Welcome to Grade 12 Successful and unsuccessful people don’t vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desire to reach their full potential. ~John Maxwell

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OSSD Requirements/Transcript 30 credits OSSLT Community Service Hours - Deadline April 30th **you will not be allowed to buy prom tickets!! University/College Requirements Prerequisite courses for your University and College programs 6 grade 12 U/M courses (University) Additional Requirements (Portfolio..etc) English Language Proficiency requirement TOEFL if 5 most recent years of study have not been in an English School System

Doing a Credit in a Private Schools? Your responsibility Not recommended for courses which are foundational and available in our school Risk involved in academic transmission to OUAC

Summer School/ Night School and M level courses YOUR responsibility to check with the institute you are applying to. Some Universities and programs DO have stipulations around courses completed outside of regular day school Some programs have a criteria around maximum number of M level courses they will accept.

RESEARCH Ontario University Fair Ontario College Fair September 28th and 29th Ontario College Fair October 23rd and 24th Student Life Expo Oct 27th and 28th US-COLLEGE EXPO Oct. 24th and Oct. 25th

Book an appointment with your counsellor Check for open house dates Postsecondary Fair Nov. 8th at Fletchers Meadow Book an appointment with your counsellor Check for open house dates einfo.ca Ontario University Application Centre ontariocolleges.ca myBlueprint.ca/peel

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Apprenticeship Talk to your COOP teachers or counsellor DUAL Credit and Accelerated OYAP Available (different deadlines) Register for OYAP http://www.tcu.gov.on.ca/eng/apprentice s/oyap.html

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College-https://www.ontariocolleges.ca/en College Program School/ Campus OCAS Program Code Admission Requirements Program Start Date Business Admin. (co-op) 1st choice Humber/ Lakeshore 20091 OSSD, ENG 4C/4U, Gr. 12 C/M/U math, 2 additional 11/12 C/M/U courses Sept.2019 2nd choice North Toronto 02511 2 additional 11/12 C/M/U courses

Colleges Offer: Certificate program (1 year) Diploma programs (2 years) Advanced Diploma programs (3 years) Bachelor Degree programs (4 years)

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University-https://www.ouac.on.ca University Program School/ Campus Program Code Admission Requirements Degree Business Administration and Financial Mathematics 1st choice Laurier/ Waterloo UBF OSSD, 6 U/M courses with average of 80% ENG4U, ETS4U or EWC4U at 70%; MHF4U at 70%; MCV4U at 60%. A combined minimum average of 80%. BBA/BA Business Administration (Honours) 2nd choice UB OSSD 6 U/M courses with mid to high 80s, One of ENG4U, ETS4U or EWC4U at 70%; MHF4U at 70%; one of MCV4U or MDM4U at 60% BBA

Mark Upload an automatic process Period Start Date Collection Deadline October/November October 2, 2018 November 8, 2018 February January 21, 2019 February 14, 2019 April March 11, 2019 April 25, 2019 July June 3, 2019 July 4, 2019 August July 22, 2019 August 30, 2019

Timelines September and October Research, Research, Research November Application information Assembly PIN distribution for University Students Exit Survey and NOT RETURNING status on myBlueprint First Mark upload

December February/March May College and University applications active Early offers for strong students May Majority of the offers sent out

Application Dates University: Jan. 16th Equal Consideration Date University/Colleges give equal consideration to every application College: Feb. 1st University: Jan. 16th Apply early!!!!!!

Applying Out of Province? Out of Country? Researching requirements and Process is best done by contacting the Institute you are interested in attending. Call their recruitment office Guidance Counsellors may be needed to complete a portion of your application-Book an Appointment to discuss how they can help.

TOEFL/IELTS-Important for Students new to Canada 5 years or more Student Responsibility to research and book TOEFL/IELTS-Important for Students new to Canada 5 years or more SAT-Important for Applying to the US www.prepskills.net

Scholarships Special Scholarships YOUR responsibility Complete Appraisal Form-Submit to Guidance-October 30th Check School/Board website, announcements, parent’s workplace, scholarship Canada Reference Letter from Teachers- give them advance notice Special Scholarships LORAN Scholar’s Foundation (first week of October) CHANCELLOR’S Scholarship (mid November) SCHULICH Leader Scholarships (second week of January) And more…. YOUR responsibility

Guidance will host a session to learn more about this process in MAY OSAP Register and Apply online https://www.ontario.ca/page/osap-ontario-student-assistance-program When you apply for OSAP, you are automatically considered for both grants and loans. If you don’t want to take a loan, you can decline it after your application is approved. There are also programs to help you repay your student loan once you’re done school. Full-time students may be eligible for free tuition. Guidance will host a session to learn more about this process in MAY

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