1. Course Selection Information
What Grade 9 students need to know…

2. What do students need to graduate?
To obtain your Ontario Secondary Schools Diploma (OSSD), students must:
Successfully pass 30 credits (18 compulsory and 12 electives)
Complete the Provincial
Literacy Requirement
3) Complete 40 hours of
Community Service

3. What courses are compulsory?
4 credits in English (1 credit per grade)*
3 credits in mathematics (1 credit in Grade 11 or 12)
2 credits in science
1 credit in Canadian history
1 credit in Canadian geography
1 credit in the arts
1 credit in health and physical education
1 credit in French as a second language
0.5 credit in career studies
0.5 credit in civics

4. Plus one credit from each of the following groups:
GROUP 1: additional credit in English, or French as a second language,** or a Native language, or a classical or an international language, or social sciences and the humanities, or Canadian and world studies, or guidance and career education, or cooperative education***
GROUP 2: additional credit in health and physical education, or the arts, or business studies, or French as a second language,** or cooperative education***
GROUP 3: additional credit in science (Grade 11 or 12), or technological education, or French as a second language,** or computer studies, or cooperative education***

5. What courses will I need in grade 10?
English (applied, academic, essential)
Religion (open)
Math (applied, academic, essential)
Science (applied, academic, essential)
History (applied, academic)
Civics and Career Studies (half credit courses – open)
Plus 2 Elective courses

6. Your choices should consider the following:
My level of study should be based on success in previous courses and/or recommendations from teachers (Academic, Applied, Essential).
Have I missed any grade 9 required credits?
Will I be going to summer school? (You can take 2 make up credits or 1 new credit in the month of July).
Will I have my Art and Phys. Ed
credit done by the end of Grade 10?

7. Course Selection Steps
for Students 2019/2020
Choosing, Reviewing, and Submitting your courses on myBlueprint

8. Step 1
visit

11. STEP 2: From the Dashboard, click on View Courses

12. STEP 3: Add courses to your High School Plan
STEP 3: Add courses to your High School Plan. Click on + Course to select from courses at your school.
Note for counsellors:
Compulsory courses are indicated by + Subject (ie. + English)
Boxes for elective courses are indicated by + Course

13. STEP 4: Click on Review Course Selections to review your chosen courses

14. STEP 5: Click Submit Course Selections to submit courses to your school
Scroll to the bottom
to add comments
Note for Counsellors:
You may have enabled additional fields such as Student Comments, or Pathway of Interest. If so, students will find these options here.

15. STEP 6: Click Print Sign-Off Sheet
Note for counsellors:
You can disable the sign off sheet under Configure Course Selection settings in your account. If so, you can remove this slide.

16. STEP 7: Print your Sign-Off Sheet
Note for counsellors:
You can disable the sign off sheet under Configure Course Selection settings in your account. If so, you can remove this slide.

17. STEP 7: Print your Sign-Off Sheet
Note: You can reprint this form at any time from the
High School section of your account
Note for counsellors:
You can disable the sign off sheet under Configure Course Selection settings in your account. If so, you can remove this slide.

18. Course Selections must be completed by:
Have your parent/guardian sign your sheet and return it to your teacher.
Course Selections must be completed by:
Friday March 1st