Brantford Collegiate Institute Brantford Collegiate Institute & V.S.& V.S.

Selecting Courses Selecting Courses for Grade 11for Grade 11

How to access?How to access?1. Get your login information from your first 1. Get your login information from your first period teacher period teacher

2. 2. http://schools.gedsb.net/bci/ or or http://www.bcivs.brantford.on.ca/http://www.bcivs.brantford.on.ca/

Click on the Career Cruising icon Click on the Career Cruising icon

3. 3. www2.careercruising.comwww2.careercruising.com ***You must have ***You must have ERIE-ERIE- in front of your in front of your login in name login in name

Choosing Courses for Grade 11Choosing Courses for Grade 11

Students should Students should select eight courses select eight courses for their grade 11 for their grade 11 programprogram

Only student with 16 Only student with 16 credits at the start of credits at the start of grade 11 are eligible grade 11 are eligible for a sparefor a spare

Courses in grade 11Courses in grade 11Course in Grade 11 are nowCourse in Grade 11 are nowoffered at theoffered at the

University (U)University (U)College/University (M)College/University (M)College (C)College (C)Workplace (E)Workplace (E)Open (O)Open (O)

Check Check Prerequisites! Prerequisites! Where? Where? *In your Career Cruising profile*In your Career Cruising profile*a hard copy of the course calendar *a hard copy of the course calendar in the Guidance Office (limited in the Guidance Office (limited quantities) quantities)

Alternate CoursesAlternate Courses

You must select two alternate courses in You must select two alternate courses in case one of your other choices is case one of your other choices is cancelled or can’t be placed on your cancelled or can’t be placed on your timetable (conflict)timetable (conflict)

Choose wisely. This may be the class that Choose wisely. This may be the class that will be assigned to you automatically and will be assigned to you automatically and you won’t know it until you get your you won’t know it until you get your timetable in August. timetable in August.

Graduation RequirementsGraduation Requirements

30 credits30 credits

18 compulsory18 compulsory

12 electives 12 electives

Graduation RequirementsGraduation Requirements

40 hours community involvement40 hours community involvement

Graduation RequirementsGraduation RequirementsSuccessful completion of the Successful completion of the Ontario Secondary School Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) or the Literacy Test (OSSLT) or the Ontario Literacy Class (OLC) Ontario Literacy Class (OLC) is necessary for graduation is necessary for graduation with an Ontario Secondary with an Ontario Secondary School Diploma. (OSSD)School Diploma. (OSSD)

Choose Carefully!Choose Carefully!

Keep in mind the Keep in mind the prerequisite courses prerequisite courses required for senior courses required for senior courses and post-secondary goals.and post-secondary goals.

It is never too early to start It is never too early to start planningplanning

University InformationUniversity Informationwww.electronicinfo.cawww.electronicinfo.ca

College InformationCollege Informationwww.ontariocolleges.cawww.ontariocolleges.ca

Apprenticeship informationApprenticeship informationwww.apprenticesearch.com

Research CareersResearch Careers

Application Forms Required!!Application Forms Required!!

CO-OPCO-OP

Application forms will be available in your course selection computer lab, in Guidance and in Co-op

SHSMSHSMStage and ScreenStage and ScreenJustice, Community Safety and Justice, Community Safety and Emergency ServicesEmergency ServicesHealth and WellnessHealth and WellnessManufacturingManufacturing

Application Forms Required!!Application Forms Required!!

Application Forms Required!!Application Forms Required!!

Magnet Magnet ProgramsPrograms

Tollgate – many (hair, Tollgate – many (hair, cooking, horticulture etc.)cooking, horticulture etc.)North Park –HealthNorth Park –Health -Architecture-ArchitecturePauline Johnson –MediaPauline Johnson –Media

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REMEMBER!REMEMBER!You can start your course selection planning You can start your course selection planning today.today.

See your first period teacher for login informationSee your first period teacher for login information

Come to the help sessions in room 402 from Come to the help sessions in room 402 from 11:40-12:15 February 12-1811:40-12:15 February 12-18

REMEMBER!REMEMBER!Students will be called to computer labs starting Feb Students will be called to computer labs starting Feb 19-21 to submit course selections19-21 to submit course selections

Please look for the date of your grade dayPlease look for the date of your grade day

Listen for announcements that day and go to the Listen for announcements that day and go to the appropriate room # for your last name alphabet. (i.e. appropriate room # for your last name alphabet. (i.e. last names beginning with A, C and L go to room 453 ) last names beginning with A, C and L go to room 453 )

Be ProactiveBe ProactivePlan WellPlan Well

Make Good Choices!Make Good Choices!