Prince of Wales Secondary Course Planning For Grade

Prince of Wales Secondary Course Planning For Grade 12

What will next year look like? Linear? Semesters? Quarters? We don’t know yet.

Course Planning Timeline Jan/Feb • Class visits • Choose courses March. May • Timetable built • Changes if possible June Aug • • Conflicts resolved Changes if possible Sept • Changes if possible

Course Selection Schools are staffed and time-tabled according to student course requests in January and February. Only those courses with a sufficient number of students registered will be available. Please choose carefully!

Course Selection Grade 12 students expected to take 7 course at PW + CLC Honour Roll eligibility - must take 7 courses at PW in Gr 12 year Please consider your choices carefully now as there is little flexibility in September

Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements REQUIRED COURSES in Grade 12 • English Studies 12 • 2 Grade 12 courses minimum (done in Gr 11? ) • 4 Electives • Career Life Connections (off timetable) Total 7 courses in Grade 12 at PW + CLC

Grade 12 English Choices Graduation Requirement • English Studies 12 or • English First Peoples 12 or • English Studies 12 Mini English Electives • Creative Writing 12

ELECTIVES • Grade 12 – 6 electives • You can choose Grade 10, 11 or 12 electives

Social Studies Choices • • Human Geography 12 Asian Studies 12 Economic Theory 12 Law Studies 12 20 th Century World History 12 Transitional Social Studies Sr ELL Social Studies Sr

Science Choices Grade 11 Sciences Grade 12 Sciences • • • Anatomy & Physiology 12 • Chemistry 12 • Physics 12 (one required for graduation) Life Science 11 Earth Science 11 Chemistry 11* Physics 11* *required for admission to Science, Engineering, Math Students may take more than 1 Science in grade 11 or 12. One or two required for admission to faculty of science depending on the University

Math Choices Grade 12 • Pre-Calculus 12 • Calculus 12 (can take concurrently with Pre-Calc 12) • AP Calculus (must have completed Pre-Calc 12) • No Math

SDC OR SKILLS CLASS • Skills 12 – for students who require additional support for their learning. • Skills students earn 4 credits • Often students in Skills have an IEP

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS • A second language is NOT required for graduation. • Students who are fluent in a second language may write a Language Challenge exam or complete a language course online for credit. • ELL students may be eligible for a Language 10, 11, 12 credit.

UNIVERSITY SECOND LANGUAGE General Admissions Requirement • UBC requires a language 11 • SFU requires a minimum of a beginner language 11 • UVIC does not require a 2 nd language • You are responsible for verifying specific university requirements, so please check online.

Electives • Business Education • Technical Education • Home Economics • Fine Arts • Music • Performing Arts • P. E. • Languages • Check the PW Course Planning Guide for a full list of course offerings. Choose your electives carefully

Electives Consider taking an off timetable elective • Foods • Fitness • Band (Jazz or Senior) • Theatre Company

ELL Students Sign up for the same level you are currently in. ELL teachers will advise counsellors on your required ELL classes for next year.

• You can use your my. Blueprint account to track your progress and look at possible post -secondary pathways available based on your choices. • IT DOES MAKE SOME MISTAKES ON GRAD. DON’T USE IT FOR THAT. Log in to my. Blueprint. ca Login: #######@learn. vsb. bc. ca (unless you changed it) Password is your computer login password. • Go to High School side tab. • Once you fill in courses pathway eligibilities will appear on the right side of screen. Click on the numbers to see the eligibility options.

Education Planner BC • • Great resource to plan and explore education options. https: //www. educationplannerbc. ca/

Student Transcript Service (STS) • As you approach graduation, the Students Transcript Service (STS) page becomes important. • It’s where you submit your marks for post-secondary and track your grad status. • It’s where you can check on your Numeracy and Literacy assessment results. • It shows COMPLETED courses that you have PASSED. • It only shows your BEST mark if you have taken a class more than once. • Student Transcript Service is now linked through a BCe. ID. • To create a Basic BCe. ID account click HERE • To log in to your BCe. ID account click HERE. • These are helpful because you’ll use a BCe. ID for other things after graduation. • You’ll need your PEN, which is on your report cards or on My. Ed under My Info tab. • Click HERE for a You. Tube video on getting set up.

