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), University-College (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 U-level classes

• You need six grade 12 U or M courses in order to apply to university

• A typical pathway for a university-bound student…

Grade 11

ENG3U (English)

HRT3M (Religion)

MCR3U (Mathematics)

HSP3M (Anthropology)

PPL3O (Phys-Ed)

SBI3U (Biology)

SCH3U (Chemistry)

GPP3O (Peer Leadership)

Grade 12

ENG4U (English)

HRE4M (Religion)

MHF4U (Mathematics)

HHG4M (Anthropology)

PSE4U (Phys-Ed)

SBI4U (Biology)

SCH4U (Chemistry)

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• 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 college-level 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

ENG3C (English)

HRF3O (Religion)

MBF3C (Mathematics)

GPP3O (Travel and Tourism)

PPL3O (Phys-Ed)

HPC3O (Parenting)

SBI3C (Biology)

GPP3O (Peer Leadership)

Grade 12

ENG4C (English)

HRE4O (Religion)

MAP4C (Mathematics)

HHG4M (Anthropology)

SCH4C (Chemistry)

COP3X (Co-op, 2 periods)

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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 certifications3. Experiential learning4. Reach ahead opportunities5. 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?

Grade 9 Course Code Grade 10 Course Code Grade 11 Course Code Grade 12 Course Code

EnglishENG1DENG1PENG1L

EnglishENG2DENG2PENG2L

EnglishENG3UENG3CENG3E

EnglishENG4UENG4CENG4E

Religion HRE1O Religion HRE2O ReligionHRF3OHRT3M

ReligionHRE4OHRE4M

MathematicsMPM1DMFM1PMAT1L

MathematicsMPM2DMFM2PMAT2L

Mathematics

MCR3UMCF3MMBF3CMEL3E

Optional Course

ScienceSNC1DSNC1PSNC1L

ScienceSNC2DSNC2PSNC3E

Optional Course

Optional Course

GeographyCGC1DFCGC1DCGC1P

HistoryCHC2DFCHC2DCHC2P

Optional Course

Optional Course

Art Credit

ATC1OADA1OAMV1OAVI1O

AMU1O

EitherCivics (0.5)

andCareers (0.5)

CHV2OGLC2O

Optional Course

Optional Course

French

FEF1DFSF1DFSF1PGLS1O

Optional Course

Optional Course

Optional Course or

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Healthy Active Living or

Technology

PPL1OFPPL1OM

TIJ1O

Optional Course

Optional Course

Optional Course or

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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)

St. Michael Catholic High School Four Year Course Planner

Planning With the End in Mind

WorkplaceApprenticeshipCollegeUniversity

PrerequisitesKnow what you need to get in!

Grade 12ENG4U/CDo I need another math?OSSD

Grade 11 What are my interests?What do I need for grade 12?

Grade 10

Planning With the End in Mind

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