WELCOME TO GRADE 11/12 PARENT NIGHT MOSCROP SECONDARY SCHOOL 2019-2020
YOUR COUNSELLORS • COUNSELLOR (A-G) • MS. HAWKINS • COUNSELLOR (H-L) AND STUDENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT HEAD • MS. VANCIC • COUNSELLOR (M-S) • MR. TYFTING • COUNSELLOR (T-Z) • MS. NICCOLI-HARRIS AND MS. LIEGMANN
TONIGHT’S AGENDA • GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS • GRAD TRANSITIONS INFO • SCHOLARSHIPS INFO • OVERVIEW OF POST-SECONDARY OPTIONS • GRADUATION EVENTS (INCLUDING DRY GRAD) • QUESTIONS
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS • STUDENTS NEED A MINIMUM OF 80 CREDITS (20 COURSES) IN GRADES 10 TO 12 REQUIRED (48 credits) ELECTIVES (Min. 28 credits) PLEASE NOTE: • A Language Arts 10 • At least 7 other courses in Grade • A minimum of 4 courses (16 credits) • Social Studies/Science Humaines 10 10, 11, or 12 must be at the Grade 12 level • Science 10 • Can be from external credits or IDS • Mathematics/Mathématiques 10 • This includes 4 credits for a courses • Physical Education 10 Language Arts 12 course, but does not include the 4 credits for Career • Career Life Education/ Éducation À GRAD TRANSITIONS 12/ Life Connections la vie professionnelle 10 CAREER LIFE CONNECTIONS 11 • A Language Arts 11 (4 credits) • French Immersion students: • An approved Social Studies/Science Career Life Connections 11 & 12 Langue Seconde 10, 11, 12 Humaines 11 or 12 (2 credits each = 4 credits) • A Science 11 • 30 Hours of Work Experience • A Mathematics 11 • Gr 12: Post-Grad planning & • Grad 2020 – No English 12 • A Language Arts 12 Capstone Presentation * PROVINCIAL EXAM provincial exam; • A Fine Arts OR ADST 10, 11, or 12 • Gr 11: Attend in-school sessions & Numeracy Exam completion do assignments
MOST STUDENTS WILL GRADUATE WITH… • 32 CREDITS IN GRADE 10 (8 COURSES X 4 CREDITS) • 32 CREDITS IN GRADE 11 (8 COURSES X 4 CREDITS) • 32 CREDITS IN GRADE 12 (8 COURSES X 4 CREDITS) • 4 CREDITS: CAREER LIFE CONNECTIONS (IN GR 11 & 12) • TOTAL = APPROX. 100 CREDITS
BC POST SECONDARY OPTIONS
POST SECONDARY OPTIONS • VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SCHOOL TO WORK, GRADUATION COMPLETION • COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY COLLEGE • CAREER PROGRAMS • UNIVERSITY TRANSFER PROGRAMS • TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS • UNIVERSITY • WORK • TRAVEL/STUDY ABROAD
COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGES • TYPES OF PROGRAMS: • CAREER PROGRAMS • 1 YEAR CERTIFICATES • 2 YEAR DIPLOMAS • UNIVERSITY TRANSFER PROGRAMS • COMPLETE 1 OR 2 YEARS OF UNIVERSITY AT COLLEGE LEVEL • MUST COMPLETE AT LEAST 30 CREDITS WITH SUFFICIENT GPA • UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS • UNIVERSITY COLLEGES OFFER UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES IN A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS
BC COLLEGE ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS • COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE IS BASED ON BASIC GRADUATION FOR MANY PROGRAMS • CERTAIN PROGRAMS DO HAVE COURSE REQUIREMENTS • E.G., MINIMUM MARK IN ENGLISH 12 • COLLEGES ALSO OFFER UPGRADING OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRADE 12 COURSES • MOST BC COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE IS ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS, SO APPLY ONLINE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO SECURE YOUR SPOT • MANY COLLEGES OPEN APPLICATIONS ON OCTOBER 1 ST
