Regents exams are academically more rigorous than RCTs.
Those students who pass the required Regents exams will graduate with a New York State Regents diploma. Those who take the RCTs will graduate with an Indian River diploma. The New York State Board of Regents is currently phasing out all RCTs and will offer Regents exams only beginning with the freshman class entering high school in the 2001-2002 school year. Students may then earn a either a Regents diploma or an Advanced Designation on Regents diploma.