Graduation Program

Adult Education

Eligibility

To be eligible to graduate in the Adult Graduation Program, adult students (19 years of age or over) must earn at least 20 credits in the secondary system or complete five courses in the post-secondary system. Courses and credits can be counted from the British Columbia School System and/or the College ABE Program.

British Columbia School System
Qualifying Courses



College ABE Program
Qualifying Courses

A Language Arts 12* Course

4 credit course

AND

or

a Provincial Level English or higher course

A Mathematics 11 or 12* course

4 credit course

or

an advanced or provincial Level or higher Mathematics course

AND EITHER

Option 1
Three Grade 12
Ministry-authorized courses
(4 credits each)
12 credits
 or three additional courses at the provincial level or higher

OR

Option 2

Social Studies 11 (4 credits)
or First Nations Studies 12
and
two Grade 12 Ministry-authorized courses (4 credits each)

12 credits

 

or

advanced Social Sciences and two provincial level courses or higher

Total: 20 credits



Total: 5 courses

*Please refer to Course Information for a list of Foundation Studies courses which satisfy the mathematics and language arts requirements for the Adult Graduation Program.
Changes to mathematics requirements (effective September 2002) for the Credit-Based Graduation Program do not affect the Adult Graduation Program. Therefore, Accounting 11 and 12, and Financial Accounting 12 continue to satisfy the mathematics requirement on the Adult Graduation Program since September 2002.
  • To be eligible for the Adult Graduation Diploma, a person must be 19 years or older. (A student who is eighteen and has been out of school for at least a year may be admitted to an Adult Program with approval from the enrolling institution). If a student meets graduation requirements before turning 19 years of age, the school is required to confirm that the school administrator gave the student permission to start the Adult Program early. Please fax a memo confirming permission to the Ministry at (250) 356-9460
  • Locally-Developed courses (including Career Preparation courses) do not count toward the minimum 5 courses required in the Adult Graduation Program. The one exception to this is CPWE 12 (see following bullet).
  • A student may use CPWE12 for credit on the Adult Graduation Program. Please note that only CPWE 12 can be used and counted for credit (e.g., CPWE 12A, 12B, or 12C are not permitted).
With the exception of CPWE 12, "CP" or "LD" courses do not be count toward graduation credits on the Adult Graduation Program, but appear on the student's transcript.
  • Three courses must be completed through enrolment in a course or through Prior Learning Assessment after enrolling in an Adult Graduation Program. Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) is a process that enables people to gain recognition and credit for what they already know and can do. Methods of assessing PLA include: portfolio of evidence, projects and assignments, program evaluations, demonstration, oral questioning, and course exam challenge. Please refer to Chapter 2 for further policy and reporting information on Prior Learning Assessment.
  • Provincial exams are optional for students on the Adult Graduation Program. If a student chooses not to write a provincial exam, report the course with a "Q" code. It should be noted that some post-secondary institutions may not accept examinable courses for admission purposes unless the Grade 12 provincial exam has been written. For more information on reporting "Q" codes, please refer to Chapter 2.

Any 4-credit course that is authorized by either the Ministry of Education or the Ministry of Advanced Education as a requirement for graduation may be used towards the British Columbia Adult Graduation Diploma.