Career Studies

GLC2O Name: Maryam

1. OSSD & Requirements (Sec. 3.1)
1 OSSD is short for: Ontario Secondary School Diploma
30 credits (18 compulsory, 12 elective)
must pass the OSSLT
40 hours of community service

2. Community Involvement Activities (Sec. 3.1.3)

2 when it may be completed: any time during their years in the secondary
school program.
3 encourages students to develop awareness and understanding of civic
responsibility and of the role they can play in supporting and strengthening their
communities.
4 may take place in a variety of settings, including: businesses, not-for-
profit organizations, public sector institutions (including hospitals), and informal
settings.
5 Students may not fulfill the requirement through activities that are counted
towards a credit.
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3. Provincial Secondary School Literacy Test (Sec. 3.1.4)
7 Required for all grade 10 students
8 May repeat test in following years.
Based on writing & reading up to grade 9

4. Substitutions for Compulsory Credits (Sec. 3.2)

The principal can substitute up to 3 compulsory courses for a student
Allows for flexibility for individual students program

5. Ontario Secondary School Certificate (Sec. 3.3)

9 Students who do not qualify for OSSD.
Complete 14 credits (7 compulsory, 7 elective)

6. Certificate of Accomplishment (Sec. 3.4)

Students who leave before earning an OSSD or Ontario Secondary School
Certificate.
May be useful for students who plan to take certain vocational programs or other
training or who plan to find employment after leaving school

7. Types of CoursesGrade 9 and 10 (Sec. 4.2 4.2.2)

10 Applied (P)
11 Academic (D)
12 Open (O)

8.Types of CoursesGrade 11 and 12 (Sec. 4.3 4.3.4)

University (U)

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Career Studies
GLC2O Name: Maryam
University/College (M)
College (C)
Workplace (E)
Open (O)

9. School Course Calendar (Sec. 5.3.1)

Created by the school board
Provides students & parents with detailed & accurate, up-to-date information about
diploma requirements and the programs/courses offered by school.

10. IEP (Sec. 5.4.1)

IEP stands for Individual Education Plan
Developed by parents, students, and teachers under direction of principals for gifted
or exceptional students.
Includes information about the students strengths and needs, about the
modifications in curriculum expectations that have worked well in the past.

11. Credit System (Sec. 6.1)

Every time you successfully complete a course of 110 hours you will earn a credit.

12. OST (Sec. 6.2.2.2)

Stands for Ontario Student Transcript
Provides a comprehensive record of a students overall achievements.
Includes classes repeated and the marks.
Includes classes dropped more than 4 days after midterm and the marks
at that time.

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