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

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

3. 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:

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

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

6. Compulsory Courses ENGLISH MATH SCIENCE CIVICS/CAREERS HISTORY
3 OPTIONALS

7. 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

8. Choosing Courses
Make realistic choices
Academic or Applied
Research

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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!

12. LEARN ABOUT COURSES! RESEARCH…..RESEARCH……..RESEAR CH
Subject teachers
Guidance Counsellors

13. 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!

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

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

16. Importance of checking your accounts regularly!
BYOD
Counsellors can send you a personal message related to your academics.
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.

17. 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

18. 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.

19. 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.

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

21. 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!

22. 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

23. 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

24. *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

25. 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!

26. 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

27. 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!

28. 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.

29. Need Help??
Book an appointment with your counsellor.

30. You can check out latest information at: The School Website: dsssonline.com under Student Services Tab
Keep Up with the latest!