Information from the Board of Regents regarding the Portrait of a Graduate and changes to graduation requirements.
What’s Changing?
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Starting with the Class of 2028: New York State is moving toward one high school diploma.
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Students will no longer need to pass a specific set of Regents exams as a separate diploma requirement.
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What’s Staying the Same?
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Regents exams are NOT going away. They will continue to be offered and remain an important way for students to demonstrate mastery of NYS learning standards.
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2026–27 requirements remain unchanged
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Students should continue to attend regularly, complete coursework, earn required credits, and take Regents exams as scheduled based on their current graduation requirements.
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NYSED is still developing the regulations and guidance for how the new diploma framework will work.