Grade 12 Course Selection
Important Dates Course Selection begin: February 12 Course Selections due by: February 24 Paper “sign-ofg” sheet due to homeroom: February 26 4
What Can I Go? Be aware of ALL possible destinations after high school. Apprenticeship ◦ Diploma programs ◦ Degree programs ◦ Certificate programs ◦ Workplace ◦ Travel ◦ Returning (for ONE semester only) ◦ Be aware of the admission requirements for your possible destinationS. Don’t limit yourself. 5
What Can I Go? No plan yet? Today is the first step in creating one! Complete the “Who Am I” inventories ◦ in My Pathway Planning Stray from the beaten path and ◦ discover your interests and dislikes Speak with your counselor to help you ◦ interpret “the signs” You cannot plan for inspiration, but you can create the conditions. 6
Motivations 7
Interests 8
CHOOSING COURSES FOR BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL A Quick Refresher 9
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COLLEGE COLLEGE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY JOINT PROGRAMS APPRENTICESHIP 11
College Combines academic and practical skills training for a specific career. Colleges ofger a wide range of options: ◦ Certificates ◦ Diplomas ◦ Degrees ◦ Joint diploma/degree programs 12
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Perks and Shortcomings PERKS SHORTCOMINGS Relatively afgordable tuition Employers may require ◦ ◦ (avg. $3000-$4000) more than a diploma Relatively small class sizes (30 credential for positions of ◦ - 50 people) greater responsibility Greater ability to network with Limited residence options ◦ ◦ industry professionals reduces the “student life” Skill training → better chances experience. ◦ for immediate employment Degree programs are ◦ Work experience is often relatively new ◦ included, even in degree programs 14
Diploma Admission Requirements ◦ Ontario Secondary School Diploma (O.S.S.D) ◦ ALL programs require Grade 12 English (C or U) ◦ Some programs require grade 11 or 12 math and/or sciences ◦ Some programs are highly competitive aircraft maintenance technician, early childhood education, ▫ paramedic, practical nursing, powerline technician, medical laboratory technician, civil engineering technology 15
College Degree Programs College degree programs go through the same vetting ◦ processes as university degrees they are considered EQUAL ▫ Combines the practicality of college ( networking ◦ opportunities, practical skill building, small class sizes, work experience ) with the theory of a university degree Early bird special! ◦ 16
Degree Admission Req’ts (College) ◦ Ontario Secondary School Diploma (O.S.S.D) ◦ ALL programs require SIX grade 12 U or M level courses ▫ Grade 12U English must be one of the six. ◦ Very specific, one-of-a-kind programs ◦ Include workplace experience through co-op, practicums, or internships 17
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Diploma to Degree College diplomas can lead to admission into degree programs (additional 2-3 years) ◦ Need to meet eligibility requirements ◦ Can be competitive ▫ B average in college often minimum requirement 20
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY JOINT PROGRAMS APPRENTICESHIP 21
University Provides theoretical and conceptual learning Generally, there are 4 main types of programs ◦ Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences ◦ Life/Health Sciences ◦ Physical/Engineering Sciences ◦ Business/Commerce 22
Perks and Shortcomings PERKS SHORTCOMINGS Prerequisite for professional Focus is on theory and ◦ ◦ degree programs knowledge, not career skills e.g. Law, Education, exceptions: nursing, ▫ ▫ Pharmacy, Medicine engineering, architecture Makes you eligible for Limited experiential learning ◦ ◦ postgraduate Masters opportunities programs Some students compensate for this by: e.g. Social Work, Public Health Engaging in a “professional experience ▫ ● year” or seeking extracurricular Physiotherapy, MBA leadership opportunities More residence options = ◦ Seeking additional programming after ● greater student life graduation, usually at a college (65% of college applicants completed or experience have started a degree program) 23
