Course Selection for the 2023/2024 school year - OVERVIEW

Course selection will take place during CLE classes during the entire month of February.   Students will be learning about grad requirements, course planning, and course options at HSS.  

Wednesday Feb 8th

·       Info session held in the theatre, 35 minutes each.

·       Grade 11’s are split into 2 groups (see attached document)

·       Students head to CLE first, have DVRs handed to them before heading down 

·       Email will go home to families about course selection, link to website and course selection (worksheet)

Flow of the information session in the theatre:  

1.       What’s a DVR? (Ms Currier)

2.       Considerations in course selections (Ms Standford) 

3.       Course Selection Website(Ms Jazic) 

Wednesday Feb 15th

·       ALL CLE 11 classes will  Zoom into a session to walk through course selection website & how to click on   Course Selection

·       Link to zoom https://sd48-ca.zoom.us/j/66110936024

·       Mr. Yeung-Meadows will present the flow of Math to help clarify the different routes they can take to get to their possible ‘end result’

• Students will work with their CLE teachers in selecting their courses in MyEd. All students MUST have select 8 courses and 2 alternatives in MyEd

• Counsellors and Ms Jazic will split up and take 2-3 classes to work through questions students have in their classes along with their teachers

Wednesday Feb 22nd

·       Info session held in the theatre, 35 minutes each.

·       Grade 10’s are split into 2 groups (see attached document)

·       Students head to CLE first, have DVRs handed to them before heading down 

·       Email will go home to families about course selection, link to website and course selection (worksheet)

Flow of the information session in the theatre:  

·       What’s a DVR? (Ms Currier)

·       Considerations in course selections (Ms Standford) 

·       Course Selection Website(Ms Jazic) 

Wednesday March 1st

·       ALL CLE 10 classes will  Zoom into a session to walk through course selection website & how to click on Course Selection

·       Link to zoom https://sd48-ca.zoom.us/j/66110936024

·       Mr Yeung-Meadows will present the flow of Math to help clarify the different routes they can take to get to their possible ‘end result’

• Students will work with their CLE teachers in selecting their courses in MyEd. All students MUST have select 8 courses and 2 alternatives in MyEd

• Counsellors and Ms Jazic will split up and take 2-3 classes to work through questions students have in their classes along with their teachers

The school administration will then begin building the timetable based on these student requests.  This process can take several months.  Students will receive their schedules for next year in early June.

***REMEMBER: We build the timetable using student requests.***  

If you choose certain courses now and change your mind after the timetable has been created, you may not get into the courses that you want.  It is very important that you put thought into your requests now.  Read about the courses and ask questions BEFORE you complete your course selection for next year.

“Begin with the End in Mind”

"Plan with the end in mind"

Course planning time is an opportunity to think about the path you are taking toward graduation and beyond.  As a secondary student, it is important to research the opportunities that are of interest to you, and also what is required for graduation and possible post-secondary options. Please read about what each department below has to offer and base your course planning on your interests, abilities, and potential future careers. Taking a diverse range of courses is a great way to help you to discover interests and strengths. 

It is expected that as a senior student you will also be working with your Career Education teacher, your families, the school counsellors as well as using post-secondary sites and career exploration websites to plan carefully for future options, for example: www.educationplanner.ca  https://www.postsecondarybc.ca/  or https://www.itabc.ca/ 

Factors to Consider when requesting courses:

• What courses MUST I take for graduation?

• What courses MUST I take to meet post-secondary and/or apprenticeship entrance requirements?

• What courses MUST I take to prepare for the work place?

BC Graduation Requirements

In order to meet graduation requirements and be awarded a British Columbia Certificate of Graduation (Dogwood Diploma)

1. students must earn a minimum of 80 credits 

2. write the Grade 10 Numeracy Assessment and Grades 10 and 12 Literacy Assessments

3. The 80 credits must include 52 credits for required courses (please see below) and a minimum of 28 elective credits with 16 credits at the grade 12 level. Once you have satisfied the requirements listed below, all additional credits are counted as 'electives'. 

Credits must be earned in the following subject areas or courses for a Dogwood Diploma (see below for French Immersion)

• English 10 or English First Peoples 10 ( 4 credits) 

• English 11 or English First Peoples 11 (4 credits) 

• English 12 or English First Peoples 12 (4 credits) 

• A Social Studies 10 (4 credits) 

• A Social Studies 11 or 12 (4 credits) 

• A Mathematics 10 (4 credits) 

• A Mathematics 11 or 12 (4 credits) 

• A Science 10 (4 credits) 

• A Science 11 or 12 (4 credits)

• Physical and Health Education 10 (4 credits)

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

• Career Life Education (4 credits) This includes 2 credits at grade 10 and 2 credits in grade 11

• Career Life Connections (4 credits) This  includes 2 credits of CLC and 2 credits for Capstone 

• Earn a minimum of 4 credits from an Indigenous-Centered Course

  1. BC First Peoples 12 

  2. English First Peoples 10, 11,and/or 12

Completion of three Provincial Graduation Assessments, two in literacy, one in numeracy 

Dual Dogwood Requirements

French Immersion students can earn both a British Columbia Certificate of Graduation (Dogwood Diploma) and a Diplôme de fin d’études secondaires en Colombie-Britannique.

To graduate with both diplomas, French Immersion students must meet the graduation requirements for the Dogwood Diploma and, of these 80 credits, they must earn:

• At least 16 credits at the Grade 12 level (including a Français langue seconde-immersion course at the Grade 12 level)

• Français langue seconde-immersion 10 (4 credits)

• A Français langue seconde-immersion course at the Grade 11 level (4 credits)

• Français langue seconde-immersion 12 (4 credits)

• At least 12 credits in Grade 10, 11, or 12 courses that are in French with at least 4 of these credits at the Grade 11 or 12 level.  At HSS, the courses we offer that meet this criteria are: Sciences Humaines 10 (which meets the Socials 10 requirement), Sciences Humaines 11 (which also fulfills the socials 11 requirement), and French 10 Art ( gives students 4 credits and fulfills Art Education requirement)

In addition, French Immersion students must also complete four Provincial Graduation Assessments, three in literacy and one in numeracy.