making sense of our choices

Making Sense of Our Choices

Other Significant Changes for Senior Students

• Opportunity to participate in Cooperative Education

• Opportunity to join the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program

• Opportunity to participate in the Specialist High Skills Major program in the Environment, Hospitality and Tourism, or Health and Wellness

Deconstructing the SHSM• Specific high school credits (high

school diploma credits and credits in the major area)

• Compulsory certifications• Experiential learning• Reach ahead opportunities• Use of Ontario Skills Passport 

Potential Stumbling Blocks

• MCR3U – Grade 11 Functions and Relations

• SPH3U – Grade 11 University Preparation Physics

• ENG3U – Grade 11 University Preparation English

Changes to Course Codes in Senior Grades

• Grade 11 and 12 Students no longer use the Applied and Academic course codes. They will choose between University (U), Mixed University and College (M), College (C), Workplace (E), and Open (O) level courses.

Parent Toolkit

Course PlannerVocational/Aptitude Tests

University and College Search EnginesCooperative Education Contacts

OYAP Website/ContactEmployment Trend Information

Grade 9 Course Code Grade 10 Course Code Grade 11 Course Code Grade 12 Course Code

EnglishENG1DENG1PENG1L

EnglishENG2DENG2PENG2L

EnglishENG3UENG3CENG3E

EnglishENG4UENG4CENG4E

Religion HRE1O Religion HRE2O ReligionHRF3OHRT3M

ReligionHRE4OHRE4M

MathematicsMPM1DMFM1PMAT1L

MathematicsMPM2DMFM2PMAT2L

Mathematics

MCR3UMCF3MMBF3CMEL3E

Optional Course

ScienceSNC1DSNC1PSNC1L

ScienceSNC2DSNC2PSNC3E

Optional Course

Optional Course

GeographyCGC1DFCGC1DCGC1P

HistoryCHC2DFCHC2DCHC2P

Optional Course

Optional Course

Art Credit

ATC1OADA1OAMV1OAVI1O

AMU1O

EitherCivics (0.5)

andCareers (0.5)

CHV2OGLC2O

Optional Course

Optional Course

French

FIF1DFSF1DFSF1PGLS1O

Optional Course

Optional Course

Optional Course or

Spare

Healthy Active Living or

Technology

PPL1OBPPL1OM

TIJ1O

Optional Course

Optional Course

Optional Course or

Spare

Additional Compulsory Courses must include one credit in:Healthy Active Living or any Arts or any Business or Cooperative Education (this is called the Group 2 Credit)Any Grade 11 or 12 Science or any Technology or Cooperative Education (this is called the Group 3 Credit)

St. Michael Catholic High School Four-Year Course Planner

www.careercruising.comUsername: EasternPassword: Careers3

www.ontariocolleges.ca

www.electronicinfo.ca

OYAP Contact Cooperative Education Contacts

Dan Lortie613-933-1720 x.281dan.lortie@cdsbeo.on.caWebsite:http://www.cdsbeo.on.ca/OYAP

Angus MacDonald613-258-7232 x.333angus.macdonald@cdsbeo.on.ca

Ontario Job Futureshttp://www.tcu.gov.on.ca/eng/labourmarket/ojf/

Employment Profilehttp://www.tcu.gov.on.ca/eng/labourmarket/employmentprofiles/

Ontario Prospectshttp://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/prospects/index.html