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Why Do I Need To Take The High School Core Curriculum?
The core curriculum is the most important component of the Regent’s admissions framework. Research shows that students who take college prep courses double their odds of success in college.
What is the Regents (currently TOPS) Core?
UNITS...COURSE
1...........English I
1...........English II
1...........English III
1...........English IV
1...........Algebra I (one unit) or Applied Algebra 1A and 1B (two units)
1...........Algebra II
1...........Geometry, Trigonometry, Calculus, Pre-Calculus, Algebra III, Probability and Statistics, Discrete Mathematics, Applied Mathematics III (formerly referred to as Applied Geometry), or comparable advanced math
1...........Biology
1...........Chemistry
1...........Earth Science, Environmental Science, Physical Science, General Science, Biology II, Chemistry II, Physics, Physics II, of Physics for Technology (one unit)
1...........American History
1...........World History, Western Civilization, or World Geography
1...........Civics and Free Enterprise (one unit combined) or Civics (one unit, non-public)
1...........Fine Arts Survey (or substitute two units of performance courses in music, dance and/or theater; or two units of visual art; or substitute two units of studio art; or substitute one unit of an elective among the other subjects listed in this core curriculum).
2...........Foreign Language (two units in the same language)
1/2.........Computer Science, Computer Literacy, or Business Computer Applications (or substitute an elective course related to computers approved by the state including either one unit of Computer/Technology Applications, Computer Architecture, Computer Science I or II, Computer Systems and Networking I or II, Multimedia Preductions or Independent Study in Technology Applications; or a 1/2 unit as an elective from the other subjects listed in this core curriculum).
16.5 Total Core Curriculum Units
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