What’s the difference between Regents Chemisty class and just Chemistry class?

Miles S: What’s the difference between Regents Chemisty class and just Chemistry class?
I was put into a regents chemistry class rather than the regular chemistry class. I heard regents chemistry is a bit more challenging. What’s really the difference? Does it look better for college if you do well in it as apposed to you do well in regular chemistry class?

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Answer by Lachrymosa
Regents chemistry is a class that prepares its students for the comprehensive regents exam at the end of the year. I took the course last year (however, i took advanced chemistry which goes beyond just the regents chemistry course). There really isnt much of a difference between them.
If anything, regents chemistry is extremely watered down and is very easy to do well in.

As far as colleges are concerned, most out of state colleges (colleges not in NY state) do not care much for regents grades. Only state universities put a heavy emphasis on the regents.