Students can earn a non-diploma credential, a Regents diploma with a CDOS credential or a local diploma with CDOS credential.

Students who earn this credential are considered ready for entry-level employment after high school. The CDOS credential may be a supplement to a local or Regents diploma, or, if the student is unable to meet diploma standards, the credential may be awarded as the student’s exiting credential, as long as the student has attended school for at least 12 years, excluding kindergarten.

• Available to: All students other than those who are assessed using the New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA).
• Requirements: Students must meet one of the following two options.
• Complete a career plan; demonstrate attainment of the commencement-level CDOS learning standards in the areas of career exploration and development, integrated learning and universal foundation skills; satisfactorily complete the equivalent of two units of study (216 hours) in Career and Technical Education coursework and work-based learning (including at least 54 hours of work-based learning) and have at least one completed employability profile; or
• Meet criteria for a national work readiness credential. 

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