1. Westmount Secondary School
Gr. 11 Option Information
February 6, 2018
For students entering grade 11 in September 2018

2. Graduation Requirements:
18 compulsory credits + 12 elective credits = 30 credits
Literacy test or OLC course
40 community hours

3. What to consider before you start
Graduation requirements:
Missing any pre-requisites?
Have you checked your ‘group’ 1,2 and 3 credits?
Do you have any carryovers that need finishing?

4. What to consider before you start
Post-secondary education requirements:
Do you have the correct courses for post-secondary plans?
Course interest and aptitude
Are you considering your strengths?
Co-op, SHSM programs, Special Courses

5. Thinking of Co-op? Grade 11 is a great year to try it
Co-op may be used to fulfill G1, G2 and G3 credit requirements (maximum of 2)
Co-op does not count toward the 6 grade 12U/M credits needed for university admission
Co-op is a 2 credit program offered in the morning or afternoon (the other half day is spent is class at Westmount) – COO3O8 is the course code
Attend a Co-op information session:
February 8 periods 3 (learning commons)
February 15 period 2 (flex day) (room 202/2039)
February 21 period 3 (room 94)

6. Specialist High Skills Major Programs
Full day, full semester programs offered at other schools
Students take a cluster of courses in a specific area, a related co-op and additional in-school training related to the SHSM
See Board website or go speak to your guidance counsellor for details

7. Specialist High Skills Major Programs
NEW! Pending Ministry Approval
Westmount has applied to the Ministry of Education to have our first SHSM program
Pending approval, we may have 3 new SHSM programs
SHSM at Westmount would start for students in their grade 11 year

8. Specialist High Skills Major Programs
Environment SHSM - co-op (COO3O8S) plus outdoor education, science, grade 11 aquatics, and or geography
Health and Wellness SHSM – fitness focus - co-op (COO3O8S), phys. ed., science, and or social science courses
Information and Communication Technology SHSM – co-op (COO3O8S) plus courses in computer engineering, computer programming, communications technology and related courses.
See detailed descriptions of SHSM programs in Career Cruising

9. New senior-level courses being offered
ADV3M1/ADB4M1 – Musical Theatre (audition)
BDV4C1 – Entrepreneurship
CGO4M1 – Spatial Technologies in Action
CIE3M1 – The Individual and the Economy
COO3O8 – CO-OP SHSM focus
ETC3M1 – Canadian Literature: Science Fiction
HIP4O1 – Personal Life Management
HSE4M1 – Equity and Social Justice

10. New senior-level courses being offered
IDC4U1E* – Outdoor Education
IDC4U1F* – Intro. to Forensic Science
IDC4O1 – Intro to Crime Scene Investigation
PAD4O1 – Outdoor Education
PAI3O1 – Healthy Active Living – Mindfulness
* Cannot take both these courses for credit or if you’ve already earned/plan to earn a credit in IDC4U1H – History Through Film

11. Thinking of a ‘Spare’ ?
If you are thinking about taking a spare (eligible once 20 credits are earned), many students take only 6 credits in grade 12 so that they may take one spare each semester (recommended)
Don’t take a spare in grade 11 if you wish to take two spares in grade 12 (unless you’ve earned extra credits already and you can afford to do this)
Choose STUDY1 for semester 1 spare and STUDY2 for semester 2 spare
Choose STUDYH if you are taking only one spare in grade 12

12. E-Learning
Can self-select on Career Cruising – but you will not be registered until you meet with your counsellor to register (around April)
NOT a Westmount course (has deadlines)
Sometimes these courses are taught from teachers in other school boards
Course completed online except for final exam that usually is written at Westmount
Not a 5th class but is assigned to your timetable as one of your 4 classes

13. Required Courses in Grade 11
Only Math and English are required
If you took ENG2D1, you may take ENG3U1 or ENG3C1
If you took ENG2P1, you may take ENG3C1
Carefully check math pathways – there are four grade 11 math courses
If you took MFM2P1, then you cannot take MCR3U1 – you can choose either MCF3M1, MBF3C1 or MEL3E1
MCF3M1 is pre-requisite for MCT4C1 and MDM4U1

14. University-Bound Considerations
Admission requirements found at
All programs in Ontario require the completion of 6 grade 12 U/M courses
All programs require ENG4U1
If you earn more than 6 grade 12 U/M courses, the universities will look at your best 6 including the prerequisite courses
Universities do not receive mid-semester marks for the first semester (but they do see mid-semester marks in the second semester)

15. College-Bound Considerations
Admission requirements found at
Required courses are program-specific (most programs require high school graduates to have 1 to 3 specific courses)
Most (not all) consider 4U and 4C courses equally – so choose courses wisely
Carefully check math pathways –
After MEL3E1, only MEL4E1
MBF3C1 to MAP4C1
MCF3M1 to MCT4C or MDM4U1
MCR3U1 to any grade 12 math

16. Option Entry
Option entry process this year uses Career Cruising Go to Westmount web site and select Career Cruising on the left side bar or login from D2L
Enter your username (6 digit student number) + your password (birthdate with mmddyyyy format)
Change your password
IPP task completion: under ‘My Progress’, click the Incomplete bar and complete each task until the ‘Complete’ bar is at 100% (be sure to click save to my IPP)

17. After IPP task completion, click “choose my courses” on left
Can click “book” icon (top right icon next to the question mark) to see a list of all course offerings
Follow the Option Selection Instructions (available on your CC account or paper copies available in guidance)
When all courses are selected, click “submit” (you cannot make changes after you submit)

18. Option Verification
The Course Request Sign Off Sheet is to be printed by YOU (top right middle icon) after you submit your course selections.
Must be signed by a parent and returned to the guidance office with the school fee of $20 by February 23rd
Note - ALL timetable changes at all times require written consent from a parent for your duration at Westmount or until you turn 18

19. Questions?