home of the gators WGSS Course Planning Preparing for Your Grade 12 Year

Course Planning Timeline January February Grad Chat Appointments (see slide for more info) Week of Jan. 22-26, Feb. 6 and 9 Course Fair: Feb 2 (Flex Cafeteria) Assembly: Jan. 30 (2-2 Main Gym) Info Evening: Feb. 6 (7:00 WGSS Library) MyEd Course Entry: Feb. 6-15 (at home) Course Selection Form Due: Feb. 16 by noon

Grad Chat Appointment Presentation to Students Parent Info Evening Deadline January Jan. 30 Feb. 6 Friday, Feb. 16, noon Note your time Block 2-2 7:00 pm Courses Entered into MyEdBC Important Dates for your Calendar Library Annex Main Gym WGSS Library Course Request Form signed & returned

Grad Chats 10 minute appointments with your Counsellor or our Career Advisor Sign-up during English/Comm. 11 on Jan. 10 or 11 Appointments will be: Jan 22,23,24,25,26 (Library Annex) and Feb. 6 + 9 (Counselling Centre)

Parent and student questions are often answered when they attend the presentations done by our Counselling Team or the Course Fair Opportunity for Parents to see a counsellor Once students have entered their courses into MyEdBC, there is the opportunity to change those courses up until late May. Therefore, please do not worry that everything has to be finalized before the Feb. 16 deadline. During Parent-Teacher Conferences (on Thursday, March 15) parents will be able to see a counsellor for a 10 minute session Alternatively, there will be the opportunity for parents to book time to see their son/daughter s counsellor for an office appointment once we have completed the course planning process

BC Grad Requirements English Program Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 1. English 10 1. A Language Arts 11 1. A Language Arts 12 2. Social Studies 10 2. A Socials 11 or 12 2. Elective numbered 12 3. Science 10 3. A Science 11 or 12 3. Elective numbered 12 4. A Math 10* 4. A Math 11 or 12 4. Elective numbered 12 5. Planning 10 5. Elective 10, 11, or 12 5. Grad Transitions 6. Physical Education 10 6. Elective 10, 11, or 12 6. Elective 7. A Fine Art/Applied Skill 10, 11, or 12 7. Elective 10, 11,or 12 7. Elective 8. Elective 10, 11, or 12 8. Elective 10, 11, or 12 8. Elective Credits required for Graduation: WGSS encourages students to have additional credits; Ministry: 80 WGSS: 84 *Numeracy Skills Assessment must be written if Math 10 Provincial was not written

BC Grad Requirements French Immersion Program Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 1. English 10 1. A Language Arts 11 1. A. Language Arts 12 2. Sciences Humaines 10^ 2. Français Langue/Littérature 11^ 2. Français Langue/Littérature 12^ 3. Science 10 3. La citoyennete et le leadership 11^ 3. Elective numbered 12 4. A Math 10* 4. A Science 11 or 12 4. Elective number 12 5. Planification 10^ 5. A Math 11 or 12 5. Grad Trans (Fral) ^or Capstone 6. Physical Education 10 6. Elective 10, 11 or 12 6. Elective 7. Français Langue 10^ 7. Elective 10, 11 or 12 7. Elective 8. A Fine Art or Applied Skill 10, 11 or 12 8. Elective 10, 11 or 12 8. Elective Credits required for Graduation: WGSS encourages students to have additional credits Ministry: 80 WGSS: 84 ^Bilingual dogwood Diploma = 24 FRAL credits *Numeracy Skills Assessment must be written if Math 10 Provincial was not written

Options after High School

Start Early There are a lot of opportunities available to you Research programs and options (MyBluePrint, Education Planner BC) Go on Campus Tours / Attend Information Sessions (You can go with your parents or a friend to Open House Days) Help with your decision making. Talk to your family, your teachers, your counsellor, our career advisor, and recruiters Check admission requirements (General + Specific) Have a tentative Plan A..and a Plan B and C and D Volunteer in your area of interest Learn about yourself and build your resume (for scholarship applications)

How Can A Career Advisor Help Me? WGSS Career Centre Occupation Exploration myblueprint.ca, Career Field Trips, Workshops District Program Info. ITA Youth Train in Trades, ITA Youth Work in Trades Job Skills Resumes, Cover Letters, Employment Etiquette Volunteer Options Community based opportunities

