SECONDARY
SCHOOL DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS (SSD) FOR 2003/2004
COMPULSORY
CREDITS (TOTAL OF 18)
Students must earn the following compulsory credits
in order to obtain the Ontario Secondary School Diploma:
Credits |
Subject |
4 |
English
(1 credit per grade) |
1 |
French
as a second language |
3 |
Mathematics
(at least 1 credit in Grade 11 or 12) |
2 |
Science |
1 |
Canadian
history |
1 |
Canadian
geography |
1 |
Arts |
1 |
Health
and physical education |
.5 |
Civics |
.5 |
Career
studies |
PLUS:
Credits |
Subject |
1 |
Additional
credit in English, or a third language, or social
sciences and the humanities, or Canadian and world
studies |
1 |
Additional credit in health and physical education,
or the arts, or business studies |
1 |
Additional
credit in science (Grade 11 or 12) or technological
education (Grades 9-12) |
OPTIONAL
CREDITS (TOTAL OF 12)
In addition to the 18 compulsory credits, students must
earn 12 optional credits.
Students may earn these credits by successfully completing
individual
courses or courses that are part of a Yorkdale Career
Pathway Program.
Students must also successfully complete the provincial
secondary school literacy test.
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