and Macro Economics, Music Theory, Physics, Politics and Government, Spanish Language, Statistics, Studio Art, US History. Students in AP courses are required to take the AP examination, administered in May and rated by the Educational Testing Service. Students will receive additional information about the cost of the examinations from their AP subject teachers or from their counselor.