Graduating From High School In New York In order to graduate from a public high school in New York State, students must go through many required courses and activities that students in other states may not have. The suggestion of adding a new requirement for graduation, a certain number of hours in a community service area, is currently under mild debate. The suggestion to add these new mandatory credits should not be implemented. Although there are some students not involved in extra curricular activities, such a requirement would add unnecessary stress to many scholastically hard working students, and ta