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The B.C. Certificate of Graduation or "Dogwood Diploma" is awarded to students who successfully complete the provincial graduation requirements. There are 2 components to graduation - required courses and assessments.
Indigenous Focused Graduation requirement:
Effective the 2023/24 school year, all students working toward a B.C. Certificate of Graduation (“Dogwood Diploma”), in English or French, must successfully complete at least 4 credits in Indigenous-focused coursework.
External Credentials
External Credentials
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.
**See list of organizations that offer approved external credentials.
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