GRADUATION 2016!! SOME ESSENTIAL TIPS… GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS STUDENTS NEED A MINIMUM OF 80 CREDITS (20 COURSES) IN GRADES 10 TO 12 12 REQUIRED COURSES ENGLISH 10 + PROV. EXAM – 20% ENGLISH/COMMUNICATIONS 11 ENGLISH/COMMUNICATIONS 12 + PROV. EXAM – 40% SOCIAL STUDIES 10 SOCIAL STUDIES 11 + PROV. EXAM – 20% SCIENCE 10 + PROV. EXAM – 20% SCIENCE 11 MATHEMATICS 10 + PROV. EXAM – 20% MATHEMATICS 11 PHYSICAL EDUCATION 10 PLANNING 10 FINE ARTS/APPLIED SKILLS – IN GRADE 10, 11 OR 12 7 ELECTIVE COURSES THESE CAN BE FROM: EXTERNAL CREDITS OR IDS COURSES GRADUATION TRANSITIONS NOTE: 4 COURSES MUST BE AT THE GRADE 12 LEVEL HONOUR ROLL – IN GRADE 12 IN GRADE 12, STUDENTS MUST HAVE A FULL TIME TABLE (8 COURSES) TO QUALIFY FOR HONOUR ROLL IF YOU ARE IN LESS THAN 8 COURSES, YOU WILL NOT QUALIFY FOR HONOUR ROLL (OR HONOUR CORD) 90 HOUR WORK EXPERIENCE DOES COUNT AS A COURSE SO IT CAN BE PART OF YOUR 8 COURSES FOR GRADE 12 GPA CALCULATION IS BASED ON THE BEST OF 6 COURSES STUDENTS MUST PASS ALL 8 COURSES ANY FAILURE WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF HONOUR ROLL STATUS HONOUR ROLL GPA 3.5 TO 4.0 IMPORTANT INFO REGARDING “ONLINE COURSES” NEW!! ANYONE TAKING A COURSE ONLINE THAT THEY PLAN TO USE TO APPLY TO UBC MUST HAVE THE FINAL MARK BY FEBRUARY 1ST SELF-REPORTING OF ONLINE GRADES: FOR ONLINE COURSES, YOU CAN ONLY SELF-REPORT THE FINAL GRADE!! YOU MUST SPEAK WITH YOUR ONLINE SCHOOL TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY SEND YOUR FINAL MARKS TO THE UNIVERSITIES WE CANNOT SEND ANY INTERIM MARKS TO UNIVERSITIES, AND ANY ONLINE TAKEN FROM NOW UNTIL FEBRUARY 1ST HAVE TO COME DIRECTLY FROM THE ONLINE SCHOOL TO THE UNIVERSITY POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS (PSI) CHOICES FORM YOU CAN PROVIDE THEIR TRANSCRIPT INFORMATION TO A NUMBER OF POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS (ACROSS CANADA) BY ELECTRONICALLY SUBMITTING A POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS CHOICES FORM (PSI FORM) NOTE: IF YOU WANT TO HAVE YOUR GRADE 11 FINAL MARKS (AND LIST OF CURRENT COURSES) SENT TO THE UNIVERSITIES FOR EARLY ADMISSION, YOU NEED TO DO SO BY MARCH 1ST THIS FORM IS AVAILABLE ON THE STUDENT SECURE SITE STARTING IN NOVEMBER ON THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION WEBSITE AT: BCED.GOV.BC.CA/EXAMS/TSW/TSW/STUDENT YOU MUST LOG INTO THEIR SECURE ACCOUNT (SAME LOG-IN THAT YOU USED TO CHECK YOUR PROVINCIAL EXAM MARKS) AND COMPLETE THE FORM BY JUNE 30 IF YOU WISH TO HAVE YOUR FINAL TRANSCRIPT DATA SENT TO A POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTION NOTE: IF YOU ARE APPLYING TO ANY UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE OUTSIDE OF CANADA, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SENDING YOUR FINAL MARKS TO THEM “POSSIBLE” POST-SECONDARY ENTRANCE EXAMS LPI – CHECK OUT WWW.LPI.UBC.CA A LANGUAGE TEST REQUIRED BY UBC AND SFU (AND OTHER UNIVERSITIES) FOR THOSE STUDENTS WITH A FINAL GRADE (SCHOOL MARK PLUS GOVERNMENT EXAM MARK) OF LESS THAN 75% IN BC ENGLISH 12 OR BC ENGLISH LITERATURE 12 CHECK THE WEBSITES OF ALL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THAT YOU ARE APPLYING TO FOR UPDATES ON THIS REQUIREMENT SAT – CHECK OUT WWW.COLLEGEBOARD.COM A REQUIREMENT FOR AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES/COLLEGES FOR ALL 1ST YEAR