Type of
Course
| Description
| Course Code
Examples
|
Locally
Developed
| - Credit courses
- Available in grades 9 & 10
- Cover key concepts of a subject with a focus on developing skills necessary to success in secondary school and in daily life
- Locally developed courses work towards preparing students for either direct entry to the workplace, or some apprenticeship training, following graduation
| Grade 9 Math Course
MAT1L
MAT=Math
1=grade 9
L=locally developed
|
Applied
|
- Credit course
- Available in grades 9 and 10
- Cover the essential concepts of a subject
- Knowledge and skills will be developed through both theory and practical
- The focus will be on practical applications
- Familiar, real-life situations will be used to illustrate ideas, and students will be given more opportunities to experience hands-on applications of the concepts being studeied
|
Grade 10 English Course
ENG2P
ENG= English
2= Grade 10
P= Applied |
Academic
|
- Credit courses
- Available in Grades 9 and 10
- Cover the essential concepts of a subject and explore related materials as well
- Although knowledge and skills in the subject will be developed through both theory and practical applications, the emphasis will be on the theory and abstract thinking as a basis for future learning and problem solving.
|
Grade 9 Science Course
SNC1D
SNC= Science
1= Grade 9
D= Academic |
Open
| - Credit courses
- Available in grades 9 – 12
- Provide opportunities for further study and enrichment in a subject
- Have one set of expectations for all students of all levels
- Examples of Open courses in grade 9 include Arts, Healthy Active Living, Technology, Business, Social Sciences and Humanities, etc.
|
Grade 9 Integrated Technological Courses (shop)
TTI1O
TTI= Int. Tech
1= Grade 9
O= Open |
K-Credits
| - Non-credit courses
- Available in grades 9 – 12
- Focus is on developing literacy and numeracy skills, vocational skills, and life skills
|
Grade 9
Numeracy & Numbers
KMM1N
KMM=Numeracy & Numbers
1= Grade 9
N= non-credit |
|
Workplace
College
University/College
Univeristy
|
- Credit courses
- Course titles change to reflect a student’s desired post-secondary destination. As such, these courses are labelled with that destination in mind. These courses are available in grades 11 and 12.
- E Workplace (Employment) preparation
- C College preparation
- M University/College preparation
- U University preparation
- A student wishing to proceed to university should select ‘U’ and ‘M’ courses in grades 11 and 12
|
Grade 11 Workplace English
ENG3E
ENG= English
3= Grade 11
E= Workplace |
