Transcript Welcome to Pine Ridge Secondary School

Course Selection
Presentation
Current Grade
11 Students
COURSE SELECTION
PROCESS
Step 1
•
Check OSSD requirements by referring to your
Status Sheet.
Step 2
•
Research post secondary prerequisites.
Step 3
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Complete on-line course selection, print Signoff Sheet, return it to your homeroom teacher.
• 30 credits (110 hours each)
- 18 compulsory credits
- 12 optional credits
• 40 hours of community involvement
• Ontario Secondary School Literacy
Test
Pupil#
Community
Service Hours
All courses
previously taken
Compulsory Courses
and Credit Completion
Summary
Student Status Sheet
Compulsory
courses and
the number
that you need
to graduate.
Compulsory
courses that
you have
achieved.
Potential
total of
compulsory
courses this
year.
•It is the students responsibility to ensure that
all graduation requirements will be met in
order to earn an O.S.S.D.
•We recommend that students attain a
MINIMUM OF 70% in Gr. 11 university
courses in order to continue with the
university stream in Gr. 12.
POST SECONDARY ADMISSION
PREREQUISITES
Workplace
Designed for
students
planning to
enter the
workplace
directly after
high school.
College
University/
College
University
Designed to
Designed to
Designed to
prepare students
prepare students prepare students
for entrance to
for entrance to
for entrance to
most college and
specific college
university
apprenticeship
and university
programs
programs following programs following following high
high school.
high school.
school.
“E” “C” “M” “U”
Six grade 12 “M” or “U”
courses required for university.
Apprentice Research
www.apprenticesearch.com
1. OSSD with courses at the “C”, “M”, or “U”
level. Colleges are not allowed to demand
“U” level courses. Joint or collaborative
College – University programs are the only
exceptions to this rule eg. Nursing BScN
2. Completion of prerequisites.
3. Additional admission criteria:
(interview/entrance test/portfolio).
4. Marks are a deciding factor in “oversubscribed”
programs.
College Prerequisites
www.ontariocolleges.ca
1. OSSD
2. Min. average of 70%+ in six Gr. 12 “U” or
“M” level courses (including ENG4U1).
3. Completion of prerequisites
(www.electronicinfo.ca).
4. Additional admission criteria for some
programs (audition, portfolios, etc.).
• Note: Guidance offers seminars in the fall to assist students
with postsecondary applications.
University Prerequisites
www.electronicinfo.ca
SELECTING MATH COURSES
•MEL 4E1 - Prerequisite - MEL 3E1
•MAP 4C1 - Prerequisite - MBF 3C1
•MDM 4U1 - Prerequisite - MCR 3U1 or
MCF 3M1 (recommendation minimum 75%)
•MHF 4U1 - Prerequisite - MCR 3U1
•MCV 4U1 -
MHF 4U1 must be taken prior to or
concurrently with MCV4U.
COOPERATIVE EDUCATION
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You MUST have at least 16 credits and a good
attendance record.
Select CWE 2O9
Complete a separate application form available in
the Co-op office or the Guidance office.
All applicants will be interviewed.
Co-op is a 2 credit program and counts as 2
course selections.
PEER HELPING
• You MUST have at least 16 credits and
a good academic record.
• Assume the program DOES NOT exist
and select 8 other courses.
• Complete a separate application form
available in the Co-op office or in
Guidance.
• Applicants will be interviewed before being
accepted into the program.
YEARBOOK COURSE
• Assume the program DOES NOT exist and
select 8 other courses.
• Yearbook is a 2 credit course. One grade 11
credit and one grade 12 credit. You must commit
to BOTH sections.
• Complete a separate application form available
in the Art Department or Guidance.
• Applicants will be interviewed by the yearbook
teacher.
• Assume the program DOES NOT exist
and select 8 other courses.
• Entrance to this course will be based on
an audition/application.
• Students interested in this course must
complete a supplementary application
form available through the Art
Department or the Guidance Office.
Course Subject Fees
• Be aware of any course fees
required!
• Courses with large course fees
may require a non- refundable
deposit in the Spring.
On-line Course Selection
Login Instructions Reminder
Your Username is:
ddsb- followed by
your Pupil#
(found at the top of
your status sheet).
Your Password is
your birth date
(mmddyyyy)
(e.g. August 25th,
1990 -- 08251990)
Log on to: www.careercruising.com/login/ddsb
Click on
Choose
My
Courses
Choosing Courses
Start by picking your
compulsory course
(beige box).
Click anywhere in
the box to get a
listing of courses to
choose in that
discipline.
Click on a course
name to find out
more information.
Reading a Course Description
Course
notes/warnings
Prerequisites chart
Click to
add this
course to
your
selections.
Course Description
Choosing Elective Courses
Click
anywhere in
the box to
open a menu
of options.
You will be able to choose courses by Grade
level
OR…by
discipline
Hover over the blue dot for
important course information.
Hover over the red dot
for important course
selection information.
You CANNOT submit if
you have a red alert.
Choose an
elective
following the
same process as
your
compulsory.
Review the
alerts/warnings
for that course.
Failed a Compulsory Course?
 If
you do not plan to attend summer
school you must add it as one of your
course selections for next year.
 If you are planning on attending
summer school, you can add the
course(s) that you wish to upgrade in
the “Other Credit” section located
below the SUBMIT button.
 In May, come to guidance to sign up for
summer school.
Summer School?
To accelerate – 4 weeks
To repeat or upgrade – 2 weeks
• If a student has earned 24
credits by the beginning of the
school year, they are eligible for
2 study periods. One per
semester.
• Select: STUDY1 & STUDY2 if
you want 2 study periods.
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If a student has earned 24 credits
by the beginning of the school
year, they may decide to take only
take one study period next year.
Select: STUDY1 for semester one
Select: STUDY2 for semester two
• If a student will earn their
credit during semester one, they
are only eligible for 1 study
period and it must be in
semester two.
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24
• Select: STUDY2 in this scenario
If you are unsure of a course, take
advantage of the Elective Course
Fair and ask a teacher from that
subject area what is taught!
Submit Your Courses
Click on “Submit” once you have
completed all of your selections.
Once you “submit” your courses you
cannot go back in to change
selections.
We will meet with all students who
submit their courses on time in
April/May to review your selections.
If you book an appointment prior to
this, you will not be seen a second
time.
Print the “Course Request Sign-off Sheet,” get it
signed and return it to your homeroom teacher.
No Internet Access at Home?
The school library is available at
lunch for your convenience.
Course selections must be
completed and submitted
on-line by:
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Tuesday, February 24 .
Hand in the “Sign-off Sheet”
to your homeroom teacher by
Wednesday, February 25th
Choose your courses wisely
and correctly the first time
as options for timetable
changes may be limited!!!!!!
Questions?