Subject Selection
Secondary 3 to 4
2008 - 2009
Right Now…
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Secondary III students are taking the
following courses:
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English
French
Math
Science & Technology
History
Physical Education
Art
POP
Next year…
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The Reform will be entering Secondary
IV (Cycle II Year 2)
Changes have been made to the
Secondary IV program.
What does this mean for
graduation?
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Under the Reform, new graduation requirements have been
established.
A total of 54 credits at the Secondary IV or V level.
At least 20 must be from Secondary V
Including the following compulsory courses:
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Secondary V English
Secondary V French
Secondary IV Mathematics
Secondary IV Science and Technology
Secondary IV History and Citizenship
Secondary IV Arts
Secondary V Ethics and Religious Culture or
Physical Education and Health
Mathematics
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There will be 3 different Mathematics courses available for
Secondary IV students.
Your placement in these classes will depend on your final
Secondary III Math results (June mark + Exam mark).
All Mathematics courses focus on the following competencies:
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To solve situational problems
To reason mathematically
To communicate mathematically
The new Mathematics courses are:
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Cultural Math
Technical Math
Scientific Math
What is the difference?
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An overall pass (60%) in Mathematics 306
will lead you to the Cultural Math option.
An overall average of 68% in Mathematics
306 and passing the final exam will lead you
to the Technical Math option.
An overall average of 75% in Mathematics
306 and passing the final exam will lead you
to the Scientific Math option.
Teacher recommendations will also be used
for placement.
What is Cultural Math?
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Basic Math intended for students that like to:
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Design objects and activities
Develop and participate in projects
There is an emphasis on concrete and
practical situations.
Provides you with real life applications and
tools
Prepares you for:
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Studies in the Arts; Communications, Humanities
and Social Sciences
What is Technical Math?
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Intended for students that like to:
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Explore situations that are manual and
intellectual
Explore different areas of study
Prepares you for:
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Studies in Technical Fields related to
Nutrition, Biology, Physics, Business
Administration, Fine Arts, Graphic Arts
What is Scientific Math?
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Intended for students that:
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Seek to understand the origin of different
phenomena, to explain them and to make
decisions pertaining to them
Develops concepts associated with algebra
and geometry.
Emphasis on activities related to science.
Prepares students for:
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Studies in the hard sciences (health science / pure
and applied) or research
If you are in Cultural Math…
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You will be considered an Arts student.
Your course load will look like this:
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English
French
Math
Science & Technology
History & Citizenship
Ethics & Religious Culture
Physical Education & Health
Fine Arts Option (Art or Dance or Drama)
1 Elective (Names and description to follow)
If you are a Technical or
Scientific Math student…
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You can choose to be either an Arts or a
Science student.
If you choose to be an Arts student, your
course load will be the same as a student in
Cultural Math.
If you choose to be a Science student but
you have not achieved the requirements in
June, you will be considered an Arts student.
If you choose to be a Science
student…
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Your course load will look like this:
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English
French
Math
Science & Technology
History & Citizenship
Ethics & Religious Culture
Physical Education & Health
Fine Arts (Art or Dance or Drama)
1 Elective (Science & Technology of the Environment – Description
to follow)
It is important to note that eligible students who do not choose
to be a Science student will not be able to take Physics or
Chemistry in Secondary V.
Secondary IV Electives…
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There are five electives open to Secondary IV
students.
They are:
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Entrepreneurship
Spanish as a Third Language
Word Processing I & II
Media Arts
Science & Technology of the Environment*
(open to Science students only)
Elective #1:
Entrepreneurship
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Entrepreneurship is designed for the students
interested in business.
This course will introduce students to the many
challenges of beginning a new business and the
issues entrepreneurs face, such as:
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Introducing new products into the market
Acquiring resources
Obtaining financing
Students will explore business theory, marketing,
business success and failure.
The course will result in the design of a formal
business plan.
Elective #2:
Spanish as a Third Language
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Students will develop three
competencies:
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Communicates orally in Spanish
Understands texts
Writes texts
Elective #3:
Word Processing I & II
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Students will be introduced to and fully explore different
presentation software:
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Word Processing
Spreadsheets
Power Point
The Internet will be the primary source of content.
Students will learn different presentation formats:
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Letters
Memos
Reports
Annotated essays
CVs
Mixed Media presentations
Elective #4:
Media Arts
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Students will transform imagery and
content using technological tools and
methods.
Elements of visual arts explored are:
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Photoshop
Clay Animation
Digital photography
A digital camera will be used.
Elective #5:
Science & Technology of the
Environment
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Only Science students are able to take this elective.
Students who want to take Physics / Chemistry in
Secondary V must have taken this course.
Explores the concept of environment; how elements
interact with one another.
The different elements of the environment, as well as
the impact of science and technology, are the subject
of scientific study.
A particular emphasis is placed on citizenship and
scientific skills.
If you are an Honours
student…
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Students who are in the Honours group will see
fewer changes in their schedules.
The Honours course load will look like this:
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English
French
Math (526 or 536)
History & Citizenship
POP
Chemistry
Ethics & Religious Culture
Physical Education & Health
1 Fine Arts option (Art or Dance or Drama)
Next year (2009 – 2010)…
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All Secondary V students will have 8
periods of electives.
Science students will fill their electives
with Physics & Chemistry.
Arts students will fill their 8 periods with
other electives that are yet to be
determined.
IMPORTANT!!!!
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It is important to understand that
students who are missing credits /
courses after high school may make
them up in CEGEP.
This will result in the possibility of
additional semester(s) in CEGEP.