Canadian University Admission Requirements

General and Specific Admission Requirement Examples Always check the university s website for up-dated information

General Admission Requirements Every institution has different General Admission requirements English All of institutions have a requirement that you must meet BC Ministry of Ed graduation requirements Generally, there are the 5 factors you should check To check current requirements at the institutions are you considering search the Undergraduate Admission section of the university s website Minimum Admission Average # of Approved Courses Math Second Language

Specific Admission Requirements Institutions also have Specific Requirements for admission to the Faculty Examples of the most common criteria include: Required Grade 12 courses (E.g. English + 3-5 other Approved Courses ) Supplemental Application (E.g. Business Faculty) In some cases there are required Grade 11 courses (E.g. Science Faculty) Minimum percentage in specific courses (E.g. Math mark)

Approved Courses Every institution has their own list of approved grade 12 courses for admission Generally, BC institutions and most other provinces calculate on 4 approved grade 12 (one of which is English 12) however things are changing and SFU is moving towards 5 and UBC is looking at 6 AB + QC calculate on 5 or 6

BC Approved Course List English + Social Studies Languages Math + Science (English 12)* always used the calculation French 12 or Français Langue 12 Biology 12 Economics 12 Japanese 12 Chemistry 12 English Literature 12 Mandarin 12 Foundations of Math 12 Geography 12 Spanish 12 Geology 12 History 12 Physics 12 Law 12 Pre-Calculus 12 Social Justice 12 All AP (Advanced Placement Courses) However, AP English Literature 12 counts as English 12 so cannot be used as 2 courses Philosophy 12 Sustainable Resources 12 Exceptions Check specific institutions website (e.g. not approved for UVIC, Emily Carr) Check specific institutions website (e.g. not approved for UVIC, Emily Carr) Students must check the website of the institution they are planning to attend for up-to-date information

UBC has historically set the admission standard for our province UBC is moving away from an approved list so within the next few years it is going to be important to carefully check each institution s website to see if there have been changes Changes to UBC Admissions Entrance Requirements for 2019-2020 More information will be available in Spring We will continue to provide up-dates to parents and students as that information becomes available UBC will come in the fall of 2018 and they will explain their admission requirements to WGSS students and parents

What s changing? What s NOT changing Pre-requisite course for degree specific requirements English language requirements Personal Profile and other supplemental information What IS changing How UBC makes competitive academic assessments for each applicant How UBC looks at grades in all Grade 11 and 12 courses (not just four Grade 12s) The impact each Grade 11 and 12 course has depends on how relevant it is to your program of study

Proposed UBC 2019 Admissions Overall Average All Gr. 11 + 12* Core Average All program related Gr. 11 or 12 courses *Note: Includes all viable courses except Applied Design, Skills and Technology; PE; and Career courses UBC will drop the lowest Gr. 11 or 12 grade Individual Course Grades Key Grade 12 Courses + Personal Profile Short Answers + Activity List

UBC s Core Average Calculation

UBC s Core Message to Students:

Personal Profile What is UBC looking for? Broad-Based Admissions Engagement & Accomplishment What s important to you? What are your significant achievements? What have you learned from these experiences? What challenges have you overcome? Voice Leadership http://you.ubc.ca/applying-ubc/how-to-apply/personal-profile/ Substance

UBC s Academic Assessment Breadth of coursework Students are recommended to take at least six Grade 12 level courses Applicants presenting a heavier course load (in Grade 11 and 12) may be advantaged Rigour of coursework Students are encouraged to challenge themselves in school Applicants presenting courses that contain rigorous/first-year university content may be advantaged Relevancy of coursework Students are encourage to pursue courses that are relevant to their intended are of study at UBC (even if the course marks are not used); those who do so may be advantaged Personal circumstances In some cases, it may not be possible to demonstrate breadth, rigour, and/or additional relevant courses. Applicants can provide information about this and will be considered on a case-by-case basis

How can I increase my chances for admission to UBC? Get good grades in all your classes, particularly those related to what you want to study at UBC. All learning in secondary school is important and can help you gain admission. Pursue your academic interests. Take a breadth of coursework. And don t worry about experimenting with a new subject; UBC will not look at your lowest grade so long as it is not related to what you want to study at UBC. If you do poorly in an important subject at the Grade 11 level and don t want UBC to use the grade, take the course at the Grade 12 level; UBC will only look at the senior grade. Having the highest grades is not the only way to get in challenging yourself by taking more courses, courses that are related to what you want to study at UBC, and courses that are academically rigorous can also be beneficial.

