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Planning Evening for Grades 9-10: Course Selection and Graduation Requirements**

Join us for an informative planning evening designed for parents of grades 9 and 10 students. We'll cover key topics such as math streams, course selection, and graduation requirements. Learn about the newly introduced courses, review the course booklet, and understand the provincial exams and language requirements. We'll discuss the significance of elective choices and provide insights into post-secondary education pathways. This is a great opportunity to ask questions and prepare for your child's academic future.

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Planning Evening for Grades 9-10: Course Selection and Graduation Requirements**

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  1. Course Planning Evening Grade 9-10

  2. Agenda • Introductions • Math Streams • Creating the timetable • Grade 8-9 Parents • Webpage, course booklet, new courses • Grade 10 Program • Graduation Requirements • Math Choices • Second Language • Provincial Exams • Career & Post-Secondary Searches • ACE-IT & Work Experience • Questions

  3. Math Streams • Apprenticeship and Workplace 10 • Apprenticeship and Workplace 11 • Foundations of Math and Pre-Calculus 10 • Foundations of Math 11 • Foundations of Math 12 • Pre-Calculus 11 • Pre-Calculus 12

  4. Timetable • Course Selection – Feb. • Common Timetable • Master Timetable Building – March/April • Counsellors - individual timetables – May/June • Timetables Distributed – June or Sept.

  5. Grade 9 Courses • English, Social Studies, Science, Math, PE, Electives • Math – 3 streams • Electives – French & others, depending on math stream • January – French & Band Choices • April or May – Other elective choices

  6. Webpage & Course Booklets

  7. Grade 10 • English, Social Studies, Science, Math, PE, Planning • 3 Provincial Exams - 20% • Credits count toward graduation • PE is linear (Outdoor Ed is an option) • Electives matter

  8. Grade 11/12 • English/Communications 11, SS 11, a Science 11, a Math 11 • Electives • English/Communications 12, 3 grade 12 electives, and Grad Transitions • One fine art/applied skills elective over grade 10-12 • 80 credit minimum – 52 required, 28 elective

  9. Math in Relation to Post-Secondary • Institution-specific & program-specific • Some examples: • UBC Vancouver: General Requirement for all programs: Pre-Calc 11 or Foundations 12 • Commerce – Pre-Calc 12 • Arts – Pre-Calc 11 or Foundations 12 • Science & Engineering – Pre-Calc 12 • Kinesiology – Pre-Calc 11 or Foundations 12 (+ one of PreCalc 12, Geology 12, Bi 12, Chem 12, Physics 12 + 2 other 12 academics)

  10. Math Examples Continued • UBC Okanagan • No blanket requirement • Science and Engineering – Pre-Calc 12 • Arts – none • Nursing – Pre-Calc 11 or Foundations 12 • Management – Pre-Calc 12 • Human Kinetics – Pre-Calc 11 or Foundations 12

  11. More Math . . . • SFU • Foundations 11 for all Arts-based programs • Pre-Calculus 12 for Science & Business • UVic • Business, Science, Engineering – Pre-Calc 12 • Fine Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences – • Foundations 11 or Pre-Calc 11

  12. Math Again • TRU • Arts – any math 11 • Nursing – Foundations 12 preferred • Science – Pre-Calc 12 • Business Administration – Foundations Math 12 • BCIT – Program-specific

  13. Second Language in Relation to Post-Secondary • UBC Vancouver – grade 11 language required • UBC Okanagan – no 2nd language required • SFU – Beginner language 11 or language 11 • UVic - No second language requirement • Fine Arts requirements asks for 3 of the following 4: approved math 11, approved science 11, approved fine art 11 or second language 11

  14. Provincial Scholarships & Provincial Exams • Top 5000 students in BC, based on 5 exams • Must have completed courses to qualify • B overall in English 12 • Recipients will be informed in October following graduation.   • If a student wishes to rewrite an exam, s/he must do so by August 31 of the year in which s/he graduates.

  15. Career & Post-Secondary Searches • educationplanner.ca • careercruising.com • Username: Elphinstone Password:careers • ArtEdOptions.ca • tradestrainingbc.ca • discovertradesbc.ca • learnnowbc.ca/trades/TradesFinder.aspx

  16. ACE-IT, SSA & WEX

  17. Questions?

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