THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
89 Washington Avenue
Room 675 EBA
Albany, NY 12234 

Office of Elementary, Middle, Secondary and Continuing Education

Office for Standards, Assessment and Reporting
(518)  473-7880                (518)  473-7737 (fax)

 Alternative Assessments Update – September 2004

The New York State Assessment Panel meets periodically to review proposals for alternative assessments to the Regents examinations and to make recommendations to Commissioner Mills about whether the proposed alternatives should be approved. Several examinations were approved and the minimum acceptable scores have been set as noted below. A complete listing of all Department-approved alternative assessments may be found on the Department’s web site at:   http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/osa/hsgen.html
 

Regents Examination

 

Approved Alternative Assessment

Minimum Acceptable Score

Mathematics B

 

SAT II Level IIC

550

 

Advanced Placement Calculus AB   or

Advanced Placement Calculus BC                                                    

3

 

 3

Global History and Geography                                                                                     

Advanced Placement World History

3

 

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