Course Planning and Post-Secondary Information

1. Course Planning and Post-Secondary Information Grade 11 Career and Post-secondary Advisor: Ms. Foster

2. Crash Course into the World of Post-Secondary

3. What Does Life After High School Look Like? Part-time work Full-time work Part-time work and school Travel/Exchange/Global Volunteering Canadian Armed Forces Apprenticeship and Trades Private Colleges College and University

4. Skills to Success Building your credentials… Every step in building your knowledge and skills leads to the next whether it is through post-secondary education, employment, travel or volunteering. The ladder begins with: • Certificate (1 year) • Diploma (2 years) • Associate Degree (2 yrs. w/requisite courses) • Bachelors Degree/Red Seal (Trades) • Masters Degree • Doctorate -PhD/MD/LLB

5. English 12With the exception of very few programs English 12 is required for Post-secondary AdmissionAlso, in most cases English 12 has a minimum grade requirement for admission into any 1st year college and university classesSFU and Kwantlen need 60%UBC Van needs 70% in English 11 or English 12

6. Approved Grade 12 Admission Courses for UBC (Van and OK) / SFU / UVICEnglish 12 is needed for all faculties • Law • Principles of Math or Pre-calculus • Physics • Social Justice 12 (not SFU and UBC V) • UVIC ONLY • Foundations of Math • Comparative Civilization • UBC AND SFU ONLY • Economics Advanced Placement BC First Nations Biology Calculus Challenge Test (not UBC) Chemistry English Literature English Francais Langue Geography Geology History Languages – check individual institutes

7. Non-English (Foreign) Language Requirements UBC A Language 11 is required for admission to UBC UBC Arts only will require a language 12 to complete an Arts degree or 6 credits of a language in post-secondary SFU Requires a beginner Language 11 for admission UVIC No language requirement except for the Humanities Faculty If a student does not have a language 11 and wants to complete an ARTS degree UBC or KWANTLEN a language 11 OR university credit is required.

8. Admission Averages September 2011 UBC-Vancouver Simon Fraser Arts mid to high 80% with personal profile recommended Commerce 84% with mandatory personal profile Engineeringmid to high 80% with profile Food Nutrition & Health mid 80% Forestry mid to high 70% Human Kinetics 91% on straight grades to 86 with profile Science 90-92% on straight grades to 84/85 with personal profile UBC-Okanagan General Admission mid 80% Business 80% with mandatory personal profile Health Sciences high 85% Students must have 60% in English and Math Humanities/Social Sciences/Sciences/Health Information Science/History in Art/ Human & Social Development 75% Business 80% Engineering / Comp Science 80% / 75% Fine Arts 70% Writing 87% UVIC Arts, Engineering, Human Kinetics, Sciences, Pre-pharmacy 75–80% Nursing 84-86% Visual Arts 67 with portfolio All offers are conditional until marks are verified through the Ministry of ED.

9. Foundation (LEVEL ONE) Trades Training Programs WHAT IS IT? Foundation (or Level 1) Trades Training is the first step in training to prepare students for employment/apprenticeship in the trade area of their choice. WHERE CAN I APPLY FOR FOUNDATION TRADES TRAINING? Delta School District Career Programs - http://fc.deltasd.bc.ca/~mmerrick/ BCIT Kwantlen Polytechnic University Vancouver Community College APPRENTICESHIP AND SECONDARY SCHOOL APPRENTICESHIP (SSA) Upon completion of a Foundations program students receive their Level 1 training certification and may seek employment as apprentices. If students have apprenticeship placements before the end of high school they can register with our Secondary School Apprenticeship program. Students can bank hours and receive credit for apprenticeship work while in high school. Please see Mr. Jensen for more info about SSA. If you are planning a career in the Trades please see Ms. Foster. There are many educational options available. See DISTRICT CAREER PROGRAMS.

10. Work Experience Career Programs support students in both their career development and their human and social development. This type of experiential learning increases the relevance of school by helping students connect what they learn in the classroom with the skills, knowledge, and attitudes needed to be successful in both the workplace and larger community. Students receive extensive in-school preparation, onsite experience with employers in a chosen focus area, guided post-placement reflection to incorporate learning in the Transition Plan and Graduation Portfolio. Work Experience Areas are: Business & Applied Business Liberal Arts & Humanities Fine Arts, Design & Media Science & Applied Science Fitness & Recreation Tourism, Hospitality Health & Human Services Trades & Technology

11. Enhancement Program In the past students have taken French, Spanish, Psychology, Criminology, Computer Science, Accounting, English and Math. Students may enroll in the September or January semester of each academic year on either Kwantlen campus, Richmond or Surrey. Applications are in the Career Centre. Completed applications and application fees must be received in the Career Centre by June 15 for the September semester and November 15 for the January semester.

