Approved Grade 12 Courses

Many of you have asked me about what grade 12 courses are considered the "approved grade 12 courses" at a university. As I have said during my course planning presentation, every school's list of approved grade 12 courses are different. Most colleges do not have a specific list of approved grade 12 courses; while most universities do have such a list (there are, however, exceptions).

As universities may change their list of approved grade 12 courses, it is best to check with the post secondary schools' websites directly for the most up-to-date information. Below are links to the major universities in B.C. and their list of approved grade 12 courses, where applicable:

Capilano University: does have a list of approved grade 12 courses: click here

Kwantlen University: no listed approved grade 12 courses; see admission info page here for details

Simon Fraser University (SFU): approved grade 12 courses vary by the faculty. For details, click here

Trinity Western University (TWU): has a list of accepted grade 12 academic subjects. Click here for details

University of British Columbia (UBC): has a list of approved grade 12 courses. Click here for details

University of Victoria (UVic): has a list of approved grade 11 and 12 courses. Click here for details

When selecting courses for next year, it is important for you to find out from the post-secondary institution and the program(s) you are interested in the courses you need to take. Remember: admission requirements are the courses you need to have for a post-secondary school to look at your application, and program-specific requirements are pre-requisites the schools would use in calculating whether or not you will be accepted into the program of your choice. The two are DIFFERENT in most cases.

Course Planning Schedule

For those of you who are wondering about when exactly would I be coming to your class to discuss course planning for your grade 12 year, please take a look at the schedule below:

A big "thank you" goes out to the English department for allowing me to come in to your English class to discuss what probably will be the most important year of your high school career!

Feb 18 (Mon )	1.1 (A)	English 11 – Vadacchino
Feb 18 (Mon)	1.4 (D)	English 11 – Grant
Feb 19 (Tue)	2.4 (H)	English 11 – Smith
Feb 19 (Tue)	2.3 (G)	English 11 – Smith
Feb 20 (Wed)	1.1 (A)	English 11 Enriched – Wong
Feb 20 (Wed)	1.3 (C)	Communications 11 – Burt
Feb 22 (Fri)	1.1 (A)	English 11 – Soderlund
Feb 22 (Fri)	1.4 (D)	English 11 Mini – Vadacchino

If, for whatever reason, you know you would not be able to attend the scheduled class, and will miss the course planning "lecture" I will be doing, please come to see me during one of the times when I am not presenting course planning info to a class. Important forms and information would be shared during these sessions, so it is EXTREMELY important that you don't miss anything.

Course request forms will be distributed during the course planning session, and they will be collected one week after.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to come in and see me.

Preview of Course Planning

For those of you who are interested in the courses that would be offered in the 2013 - 2014 year, you can take a sneak preview at the list of courses by clicking the link below:

Course Request Form 2013 - 2014 (Click here)

If you don't have a publisher software, you can click on the image below to enlarge the two pages of the course list. I hope the page is clear enough for you.

The course calendar with detailed course description should be posted on the school's website shortly, if not already. Please use it if you want to know more about a specific course. You can also come in to ask me.

I will be coming to your English classes during the week of February 18 to 22 to do course planning work with you. If you have any questions prior to that, please don't hesitate to come in to see me.

Term 2 Physical Activity Log

The long-awaited physical activity log for term 2 is now available for printing!

Please click on the link below to view and print the file.
(Click here)

Alternately, you can go to Templeton's website to view and print the page as well.

As per last term, students who are currently taking PE may ask your teacher to sign the form, and you would not have to fill out individual weekly physical activities.

For students currently not taking PE, you must complete 150 minutes of weekly physical activities, and fill in the weekly entry. Completed entries must be submitted to Mrs. Duncan by the end of term 2.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to let me know. Thanks!