POST-SECONDARY • Different University = different entrance requirements. • Check each University and program to ensure that you have the necessary courses. • Some Universities require: - 4 Gr. 12 academic courses, - 5 or 6 Gr. 12 academic courses, - consider all Grade 11 & 12 courses

POST-SECONDARY COURSE TIPS • Ontario Universities require Calculus 12 for some programs. • In BC Calculus 12 is recommended for some programs but not required. • Many Business programs like students to have Calculus 12 • BC Colleges do not require a second language. • Most Ontario Universities do not require a second language. • Science and Engineering programs typically require Chemistry 11 and Physics 11

POST-SECONDARY • All Canadian Universities look at Grade 10 and 11 courses to see that you passed. • Some Canadian Universities are now looking at using grade 11 marks as part of the admissions process. • Canadian Universities calculate admission averages based on 4 to 6 Grade 12 courses.

POST-SECONDARY • Most universities require a personal profile • Some universities will admit on Grade 11 marks • Most college’s require high school graduation for admissions. • Some college programs do have specific course requirements.

POST-SECONDARY REQUIREMENTS Parents and students are responsible for checking with colleges and universities for their specific entrance requirements.

Finding Information on University Websites https: //www. uvic. ca/index. php

UBC • Your overall academic performance in all your Grade 11 and 12 courses (as measured by the “overall assessment”) • Your academic performance in courses that are related to what you want to study at UBC (as measured by the “core assessment”) • Your grades in individual courses that are particularly important for your area of study • Your personal profile (which consists of short answer questions where UBC looks at your accomplishments, your leadership, the quality of the content of your answers, and your individual voice).

UBC What Do I Have To Do To Get In? • It is recommended to take at least six Grade 12 courses (academic or non-academic). Students with fewer will be reviewed case-by-case. • Take the pre-requisites required for admission for your program see you. ubc. ca • Meet the English language admission standard (for students who have not been studying in Canada for at least three full time years of study).

SFU sfu. ca SFU Program Admission Requirements

Example - Admission Requirements for Chemistry UVIC Program Admission Requirements

Admission requierments click here.

University of Toronto utoronto. ca U of T admissions requirements – click here

Mc. Gill University Mc. Gill Admission Requirements – Click here 5 Grade 12 courses required

US UNIVERSITIES • Academic achievement in Grade 9 – 12 • Rigor of academic study at PW • Advanced Placement courses • Extracurricular accomplishments • Common Application • SAT • Student Personal Essay • Letters of Recommendation • College Board – collegeboard. org

VSB CAREER EDUCATION • The VSB has amazing opportunities for students who want to work in trades. • Here's what you get : • First year of your red seal/journeyman ticket, which are normally a 4 year programs. • All tuition is free! • Be employable the moment you graduate. • Get 4 -7 grade 12 course, basically everything other than English and CL C-12. • Want to see what choices there are for programs? Click here • Program deadline is March 1 st. See Mr Morgan immediately if you're interested.

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Life After High School Resource Guide Click Here

SUMMER SCHOOL • Most likely will happen in 2021. • Registration typically starts in early May. • Inform counsellor of your plans or changes to your plans • Format? Might be in person, online or combination.

REFERENCES • 3 weeks notice. • Complete a reference request form. • Prove that you need one.

Course Selection • Course Planning Sheet will be distributed via Teams as an assignment. • My. Ed open for course entries Feb 316. • Completed course planning sheets with elective alternatives is DUE February 16 via TEAMS

Course Selection • To choose your courses you will need to log into the My. Ed portal. • Instructions will be posted in TEAMS. • If you have password problems logging into My. Ed please visit the receptionist in the main office.

Course Selection Make INFORMED decisions. Talk to your teachers, counsellor, parents and friends. Read the course descriptions in the Course Planning Guide on the website. Fill in your Grade 12 Course Planning Sheet hand in via TEAMs Due February 16.

QUESTIONS? CONCERNS? • Q&A