12. LPI (Language Proficiency Index) The is an Grade 12 (Private) English exam recommended by BC universities and colleges, not for admission but to register in a 1st year English class. This exam determines a students competence in summary and essay writing. The exam also recognizes common errors in English usage and sentence structure. All students regardless of country of origin or citizenship are required to demonstrate this competence. UBCrequires a Level 5 or English 12 with a 2nd interim at 80% or final grade at 75%. Remember you need 70% in English 11 or 12 for admission. SFU requires a Level 4 or English 12 with a 2nd interim at 75% and 75% maintained for final grades. Remember you need 60% in English 12 for admission. UVICrequires the LPI or 86% on the provincial exam. Do the LPI. Langara requires a Level 5 or 80% final grade in English 12. Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) requires a Level 5 or 73% final grade in English 12. Remember you need 60% in English 12 for admission.

13. SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) The SAT measures verbal reasoning, mathematical problem solving and essay writing. There are three different tests: SAT for admission SAT II or Subject tests (IVY League) Yearly October Practice SAT (PSAT) Register on line at www.collegeboard.com School Code Test Dates South Delta: 821085 There are several test dates throughout the year and test sites in Vancouver and Richmond The SAT is intended for students applying for admission to a university in the USA.

14. So, what if you don’t know…

15. On-going Questions…Research, Reflection & RealityDevelop your transition plan What are your options? • University • College Program Diploma • College Transfer • Trades and Technologies • Student Exchanges/Global Volunteering/Travel • Work

16. Research…www.careercruising.comwww.personalitytype.com BE AN EXPLORER Skills/interests/Personality Inventories Career Search Education Search Job Search and Description Career path Interviews of people current to the industry Do a Career Preparation Work Experience – 4 credits

17. Ask questions… • Visit the Career Centre • Choose to do a Work Experience • Talk to your teachers, coaches, parents, counsellors, people who have a vested interest in your future wellbeing • Check First Class e-mail and school newsletters, Parent/Student Connect

18. Go on a Campus Tour • When you visit a college/university/post-secondary evening - ask questions and make decisions based on the best program for you! • Student orientation • Clubs, activities, athletic programs (social/recreational) • Credentials • Student successes • Field study, Student exchanges, co-op • Student support services

19. Enrich Your Life… • Encounters with Canada - Go to Ottawa for a week of career exploration. See the Parliament Buildings, museums, and historical monuments and attend a theme week that will help with their goals and aspirations. The themes include Politics, Journalism, Sports and Fitness, Arts and Culture, Medicine and Health, Ecology and the Environment, Law and the RCMP. Costs are $625 and spending money. • Delta Police Academy. Spend a week in July at the Delta Police Headquarters learning about what it is like to be a police officer. Physical fitness training, learn about the law, investigation techniques, traffic accident training… Applications will be available soon. • Heart and Stroke Foundation is offering a summer program to motivate students with interest in biology, medicine to consider a career in cardiovascular research. • Air Time Canada – Want to be a pilot? Try out flight and ground school and fly a plane. Website : www.airfun.org/copilot.htm Free (I’m not kidding) • Rotary STEP Program - There is a wonderful Short Term Exchange Program (STEP) opportunity through the Rotary Club of Tsawwassen.  A child from another country comes to stay with your family for 3-5 weeks in the summer, then your child goes back to spend 3-5 weeks with that child's family in their country.   The cost is entirely the family's, however, Rotary administers the program, sets up the match, interviews the families at both ends to make sure it is an appropriate and safe environment, provides health and accident insurance, and an orientation day for the students.     For more information please visit the Rotary Club of Tsawwassen's web site and click on the Youth Services link on the left:  http://www.clubrunner.ca/CPrg/Home/homeF.asp?cid=1876

20. Reflection and Reality… School Work: What are your current grades? • Do you need help at school, academically? Can I learn better being 1 of 250 students in a first year UBC Chemistry class or being 1 in a class of 30 in a first year Langara Chemistry class. • Appropriate Course selection. Did I take the courses I need or did I take the easiest? • Balanced course load of admission courses and electives. (Take drafting as well as Physics, take drawing and painting as well as literature). Seek balance. • Guidance from parents balanced with your interests/abilities/values. • “This is what I am. This is what I believe. I can do certain things, and some I cannot do. This is reality, that is fantasy, this is possible, that is impossible.” Don Miguel Ruiz

21. Financial Plan - Research and understand the costs of post- secondary programs and training. If you live at home and go to Langara it will cost $4000 but if you live in rez at UBC it will cost $17,000. Who is paying for your education? So, can you afford to move out?

