<p>Yea i heard different stories about certain states having easier graduation requirements than other states, so i was wondering if this is really true
some say newyork city schools have the most graduation requirements
i remember a friend of mines (both of us from N.Y) moved to florida and he told he how the schools down there was so much easier</p>
<p>i wanna hear ya take on this</p>
<p>Psht. Graduating is for sissies.
Everyone should drop out of school and go play NetHack. :cool:</p>
<p>Yes, it is true that grad reqs are different by state, but they're also different by school. California requires everybody to pass the CAHSEE(California High School Exit Exam), which isn't hard. In fact, I only missed 1 question in the math portion(tests middle school math). 10th graders have to take it.</p>
<p>I think New York has an equivalent exam(I'm not sure).</p>
<p>Also, each school differs on their grad reqs. Some schools may make you take a year of a Visual Performing Art to graduate.</p>
<p>actually newyork state has something called newyork state regents
in which u have to take like 6 of them or more if u want to get a advanced diploma. There not that hard but there not pushovers either, a considerable amount of students fail the math and english regents</p>
<p>for me, the most difficult was the math regents cuz im not dat good in math</p>
<p>the history and english regents are annoying and long both require you to write two essays</p>
<p>I think New York is one of the tougher states after your summary. At least you'll get lower rates and be more likely to be admitted to a college in NY.</p>
<p>I'm thinking of applying to NYU, Cornell, and Columbia. Besides California, NY is where I'm applying to a considerable amount of schools.</p>
<p>As I said earlier, my state only has the CAHSEE, which isn't hard.</p>
<p>HA! The CAHSEE. I got perfect 450 on both tests. Anyway, graduation is not very hard, no matter where you live.</p>
<p>Graduation requirements suck as far as the classes go. I just don't understand why I should waste a semester in PE or learning Word Processing for a year when I could be in AP Euro.
Plus side: We don't have to take any exams specifically to graduate.</p>
<p>Here are the types of diplomas that you can be awarded at my school based on the amount of credits that you earn. I'm going for the International Baccalaureate Diploma :)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/part100/pages/1005a.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/part100/pages/1005a.html</a>
<a href="http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/part100/pages/1005b.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/part100/pages/1005b.html</a>
<a href="http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/part100/pages/1005c.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/part100/pages/1005c.html</a></p>
<p>^^ NY graduation requirements. It's rather ridiculous. </p>
<p>In a nutshell, you have to take:
4 years English and Social Studies
3 years Math and Science
1 year Art/Music course
4 years PE
1/2 year Health
1 year Foreign Language (3 years for Advanced Regents diploma)
3 years Electives courses (1.5 for Advanced Regents)</p>
<p>In our school it says you have to take College Seminar and Intro to Occupations, but that might not be throughout NY. Also, I don't know of anyone that took I to O...</p>
<p>You also have to get a 65 or above on 6 Regents exams:
English
Math A
Global Studies
U.S. Hist/Gov
1 Science
Foreign Language Proficiency exam</p>
<p>That's just the bare minimum. If you want Advanced Regents, you have to take another science, Math B, and the regular foreign language Regents. If you want honors designation, you have to average above 90 on all Regents taken. No exit exam, though.</p>
<p>I believe the highschool graduation requirements for most states is equal to an extenct. I can say that Florida has easy graduation requirements oppose to others.</p>
<p>Hawaii's is really easy but they have a bunch of retarded "required" classes that I better be able to get passed off on (just moved here and I don't want to take some retarded "Participation in Democracy" class over APWorld).</p>
<p>you forgot about typing class lol which is a requirement to graduate in NY</p>
<p>Typing class? There is no typing class at my school, and I live in NY...</p>
<p>My computer class was only a requirement in 8th grade, not high school. I did take a typing class as an elective though.</p>
<p>NY has the hardest requirements than any other state. However, I do not think the bare minimum requirements are hard to achieve at all.</p>
<p>i guess typing class is only in newyork city but not the whole N.Y</p>
<p>Yeah, I would say some states are harder than others. In Ohio, we don't have to have 4 years of PE, just 2 semesters, or 1 year. And foreign language isn't required unless you're going to college, where you have to have 2 years. Besides that, it's the same, although classes are probably generally harder in East Coast states because there are more top students. Honestly, there aren't that many smart kids at my school.</p>
<p>dam only two semester of gym in Ohio
wow
we gotta do 7 semesters over here at my school in newyork city
and 2 semesters of a foreign language minimum</p>
<p>Well, there are obviously other concessions you have to make in Ohio. First of all, you're in Ohio, which is the go-to state if you want to refer to something as boring. And guess what? It's absolutely TRUE! Second, most of the public high schools in Ohio suck compared to the ones in NY, with no academic challenge whatsoever. And NY has much better state universities to get a low-cost education. Ohio's state universities are pretty expensive for the low-prestige education you get.</p>
<p>The 2 semesters of gym thing has been around for 50 some years, so it probably won't last too much longer. The governor is making all these educational reforms, and that will no doubt be one of them. I'm just glad I'm done with useless PE classes.</p>
<p>Can they start requiring a common sense class? Judge Judy could be the teacher, and it would make the world a better place. Although I suppose there would be some stubborn holdouts who will remain senseless no matter what...</p>
<p>I live in Arvada, Colorado, a suburb of Denver.</p>
<p>H.S. Graduation Requirements:</p>
<p>-4 years of English
-1 year of American history
-1 year of World History
-1 semester of American government
-1 semester of Economics
-2 years of Mathematics (One year must be Algebra I or higher)
-2 years of Science
-1 semester of Physical Education
-1 semester of Practical/Fine Arts
-3 to 4 years of Electives</p>