HOW DO I APPLY? HOW DO COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES GET MY MARKS? • APPLY ONLINE AT WWW.APPLY.EDUCATIONPLANNERBC.CA • ORDER TRANSCRIPTS VIA STUDENT TRANSCRIPT SERVICE • HTTPS://WWW.STUDENTTRANSCRIPTS.GOV.BC.CA (ALLOWS TRANSCRIPT TO BE SENT OUT ELECTRONICALLY TO MULTIPLE POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS IN B.C.) • BE AWARE OF IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES • CHECK WEBSITES FOR LATEST ADMISSIONS INFO • DOWNLOAD MOSCROP APP AND JOIN GROUP “GRADE 12 GRADUATION INFORMATION” • CHECK MOSCROP STUDENT SERVICES BLOG FOR UPDATES
GENERAL UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS • ENGLISH 11 AND 12 • SOCIAL STUDIES 11 OR 12 • MATH 11 (PRE-CALCULUS) • ACADEMIC SCIENCE 11 (CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS, OR LIFE SCIENCES) • SECOND LANGUAGE 11 FOR UBC (BEGINNERS LANG. OK AT SFU) • PLUS ADDITIONAL ACADEMIC AND NON-ACADEMIC GRADE 12 COURSES • BE SURE TO CHECK THE SPECIFIC COURSE AND MARK REQUIREMENTS OF SPECIFIC FACULTIES OR PROGRAMS • ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS VARY – TOEFL AND/OR LPI MAY BE REQUIRED
UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS IN B.C. • ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR BC UNIVERSITIES (E.G. UBC, SFU) HAVE CHANGED FOR STUDENTS GRADUATING IN JUNE 2019 AND LATER. • THESE ADMISSIONS CHANGES ARE A REFLECTION OF THE CHANGES IN B.C.’S GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS AND CURRICULUM • BEFORE: ADMISSION WAS BASED ON ENGLISH 12 + 3 ACAD. GRADE 12 COURSES (DEPENDING ON FACULTY). THIS WAS A SMALL SNAPSHOT OF A STUDENT’S PERFORMANCE AND ABILITIES. • NOW: STUDENT PERFORMANCE IS VIEWED FROM A BROADER PERSPECTIVE (NOT JUST FOUR GRADE 12 COURSES), TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION GRADE 11 AND 12 COURSES (STARTING IN 2019 FOR UBC; IN 2020 FOR SFU)
UBC • A MORE HOLISTIC, BROAD VIEW OF STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE, INCLUDING COURSES TAKEN IN BOTH GRADE 11 & 12 • UBC CONSIDERS BREADTH, RIGOUR, AND RELEVANCY OF COURSES, AS WELL AS GRADES IN ALL ACADEMIC COURSES, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON SUBJECTS RELATED TO A STUDENT’S INTENDED AREA OF STUDY AT UBC • ADMISSION IS BASED ON: 1. CORE ACADEMIC AVERAGE (DEGREE-SPECIFIC PREREQUISITE COURSES) 2. OVERALL ACADEMIC AVERAGE (ALL ACADEMIC GRADE 11/12 COURSES, NOT INCLUDING ADST, P.E …. 3. PERSONAL PROFILE: • 5 TO 7 QUESTIONS WHERE STUDENTS REFLECT ON PAST EXPERIENCES, ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CHALLENGES • OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO TELL MORE ABOUT RELEVANT LIFE EXPERIENCES THAT WILL STRENGTHEN THEIR APPLIC. • NOT ABOUT SIMPLY LISTING ACTIVITIES, BUT BEING ABLE TO EXPLAIN W HAT YOU’VE LEARNED FROM YOUR EXPERIENCES • SAMPLE QUESTION: “EXPLAIN HOW YOU HAVE RESPONDED TO A SIGNIFICAN T CHALLENGE THAT YOU HAVE ENCOUNTERED, AND WHAT YOU LEARNED IN THE PROCESS.”
UBC - EXAMPLE FACULTY OF ARTS: • MINIMUM PRE-REQUISITE COURSES: ENGLISH 12 • CORE (PROGRAM-SPECIFIC) ASSESSMENT BASED ON: LANGUAGE ARTS, MATH & COMPUTATION, LANGUAGES, SOCIAL STUDIES, VPA FACULTY OF ENGINEERING: • MINIMUM PRE-REQUISITE COURSES: ENGLISH 12 PRE-CALCULUS 12 CHEMISTRY 12 PHYSICS 12 • CORE (PROGRAM-SPECIFIC) ASSESSMENT BASED ON: LANGUAGE ARTS, SCIENCES, MATH
