1. GRADUATION AND BEYOND

2. VERNON SECONDARY GRADUATION PLAN

4. Many institutions set their own courses needed for entrance Each institution sets their own minimum acceptable grades for entrance Specific Averages must be met by each faculty/ program 67 % is the lowest minimum average for entrance Each year, the average of the LAST student accepted in a program changes ** ONLY ACADEMIC COURSES ARE USED TO CALCULATE YOUR GPA It is YOUR responsibility to know what the entrance requirements are.

5. Geology 12Geology 12 Biology 12Biology 12 Chemistry 12Chemistry 12 Physics 12Physics 12 Geography 12Geography 12 Law 12Law 12 History 12History 12 English 12English 12 English Literature 12English Literature 12 Pre Calc 12Pre Calc 12 Spanish 12Spanish 12 French 12French 12 First Nations Studies 12First Nations Studies 12

9. Application Fees range from $30 to $100 Non-refundable Required to active your application You will need your: Social Insurance Number Personal Educational Number Personal email address (i.e. YourName@gmail.com)YourName@gmail.com Personal demographic info Phone number, postal address, etc Name of Secondary school(s) attended CREDIT CARD (Parents or pre-paid Visa) To finalize –active your application

11. What you need to know

12.  Pre-Admission decisions require  Interim report of grades  School based copy  Electronic copy  to BC and Ontario PSI’s, U of Alberta and U of Calgary  Final transcripts must come directly from Ministry of Education  Via Online PSI Selection Form

13.  Gather your Provincial Education Number Aka PEN or MIN number  Be sure to have an personal email address  Set aside 20 minutes to complete the form

14. https://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/exams/tsw/tsw/student/

16. Step 1 Same website to check Prov exam results

17. Step 2

18. Most common selection Less common BC PSI’s Other Out-of-BC PSI’s Step 3

19. Step 4 MUST CHECK

20. Step 5

21.  Students must complete the PSI Selections form by March 1, 2013 to have preliminary transcript information forwarded in mid-March to the Electronic PSIs list institutions. Preliminary transcript information will not include interim marks for courses in progress. It will only include final marks for completed courses and a list of courses students are currently taking.  Students must complete the PSI Selections form by May 1, 2013 to have interim transcript information forwarded in May 2013 to the BC Electronic PSIs list and to the OUAC institutions.   · Students must make their PSI Selections by July 15, 2013 to have their final transcript information sent to PSIs by July 30, 2013