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Guidance Office

St. Edmund Preparatory High School offers full-time guidance services, open to all students and parents. The Guidance department meets with all students early in the academic year in both individual and group settings to discuss academic responsibilities and the many services which guidance provides. Additional counseling sessions are held throughout the year to monitor student's progress, both academically and personally. The purpose of the guidance program is to be of assistance to the students, families and teachers and to assist in making the educational process as effective as possible.


Secondary counseling services include academic counseling, personal counseling, referrals, and coordination with agencies and professionals out side the school setting, school testing program and career exploration.


Useful Links

  • To connect to the College Board Web Site, click here. The College Board was developed to prepare, inspire, and connect students to college and opportunity.
  • To connect to the College View Web Site, click here. The College View web site has many features, including: criteria-based searches, virtual campus tours, financial aid answers and resources, school applications, career information, and expert answers to your questions.
  • To connect to FASTWEB to check for scholarship information, click here. Fastweb helps students make the decisions that shape their lives by providing them with unique tools, resources and information to assist them in finding a college, paying for college and getting a job. Through our web site and business, FastWeb supports a national community of students, parents, educators, schools, aid providers and employers and strives to help students make the most of their college experience.
  • For Regents Prep Web Site, click here. The goal of this nonprofit site is to help high school students meet the New York State Regents requirements in English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies.


St. Edmund Requirements For Graduation

  • Freshman Year - 7 Credits
  • Sophomore Year - 7 Credits
  • Junior Year - 6.5 Credits
  • Senior Year - 6.0 Credits
  • Total - 26.5 Credits

 

New York State Graduation Requirements

Although New York State Department of Education has established a minimum passing grade for local credit at fifty-five (55), St. Edmund Prep requires a minimum passing grade at sixty-five (65) or above. Regents diploma requirements – sixty-five (65) or above on the following five Regent Exams:

  • One Science Regent
  • Math A Or Math B
  • Global Studies
  • American Studies
  • English


Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation Requirements

You must receive a sixty-five (65) or better on each of the following exams.

  • English Regents
  • Math A And B
  • Two (2) Science Regents (One exam must be Living Environment.)
  • Global Studies Regents
  • American Studies Regents
  • Foreign Language Regents