Course Selection preparation for students entering

Grade 12 in September 2013

Welcome to Emily Carr Secondary School

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Today’s Agenda

• Diploma Requirements • Full Time Student Status • Full Disclosure • Pathways and Course Types • Prerequisite Awareness • Math Pathways • Other ways of Earning Credits • Co-operative Education • Specialist High Skills Major • Online Course Selection • Need Help? • Dates to Remember • Next Year

Post-Secondary Pathways

• Apprenticeship & Skilled Trade

• College

• Community Living

• Employment

• Travel

• University

• Volunteering

Diploma Requirements (O.S.S.D.)

for the 4 year program

O.S.S.D

18 Compulsory

Credits

12 Optional Credits

Successful completion of Ontario School Literacy Test

40 hours of Community Involvement

18 Compulsory Credits

4 Credits in English (1 credit per grade)

1 Credit in French as a Second Language

3 Credits in Mathematics (at least 1 in Gr. 11 or 12)

2 Credits in Science

1 Credit in Canadian History

1 Credit in Canadian Geography

1 Credit in the Arts

1 Credit in Health and Physical Education

.5 Credit in Civics and Citizenship & .5 Credit in Career Studies

(grade 10)

Plus………..

Compulsory Credits (cont’d)

Plus: Group 1: 1 additional credit in English, or French as a Second

Language, or a Native Language, or a Classical or an International Language, or Social Sciences and the Humanities, or Canadian and World Studies, or Guidance and Career Education (including Learning Strategies), or Cooperative Education*

Group 2: 1 additional credit in Health and Physical Education, or Business Studies, or the Arts (music, art, drama, Native Studies), or French as a Second Language or Cooperative Education*

Group 3: 1 additional credit in Science (grade 11 or 12) or Technological Education (grades 9-12), or French as a Second Language or Computer Studies or Cooperative Education*

A Minimum of 12 Optional Credits

Optional Credits (a.k.a. Electives)

• Allow you to custom build your educational program

depending on your chosen destination.

Full Time Student Status

Students are required to carry a full time course load

This means Grade 9 – 11 students carry eight courses (four each semester with no study periods)

Grade 12 students carry a minimum of six courses (three in each semester)

Students must have earned 24 credits before they may have a study period

Full Disclosure

Only successfully completed courses from grades 9 and 10 appear on your transcripts

All grade 11 and 12 courses that you attempt will appear on your transcript whether you pass them or not

Ask about the full disclosure date at summer school, night school, or e-learning school if you plan to drop a course and avoid full disclosure

Course Types in Grades 11 and 12

C – College Destination

E – Workplace Destination

M – University/College Destination

U – University Destination

O - Open

Apprenticeship or Skill Trades Bound

• It is strongly recommended that you take Co-operative Education in grade 11 or grade 12 • Pay close attention to your Mathematics, Science, and English requirements • In most cases you will first have to find your own certified employer (Journey Person) to train you • In some cases you may then go directly to work with your Journey Person • In some cases you may train directly at a College • In all cases, you will have to register with the MTCU and this is where your Co-op teacher can make a world of difference!

College Diploma Bound

• By the end of Grade 12, Ontario Colleges will require you to have successfully completed ENG4C in addition to a mix of C, M, & U type courses, not just Open courses. • At some colleges, if your ENG4C doesn’t land in Semester one, then they will look at the result of your Grade 11 ENG3C.

University or College Degree Bound

• By the end of Grade 12, you must successfully complete 6 grade 12 courses with a ‘4M’ or a ‘4U’ code. • The average of these 6 courses must be at least 75%.

• These requirements apply to both University degree programs and to College Degree programs. • Keep in mind…a degree is a degree!