Perks and Shortcomings Some students compensate for the shortcomings by: ◦ Engaging in a “professional experience year” or seeking extracurricular leadership opportunities ◦ Seeking additional programming after graduation, usually at a college ▫ 65% of college applicants completed or have started a degree program 24
Degree Admission Requirements ALL programs require SIX grade 12 U or M level courses ◦ ALL programs require ENG4U ◦ ▫ French programs may accept FIF4U Minimum 70-75% average in your top six 12U/M level ◦ courses (often includes your prerequisites) Be aware of the programs that require grade 12U math ◦ Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Kinesiology, Nursing ▫ Some programs require supplementary applications ◦ where you write or create a video about yourself If not required, decision is solely based on grades ▫ 25
COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY: JOINT PROGRAMS COLLEGE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY JOINT PROGRAMS APPRENTICESHIP 26
Degree Admission Requirements Earn a degree AND a diploma in 4 years ◦ Experience both practical and theoretical learning ◦ Involves a block of time on a college campus, and a block ◦ of time on a university campus EXAMPLES ◦ ▫ Accounting – Business program (Durham College and UOIT) ▫ Journalism and New Media (UTSC and Centennial College) ▫ Nursing (Western U./Fanshawe C.; Ryerson U./George Brown C.) ▫ Broadcast - Television (York University and Seneca College) MULTIPLE opportunities exist to transfer between an university and college 27
APPRENTICESHIP COLLEGE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY JOINT PROGRAMS APPRENTICESHIP 28
Apprenticeship and the Skilled Trades Combination of on-the-job training, work experience, and ◦ technical training in a trade. 90% of your education is on the job where you earn an ◦ INCOME while you learn ◦ You must find an employer on your own who will agree to hire and train you as an apprentice ▫ Students who lack employable skills in the trade can take a one year techniques program at a college to learn the basics (e.g. plumbing, auto body repair, etc.) ◦ Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP) ▫ Through a relevant co-op placement , students earn hours towards their future apprenticeship program while also earning 2 high school credits 29
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CONSIDERATIONS FOR GRADE 12 31
Track Your Grad Requirements ◦ Use features in your High School Planner 32
GROUP REQUIREMENTS GROUP 2 GROUP 1 GROUP 3 Additional English Physical Education Third Science ◦ ◦ ◦ Writer’s Craft Fitness or Phys. Ed. Biology ▫ ▫ ▫ Third Language: Recreation Chemistry ◦ ▫ ▫ Spanish, Urdu, Leadership Environmental Sci. ▫ ▫ Cantonese, etc. Kinesiology Physics ▫ ▫ Social Science and Additional Arts Technological ◦ ◦ ◦ Humanities: Dance Education ▫ Philosophy, Social Drama Communication ▫ ▫ ▫ Justice and Equity Music Construction ▫ ▫ Canadian and World Visual Arts Design ▫ ◦ ▫ Studies Business Studies Transportation ◦ ▫ History, Accounting Computer Studies ▫ ▫ ◦ Geography, and Business French as a second ▫ ◦ Politics Leadership language* French as a second French as a second Cooperative Education* ◦ ◦ ◦ language* language* * Co-op and French can Cooperative Education* Cooperative Education* ◦ ◦ satisfy up to TWO groups. 33 33
34 Credit Threshold You may earn as many ◦ credits as you like before you graduate Once graduated, you can ◦ continue in high school up to 34 credits After 34 credits, you may earn ◦ more credits in other ways (night school, e-learning) There are some exceptions made for students with an IEP or who have taken core ESL courses 34
The Grade 12 Experience Select courses so that you will earn 31 credits by end of Gr. 12 ◦ Compulsory Subject Elective Subject ENGLISH + 6-7 ELECTIVES STUDY HALL IS AN OPTION FOR NEXT YEAR 35 35
Full Time Status Full time = 3 “day” school classes at BHSS per ◦ semester 3 “face-to-face” courses each semester ▫ 2 “face-to-face” courses and 1 day school ▫ e-learning course each semester What does NOT count for full time status? ◦ Night school courses ▫ Night school e-learning courses ▫ Private school courses ▫ International language classes ▫ 36
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