the regents exams in ela, and algebra i were changed to incorporate the common core standards starting in june 2014. starting in june 2015, the geometry regents will incorporate the common core, and in june 2016, the algebra ii regents will as well. high school students will be allowed to continue graduating with minimum scores of 65 on state exams until 2022. at that point, required scores would rise to 75 on english exams and 80 in algebra—levels deemed evidence of readiness for college.