Different Diplomas, Different Requirements
Even though I've known that there are three different types of diplomas offer, generally, I never really been told by school staff the requirements for each diploma; I only figured out the requirements when I googled it. however, today I finally got a sheet with all the requirements for getting a regents or advanced regents diploma. the major difference between a regents and advanced regents diploma is the foreign language section. A requirement for advanced regents is you have to have accumulated at least 6 credits in a foreign language and take the LOTE, an exam that is basically the regents exam. since you only need 44 credits to get a regents or advanced regents diploma the extra credits you get from the foreign language class is taken from electives, so you only need 3 elective credits for an advanced regents diploma; a regular regents diploma requires at least 7 elective credits. since I'm in a CTE academy in my school, I do not have to take the extra foreign language c