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Brantford Collegiate Institute & V.S. Selecting Courses for Grade 12.
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Brantford Collegiate Institute & V.S. Selecting Courses for Grade 12
How to access?1. Get your login information from your first period teacher2. http://schools.gedsb.net/bci/ or http://www.bcivs.brantford.on.ca/Click on the Career Cruising icon 3. www2.careercruising.com ***You must have ERIE- in front of your login in name
Choosing Courses for Grade 12 • Students should select 6, 7 or 8 courses for their grade 12 program • Credit count at the start of grade 12: 22 = 0 spares 23 = 1 spare 24 = 2 spares
Courses in Grade 12 Courses in Grade 12 continue to be offered at the • University (U) • College/University (M) • College (C) • Workplace (E) • Open (O)
Check Prerequisites!Where? *In your Career Cruising profile*a hard copy of the course calendar in the Guidance Office (limited quantities)
Alternate Courses • You must select two alternate courses in case one of your other choices is cancelled or can’t be placed on your timetable (conflict) • Choose wisely. This may be the class that will be assigned to you automatically and you won’t know it until you get your timetable in August.
Graduation Requirements • 30 credits • 18 compulsory • 12 electives
Graduation Requirements • 40 hours community involvement Get them in!!! Don’t delay!!!
Graduation Requirements • Successful completion of the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) or the Ontario Literacy Class (OLC) is necessary for graduation with an Ontario Secondary School Diploma. (OSSD)
Choose Carefully! • Keep in mind the prerequisite courses required for senior courses and post-secondary goals. • It is never too early to start planning
Research Scholarships • The end of your grade 11 year is not too early to start organizing and researching for scholarships • Scholarship deadlines happen from as early as Sept. of your grade 12 year • Many opportunities to get money • Something like $30 million of scholarship money goes unapplied for every year. Don’t you want a piece of that pie? • Talk to your Guidance counsellor on how to get started.
Where can I find these scholarships? • Check the BCI website under Guidance • Check out the links on the website • Talk to Mr. Spivak • Listen to morning announcements • Check the scholarship file in the Guidance Office
Application Forms Required!! CO-OP Application forms will be available in your course selection computer lab, in Guidance and in Co-op
Application Forms Required!! • SHSM • Stage and Screen • Justice, Community Safety and Emergency Services • Health and Wellness • Manufacturing
Application Forms Required!! • Magnet Programs • Tollgate – many (hair, cooking, masonry, horticulture, auto body etc.) • North Park –Health • -Architecture • Pauline Johnson –Media • - E3
REMEMBER! • You can start your course selection planning today. • See your first period teacher for login information • Come to the help sessions in room 402 from 11:40-12:15 February 12-18
REMEMBER! • Students will be called to computer labs starting Feb 19-21 to submit course selections • Please look for the date of your grade day • Listen for announcements that day and go to the appropriate room # for your last name alphabet. (i.e. last names beginning with A, C and L go to room 453 )