ACADEMICS
Creating a Brighter Future
ONTARIO UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENT
Active Learning
OSSD with six Grade 12 courses at the 4U or 4M level (prerequisite courses must be at the 4U level)
All students applying for undergraduate admission whose first language is not English will be required to write one of the following English proficiency tests: IELTS, TOEFL or MELAB
Achievement of non-academic requirements (e.g.: submit artwork, essays, interviews, etc.
ONTARIO HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM & DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS
Total: 30 Credits (Included: 18 Compulsory Credits and 12 Optional Credits)
COMPULSORY CREDITS
Students must earn the following compulsory credits to obtain the Ontario Secondary School Diploma:
4 credits in English (1 credit per grade)*
3 credits in mathematics (1 credit in Grade 11 or 12)
2 credits in science
1 credit in Canadian history
1 credit in Canadian geography
1 credit in the arts
1 credit in health and physical education
1 credit in French as a second language
0.5 credit in career studies
0.5 credit in civics
1 credit in Group 1
1 credit in Group 2
1 credit in Group 3
GROUP 1
English or French as a second language**
A Native language
A classical or an international language
Social sciences and the humanities
Canadian and world studies
Guidance and career education
Cooperative education*
GROUP 2
Health and physical education
The arts
Business studies
French as a second language**
Cooperative education*
GROUP 3
Science (Grade 11 or 12)
Technological education
French as a second language**
Computer studies
Cooperative education*
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT
12 optional credits
40 hours of community involvement activities
The provincial literacy requirement (OSSLT)
*A maximum of 3 credits in English as a second language (ESL) or English literacy development (ELD) may be counted towards the 4 compulsory credits in English, but the fourth must be a credit earned for a Grade 12 compulsory English course.
**In groups 1, 2, and 3, a maximum of 2 credits in French as a second language can count as compulsory credits, one from group 1 and one from either group 2 or group 3.
***A maximum of 2 credits in cooperative education can count as compulsory credits. †The 12 optional credits may include up to 4 credits earned through approved dual credit courses.
The 12 optional credits may include up to 4 credits earned through approved dual credit courses.