STUDENTS IF YOU ARE THINKING OF ATTENDING SCHOOL IN THE US, YOU MUST WRITE THE SAT’S NO LATER THAN THE SPRING OF GRADE 11 TOEFL BC UNIVERSITIES VARY - GENERALLY NOT REQUIRED FOR STUDENTS WITH 4 YEARS OF INSTRUCTION IN ENGLISH. CONFIRM WITH EACH UNIVERSITY OTHER PROVINCES & USA – NOT REQUIRED FOR STUDENTS WITH 5 YEARS OF INSTRUCTION IN ENGLISH. CONFIRM WITH EACH UNIVERSITY NOTE: SOME UNIVERSITIES MAY HAVE THEIR OWN ENTRANCE TESTS IN ADDITION (E.G. UBC = ELAS) BC UNIVERSITY ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS EACH UNIVERSITY & FACULTY HAS SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS GENERALLY, YOU WILL NEED TO TAKE ENGLISH 12 PLUS 3 OTHER AP/CORE ACADEMIC GRADE 12 COURSES (SO FOODS AND ART CLASSES DO NOT COUNT) UBC “MAJOR ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIP” DEADLINE DECEMBER 10TH REGULAR ADMISSIONS DEADLINE JANUARY 31ST SFU APPLY ONLINE STARTING OCTOBER SELF-REPORTING OF GRADES DECEMBER 15TH “MAJOR ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIPS” DEADLINE JANUARY 31ST REGULAR ADMISSION DEADLINE FEBRUARY 28TH EACH UNIVERSITY IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT IN HOW THEIR APPLICATIONS ARE SO….FOLLOW THEIR STEP-BYSTEP INSTRUCTIONS EXACTLY HOW THEY ASK REMEMBER…YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE TO FIND OUT REQUIREMENTS AND DEADLINES FOR WHICHEVER COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY YOU CHOOSE UBC ADMISSIONS UPDATE UBC APPLICATION ALSO INCLUDES A “PERSONAL PROFILE” FOR ALL FACULTIES A SHORT ESSAY (APPROX 200 WORDS) OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS TO TELL MORE ABOUT THEMSELVES AND THEIR EXPERIENCES NOT ABOUT SIMPLY LISTING ACTIVITIES/EXPERIENCES, BUT ABOUT BEING ABLE TO EXPLAIN WHAT YOU’VE LEARNED FROM YOUR EXPERIENCES SAMPLE QUESTION: “EXPLAIN HOW YOU HAVE RESPONDED TO A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE THAT YOU HAVE ENCOUNTERED, AND WHAT YOU LEARNED IN THE PROCESS” UBC ADMISSIONS IS NOW BASED ON BOTH GRADES & PERSONAL PROFILE NOTE: UBC HAS NOW MADE A CHANGE REGARDING THE ENGLISH 12 PROVINCIAL EXAM MARK FOR ADMISSIONS: IN CASES WHERE THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE ENGLISH 12 COURSE MARK, AND THE ENGLISH 12 PROVINCIAL EXAM MARK…THE EXAM GRADE WILL BE USE ONLY FOR ADMISSIONS BC COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS MOST BC COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE IS ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS, SO APPLY ONLINE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO SECURE YOUR SPOT MANY COLLEGES OPEN APPLICATIONS AFTER OCTOBER 1ST SOME COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE IS BASED ON BASIC GRADUATION CERTAIN PROGRAMS DO HAVE COURSE REQUIREMENTS IE: MINIMUM MARK IN ENGLISH 12 OR COMMUNICATIONS 12 COLLEGE ALSO OFFERS UPGRADING OPPORTUNITIES IE: CAN TAKE GRADE 12 COURSES OUT OF PROVINCE ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS IF YOU ARE APPLYING TO ANY COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY OUTSIDE OF BC, YOU MUST SEND IN BOTH YOUR TERM 1 & TERM 2 PAPER TRANSCRIPT IE: U-OF-T, MCGILL, MCMASTER, U-OF-A, QUEENS, ETC… THE PSI (POST-SECONDARY INFORMATION'S) FORM ARRIVES TOO LATE FOR THESE OUT-OFPROVINCE SCHOOLS IN THEIR DECISION MAKING US UNIVERSITY ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS US UNIVERSITIES