22. Scholarships & Bursaries SCHOLARSHIPS Major entrance scholarships from universities are based on merit or excellence in a particular area. Your personal profile should be academic excellent and also leadership and service. Examples: - involvement and achievements in school and/or the community - athletics, and fine arts in graphics, music, drama, and theatre • student government, academic competitions, volunteer activities and other endeavors. AUTOMATIC AWARDS - No Need to Apply! Automatic awards are offered to students based on the 2nd interim or final report card so a separate awards application is not necessary. These awards are based on very high grades in your admission courses – usually over 90%.

23. OPEN AWARDS Open to all students providing they meet the criteria of the award. Students must apply for these awards. These awards can be from post-secondary institutions but also unions, and private and public organizations. Examples are the Envision Scholarship or the Delta Hospital Foundation Scholarship. Lists of open awards are on the Career Centre website: http://fc.deltasd.bc.ca/~tlfoster/ Go to Scholarships and Bursaries, then Researching Awards. BURSARIES AND STUDENT LOANS Open to all students who are in real need of financial assistance and who have maintained a good academic record. Students must apply for this assistance. Evidence of financial need is required as well as meeting special requirements or qualifications set out by the bursary donor. Filling out a Provincial Government Loan Package will increase your chances of receiving a bursary. Student Loan Packages are available on-line at http://www.aved.gov.bc.ca/studentaidbc/welcome.htm and are usually filled out and submitted by June 30 for a September post-secondary start.

24. Personal Profiles Of course academic performance is very important when applying for admission to university or college. But more and more faculties within the post-secondary institute require personal profiles. A personal profile is an assessment of your additional achievements and contributions outlined in a resume or essay. Include: your background, education and goals, leadership activities, abilities, participation and contributions to your school and/or community. Demonstrated leadership and/or achievements in one or more of the following areas: Entrepreneurship Social activism Athletics Arts (performing, visual, music and writing) Community leadership and involvement Career progression – what skills (from your part-time job) can you connect to the faculty to which you are applying – remember Employability Skills – page 6B of your Grad Transition Plan. Tone: the tone of the resume or essay should reflect your personal views on why you committed time and energy to these activities. Hence, why did you contribute and what did you learn from it? How did this experience shape your vision of what you want from life? What have you learned and how does it make you suitable for the faculty to which you are applying? You want the reader to feel grateful that you shared your experiences with them. The selection committee will be looking for content and suitability but they will be influenced by style. Now is the time to use all those excellent essay-writing skills you have acquired over the last 13 years of school. Aren’t you glad you have the “Grad Transitions” as a guide??

25. What Do I Do Now? • WE WORK VERY HARD TO COMMUNICATE WITH STUDENTS: • Career Centre website • English 12 class visits • Firstclass e-mail • School newsletters • Parent Connect/Student Connect • P.A. /TV Monitors Career Centre • The Career Centre is open M – TH from 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. / 604-943-7407 /http://fc.deltasd.bc.ca/~tlfoster/ • E-mail : tlfoster@deltasd.bc.ca • Load FirstClass on to your home computer • https://fc.deltasd.bc.ca/ClientDownloads/ • Explore Careers • www.careercruising.com (sdss, careers) • The application process starts in October. Yikes! • Financial Information • Scholarships

26. PARENTS AS CAREER COACHES ♦ Engage in productive career discussions ♦Understand today’s labour market ♦ Explore education and work options ♦ Become a coach and ally for your teen! WHERE: Delta Secondary (Ladner) Library ID: 9905 Monday, 7:00 – 9:00 pm 1 session March 7 Fee: $30 South Delta Secondary (Tsawwassen) Library ID: 9906 Thursday, 7:00 – 9:00 pm 1 session March 10 Fee: $30 Seaquam Secondary Library ID: 9908 Monday, 7:00 – 9:00 pm 1 session March 14 Fee: $30 Delview Secondary Library ID: 9907 Thursday, 7:00 – 9:00 pm 1 session March 17 Fee: $30 HOW TO REGISTER: 1. BY PHONE – 604-940-5550: With Visa, American Express, or Mastercard 2. ON-LINE REGISTRATION: http://ConnectandLearn.deltasd.bc.ca. 3. IN PERSON: Continuing Education Office, 4750 - 57th Street, Ladner Office Hours: Monday- Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Yvette Livingstone, Career and Post-sec Advisor is the instructor.