~ 2013 – 2014 ~

Seaquam Secondary

Overview of Graduation Requirements Post-Secondary Entrance Requirements Grade 12 courses What about Math? What about a Language? Resources Questions

Graduation Requirements…

ENGLISH

F.A. & A.S.

P.E.

MATH

SOCIAL STUDIES

SCIENCE

OTHER

ELECTIVES

Language Arts 104 Credits

Language Arts 11 (English or Communication) 4 Credits

Language Arts 12 (English or Communication) 4 CreditsSocial Studies 10 4 Credits

Social Studies 11 or Civics 11 4 CreditsScience 10 4 Credits

A Science 11 or 124 CreditsMath 104 Credits

Math 11or 12 4 CreditsPhysical Education 10 4 Credits

80 Credits

Elective Courses (16 credits must be Gr. 12) 28 Credits

Planning 10 4 Credits

Graduation Transition 4 Credits

Fine Arts or Applied Skills 10, 11 or 124 Credits

English 12 (40%) Communications 12

Optional….or is it….?

Final mark is a blend of school marks and provincial exam…UBC and SFU

will either take your blended or your school mark. Whichever is highest.

What is it? The Language Proficiency Index (LPI) assesses the reading and writing proficiency of prospective and current students for entrance into academic programs or first-year English courses.

LPI TEST DATE IS @ SeaquamSign up at LPItest.ca

Volunteer or Work Hours30 Hours

Physical Activity HoursProof of 150 minutes per week.

Your plan for the future – Grad Trans booklet and interview.

Do you have the courses to go to a major university? 

ARTS: English 12 and 3 other approved courses (each university lists their approved courses).

  SCIENCE: Chem 11 Physics 11 English 12, Math12, and 2 other grade 12 courses with at least one from Bio12,

Chem12, Geology 12, or Physics12  

ENGINEERING: English 12, Chem11 & Chem12, Math12, Phys11& Phys12,

STUDENT PROFILE REQUIRED  

Entrance to Entrance to UniversityUniversity

Past GPA’s needed to gain entrance to UBC

Entrance to University…Entrance to University…

‘‘0011

‘‘0303 ‘‘0055

‘‘1100

‘‘1212

ARTS*ARTS* 7777 8282 8822

85 85 mid 80’s mid 80’s

SCIENCES*SCIENCES* 8282 8787 8899

9191 Low to mid Low to mid 90’s 90’s

ENGINEERING*ENGINEERING* 8383 8181 8800

85 85 Low to mid Low to mid 80’s80’s

COMMERCE*COMMERCE*** All require personal All require personal profilesprofiles

9292 8989 8844

93 93 Mid to high Mid to high 90’s90’s

Simon Fraser UniversityAdmission averages range from 80% to 95%Business minimum required Admission 80%

+ broad based application.Communications 80%Arts 82%Sciences 85%Engineering 85%Going to play a sport at SFU? SFU is now

part of the NCAA, which means if you are playing sports at SFU you will have to write an SAT.

University of VictoriaMinimum admission average is between 67%-80%Humanities/Social Sciences/Sciences 75%Business 80%Child Youth Care 75%Computer Science 75%Engineering 77%Fine Arts 67%(Music/Theatre/Visual Arts – audition or portfolio mandatory)Fine Arts (Art History) 75%Fine Arts (Writing) 87%Health Info Science 75%

Admission to US schools is based not only on academics, but also extracurricular activities and SAT results. As such, unlike Canadian universities, there is no set average for admission.

Be sure to write an SAT this year or next. See collegeboard.org- Some schools will waive SAT

You can apply to multiple schools with one application: commonapp.org

If you are pursuing an athletic opportunity, be sure to talk to your coach

In order to choose the best institution to attend for your post secondary studies, you will want to conduct your own research.

Initial research online is an effective way to learn current information about each individual school and it’s campuses. Students should research all colleges or universities in order to make an educated decision. Look for schools that will provide you with opportunities that suit your needs, both educationally and socially. Another key decision factor should be to uncover a learning institution that will provide you with the best options and opportunities after you complete your undergraduate studies.