HAVE A DEADLINE OF DECEMBER 31ST THAT MEANS THAT EVERYTHING IS COMPLETED BY THAT DATE YOU WILL NEED TO ASK YOUR COUNSELLOR COMPLETE THE COUNSELLOR “SCHOOL PROFILE” YOU WILL ALSO NEED TO ASK 2 TEACHERS (MINIMUM) TO BE A REFERENCE FOR YOU PLEASE ASK BOTH YOUR COUNSELLOR AND TEACHERS WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE DEADLINE…ALSO PROVIDE AS MUCH INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF AS POSSIBLE TO THEM (IE: GIVE THEM A COPY OF YOUR SCHOLARSHIP RESUME) THIS WAY YOUR LETTERS CAN BE CRAFTED TO YOUR STRENGTHS COLLEGE TO UNIVERSITY TRANSFER THERE ARE SOME “MYTHS” OUT THERE ABOUT GOING TO COLLEGE: “I WILL HAVE TO DO 2 ADDITIONAL YEARS OF SCHOOLING IF I GO TO COLLEGE FIRST” NOPE! “I WON’T GET MY BACHELOR’S DEGREE IF I GO TO COLLEGE FIRST” FALSE! “JOBS WON’T HIRE ME BECAUSE I DIDN’T GO STRAIGHT TO UNIVERSITY FROM HIGH SCHOOL” FUNNY ONE…. UNIVERSITY TRANSFER MEANS YOU START STUDYING AT COLLEGE, THEN TRANSFER TO UNIVERSITY TO COMPLETE YOUR STUDIES UNIVERSITY WILL RECOGNIZE THE EDUCATION YOU TOOK AT COLLEGE IE: 2 YEARS AT COLLEGE + 2 YEARS AT UNIVERSITY = BACHELOR’S DEGREE POST-SECONDARY PRESENTATIONS UBC OCTOBER 13TH – 3:15PM (MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM) WESTERN UNIVERSITY NOVEMBER 12TH – 9AM (MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM) SFU NOVEMBER 17TH – 3:30PM(MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM) MCGILL NOVEMBER 20TH – 8:50AM (MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM) UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA NOVEMBER 23RD – 9AM (MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM) UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO NOVEMBER 23RD – 10:30AM (MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM) BC POST-SECONDARY FAIR NOVEMBER 26TH – 1-3PM (CAFETERIA) NOTE: ADDITIONAL OUT OF PROVINCE UNIVERSITY VISITS (INCLUDING US VISITS): WILL BE EMAILED OUT AND POSTED ON THE BURNABY SOUTH COUNSELLING BLOG: BLOGS.SD41.BC.CA/SOUTHCOUNSELLING GRADUATION TRANSITIONS GRADUATION TRANSITIONS 12 IS A MANDATORY REQUIREMENT FOR GRADUATION STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE ALL 4 COMPONENTS TO SUCCESSFULLY EARN GRADUATION TRANSITION 12 CREDITS 1. DAILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY 2. WORK EXPERIENCE 3. GRADUATION TRANSITIONS PACKAGE 4. STUDENT-LED INTERVIEW GRADUATION TRANSITIONS REQUIRES STUDENTS TO EXPLORE PERSONAL AND CAREER GOALS DURING THEIR SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARS AND CREATE A PLAN FOR LIFE AFTER GRADUATION TRANSITIONS PLANNING IS AN ONGOING PROCESS THROUGHOUT THE GRADUATION PROGRAM YEARS AND REQUIRES THE COMPLETION OF A TRANSITION PLAN, CULMINATING IN A FINAL GRADE 12 STUDENT-LED INTERVIEW DAILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ALL STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN AT LEAST 2.5HOURS PER WEEK OF MODERATE TO VIGOROUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TO MEET THIS REQUIREMENT, STUDENTS NEED TO COMPLETE A PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LOG WITH SIGNED VERIFICATION OR SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION EVERY TERM EG: PAYSTUBS, GYM PASSES, WRIST BANDS, CERTIFICATES, COACHES LETTERS, ETC… THE DOCUMENTATION OF YOUR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IS ONGOING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR