Graduation Requirements

The B.C. Certificate of Graduation or "Dogwood Diploma" is awarded to students who successfully complete the provincial graduation requirements.

Note:

1. Eighty (80) credits in grades 10 – 12 are required for graduation.

2. Sixteen (16) of the credits must be grade 12 level, including Language Arts 12 or Communications 12. The sixteen credits are in addition to Career Life Connections and the Capstone Project

3. Four (4) of the credits must come from an Indigenous focused course.

4. If you have any questions or concerns about Fine Arts and Applied Skills requirements, please see your counsellor.

5. French Immersion has additional requirements – see below.

External credits

Students earn external credentials by taking courses, programs, or activities that fall outside the normal BC school curriculum. The Ministry approves all external credentials offered for graduation credit. For example, graduation credits for Grades 10, 11 or 12 given to students who complete specific BC Conservatory of Music programs.

All external credentials must meet the same (or greater) level of depth, breadth, and rigour as Ministry-developed Grade 10, 11 or 12 courses. Additionally, the Ministry requires an evaluation component that assesses the credential's Learning Standards. For more information on program requirements, please see the appropriate applications found below.

Credentials may count as the Arts Education or Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies graduation requirement or as elective credits. Additionally, 4-credit credentials at the grade 12 level may count towards the adult graduation diploma.

Click here to see a list of organizations that offer approved external credentials.

GRADUATION NOTES

The school defines a grade 12 student as a person who will complete all graduation requirements by the end of the 2024-2025 school year.
Admission to post-secondary institutions often depends upon more than high school graduation. Each post- secondary program has its own unique admission requirements. Accordingly, students must review the admission requirements of all institutions and programs they contemplate entering in order to ensure that their senior courses fulfil admission criteria.

French Immersion: Students are required to take 14 courses in French in order to complete French Immersion graduation requirements. These include:
- - Grade 8 & 9: Sciences Humaines 8&9, Mathématiques 8&9, Sciences Naturelles 8&9, Français Langue 8&9
  - Grade 10: Sciences Naturelles 10, Sciences Humaines 10,& Français Langue 10
  - Grade 11: Exploration en Sciences Humaines 11, Média et Communication Numerique 11
  - Grade 12: Français Langue 12.
  - Grade 12: Evaluation de litteratie de la 12 annee – Francais langue seconde immersion

Students may find more information at EducationPlannerBC.ca

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