All Automotive students must meet state and city graduation requirement, and pass at least 5 Regents Exams. Safety-net students may also qualify with RCT Exams. The exams required are in English, Global History, U.S. History, Math and Science. Students entering in Fall 2007 must receive at least 65 on at least three of the exams. Here are the current course requirements. The numbers indicate the required number of terms of study.
| English Language Arts | 8 | Mathematics | 6 | |
| Global History | 4 | Science | 6 | |
| U.S. History | 2 | Art/Music/Theater | 2 | |
| Government/Economics | 2 | Physical Education | 7 | |
| Career/Technical | 8 | Health | 1 | |
| Foreign Language | 2 |