DPA DUE DATES: TERM 1 – MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH, 2015 TERM 2 – MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND, 2016 TERM 3 – MONDAY, JUNE 13TH, 2016 DAILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LOG WORK EXPERIENCE ALL STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE A MINIMUM OF 30HOURS WORK EXPERIENCE (SOME OF YOU ARE DOING 90HOURS) THIS IS SO YOU WILL GAIN EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE GRAD TRANS PACKAGE IN THIS PACKAGE YOU WILL REFLECT ON YOUR PERSONAL AND CAREER GOALS DURING YOUR SECONDARY SCHOOL YEARS AND DEVELOP A PLAN FOR LIFE AFTER GRADUATION THE PLAN NEEDS TO INCLUDE AND SPECIFY A PROFILE OF YOUR INTERESTS, SKILLS, GOALS, FINANCIAL PLAN, ETC.. IMPORTANT!! YOU MUST COMPLETE THIS PACKAGE NEATLY AS YOU WILL PRESENT IT TO YOUR INTERVIEW THE COMPLETED PACKAGE MUST BE PUT INSIDE A FOLDER OR DUO-TANG AND HANDED TO MS. TSAI IN ROOM C106 BY MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH, 2015 DOWNLOAD THE 2015-2015 GRADUATION TRANSITIONS PACKAGE FROM THE BLOG PLEASE PRINT FRONT-AND-BACK TO SAVE TREES!! USE “SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS” PAGE TO HELP YOU COMPLETE THE GRADUATION TRANSITIONS PACKAGE GRAD TRANS PACKAGE STUDENT LED INTERVIEW ALL GRADE 12’S WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE THEIR HIGH SCHOOL ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND SHARE THEIR GOALS, STRATEGIES AND ACTION PLAN DURING A STUDENT-LED EXIT INTERVIEW WITH A TEACHER AND/OR MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY YOU MUST COMPLETE ALL THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS BEFORE SCHEDULING AN EXIT INTERVIEW GRADUATION TRANSITION INTERVIEW DATES: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2016 LAST NAMES A TO L THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2016 LAST NAMES M TO Z GRADUATION TRANSITIONS - CONTACT MS. TSAI EMAIL: TINA.TSAI@SD41.BC.CA TELEPHONE: 604-664-8560 EXT: 4106 BLOG: BLOGS.SD41.BC.CATSAIT/ SCHOLARSHIPS!!! MR. KWAN – LOCATED IN THE CAREER PREP CENTRE IN STUDENT SERVICES – C105 IS THE “GURU” “GO TO GUY” “CEO” (AKA: CONTACT PERSON) FOR ALL THINGS SCHOLARSHIPS RELATED SCHOLARSHIP MEETINGS NEXT ONE TBA ALL SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE WITH ONLY BE PLACED ON THE COUNSELLING/SCHOLARSHIP BLOG AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE: BLOGS.SD41.BC.CA/SOUTH-COUNSELLING/SCHOLARSHIPS/ THERE WILL BE A DIFFERENT TAB FOR EACH MONTH SCHOLARSHIPS ARE DUE NOTE: MAKE SURE YOU CHECK THE “TAB” REGULARLY, AS SOME SCHOLARSHIPS MAY HAVE A VERY SHORT WINDOW BEFORE THE DEADLINE THE FOLLOWING PLACES ARE ALSO VERY HELPFUL TO LEARN ABOUT NEW SCHOLARSHIPS: EMAILS FROM MS. FENN HALLWAY MONITORS RATV MEMO BOARD IN FRONT OF C105 YOUR PARENTS (IE; MANY COMPANIES OFFER SCHOLARSHIPS) YOUR OWN JOB – HONESTLY! TYPES OF SCHOLARSHIPS UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AUTOMATIC ADMISSION SCHOLARSHIPS (YOU AUTOMATICALLY WILL RECEIVE IT IF YOUR GPA IS HIGH ENOUGH) ADMISSION SCHOLARSHIPS YOU APPLY FOR (IE; MAJOR ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIPS) EXTERNAL SCHOLARSHIPS TD BANK, LORAN SCHOLARSHIP, TREVOR LINDEN SCHOLARSHIP, ETC… DISTRICT SCHOLARSHIPS MJF THEATRE BURNABY SOUTH SCHOLARSHIPS SOUTH POINT DOGWOOD DISTRICT SCHOLARSHIP $1000 