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COURSE SELECTION GRADE 11 INTO 12 (FOR 2014 - 2015)
Brooks Secondary School5400 Marine AvenuePowell River, BC º V8A 2L6(604) 483-3171
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WHY PLAN?
"Your life will be no better than the plans you make, and the action you take. You are the architect and builder of your own life, fortune, and destiny."
~ Alfred Montapert
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COURSE SELECTION PROCESS• Attend Course Selection Information session during E block (April 10, 2014).
Attend classroom Course Selection sessions
► A block
• Check graduation requirements.
• Explore careers and post-secondary requirements.
• Select courses (required, electives, and alternates) and discuss selections with your parents/guardians.
• Have parent/guardian sign the Course Selection Sheet and return to the counsellors during A block (2nd session).
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WHY IS COURSE SELECTION SO IMPORTANT? The decisions and choices you make determine which courses run next year.
When selecting courses you are indicating a commitment to include the course(s) in your educational plan for next year.
Not all courses in the Course Selection Handbook will be offered. Insufficient enrolment will result in courses being cancelled.
Your alternate choices are important if this happens to a course of your choice.
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GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
You will need to earn a minimum of 80 credits (20 courses) from Grade 10-12 courses.48 credits (12 courses) from required courses28 credits (7 courses) from elective courses4 credits for Graduation Transitions16 credits (4 courses) must be at the Grade 12 level
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GRADE 12 TIMETABLE Language Arts 12 (English 12 or Communications 12)
Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective
Graduation Transitions
NOTE: You need to have three other Grade 12 courses to graduate. All other elective spots can be used for Grade 11 or Grade 12 courses that you are interested in.
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ELECTIVE COURSES
Any courses that you choose beyond the required courses.
These can be academic courses (Physics 11, History 12, Calculus 12, etc.) or fine arts/applied skills courses (Marketing 11, PE 11, ICTM 11, Metal Fabrication 12, etc.)
The Course Selection Handbook will provide a detailed explanation of every course offered at Brooks Secondary School.
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OPTIONS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL There are a lot of options for you after you graduate.
It’s okay not to know right now exactly what career you want to have.
It is important, though, to think about the possibilities and start planning for them.
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CONT…
Why is it important to know which school or program you might be interested in attending?
Why would it be important to know about certain careers and how to get certain jobs that you might be interested in doing one day?
► All jobs/careers as well as post-secondary schools and programs have prerequisites.
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VANCOUVER ISLAND UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Science (Nursing)
► high school diploma
► a C+ in Chemistry 11
► a C+ in Pre-Calculus 11 or Foundations Math 12
► a C+ in Biology 12
► a C+ in English 12
Criminology Diploma
► high school diploma
► a C+ in English 12
► a C in Foundations Math 11
*Information valid in April 2014
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UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA
SOCIAL SCIENCES
English 11
Pre-Calculus 11 or Foundations Math 11
approved Science 11
Social Studies 11
English 12
three approved academic Grade 12 courses
ENGINEERING
English 11
Pre-calculus 11
Chemistry 11
Physics 11
Social Studies 11
English 12
Physics 12
Pre-calculus 12 (73% or higher)
approved academic 12 course*Information valid in April 2014
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JOBS
Bank Teller
► high school diploma
► certificate/diploma in related field
Suggested Courses:
► math/finances
► business
► accounting
Veterinary Assistant
► high school diploma
► diploma in related field
Suggested Courses:
► senior math
► senior biology
► senior chemistry
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SHATTERING MYTHS:
MYTH: If I make all of these decisions about my future now, I will be locked into something I’m not sure about.
“The average student across North America will change their major three times.”
"Shattering Myths." Perspectives: Getting an Inside Look At Post-Secondary. Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation.
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WHY POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION?
“Over the next five years, about two-thirds of all new jobs created in Canada will require some form of post-secondary education” (www.canlearn.ca).
“1.2 million jobs were lost for those
who had not completed
high school” (Perspectives).
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SHATTERING MYTHS:
MYTH: Only certain types of people go to post-secondary education.
People from all socio-economic and academic backgrounds go to post-secondary.
"Shattering Myths." Perspectives: Getting an Inside Look At Post-Secondary. Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation.
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DOES MORE EDUCATION MEAN MORE CAREER EARNINGS? More education means greater earnings over a year’s time.
Over the length of one’s working life, these differences become enormous.
< or = $16,917
between $16,918 and $33,834
between $33,835 and $50,751
between $50,752 and $67,668
> $67,669
University EducatedCollege EducatedHigh School graduate and tradesLess than high school
Statistics Canada2006
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MONEY, MONEY, MONEY!! Canadian full-time workers with Bachelor’s degrees earned 57% more annually than workers who had not completed university.
That translates into roughly $1.3 million dollars more over an average working life (40 years).
* “Just the Facts.” AUCC. 2008. Nov. 4, 2009. <www.universitiesmatter.ca/just-the-facts/>.
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SHATTERING MYTHS
MYTH: Everyone should choose a job/career that pays a lot of money.
Annual earnings is just one measure.
Need to think about other measures:
-interests and personality
-working conditions
-employment prospects
-qualifications
"SHATTERING MYTHS." PERSPECTIVES: GETTING AN INSIDE LOOK AT POST-SECONDARY. CANADA MILLENNIUM SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION.
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SHATTERING MYTHS:
MYTH: Certain schools and programs are better than others.
Each post-secondary institution is different (“different” does not equal “better”).
Investigate each school to find a match that will work for your values and goals.
"Shattering Myths." Perspectives: Getting an Inside Look At Post-Secondary. Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation.
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INDIVIDUAL PLANNING/GUIDANCE
School counsellors are available to meet with you:
Mr. Marciniak A – L
Mrs. Burt M – Z
Mr. Brach International Students
Mr. Palm Career Coordinator
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EDUCATIONAL/CAREER RESOURCES www.careercruising.com
www.canlearn.ca
www.educationplanner.bc.ca
www.workfutures.bc.ca
Individual school websites
*Carefully check individual school and program requirements.