Choosing your Grade 10 courses COURSE SELECTION FOR 2017-2018 Choosing your Grade 10 courses People with GOALS succeed because they know where they are going. It’s as simple as that. ~ Earl Nightingale

Credit History/Diploma requirements Compulsory and Optional courses for next year Choosing Courses- Academic/Applied Course Selection Process

CREDIT HISTORY/ DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS You should ALL have 8 credits by June! You will have access to your credit information once you Log On to: www.myblueprint.ca/peel

CREDIT HISTORY/DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS 30 Credits 40 hours of Community Service Literacy Test

On myblueprint click high school and check what requirements you have or will be meeting by clicking on View Progress

Compulsory Courses ENGLISH MATH SCIENCE CIVICS/CAREERS HISTORY 3 OPTIONALS

Optional Courses Arts credit-Did you take it this year? Lots of choices-Art, Business, Languages, Phys Ed and Tech & Computer Studies Use these to explore post- secondary options and interests

Choosing Courses Make realistic choices Academic or Applied Research

APPLIED or ACADEMIC? Working consistently at Level 1 or 2 (50 to 69%). Hands-on, practical learner Learn in class Working consistently at Level 3 or higher( 70% or higher). Theoretical/abstract thinking learner Self-motivated Works well independently Able to complete work at home

MPM1D0-Final mark below a 70% what Math should I be selecting? WARNING-Do you have enough foundation for this choice? MPM2D0 MCR3U0 MHF4U0 MFM2P0 MCF3M0 MDM4U0 MBF3C0 MAP4C0

Applied and Academic Cont… COLLEGE COURSES APPLIED COURSES GRADE 10 GRADE 11 ACADEMIC COURSES UNIVERSITY COURSES GRADE 10 GRADE 11 **All University Programs require ENGLISH to be UNIVERSITY Level in Grade 12!

LEARN ABOUT COURSES! RESEARCH…..RESEARCH……..RESEAR CH www.dsssonline.com www.myblueprint.ca/peel Subject teachers Guidance Counsellors

Be certain about courses you are choosing! Timetable Changes? Impossible or Difficult to change courses once you start school. Timetable is built based on YOUR choices! A change disrupts teachers and their classes. Be certain about courses you are choosing!

Forgot your password… Don’t worry! Access myBlueprint straight from your “BYOD page”

Simply under the “Resource” tab select “myBlueprint” chicklet

Importance of checking your accounts regularly! BYOD email: Counsellors can send you a personal message related to your academics. studentnumber@pdsb.net My Blueprint account: Counsellors can use this to send a grade specific/personal messages that are extremely important to course selection or other crucial messages.

YOU ARE NOW READY TO SELECT YOUR COURSES!! Once you are logged into your myBlueprint account you can complete COURSE SELECTION from the home screen, TO SELECT COURSES – Click View Courses

Adding Courses For Next Year In the planner, the year for which you are selecting courses, will appear BLUE. Click on + Cou to tab to explore and select the available courses. In the next year planner select your options for grade 10. Remember you MUST select a MATH, ENGLish, SCIENCE, History and CIVICS/Careers. You will also have choice of 3 optionals. If you have not yet competed an ART credit make sure to select an ART.

Warning!! MUST Change this option before submitting! If you have selected a course for which you are missing a pre-requisite it will appear pink! Ensure that you have selected appropriately! MUST Change this option before submitting! If you have selected an inappropriate course the warning will be a pink box. Please correct this before submitting your course.

ALTERNATIVE COURSE You get to pick an alternate course in-case there is a course availability or timetabling issue!

After you have made your selections click on the Submit TAB. SUBMIT COURSES After you have made your selections click on the Submit TAB. **DO NOT click on the Submit button unless you are absolutely sure about the courses YOU have chosen. *** When you confirm and print you will not be able to make any additional changes to your course selection!

Press this TAB when you are ready to PRINT! Print out your course sign off sheet, get it signed by a parent and submit it to Student Services as soon as possible Need to get the SIGN OFF SHEET signed before submitting to Guidance. CONFIRM & PRINT

DEADLINE TO SELECT COURSES Course selection website opens Monday December 18th, 2017 At this time you can go online. Select your courses. Print out your sign off sheet and get it signed by a parent/guardian. Return the printed verification to your Guidance. Course selection website will close Friday January 12th, 2018

*Course Selection is on first come first serve basis. Make sure that the selected course IS the actual course you want (check course descriptions) When picking courses make sure that: you have the pre-requisite the course is the correct grade level Course selection is on first come first come basis. ensure that you have selected appropriate courses for the appropriate grade level and for which you have the pre-requisite

If you pick an inappropriate course YOU will be removed from it! The course you really wanted may no longer be available and you WILL be put on a wait list. To AVOID issues: SELECT EARLY and SELECT APPROPRIATELY!

INCOMPLETE COURSES Summer school (compulsory courses) 50% or higher – 4 weeks of summer school Below 50%-You might be eligible to take a 2 week make-up. Discuss this option with your counsellor. Summer school information -February

Summer School Looking to get ahead? Consider taking CHV2O0/GLC2O0 CHC2D0/2P You still will need to select these courses in myBlueprint for next year. You will have an opportunity to make changes later!

FINAL TIPS Visit your myBlueprint account Research Be realistic about your choices Course Selection Deadline: January 12th, 2018 You will receive feedback about your course selections at a later time and will be able to make changes.

Need Help?? Book an appointment with your counsellor.

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