students must achieve a score of 65 (55 for special education students) or higher on regents exams to pass. however this only qualifies for a local diploma as long as they compensate with a score of 65 or higher on another regents exam. students with disabilities still must earn minimum 55 scores on regents exams in comprehensive english and math. nysed considers a score of 75 to 80 to indicate college readiness, with a score of 75 to 85 being a cutoff for admission for some selective colleges and universities and a score below 75 being a threshold for placement in remediation for some schools, including suny and cuny schools.