Transcript Grade 9 – 10 Parent Student Info Night

Grade12
Parent / Student
Info Night
Meg Maledy
Academic Advisor
John Campbell
Principal
Gr. 12 Information Night
• Graduation Requirements
• Registration
• Course Offerings at STA
• Applying to Universities
• University Entrance Requirements
• Scholarships and Bursaries
• Questions and Answers
Grad Requirements STA Policy
• Students are required to take all graduation requirements for the
respective year at STA unless the course has already been successfully
completed elsewhere (usually at summer school or online during the
summer or in a previous term).
• Students must pass CE 12 in order to participate in all Graduation
Activities in June.
• The drop deadline for courses is September 25, 2015.
COURSE PLANNING
COURSE
CREDIT
GRADE 10 REQUIREMENTS
English 10
Socials Studies 10
4
4
Science 10
4
a Math 10 (at least one of:)
Apprentice & Workplace Math 10
Foundations & Pre-Calculus Math 10
Physical Education 10
Planning 10
French 10
Religion 10 (STA requirement) - see
below for credit
____________________________
(elective: Fine Art/Applied Skill)
4
4
4
4
(Min. 24)
Course planning, continued
GRADE 11 REQUIREMENTS
English 11 or Communications 11
Socials Studies 11 or First Nations 12
a Science 11 (at least one of:)
Science and Technology 11
Earth Science Technology 11
Biology 11
Chemistry 11
Physics 11
a Math 11 (at least one of:)
Apprentice & Workplace Math 11
Foundations Math 11
Pre-Calculus Math 11
Religion 11 (STA requirement) - see below for credit
______________________________ (elective: FA/AS)
______________________________ (Language elective)
______________________________
4
4
4
4
(Min. 16)
Course planning, continued
GRADE 12 REQUIREMENTS
English 12 or Communications 12
Graduation Transitions 12
Elective (Gr. 12) Religion 12
4
4
4
Elective (Gr. 12) ______________________
4
Elective (Gr. 12) ______________________
Elective (Gr. 12) ______________________
Elective (Gr. 12) ______________________
Elective (Gr. 11, 12) ______________________
Elective (Gr. 11, 12) ______________________
(It is strongly recommended to take a min. of 5
grade 12 electives)
(Min. 20)
Course planning, continued
FINE ARTS &/or APPLIED SKILLS
REQUIREMENT
Required: 4 credits of one area, or 2 credits of each
FINE ARTS 10 or 11 or 12
APPLIED SKILLS 10 or 11 or 12
2 or 4
2 or 4
(Min. 4)
ADDITIONAL COURSES: Electives
CE 10 (STA requirement)
CE 11 (STA requirement)
4
4
Elective (Gr. 10/11/12) ______________________
4
Elective (Gr. 10/11/12) ______________________
4
(Min. 16)
OVERALL TOTAL CREDITS
(Min. 80)
Graduation Requirements
Grade 10
• Planning 10
• English 10 (Provincial Exam)
• Math 10 (Provincial Exam)
• Science 10 (Provincial Exam)
• Social Studies 10
• Physical Education 10
• Elective
• CE 10
• Second Language or LRC
4 Credits
4 Credits
4 Credits
4 Credits
4 Credits
4 Credits
2 Credits
4 Credits
4 Credits
Graduation Requirements
Grade 11
• English or Communications 11
• Social Studies 11 (Provincial Exam)
• Science 11 (or Science 12)
4 Credits
4 Credits
4 Credits
• Math 11 (3 options)
• Applied Skill or Fine Art
• CE 11
• Electives &/or LRC block
4 Credits
4 Credits
4 Credits
8 Credits
• Biology 11
• Chemistry 11
• Earth Science 11
• Physics 11
• Science and Technology 11
Minimum Graduation
Requirements
Grade 12
• English 12 or Comm. 12 (Prov. Exam)
• Graduation Transitions
• At least 3 other Grade 12 Level Courses
4 Credits
4 Credits
12 Credits
Registering for Courses
Grade 12s
• Initial course registration will be open online in April (date TBD)
• From the initial selections a timetable will be built top
accommodate as many students as possible and ensure
graduation credits are available to everyone.
• Students will go online in May to pick their actual timetable.
• Students continuing in the Honours English 12 class will have
an information meeting on April 14, 2015 regarding advanced
credit for university.
Summer School & DL
• Ascend (Catholic DL school)
• North Van, West Van, Burnaby
• Calendar comes out in May and courses fill up fast.
• Vancouver Learning Network
http://www.gvdes.com/
• Offers on-line and traditional correspondence courses.
John Oliver SS (Main & 41st).
• LearnNowBC.ca http://learnnowbc.ca
***Check graduation requirements
DL marks & upgrades (must be 50% complete in
Jan, and 100% completion by April)
Study Blocks
• Students are required to be enrolled in at least 6
credit courses at STA in their senior year.
• Grade 12 students may elect to have a study block.
• Category A – off campus
• Category B – only on campus (library or cafeteria)
• Students can also apply for a Community Service
Block OR a Leadership Block. Selection is based on
student experience and teacher need.