UBC Faculty of Arts Admission Example Courses Arts Core Overall English 11 X (will look at Eng 12) Language 11 Math 11 English 12 Social Studies 11 or 12 (highest of 11 or 12) Science 11 or 12 X Academic Gr. 12 courses if related to Arts NOTES: Will look at ALL academic Gr. 11 & 12 grades and drop the lowest Gr. 11 or 12 mark

UBC Faculty of Science Admission Example Courses Science Core Overall English 11 X (will look at Eng 12) Language 11 X Pre-Calculus 11 X (will look at Pre-Cal12) Chemistry 11 (if no Chem 12) Physics 11 (if no Physics 12) English 12 Pre-Calculus 12 Approved Science 12 All other academic 12s if related to Science NOTES: Will look at ALL academic Gr. 11 & 12 grades and drop the lowest Gr. 11 or 12 mark

SFU Admission Examples Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Faculty of Science English 11 Language 11 (includes Beginner Language 11 course) Pre-Calculus 11 or Foundations of Math 11 (min. 60%) A Science 11 English 12 Three approved grade 12 courses English 11 Language 11 (includes Beginner Language 11 course) Pre-Calculus 11 (min. 60%) Physics 11 Chemistry 11 English 12 (min. 60%) Pre-Calculus 12 (min. 60%) Two of: Bio 12, Chem. 12, Geog. 12, Geol. 12, Physics 12

University of the Fraser Valley Admissions Example Faculty of Arts English 12 (min. C+ = 67%) Two approved grade 12 courses (min B = 75%) Faculty of Science English 12 (min C+ = 67%) Pre-Calculus 11 Pre-Calculus 12 (min C+ = 67%) One Science 12 (min C+ = 67% Biology 12 Chemistry 12 Geology 12 Physics 12

University of Alberta Admissions Example Faculty of Arts English 12 or English Lit 12 Four approved grade 12 courses from the following list: History 12, Geography 12, Economics 12, Law 12, Social Justice 12, AP Psychology 12 One Gr. 12 Fine Arts course Biology 12, Chemistry 12, Physics 12 Pre-Calculus 12 or FOM 12 Japanese 12, French 12, Spanish 12 Faculty of Science English 12 or English Lit 12 Biology 12 Chemistry 12 Pre-Calculus 12 One approved grade 12 course from the following list: Physics 12 (recommended) AP Calculus 12 AP Computer Programming 12 History 12, Geography 12, Economics 12, Law 12, Social Justice 12, AP Psychology 12 One Gr. 12 Fine Arts course

University of Waterloo (ON) Admissions Example Faculty of Arts (Honours) Faculty of Science English 12 (min. 70% - blended) Three approved grade 12 courses from the following list: History 12, Economics 12, Law 12, AP Psychology 12, Social Justice 12 Biology 12, Chemistry 12, Physics 12 Pre-Calculus 12, AP Calculus 12 Japanese 12, French 12, Spanish 12 English 12 (min. 70% - blended) Pre-Calculus 12 (min. 70%) AP Calculus 12 (min. 70%) Two grade 12 courses from the following list: Biology 12, Chemistry 12, Physics 12, Geology 12, FOM 12

Queen s University (ON) Admissions Example Faculty of Arts English 12 Three approved grade 12 courses from the following list: English Lit & Comp 12, First Nations Studies 12 History 12, Economics 12, Law 12, AP Psychology 12 Biology 12, Chemistry 12, Physics 12 FOM 12, Pre-Calculus 12, AP Calculus 12, Geography 12 Languages 12, such as: Japanese 12, French 12, Spanish 12 AP Academic Courses Faculty of Science English 12 Pre-Calculus 12 AP Calculus 12 (strongly recommended) Two grade 12 sciences: Biology 12, Chemistry 12, Physics 12 One approved grade 12 course from the following list: English Lit & Comp 12, First Nations Studies 12 History 12, Economics 12, Law 12, AP Psychology 12 FOM 12, Geography 12 Languages 12, such as: Japanese 12, French 12, Spanish 12 AP Academic Courses