Prerequisite Planning

• The Career Cruising online calendar clearly states all prerequisites. Examples:

Code Course Prerequisite

MDM4U University Data Management MCF3M or MCR3U

TDJ4M University/College Design Technology TDJ3M

SPH4C College Physics SNC2P

CHY4U University The West and the World ENG3U

AWQ4M University/College Photography AWQ3M

Four Popular Math Pathways Academic Pathway

Grade 9 academic

Grade 10 academic

Grade 11 functions (U)

Grade 12 advanced functions (U)

Grade 12 calculus and vectors (U)

Applied Pathway

Grade 9 applied

Grade 10 applied

Grade 11 functions and applications (M)

Grade 12 math for technology (C)

Grade 12 advanced functions (U)

Grade 12 calculus and vectors (U)

Applied Pathway

Grade 9 applied

Grade 10 applied

Grade 11 functions and applications (M)

Grade 12 data management (U)

Applied Pathway

Grade 9 applied

Grade 10 applied

Grade 11 foundations for college math (C)

Grade 12 foundations for college math (C)

Other Ways of Earning Credits

• Day e-Learning credits

• e-Learning Night and Summer School • Dual Credits • Night School • Summer School

• Pick up a detailed information sheet in the Guidance Office on how to apply/deadline dates or speak to your Guidance Counsellor • If taking courses anywhere else, it is your responsibility to bring an official report card to the Guidance office.

Co-operative Education aka Experiential Education

• Once you are 16 years old and have earned 16 credits.

• You will be asked for 3 teachers to recommend you.

• You may spend 2 periods, 3 periods, or 4 periods at a work placement and earn 2, 3, or 4 credits. • See your counsellor or ask Mrs. Corneman, our Co-op Department Head.

Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM)

Offered to Grade 11 and 12 students:

Business SHSM or Health and Wellness SHSM

This opportunity is open to all pathways

Apprenticeship

College

University

Workplace

SHSM: How does it work?

• It takes two years to earn.

• In Grades 11 and 12 you take a bundle of 9 courses

Business SHSM

9 course bundle + 2 electives:

4 Business Majors Courses – minimum 2 per year

1 English Course

2 Math Courses – 1 per year

2 Co-operative Education Courses

2 Electives

Health and Wellness SHSM

9 course bundle + 2 electives:

4 Health and Wellness Majors Courses – minimum 2 per year

1 Math Course

1 English Course

1 Social Science/Humanities or Science Course

2 Co-operative Education Courses

2 Electives

Where can I find a full list of ECSS course offerings?

Right on the Career Cruising site – see the instructions you receive today.

On the ECSS website at the Guidance link. Here you may print off the full 2 page list of course offerings per grade or even print off the entire ECSS calendar of offerings.

If you lose your instruction sheet, you may print off another copy from the Guidance link as well.

To Access On-line Course Selection:

• Start by going online at www.yrdsb.edu.on.ca

• Follow the instructions provided in your package

www.yrdsb.edu.on.ca

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Parent/Guardian Information Session

On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Preparing for the senior years…..for students entering Grade 11 or 12 in September 2013.

• Requirements for College, University, Apprenticeship Admissions • Dual Credits • Degree programs at Ontario Colleges • Specialist High Skills Major – SHSM • AP Advanced Placement Calculus (US College Board Math program) • Financing your education, OSAP, Scholarships, Awards, and Bursaries • Quad Programs • Continuing Education • Electronic information and OCAS sites for advance preparation • Special Education Assessment • Cooperative Education programs, Ontario Youth Apprenticeship programs and Accelerated Coop

Dates to Remember:

Follow the instructions you have been given to select your courses.

Print your final selections by Tuesday, February 19, 2013 and provide them to your homeroom teacher, your SERT or your Student Success teacher.

You will be given a final opportunity to verify and confirm your selections in early Spring.

Next Year

In your graduation year you will be well prepared for your post-secondary plans by the time you leave.

We will guide you through to your graduation in June 2014.

September to June

• An information session for all grade 12s • Biweekly grad e-mail information • Scholarship and Financial Planning Workshops • SAT Workshops • College and University Fairs • ECSS Pathways to Opportunity Event • College, University, and Apprenticeship application support • Community Involvement Support • Graduation Awards Nominations Procedures • Graduation Ceremony

Final Reminders....

To ensure that your Course Selections reflect the current updated changes that Career Cruising is undergoing, please wait until you hear a morning announcement that will inform you that Career Cruising is available

Only Night School registration should be completed on Career Cruising at this time