Pathways Towards Your Future
A Grade 10 to 11
Transitions Presentation
2011
What You Most Likely Already Have or
Will Have by School Year’s End
•2 credits in English
•2 credits in Religion
•2 credits in Science
•2 credits in Mathematics
•1 credit each in Geography and History
•1 credit each in the Arts and Physical Education
•1 French credit
•1 credit in Civics and Careers (0.5 credits each)
•2 credits in optional courses
What Are You Missing?
What You’ll Need to Graduate
What You’ll Need to Graduate
What Compulsory Credits Do You Still
Need to Graduate?
You are getting ready to register for
Grade 11 courses.
Why are the choices you make so
important?
• Academic (D), applied (A), and
essentials (L) level courses change to
become University (U), UniversityCollege (M), College (C), and
Workplace (E) level courses
• New opportunities arise:
•Co-operative education/OYAP
•Specialist High Skills Major
• Why you might want to take
University-level courses:
• You need grade 11 prerequisites at
the U level to get into grade 12 Ulevel classes
• You need six grade 12 U or M
courses in order to apply to
university
• A typical pathway for a universitybound student…
Grade 11
Grade 12
ENG3U (English)
ENG4U (English)
HRT3M (Religion)
HRE4M (Religion)
MCR3U (Mathematics)
MHF4U (Mathematics)
HSP3M (Anthropology)
HHG4M (Anthropology)
PPL3O (Phys-Ed)
PSE4U (Phys-Ed)
SBI3U (Biology)
SBI4U (Biology)
SCH3U (Chemistry)
SCH4U (Chemistry)
GPP3O (Peer Leadership)
spare
• Why you might want to take
University/college-level courses:
• You are unsure of whether you
want to attend college or university
• You can use M-level courses as a
prerequisite to get into any U, M,
or C-level class in grade 12
• Why you might want to take collegelevel courses:
• You want to attend college and
need a more practical background
to prepare you for this
• You are thinking of going into a
trade or apprenticeship
• A typical pathway for a college-bound
student…
Grade 11
Grade 12
ENG3C (English)
ENG4C (English)
HRF3O (Religion)
HRE4O (Religion)
MBF3C (Mathematics)
MAP4C (Mathematics)
GPP3O (Travel and Tourism)
HHG4M (Anthropology)
PPL3O (Phys-Ed)
SCH4C (Chemistry)
HPC3O (Parenting)
COP3X (Co-op, 2 periods)
SBI3C (Biology)
spare
GPP3O (Peer Leadership)
Will you choose University or College?
Will you go straight into the
workplace?
Will you become an apprentice?
What are some ways you can answer
this question?
What is Co-operative Education?
• It is an instructional method which combines
classroom-based instruction with on-the-job
training.
• Two weeks of in-class preparation and then either
a half-day (two periods) or full-day (four periods)
employment placement.
• Students can help to find their own placements.
• Co-op students can be registered in the OYAP
program.
What is OYAP?
• It stands for Ontario Youth Apprenticeship
Program, which is a school-to-work transition
program.
• Involves a co-op student registering with the
province as an apprentice in a chosen field,
where the co-op employer is qualified to take on
an apprentice.
• Registered students can use their co-op hours
towards completing their apprenticeship.
• Apprenticeships are available in service, motive
power, construction, and industrial sectors.
What is a Specialist High Skills Major?
• A specialist high skills major is a newly-designed,
ministry-approved program.
• It allows students to:
• focus on knowledge and skills that are of
particular importance in certain economic
sectors
• obtain certifications recognized towards
those sectors
• work towards meeting the requirements of
the Ontario secondary school diploma
(OSSD)
• receive special recognition with their
diploma once they have successfully
completed the program.
The SHSM has five components:
1. Specific high school credits (high school diploma
credits and credits in the major area)
2. Compulsory certifications
3. Experiential learning
4. Reach ahead opportunities
5. Use of Ontario Skills Passport
Grade 11 Courses to Watch Out For
MCR3U (Grade 11 Functions and Relations)
• There is an extremely high failure rate in this course
for students who do not have over 75% in MPM2D
• This may possibly be the hardest course in high
school. The curriculum is jam-packed and moves at
an extremely fast rate so there is little time to
practice new concepts.
• Only students who want to go into Engineering,
Architecture, Applied Mathematics, or Applied
Science should take this course.
Grade 11 Courses to Watch Out For
SPH3U (Grade 11 Physics)
• There is an extremely high failure rate in this course
for students who do not have over 75% in MPM2D
and SNC2D.
• This course requires students to rearrange and solve
algebraic equations so a good Mathematics
background is necessary.
Remember This?
St. Michael Catholic High School Four Year Course Planner
Grade 9
Course Code
Grade 10
Course Code
Grade 11
Course Code
Grade 12
Course Code
English
ENG1D
ENG1P
ENG1L
English
ENG2D
ENG2P
ENG2L
English
ENG3U
ENG3C
ENG3E
English
ENG4U
ENG4C
ENG4E
Religion
HRE1O
Religion
HRE2O
Religion
HRF3O
HRT3M
Religion
HRE4O
HRE4M
Mathematics
MPM1D
MFM1P
MAT1L
Mathematics
MPM2D
MFM2P
MAT2L
Mathematics
MCR3U
MCF3M
MBF3C
MEL3E
Optional
Course
Science
SNC1D
SNC1P
SNC1L
Science
SNC2D
SNC2P
SNC3E
Optional
Course
Optional
Course
Geography
CGC1DF
CGC1D
CGC1P
History
CHC2DF
CHC2D
CHC2P
Optional
Course
Optional
Course
Art Credit
ATC1O
ADA1O
AMV1O
AVI1O
AMU1O
Either
Civics (0.5)
and
Careers (0.5)
CHV2O
GLC2O
Optional
Course
Optional
Course
French
FEF1D
FSF1D
FSF1P
GLS1O
Optional
Course
Optional
Course
Optional
Course or
Spare
Healthy Active
Living or
Technology
PPL1OF
PPL1OM
TIJ1O
Optional
Course
Optional
Course
Optional
Course or
Spare
Additional Compulsory Courses must include one credit in:
Healthy Active Living or any Arts or any Business or Cooperative Education (this is called the Group 2 Credit)
Any Grade 11 or 12 Science or any Technology or Cooperative Education (this is called the Group 3 Credit)
Planning With the End in Mind
Prerequisites
Know what
you need to
get in!
Workplace
Apprenticeship
College
University
Grade 10
Grade 11
What are
my
interests?
What do I
need for
grade 12?
Grade 12
ENG4U/C
Do I need
another math?
OSSD
Planning With the End in Mind
• www.cdsbeo.on.ca/OYAP/
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