*Note: General admission requirements are considered in order to be accepted into the institution itself. There are likely further requirements for individual programs that must be researched, and met as well.

LANGARAKWANTLEN DOUGLAS

BCIT

Minimum admission requirements:

Grade 12 graduation including English or Communication 12 – generally a grade of C to B required

Selective entry programs have additional course requirements.

Note – most have a minimum English language requirement with grades ranging from C to B

Entrance to College, Tech Institutes, Entrance to College, Tech Institutes, and University-Collegesand University-Colleges

Questions for next year??? SL verses HL ? Diploma or Certificate Entrance to University – most universities have

separate mark conversions for IB ie. 4 = 73% 5 = 86% 6 = 92% 7 =

96% Chemistry 11? DIPLOMA IB students DO NOT SIGN UP FOR GRAD

TRANS IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING CHANGING YOUR

PROGRAM (ie. Diploma to Certificate) YOU NEED TO DISCUSS THIS FIRST WITH MS . MATTHEWS

English 12 / English 12IB / Communications 12

Grad Transitions

Elective Courses (16 credits must be Gr. 12)

That you will be grading with a minimum of 88 credits with the study

Good grade 11 attendance and no disciplinary issues.

Student has a minimum of English 12 and 3 academic courses in their schedule.

If you are approved no other course will be dropped throughout the year.

**Applications can be found through the counsellor or online at the Seaquam counselling site (under student’s menu under attachments)

Language 10/11/12 Studio Arts 12: Fabric and

Fibre Cafeteria Training 11/12 Caf. 12 – Baking and Pastry Textile Studies 11/12 Carpentry & Joinery 11/12 Business Computer

Application 11/12 Accounting 11/12 Drafting & Design 11/12 Auto Technology 11/12 Metal Fabrication & Machining

11/12 Info. Comm. Technology

11/12 Physical Education 11/12 Yearbook Production 11/12 Marketing 11 Economics 12 Family Studies 11/12 Industrial Design 11/12 Photo 11/12

Psychology 11/12AP Peer Tutoring 11/12

(LAC/ESL/Music/PE/Life Skills/Core/Art/Technology)

Concert Band 11/12 ** Music 11/12: Jazz Band (X

Block) Music 11/12: Concert Choir Theatre Production – Acting

11/12 Theatre Production 11 Media Arts 11/12: Animation Art Foundations 11/12 Studio Arts 11/12 – Printmaking

& Design ESL Strategies for Learning (LD/LAC) Entrepreneurship 12 Tourism 11/12 Computer Science 12

Baseball Sands Secondary Gr 8 – 12 males and females

Dance Delta Secondary Gr 8 – 12 males and females Film Acting Delta Manor Education Centre (near bus loop in

Ladner) Gr 8 – 12 males and females Film Production Delta Manor Education Centre (near bus loop in Ladner)

Gr 8 – 12 males and females Hockey Burnsview Secondary – 1 block program (need to

take one other class at BU every other morning) Gr. 8 – 12 males and females South Delta Secondary – 2 block program (first

block every day; need to take 2 other classes at SDSS Gr 8 – 12 males and females Lacrosse Delta Secondary Gr 8 – 12 males and

females Soccer South Delta Secondary Gr 8 – 12 males and females Softball Seaquam Secondary Gr 8 – 12 Girls only Golf Seaquam(Mr.Hamade)  

Key information: All academies, except Burnsview Hockey, are two blocks in a student’s timetable.

All academies, except SDSS Hockey, have the two blocks back to back

Students can move between their home school and an academy school at lunch to participate in an academy at another school

Brochures available at your school office Visit the website for more information and

applications: http://web.deltasd.bc.ca/programs/academies Call 604 952-5374

• Three Pathways• Apprenticeship and Workplace Mathematics –

designed to provide students with the mathematical understandings and critical-thinking skills identified for entry into the majority of trades and for direct entry into the work force. NO UNIVERSITY WILL TAKE THIS MATH FOR ENTRANCE!!

