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SECTION 1: 1995 GRADUATION PROGRAM

This section applies to students who begin Grade 10 before July 1, 2004.

Policy Document: Graduation Requirements

Issued June 18, 1996, and updated in February, 1997. Current Policy - This policy replaces Policy Circular 97-01.

This page sets forth the Ministry policy entitled "Graduation Requirements". Please see Section 2 for details of this policy as it applies to the 2004 Graduation Program, which applies to students who begin Grade 10 on or after July 1, 2004.

Bullet Section 1: 1995 Graduation Program
Bullet Section 2: 2004 Graduation Program


POLICY STATEMENT

In order to meet graduation requirements, all students under 19 years of age must earn a minimum of 52 credits to graduate. These must include Foundations Studies (28 credits) and Selected Studies (minimum 24 credits).

RATIONALE

In 1995, graduation requirements were changed to a credit model for the 1995 Graduation Program.

LEGISLATION/ REGULATIONS

See Ministerial Order 205/95, the Graduation Requirements Order.

ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS

Foundation Studies: Refers to credits earned in the following subject areas:
  • Language Arts 11 (4 credits)
  • Language Arts 12 (4 credits)
  • Social Studies (4 credits)
  • Mathematics (4 credits)
  • Science (4 credits)
  • Fine Arts (2 credits)
  • Applied Skills (2 credits)
  • Career and Personal Planning (4 credits; in either Grade 11 or 12, students must earn 1 credit for 30 hours of work experience)

POLICY

Students who start Grade 10 before July 1, 2004, have until June 30, 2011 to graduate under the 1995 Graduation Program requirements.

Students must earn a minimum of 52 credits in order to graduate. Schools are responsible for recording all course credits and for reporting that information to the Ministry for transcript production.

Students must complete 28 credits of appropriate Foundation Studies courses. A list of all courses that may be used to satisfy each Foundation Studies subject area is found in the Course Information Book.

Courses listed as fulfilling requirements in two different subject areas can only be used to satisfy the requirement for one area.

After each Foundation Studies subject area requirement has been met, additional courses in that area count as Selected Studies credits.

Students must complete a minimum of 24 credits of Selected Studies courses. These can include the following types of courses: Ministry-Authorized, Career Program, Locally Developed, and Board/Authority Authorized. Locally developed courses can only count for up to 8 credits in the Selected Studies area.

Of these 24 credits of Selected Studies, 10 credits must be at the Grade 12 level. This includes any Grade 12 courses reported as Ministry-authorized, Career Programs, and Board/Authority Authorized. It does not include courses reported as Locally Developed.

PROCEDURES

Schools should ensure that students understand the requirements for graduation, and provide them with guidance in course selection. Schools shall report credits earned by students to the Ministry for entry on student transcripts and for calculation of graduation eligibility.

 

 

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