Transcript College and University Application Assembly

Course
Selection
Information
Presentation
Lawrence Park C.I.
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January 2015
After Grade 12… where to?
Looking Ahead to Plan Backwards
• If you know where you want to go,
you’ll know what you need to get
there.
• Look beyond Gr. 12 to check
requirements for your postsecondary options.
OSSD Requirements
How to get out of high school??
• OSSD
– 30 credits
– Literacy Test successfully completed
– 40 Hours of Community Service
completed
Course Tips for 2015-16
• Minimum course load is 6 day school courses
• Include 3 optional selections in order of
preference.
• Check your prerequisites.
• Submit summer school information sheet, if
applicable
• Timetables will be finalized in June – no
changes will be permitted in September
• Choose your course, not your teacher
• A balanced timetable will build on your
strengths and interests while meeting postsecondary requirements.
General Admission Requirements for
University in Ontario
• High School Diploma (OSSD)
• 6 Grade 12U/M courses
– English 4U plus
– 5 additional 12U/12M courses (some schools
specify a minimum number of U versus M
• Each program may determine
prerequisite 12U/M courses as well a
minimum average (Note: actual cutoffs
may be higher)
Admission Requirements Psychology
Biology/Psychology
McMaster University
Bachelor of Science
Psychology
York University
Bachelor of Arts
1. Ontario Secondary School
Diploma (OSSD)
2. Grade 12 English (ENG4U)
3. Grade 12 Advanced Functions
(MHF4U) -or- Grade 12
Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U)
4. Grade 12 Biology (SBI4U)
5. One of the following courses:
Grade 12 Advanced Functions
(MHF4U), Grade 12 Calculus
and Vectors (MCV4U), Grade
12 Physics (SPH4U) -or- Grade
12 Chemistry (SCH4U)
6. Two additional Grade 12
university-level or
university/college-level courses
86-88%
1. Ontario Secondary School
Diploma (OSSD)
2. Grade 12 English (ENG4U)
3. Five additional Grade 12
university-level or
university/college-level courses
73-80%
Admission Requirements Kinesiology
Bachelor of Science in
Kinesiology
Queen’s University
1. Ontario Secondary School
Diploma (OSSD)
2. Grade 12 English (ENG4U)
3. Grade 12 Biology (SBI4U)
4. Grade 12 Advanced Functions
(MHF4U)
5. Two of the following courses:
Grade 12 Calculus and Vectors
(MCV4U), Grade 12 Chemistry
(SCH4U) -or- Grade 12 Physics
(SPH4U)
6. One additional Grade 12
university-level or universitycollege level course
87%
BA Honors Kinesiology (Sport
Management)/Honors
Bachelor of Business
Administration
University of Western Ontario
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Ontario Secondary School
Diploma (OSSD)
Grade 12 English (ENG4U)
Grade 12 Biology (SBI4U)
Four additional Grade 12
university-level or
university/college-level courses
Also required: Demonstrated
participation in extra curricular
and/or community activities,
leadership & work experience is
also an admission criteria.
Recommended courses: MHF4U
and SPH4U or SPH3U
80%
Admission Requirements Business
Bachelor of Business
Administration; Diploma in
Business Administration
University of Guelph Humber
Bachelor of Business
Administration
Wilfrid Laurier University
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Ontario Secondary School
Diploma (OSSD)
Grade 12 English (ENG4U)
Grade 12 university-level Math
(MDM4U, MHF4U or MCV4U)
Four additional Grade 12
university-level or
university/college-level courses
Recommended:
Advanced Functions (MHF4U)
or Introductory Calculus
(MCB4U)
75%
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Ontario Secondary School
Diploma (OSSD)
Grade 12 English (ENG4U,
ETS4U or EWC4U)
Grade 12 Advanced Functions
(MHF4U)
Grade 12 Mathematics of Data
Management (MDM4U) -orGrade 12 Calculus and Vectors
(MCV4U)
Three additional Grade 12
university-level or
university/college-level courses
Note:A minimum grade of 70% is
required in 12U Advanced Functions
A minimum grade of 60% is
required in 12U English, 12U
Calculus & Vectors and 12U Data
Management
83-87%
Choose wisely…
University dropout rate is at an all-time high…
don’t become a statistic
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What programs interest you?
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Which subjects are you good at? Build on your strengths
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Do you want to attend a small, medium or large post
secondary institution?
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Check the admission requirements and what you will be
studying.
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Don’t only research your “dream” schools… have a variety
of options… include some “sure things”, and always have a
backup plan
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Meet your new best friends www.myblueprint.ca (activation
code: lparkci) and www.ouac.on.ca and www.ocas.ca
Farther afield…
Post Secondary Outside of Ontario
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Check the post-secondary websites & www.myblueprint.ca
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For US schools, check the LPCI website for links to research
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Determine requirements for Ontario applicants
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Check SAT requirements and investigate where and when
you can write them.
College in the 21st Century
Consider…
• Applied Degrees
• Collaborative university/college programmes
which offer both a degree and a diploma with
co-op experience which can lead to grad
school and career opportunities
• The new “finishing” school for university
grads: graduate certificate programmes
Consider College
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Greater range of
program interests
and options:
Applied degrees
Diplomas
Certificates
Co-op
Apprenticeship
Lower tuition
Direct career paths
College Admissions
• OSSD (Your high
school diploma)
• Check your
program
prerequisites
• Grade 12 English
• Orientation
interviews
• Additional criteria
Student Responsibilities
• Do your research! Talk to your teachers,
guidance counsellor, parents,
siblings/relatives.
• Submit your Course Selection sheet to your
homeform teacher by Feb. 6