Online and Challenge Courses
• STA recommendation is to take all required courses here at
STA
• Students who do not have a required course completed by
Fall admission, will be required to take the course at STA
(drop in-progress online course)
• Online courses are challenging; extra help not easily
available and deadlines are set but there is no one to
supervise progression of work
• For university entrance, online courses must be 50%
completed by Jan. 31 and 100% completed by April to be
consider for entrance average.
• For pre-requisite coursework, the deadlines are relaxed
• Challenge marks cannot be used for Entrance Averages
(UBC)
Courses by Department
Course Offerings
• Provincial Courses
• Courses with a provincial exam component.
• 3 Grade 10s, SS11 (20%) or First Nations 12 (20%); Eng 12 or
Com 12 (40%)Mandatory
• Academic Course
• Courses from an approved list (differs by university) used to
calculate admission averages
• i.e. Civilizations 12, Law 12, History 12, Programming 12
• Advanced Placement
• Can earn university credits in high school: 2 ways
• May be used for admissions averages
• Electives
• Usually fulfill the Applied Skill / Fine Arts Requirement
Arts and Humanities – Post Secondary
- UBC / SFU
- English 12 + 3 approved academic G12 Courses
- Second Language 11 requirement
- Cap U / UVic / CCC
- English 12 + 3 approved academic G12 Courses
- No Second Language requirement
- Cap U
- Offers upgrading for Gr. 12 academic courses
Most US schools: requirements for graduation in BC are
honoured; some programs have specific requirements
Humanities
Socials 10
Socials 9/10
Socials 11
Geography
12
History
12
Psychology
12
Law 12
Civilizations 12
Math – Post Secondary
• Capilano & other Colleges - Math 11 (AW Math
accepted for some programs – very restricted)
• SFU/UVic, CCC (Arts and Humanities)
• Foundations of Math 11
• Minimum grade requirement
• University (Sciences, Business, Engineering)
• Pre-Calculus 12
• UBC (Arts) requires at least Foundations 12
Math
Apprentice and
Workplace Math 10
Foundations and
Pre-Calculus Math10
Apprentice &
Workplace Math 11
Foundations
Math 11
Foundations
Math 12
Pre-Calculus
Math 11
Pre-Calculus
Math 12
Calculus 12
AP Calculus
English
Writing 12
Communications
11
Communications
12
English 11
English 12
Honours
English 11
Honours
English 12
Literature 12
CCC JumpStart
English
Science – Post Secondary
• Capilano & other Colleges
• Any Science 11
• Universities & CCC (Arts,Humanities, Business)
• (1) of Bio11, Chem11, Phys11, EarthSc11
• Universities (Sciences and Engineering)
• Chem 11 and Ph 11
• 2 Science 12s (Geog) @ UBC one of Science 12
• Engineering Chem 12 and Phys 12
STA Sciences
Science 10
*Chem 11 & Phys 11
for sciences & eng.
*UBC One Science 12,
*SFU Two Science 12
(GEO OK)
*UVIc Two Science 12
(GEO OK)
* Eng Chem 12, Phy12
Biology 11
Biology 12
Chemistry 11
Chemistry 12
Physics 11
Physics 12
Earth Science
11
AP Physics
Science & Tech
11
AP Enviro
Science
Modern Languages
French 10
French 11
French 12
Beg. Spanish
11
Spanish 11
Electives
• Physical Education
• Business Education (Marketing, Accounting,
Entrepreneurship, Economics)
• Information and Communications Technology (Media,
programming)
• Fine Arts (Art, Band, Choir)
• Media Arts (Yearbook)
• Humanities (Eng Lit, Civilizations, History, Geography, Law,
Psychology)
• Science (Bio, Ph, Chem, Geo)
• Math (Any math 12, Calculus)
Applying to University
• Applications open in the Fall (Oct-Nov)
• Applications are all on-line
• Self Reporting of Grades (no need for a transcript)
• Students must register for their PSI selection in Fall
• Keep in mind deadlines (UBC –Dec/Jan, UVic, SFU – Feb 28)
• Attend Info Sessions at STA in Fall and at the postsecondary institutions
Corpus Christi
• Liberal Arts College offering University Transfer
• Broad-based admissions policy, evaluating students
on academic and personal potential
Capilano University
• English 12 plus 3 academic courses
• 60% average for admissions
• Registration times based on admission averages.
Colleges (Douglas, Langara, VCC)
• Graduation from High School
• Registration times based on admission averages.
BCIT
• Trade Programs
• 2 Year Diploma Programs
• Bachelor Degrees (4 years)
–Applied and Natural Sciences
–Business and Media
–Health Sciences
• English 12 required for all programs – refer to
website for further policies.
Scholarships & Bursaries
• Begin looking now at criteria
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Corporate and Association
Community and sports
Schools (universities)
STA (internal competition)
• Community Service and leadership is a major part of
scholarship selection criteria
• Check STA website for links to scholarships
• http://www.aquinas.org/services/student_services/scholarships
Questions?