POST-SECONDARY PATHWAY PLANNING

AGENDA• Looking for the Right Post-Secondary Program

• Applying to College and/or University

• Finding an Apprenticeship/OYAP

• Dual-Credit Programs

• Question Period

LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT POST-SECONDARY PROGRAM

BACHELOR’S DEGREES• aka – undergraduate degree• ex: BA, BSc, BSoc, BFA, etc.• obtainable through universities and some colleges• General Bachelor’s Degree: 3 years • Honours Bachelor’s Degree: 4 years with 70% average• Joint or Collaborative Degrees: Take courses partially at college and partially at university• Professional Degrees: Medicine, Law, Education• Advanced Degrees: Masters (graduate degree), PhD. (doctorate)

LOOKING FOR DEGREESwww.electronicinfo.ca

LOOKING FOR DEGREESwww.ontariocolleges.ca

CERTIFICATES AND DIPLOMAS• Earned through colleges

• Certificate (1 year of college)

• Diploma (2-3 years of college)

• Advanced Diploma (3 years of college)

• Graduate Certificates & Diplomas

www.ontariocolleges.ca

LOOKING FOR CERTIFICATES AND DIPLOMAS

GENERAL TIPS• Look at the whole picture (location, residence, scholarships, extra-curricular activities, varsity sports, facilities, teaching staff, student life, etc.)

• Make note of any automatic alternative offers

• Prioritize your selections for application (no effect, but recorded for statistical analysis)

• Deadlines are REAL!

• Any out-of-province schools must be researched and applied to directly (and may have different requirements and/or deadlines)

• these reminders are all included in the handouts, which are also available at www.RHSguidance.weebly.com

APPRENTICESHIPS• Working with a trades person to train

• Attending a college for in-school portion of training

• Accumulating hours of work and levels of school training

• Taking the certification exam for journeyperson

OYAP• Stands for Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program

• It’s a school-to-work transition program offered to full-time students in Grades 11 and 12

• Earn co-op credits through work placements in skilled trades AND accumulate hours towards your chosen trade at the same time

• See your co-op teacher for more details about registering with OYAP

DUAL-CREDIT PROGRAMS• Allow high school students to earn their high school co-op

credits as a student completing a semester of college courses or their Level 1 apprenticeship training

• Fully paid for – tuition, supplies, books, etc!

• Limited spaces, and must have transportation to and from Algonquin College or St. Lawrence College

• Application required; see your guidance counsellor to find out what programs are available in the upcoming semester

APPLICATIONS

APPLYING TO UNIVERSITY

• $140 for 3 programs, + $47 for each additional choice• Bring credit card information for instant payment

• Students will be given a PIN from OUAC to apply online• Application workshops will take place at the end of November/early December; students must make an appointment to apply during their study period (MSIP, if no study this semester)

• www.ouac.on.ca/ouac-101: application website and tutorials to help you apply

UNIVERSITY ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS• OSSD• Average calculated on 6 gr.12 4U or 4M courses

• cut off averages for each program may be viewed from last year in electronic info website

• Required courses for degree (some with minimum %)• Possible Additional Requirements:

• Portfolio, essay, or questionnaire• Personal statement of experience• Interview or audition• Language proficiency test

APPLYING TO COLLEGE

• www.ontariocolleges.ca

•“How to Apply” tutorial is on the OCAS website: http://www.ocas.ca/documents/applicant-tutorial-eng.pdf• Applicant needs SIN #, OEN # (from guidance), and can make their own username and password• $95 is the cost for 5 spaces on the application (max. 3 programs at one college)

• Bring credit card information for instant payment

• Application workshops will take place at the end of November/early December; students must make an appointment to apply during their study period (MSIP, if no study this semester)

COLLEGE ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS• OSSD• Minimum marks and prerequisite courses• Possible Additional Requirements:

• Questionnaire, essay• Resume, references• Portfolio, auditions• Admission tests (math, science, language)• Work, volunteer, life experiences• Information sessions, interview• Additional qualifications (CPR, license, age)

• Over-subscribed programs are the only programs with competition to be admitted

COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY APPLICATION TIMELINES

OUAC OCASJanuary 14, 2015: Deadline to apply to university

February 3, 2013: Last day to submit changes to university application

May 28, 2015: Last day to receive offers of admission

June 1, 2015: Earliest a school can require a response or deposit

• Respond through “Review and Change your Completed Application”.

February 1, 2015: Deadline to apply to college for equal consideration

February 1, 2015: Earliest conditional offers begin

•Offers of admission will continue to be issued until programs are filled or wait-lists are established.

May 1, 2015: Final date to accept offers of admission

June 15, 2015: Earliest date that schools can require tuition payments

December 12, 2014: RHS deadline to apply in order to avoid delays in processing application!

FINDING AN APPRENTICESHIPFIND A JOURNEYPERSON!

www.apprenticesearch.com

www.apprenticetrades.ca

• Can apply at any time directly through the employer

• Some colleges have 1-year certificate programs to give students a set of skills in a trade• These are good for students who cannot find a training work

site, and may be transferable towards the hours for full apprenticeship

QUESTIONS?