SFU ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS HAVE CHANGED FOR STUDENTS ENTERING SFU IN FALL 2019 AND 2020 • WHAT HAS CHANGED: • MINIMUM 5 ACADEMIC GRADE 12 COURSES WILL BE CONSIDERED IN ADMISSIONS DECISIONS • ENGLISH 12 – MIN. 70% (*MATH 11/12 – MIN. IS STILL 60%) • SEPT 2019: GRADE 12 COURSES CONSIDERED, MUST HAVE COURSES IN DIFFERENT AR EAS (LIST A, B…) • SEPT 2020: ALL GRADE 11 AND 12 COURSES WILL BE USED IN ADMISSION EVALUATION • EARLIER APPLICATION DEADLINES (DEC 3: MAJOR ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIPS.; JAN 31: FINAL DEADLINE) • 2019: ADMISSION EVALUATION IS BASED ON ALL APPROVED GRADE 12 COURSES (MIN. 5); WILL VARY DEPENDING ON PROGRAM AND FACULTY, WITH A GREATER EMPHA SIS ON “LIST A” COURSES • LIST A – REQUIRED COURSES WHICH ARE KEY INDICATORS OF SUCCESS
SFU – FACULTY OF ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES • ENGLISH 12 • LIST A • ONE OF: BIO 12, PRE-CALC 12, CALCULUS 12, CHEM 12, FOM 12, PHYSICS 12 • TWO OF: ECON 12, LIT 12, GEOG 12, HIST 12, LAW 12, PHIL 12, SOCIAL JUST 12, BCFN12, COMP CIV 12 • ONE OF: FRENCH 12, SPAN 12, JAP 12, MAND 12, GERM 12, PUNJ 12 OR ONE ADDITIONAL COURSE FROM ANY ABOVE • LIST B • PLUS ADDITIONAL COURSES FROM ABOVE OR FROM LIST B (PRIMARILY VPA COURSES)
SFU – BEEDIE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS • ENGLISH 12 • PRE-CALCULUS MATH 12 • LIST A • ONE OF: BIO 12, CALCULUS 12, CHEM 12, ECON 12, LIT 12, HIST 12, LAW 12, PHIL 12, PHYSICS 12 • PLUS ADDITIONAL COURSES (MIN. 2) FROM ANY ABOVE OR • LIST B BCFN 12, COMP CIV 12, FOM 12, FRENCH 12 OR LANGUE SECONDE 12, GEOG 12, GEOL 12, SOCIAL JUST 12, SPAN 12, MAND 12, JAP 12, GERMAN 12, PUNJ 12, SUSTAINABLE RESOURCES 12
SFU – STILL UNSURE? TRY THE SFU “ADMISSION COMPASS” ➢ STUDENTS CAN INPUT THEIR GRADE 11 AND 12 COURSES INTO THE COMPASS TO SEE WHICH PROGRAMS THEY ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR
US UNIVERSITY ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS • US UNIVERSITIES GENERALLY HAVE APPLICATION DEADLINES IN DECEMBER • THAT MEANS THAT EVERYTHING IS COMPLETED BY THAT DATE • SAT/ACT EXAM IS REQUIRED FOR MANY U.S. SCHOOLS • YOU WILL NEED TO ASK YOUR COUNSELLOR TO COMPLETE THE COUNSELLOR “SCHOOL PROFILE” • YOU WILL ALSO NEED TO ASK TWO TEACHERS (MINIMUM) TO BE A REFERENCE FOR YOU • PLEASE ASK BOTH YOUR COUNSELOR AND TEACHERS WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE DEADLINE AND PROVIDE THEM WITH AS MUCH INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF AS POSSIBLE • E.G., GIVE THEM A COPY OF YOUR SCHOLARSHIP RESUME • THIS WAY YOUR LETTERS CAN BE CRAFTED TO YOUR STRENGTHS
TYPES OF SCHOLARSHIPS • UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS ➢ AUTOMATIC ADMISSION SCHOLARSHIPS (YOU AUTOMATICALLY WILL RECEIVE IT IF YOUR GPA IS HIGH ENOUGH) ➢ ADMISSION SCHOLARSHIPS YOU APPLY FOR (I.E. MAJOR ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIPS) • EXTERNAL SCHOLARSHIPS ➢ TD BANK, LORAN SCHOLARSHIP , TREVOR LINDEN SCHOLARSHIP • DISTRICT SCHOLARSHIPS ➢ MJF THEATRE • MOSCROP SCHOLARSHIPS • AND MANY MORE...
SCHOLARSHIPS • SCHOLARSHIP COORDINATOR CONTACT INFORMATION: • MS. WONG (ROOM 313) OR CINDY.WONG@BURNABYSCHOOLS.CA • ENSURE YOU HAVE SUBMITTED YOUR SCHOLARSHIP PROFILE TO MS. WONG • SUBSCRIBE TO THE MOSCROP APP ``SCHOLARSHIPS`` GROUP FOR UP-TO- DATE INFORMATION • CHECK THE SCHOLARSHIPS BLOG FOR CURRENT POSTINGS @ HTTPS://MOSCROPSECONDARYSCHOLARSHIPSBLOG.WORDPRESS.COM • CHECK THE BULLETIN BOARD ON THE 3RD FLOOR FOR SCHOLARSHIP UPDATES • ATTEND GRADE 12’S SCHOLARSHIPS MEETING – COMING SOON!
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