• Foundations of Mathematics – designed to provide students with the mathematical understandings and critical-thinking skills identified for post-secondary studies in programs that do not require the study of theoretical calculus.

• Pre-calculus - designed to provide students with the mathematical understandings and critical-thinking skills identified for entry into post-secondary programs that require the study of theoretical calculus. NEEDED FOR ALL UNIVERSITY SCIENCE PROGRAMS

No Language Requirement

UBC

SFU

UVIC

UNBC

Beginners Language 11 for all faculties

Language 11 for Humanities only

Language 11 for all faculties

What About a Language?……stay What About a Language?……stay tuned…..tuned…..

Colleges No Language Requirement

French 10, 11, 12

Intro. Spanish 11, Spanish 11,12

Intro. Japanese 11, Japanese 11, 12

Check university degree requirements for additional language courses needed

*Language Challenge: for those students with a background in Mandarin, Spanish, Japanese, Punjabi, Korean, German, they may apply to write a challenge exam to earn Language 11 and 12 credits. (Some schools will not count mark toward GPA calculation for entry)

* Take course online

4 Week

1 hr 45 min. class 2 course maximum Reg. based on failure Need 40% + in course to

be eligible No electives

6 Week

3 hour class Morning or Afternoon

No electives

Many core courses offered – based on numbers

Sept-Jan or Feb-June Mondays / Wednesdays

Tuesdays / Thursdays

No electives

• Delta’s online school is called Delta Access – check website for course availability

• Spring / Summer session in all courses currently offered • COURSES NEED TO BE 50% DONE BY end of January IF YOU ARE GOING TO COUNT THEM TOWARDS UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE!

• Online courses also available through Vancouver (VLN), EBUS,

Surrey (Surrey Connect), Fraser Valley (FVDES) or Learn

Students may earn credits toward graduation through training programs outside of school: Dance (Royal Academy of Dance) Music (Royal Conservatory of Music) Sports (Provincial or National team level) Lifesaving (Bronze Cross, NLS, Instructor) Cadets (National Defense Cadet Certification) Coaching (Level 1-2, First Aid, 75-150 hours) Official (Theory, evaluation, 75-125 hours) Driver Ed. (ICBC accredited program) First Aid (WCB level II and III)*students are asked to bring documentation

as proof of credit

Counsellors – H.Lalli, R.Rickey

Career Planning Career Advisor

Miss. J. Gehiere –AKA: MISS G jgehiere@deltasd.bc.ca

New Graduation Program www.bced.gov.bc.ca/graduation/

ResourcesResources

There are also “one-stop websites” that will help to put all information at your finger tips with links to every post secondary institution across Canada. Seaquam is registered to and highly recommends accessing an easy to navigate website called Career Cruising.

http://www.careercruising.com/ username: seaquam password: careers

http://www.educationplanner.bc.ca/ About Education Planner: Education Planner provides access to

information on more than 1600 undergraduate programs at post-secondary institutions throughout BC.

Education Planner is endorsed by the post-secondary institutions of BC, managed by the BC Council on Admissions and Transfer, and funded by the BC Ministry of Advanced Education

http://www.bctransferguide.ca/ What is transfer? It’s when one institution gives you credit

for courses or programs completed at another.

About a third of all new university students from BC are transfer students.

studentawards.com Individual PSIs list their in house

opportunities on their websites Transcripts will be sent automatically to

the schools selected in Grad Trans(BC schools and some Ontario schools). This will be done in February.

Ministry of Education:http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/awards/

Course selection online starting on February 22-29th, 12pm

Students select courses AS WELL as 3 alternates

Parents need to go on parent connect and “authorize” picked courses. Parents need to know there child’s PEN, Postal code and password to sign on

If you forget to register when student connect is available you will not have first choice.

February 21st – Evening For grade 7’s to 11’s @ 6:30pm

Volunteering – Scholarships Scholarship Board in hallway

Making Good Choices Homework Behaviour Attendance