Graduation Requirements
Check out the 2014-2015 Course Planning Booklet for all your Course and Credit Information
Graduation Requirements
80 credits (minimum) over Grades 10, 11 & 12
Required Credits:
- Language Arts 10 (4 credits) - Provincial Exam 20%
- Language Arts 11 (4 credits) *
- Language Arts 12 (4 credits) - Provincial Exam 40%
- Social Studies 10 (4 credits)
- Social Studies 11 or BC First Nations Studies 12 (4 credits) - Provincial Exam 20%
- Science 10 (4 credits) - Provincial Exam 20%
- Science 11 or 12 (4 credits) *
- Mathematics 10 (4 credits) * Provincial Exam 20%
- Mathematics 11 or 12 (4 credits) *
- Physical Education 10 (4 credits)
- Fine Arts and/or Applied Skills elective 10, 11 or 12 (4 credits) *
- Planning 10 (4 credits)
- Graduation Transitions (4 credits)
- Elective options (can include academic classes) to create a grand total of a minimum of 80 credits
* one from a number of course options
External Courses
These are learning activities developed and/or offered outside the BC School System that have been Ministry-authorized and set out in the Graduation Requirements order. Some meet Foundation Studies while others meet Selected Studies Graduation Program requirements. Also, the date the credential was earned can be earlier than the session date when the credit is reported. Some examples are assessments in music, dance, languages, sport, Cadets, 4-H, Guides, Scouts, water safety, industrial first aid, computer certification, ICBC driver education, Pony Club, flight training, boating, and fitness leader credentials.
Additional in-depth Graduation Program Policy information is available from your counsellor, or at the Ministry of Education website:
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/graduation/grad2004.htm
80 credits (minimum) over Grades 10, 11 & 12
Required Credits:
- Language Arts 10 (4 credits) - Provincial Exam 20%
- Language Arts 11 (4 credits) *
- Language Arts 12 (4 credits) - Provincial Exam 40%
- Social Studies 10 (4 credits)
- Social Studies 11 or BC First Nations Studies 12 (4 credits) - Provincial Exam 20%
- Science 10 (4 credits) - Provincial Exam 20%
- Science 11 or 12 (4 credits) *
- Mathematics 10 (4 credits) * Provincial Exam 20%
- Mathematics 11 or 12 (4 credits) *
- Physical Education 10 (4 credits)
- Fine Arts and/or Applied Skills elective 10, 11 or 12 (4 credits) *
- Planning 10 (4 credits)
- Graduation Transitions (4 credits)
- Elective options (can include academic classes) to create a grand total of a minimum of 80 credits
* one from a number of course options
External Courses
These are learning activities developed and/or offered outside the BC School System that have been Ministry-authorized and set out in the Graduation Requirements order. Some meet Foundation Studies while others meet Selected Studies Graduation Program requirements. Also, the date the credential was earned can be earlier than the session date when the credit is reported. Some examples are assessments in music, dance, languages, sport, Cadets, 4-H, Guides, Scouts, water safety, industrial first aid, computer certification, ICBC driver education, Pony Club, flight training, boating, and fitness leader credentials.
Additional in-depth Graduation Program Policy information is available from your counsellor, or at the Ministry of Education website:
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/graduation/grad2004.htm
Go to the Ministry website to access Exam Marks, Do Practice Exams, and Print Unofficial Transcripts
Post Secondary Links
Academic Advising Links S.A.T. information: http://sat.collegeboard.com/home
Direct Links to Post-Secondary Admission Requirements:
BCIT: http://www.bcit.ca/admission/requirements/
Kwantlen Polytechnic University: www.kwantlen.ca/calendar/programs.html
SFU Surrey/Burnaby: http://students.sfu.ca/admission/requirements/provinces/bc.html
Thompson Rivers University: www.tru.ca/new_students/programs/
Trinity Western University: www.twu.ca/undergraduate/requirements/
UBC Vancouver: https://you.ubc.ca/ubc/vancouver/bcyt.ezc
UBC Okanagan: http://you.ubc.ca/ubc/okanagan/bcyt.ezc
UFV: www.ucfv.ca/ar/admissions/acceptapps.htm
University of Victoria: http://registrar.uvic.ca/recruiting/admissions/prerequisites.html
The Skilled Life: http://www.theskilledlife.com/
LearnNowBC: http://www.learnnowbc.com -You will need your PEN number (personal educational number) to sign on.
Direct Links to Post-Secondary Admission Requirements:
BCIT: http://www.bcit.ca/admission/requirements/
Kwantlen Polytechnic University: www.kwantlen.ca/calendar/programs.html
SFU Surrey/Burnaby: http://students.sfu.ca/admission/requirements/provinces/bc.html
Thompson Rivers University: www.tru.ca/new_students/programs/
Trinity Western University: www.twu.ca/undergraduate/requirements/
UBC Vancouver: https://you.ubc.ca/ubc/vancouver/bcyt.ezc
UBC Okanagan: http://you.ubc.ca/ubc/okanagan/bcyt.ezc
UFV: www.ucfv.ca/ar/admissions/acceptapps.htm
University of Victoria: http://registrar.uvic.ca/recruiting/admissions/prerequisites.html
The Skilled Life: http://www.theskilledlife.com/
LearnNowBC: http://www.learnnowbc.com -You will need your PEN number (personal educational number) to sign on.