Dogwood Diploma Requirements

Dogwood Diploma - Standard English High School Diploma

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

Students require a minimum of 80 credits to graduate.

Of these 80 credits:

• At least 16 credits must be at the Grade 12 level, including a required Language Arts 12 and Career Life Connections

• At least 28 credits must be elective course credits

• Effective July 1, 2023: At least 4 credits must have an Indigenous-focus (EFP10, EFP11, EFP12 or BC First Peoples 12)

• 52 credits are required from the following:

  • Career-Life Education (4 credits), and Career-Life Connections (4 credits)

  • Physical and Health Education 10 (4 credits)

  • Science 10 (4 credits), and a Science 11 or 12 (4 credits)

  • Social Studies 10 (4 credits), and a Social Studies 11 or 12 (4 credits)

  • A Math 10 (4 credits), and a Math 11 or 12 (4 credits)

  • A Language Arts 10, 11 and a required 12 (12 credits total)

  • An Arts Education 10, 11, or 12 and/or an Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies 10, 11, or 12 (4 credits total)

In addition, students must also complete three graduation assessments:

• The Grade 10 Numeracy Assessment

• The Grade 10 Literacy Assessment

• The Grade 12 Literacy Assessment