M c Gill University (QC) Admissions Example Faculty of Arts English 12 (Min. 83%) Four approved grade 12 courses from the following list: All AP Academic Courses FOM 12, Pre-Cal 12 All Gr. 12 Language Courses, French Immersion 12 Economics 12, Law 12, History 12,, Social Justice 12, First Nations Studies 12 Geography 12, Earth Sciences 12, Physics 12, Biology 12, Chemistry 12 One Fine Arts Course Faculty of Science English 12 Pre-Calculus 12 (Min. 86%) AP Calculus 12 (strongly recommended) Two grade 12 sciences (Min. 86%): Biology 12, Chemistry 12, Physics 12 One approved grade 12 course from the following list: All AP Academic Courses FOM 12 All Gr. 12 Language Courses, French Immersion 12 Economics 12, Law 12, History 12,, Social Justice 12, First Nations Studies 12 Geography 12, Earth Sciences 12, Physics 12, Biology 12, Chemistry 12 One Fine Arts Course

Sample Admission Averages

BC Admission Averages 2017/18 UBC SFU UVIC Vancouver 90.5% average B.A. (Arts) 80% B.A. 77% B.A.Sc. (Engineering) 86-90% B.Com. 80% + Dept. Selection B.B.A. (Business) 83% + Supplemental Application B.Ed. 80% + Dept. Selection Okanagan 84.4% average B.Ed. (Education) 88% B.Eng. 84% B.H.S. (Health Science) 88% B.Sc. 82% B.Sc. (Science) 90% Overall average = 85%

Canadian Admissions Averages 2017/18 McGill U of Toronto Waterloo B.A. 86.5% Computer Science low 90s Arts (Honours) low 80s B.Com. 94.5% Humanities low to mid 80s Business Admin. high 80s B.Ed. 82% Life Sciences low to mid 80s Engineering (Software) high 90s B.Eng. 90-95.5% Physical & Math Sciences low to mid 80s Engineering (Civil) high 80s 95%+ B.Sc. 91.5-93% Rotman Commence high 80s Health Science low 80s B.Sc.N. 84% (Nursing) Social Sciences low to mid 80s Kinesiology low 80s Average Entry Grade: 90.3% Average Entry Grade: 89.6% Average Entry Grade: 90.4%

UBC, SFU, UVIC will take the highest course mark for any approved grade 11 or 12 course no penalty is applied. Waterloo Engineering students are penalized for doing a course a second time to get a higher mark. Repeating Courses a few examples U of Toronto - The Faculty of Arts & Science does not recommend students repeat courses and reserves the right to give preference for admission and scholarship consideration to students whose marks are the result of a single attempt at each course. U of T - Rotman Commerce program considers only the first attempt mark.

Where to get more information

WGSS Counselling & Careers Website Graduation Graduation Requirements Grad Newsletters Post-Secondary Post-Secondary Timeline / Handbook Approved List Links to Institutions + Application Services Scholarships District Scholarship Site + Scholarship Handbook WGSS Scholarship Presentations + Applications Careers Volunteer Opportunities Dual Credit (District) Programs Career Newsletter Career Exploration Info. wgsscounselling.weebly.com

WGSS Course Fair February 2, Flex Your opportunity to speak with teachers from every department about the courses being offered next year

Course Guide Available on Counselling Website on January 26, 2018 wgsscounselling.weebly.com/courseplanning.html

MyBluePrint.ca Activation Key: WALNUTGROVE Provide your P..E.N. (Provincial Education Number) and your courses and credits will load

EducationPlannerBC.ca Search for Programs Research Careers Application Links Scholarship Information

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REMIND Text: 778-650-5076 Message: @wgss2019 or rmd.at/wgss2019 The Counselling and Career Department use this App to remind students of career and post-secondary learning opportunities.

Counselling & Career Team - available to help you: A-G Ms. Kifiak H-L Ms. Twemlow + Mr. Adrian M-R Ms. Seymour S-Z Ms. Docherty Career Advisor Ms. Christy de Bulnes