MUST BE A CANADIAN CITIZEN OR LANDED IMMIGRANT SOCIAL INSURANCE NUMBER (SIN) MUST BE IN 5 OR MORE COURSES WITHIN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS: FINE ARTS SECOND LANGUAGE PHYSICAL EDUCATION APPLIED SKILLS COMMUNITY SERVICE TECHNICAL & TRADES TRAINING (ACE-IT) TIPS FOR SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS READ THE APPLICATIONS CAREFULLY…EACH SCHOLARSHIP HAS UNIQUE REQUIREMENTS, DEADLINES AND WAYS OF HANDLING THE FORMS IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU DO EXACTLY WHAT THE INSTRUCTIONS SAY AND PROVIDE THE DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED DO NOT MISS A DEADLINE…THESE ARE THERE FOR A REASON!! PROOFREAD YOUR APPLICATION…AN APPLICATION THAT HAS ERRORS, IS A 1ST WAY CHANCE OF NOT BEING ACCEPTED GIVE TEACHERS & COUNSELLORS 2-3 WEEKS TO COMPLETE YOUR REFERENCE LETTERS THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT, AS YOU WANT YOUR REFERENCES TO HAVE AMPLE TIME TO COMPLETE A MEANINGFUL LETTER GRADE 12 STUDENT PROFILE SHEET EVERYONE GRADUATING THIS YEAR MUST FILL THIS FORM OUT AND GIVE IT TO MR. KWAN YOU CAN DOWNLOAD IF FROM THE COUNSELLING & SCHOLARSHIP BLOG DUE NO LATER THAN JANUARY 15TH THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE GRADUATION EVENTS & ATTENDANCE JUST A FRIENDLY REMINDER AS A GRADE 12, IN ORDER TO BE INVITED TO BOTH THE SCHOOL LEAVING CEREMONY, AND THE GRAD DINNER DANCE, YOU WILL (MUST) BE A STUDENT IN GOOD STANDING BE PASSING A MINIMUM OF 68 CREDITS BY TERM 2 OF GRADE 12 ABSENCES DURING YOUR CURRENT GRADE 12 SCHOOL YEAR WILL BE MONITORED GRADUATION EVENTS & ATTENDANCE GRAD WRITE-UP YEARBOOK WRITEUP DUE BY MIDNIGHT – NOVEMBER 6TH 300 CHARACTERS (INCLUDING SPACES & PUNCTUATION) – NOT 300 WORDS! LINK: HTTP://BIT.LY/GRAD2016WRITEUP SCHOOL LEAVING CEREMONY TUESDAY, MAY 31ST AT BILL COPELAND CENTRE $80 FEE DUE BY JANUARY 25, 2016 THIS INCLUDES GRAD CAP, GOWN & 2 TICKETS (ADDITIONAL TICKETS $AMT TO BE ANNOUNCED) STUDENT IN GOOD STANDING REQUIRED GRADUATION DINNER & DANCE SATURDAY, JUNE 18TH AT 6:30PM AT THE PAN PACIFIC HOTEL $120 FEE DUE BY JANUARY 25, 2016 THIS INCLUDES YOUR TICKET FOR THE DINNER & DANCE STUDENT IN GOOD STANDING REQUIRED BURNABY SOUTH – COUNSELLING BLOG YOU SHOULD HAVE THE BLOG “BOOKMARKED” AS IT INCLUDES VERY IMPORTANT INFO BLOGS.SD41.BC.CA/SOUTHCOUNSELLING/ ALSO…PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT MS. FENN HAS YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS THIS IS HOW IMPORTANT INFORMATION WILL BE SENT OUT TO ALL OF YOU THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR FACEBOOK – GRAD FAQ PAGE CREATED TO CONNECT ALL BURNABY SOUTH GRADE 12 STUDENTS NETWORK OF ALUMNI AND PRESENT SENIOR STUDENTS, “GO-TO PLACE” FOR ALL SOON-TO-GRADUATE BURNABY SOUTH STUDENTS FIND ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED FOR UNIVERSITY AND GRADUATION! IMPORTANT SENIOR TOPICS SUCH AS: GRAD EVENTS, IMPORTANT TRANSITION INFORMATION, AND ALSO UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE QUESTIONS! WHO DO YOU CONTACT ABOUT GRADUATION?? MR. CHOW STUDENTS LAST NAME A – CL + INTERNATIONAL MS. BROMLEY STUDENTS LAST NAME CO – LA MS. DUHAMEL-CONOVER STUDENTS IN ORAL OR BCSD PROGRAM MR. CHRISTOFIDES STUDENTS LAST NAME LE – R + ABLE STUDENTS MS. FENN STUDENTS LAST NAME S – Z + YPP STUDENTS A FINAL MESSAGE HAVE A GREAT YEAR GRADUATING CLASS OF 2016!!!