Courses - FHS Health and Wellness SHSM

Nine of your 30 credits for graduation need to support your SHSM sector:

  • 4 Health and Wellness Major Credits from the list below
  • 1 Credit in Science, Social Sciences and Humanities, or other from the list below
  • 1 Credit in English, including a learning activity related to Health and Wellness
  • 1 Credit in Math, including a learning activity related to Health and Wellness
  • 2 Credits in Cooperative Education in a setting related to Health and Wellness

Major Credits -chosen from the list below

Must include at least one Grade 11 and one Grade 12 credit.

One credit may be substituted with a cooperative education credit (additional to the 2 required co-op credits)


Grade 11 Majors

Guidance:

  • Leadership & Peer Support (GPP3O)

Social Sciences and Humanities:

  • Raising Healthy Children (HPC3O)*
  • Food and Culture (HFC3M)
  • Intro to Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology (HSP3C)
  • World Religions (HRF3O)

First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Studies:

  • World Views and Aspirations of First Nations (NBV3C or NBV3E)
  • Contemporary First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Issues and Perspectives (NDA3M)

Physical Education:

  • Outdoor Activities (PAD3O)*
  • Personal and Fitness Activities (PAF3O)*
  • Healthy Active Living (PPL3O)
  • Health for Life (PPZ3C)

Science:

  • Biology (SBI3C or SBI3U)
  • Chemistry (SCH3U)
  • Physics (SPH3U)
  • Environmental Science (SVN3E or SVN3M)

Grade 12 Majors

Social Sciences and Humanities:

  • Families in Canada (HHS4C or HHS4U)
  • Equity and Social Justice (HSE4M)
  • Personal Life Management (HIP4O)
  • Working with School-Age Children and Adolescents (HPD4C)
  • Philosophy: Questions and Theories (HZT4U)

First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Studies:

  • First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Governance in Canada (NDG4M)
  • Contemporary First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Issues and Perspectives in a Global Context (NDW4M)

Physical Education:

  • Outdoor Activities (PAD4O)*
  • Personal and Fitness Activities (PAF4O)*
  • Healthy Active Living (PPL4O)
  • Introductory Kinesiology (PSK4U)

Science:

  • Chemistry (SCH4C or SCH4U)
  • Science (SNC4E or SNC4M)
  • Biology (SBI4U)
  • Physics (SPH4C or SPH4U)

*May be offered as a dual credit (high school & college)

Credit in Science or Social Sciences and Humanities (or other)

Almost every course listed as a major credit may be used to fulfill this requirement as needed.

Additional courses are listed to support multiple pathways.

Grade 11

  • Social Sciences and Humanities:
  • Every course listed as major, except HLS3O

Science:

  • Every course listed as a major

First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Studies:

  • Every course listed as a major

Other:

  • Introduction to Computer Science (ICS3C or ICS3U)
  • Mathematics for Work and Everyday Life (MEL3E)
  • Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course (OLC3O)

Grade 12

Social Sciences and Humanities:

  • Every course listed as a major, plus:
  • World Cultures (HSC4M)

Science:

  • Every course listed as a major

First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Studies:

  • Every course listed as a major

Other:

  • Advanced Learning Strategies (GLE4O or GLS4O)
  • Computer Programming/Science (ICS4C or ICS4U)
  • Mathematics for Work and Everyday Life (MEL4E)
  • Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course (OLC4O)
  • Introductory Kinesiology (PSK4U)

Credit in English - Grade 11 or 12

Grade 11 and 12 English credits already required for graduation will fulfill this requirement

Including a CLA (contextualized Learning Activity) in conjunction with the course.

Credit in Math - Grade 11 or 12

Grade 11 Math credit already required fro graduation will fulfill this requirement

Including a CLA (contextualized Learning Activity) in conjunction with the course.

Credits in Cooperative Education

Can be completed in grade 11 and/or 12 as two single-credit placements or one double-credit placement.

Students who plan to enrol in SHSM may take summer coop in the summer before their grade 11 year, usually with GLC2O as the related course.