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Eligible students who entered grade nine in September 2011 or later, or who can graduate in June 2015 or later, may meet assessment requirements by completing four required Regents exams plus one additional assessment option. 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Regents meetings,the Board approved regulatory amendmentsto provide assessment pathways to graduation.These regulatory provisions allow students tomeet the assessment requirements for earning a diploma utilizing a4+1 assessment option.  \nSee:http://www.regents.nysed.gov/meetings/2015Meetings/January/115p12a2.pdf  \nhttp://www.regents.nysed.gov/meetings/2015Meetings/March/315p12a1.pdf  \nStudents who first enter grade nine in September 2011 and thereafter or who are otherwiseeligible to graduate in June 2015 or thereafter,have the following options available in order tomeet the assessment requirements leading to a Regents or Local diploma:  \nRequired four(4):ELA Regents exam,1 math Regents exam,1 science Regents exam,1 social studies Regents exam(or a Department Approved Alternative for any of the fourrequired exams)  \nPlus any one(1)of the following assessments:  \n·Additional math Regents exam in a different course or Department ApprovedAlternative;or  \n·Additional science Regents exam in a different course or Department ApprovedAlternative;or  \n·Additional social studies Regents exam in a different course or DepartmentApproved Alternative;or  \n·Additional English assessment in a different course selected from the DepartmentApproved Alternative list;or  \n·A Department approved CTE pathway assessment,following successfulcompletion of an approved CTE program  \n·A Department approved pathway assessment in the Arts  \n·A Department approved pathway assessment in a Language other than English(LOTE)  \nThis document contains Frequently Asked Questions(FAQs)about Pathways to Graduation 4+1Option.Questions fall into the following categories:  \n● Graduation Requirements  \n● Safety Nets and Appeals  \n● Transfer Students  \n● Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation  \n● Pathways Assessments  \n● Career&Technical Education  \n● Data &Reporting  \n## Graduation Requirements\n\n### 1.What cohorts of students are eligible to use the 4+1 Pathway option?\n\nAny student who first entered grade nine in September 2011 and thereafter or who isotherwise eligible to graduate in June 2015 or thereafter,may use the 4+1 Pathway optionto meet the assessment requirements for graduation.  \n### 2.Is there an application process students must use in order to utilize the pathwaysassessment options?\n\nNo.The pathways assessment option is not subject to application on the part of thestudent and is available to all students who first entered grade nine in September 2011and thereafter or who are otherwise eligible to graduate in June 2015 and thereafter.  \n3.Ifa student was unable to graduate in the past because the student did not pass asecond social studies Regents exam,can the student graduate now or in the futureunder a 4+1 Pathway Option?  \nAny student who first entered grade nine in September 2011 and thereafter or who isotherwise eligible to graduate in June 2015 or thereafter,may utilize the 4+1 Pathwayoption to meet the diploma requirements.  \n4.What courses must a student complete in order to meet the pathway requirements?The pathway regulations address assessment requirements only.Generally,with theexception of credit by exam outlined in Commissioner's regulations 100.5(d).a studentmust complete the course designed to culminate in the assessment they wish to take.Forexample if the student wishes to use Geometry for the+1 pathway assessment,s/he mustcomplete the Geometry course before being allowed into the examination.  \n5.What is meant by in a\"in a different course\"in the description of the+1 pathwayassessment?  \nThe+1 pathway assessment in math,science,social studies or English must measuredifferent content than the assessment the student used in one of the 4 required exams.For example:If the student uses the Chemistry Regents exam as the one required scienceexam in the series of 4,the student may use another science assessment that measures 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What cohorts of students are eligible\n## 2. Is there an application process\n## 3. Can a student graduate after failing previously\n## 4. What courses must be completed\n## 5. What does “different course” mean for +1\n## 6. Can a student use +1 in the same discipline with a different course\n# Safety Nets and Appeals\n## 7. Can safety nets be used with the 4+1 option\n## 8. 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