1. Course Selection Information
What Grade 10 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 11?
English (college, workplace, university)
Religion (open, university/college)
Math (college, workplace, university, university/college)
Plus 5 Elective courses (are you on track to complete your groups 1,2 and 3 credits?)

6. If co-op is chosen…..
You will need to complete a co-op application form and distribute 2 green teacher reference forms to teachers (available in Guidance).
Co-op applications are due when course selections are due. They are to be handed into Guidance with course selection options.
Co-op candidates that complete their paperwork will then be interviewed by a co-op teacher at a later date.

7. If you are choosing Co-op for next year, please consider signing up for Specialist High Skills Major to help you with your pathway planning. See Guidance for more information. Earn a Red Seal on your diploma at graduation!

8. Your choices should consider the following:
Post secondary course pre-requisites. Be sure to do research on your pathway (workplace, university, apprenticeship, college).
My level of study should be based on success in previous courses, recommendations from teachers and pathway considerations.
Have I missed any grade 10 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)

9. Course Selection Steps
for Students 2019/20
Choosing, Reviewing, and Submitting your courses on myBlueprint

10. Step 1
visit

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

14. 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

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

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. 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