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Degree Requirements
Ontario High School Curriculum & Diploma Requirements
Total: 30 Credits (Included: 18 Compulsory Credits and 12 Optional Credits)
Students must earn the following compulsory credits to obtain the Ontario Secondary School Diploma:
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4 credits in English (1 credit per grade)*
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3 credits in mathematics (1 credit in Grade 11 or 12)
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2 credits in science
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1 credit in Canadian history
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1 credit in Canadian geography
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1 credit in the arts
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1 credit in health and physical education
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1 credit in French as a second language
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0.5 credit in career studies
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0.5 credit in civics
Plus one credit from each of the following groups:
Group 1:
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English or French as a second language**
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A Native language
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A classical or an international language
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Social sciences and the humanities
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Canadian and world studies
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Guidance and career education
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Cooperative education**
Group 2:
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Health and physical education
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The arts
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Business studies
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French as a second language**
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Cooperative education***
Group 3:
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Science (Grade 11 or 12)
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Technological education
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French as a second language**
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Computer studies
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Cooperative education***
In addition to the compulsory credits, students must complete:
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12 optional credits†
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40 hours of community involvement activities
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The provincial literacy requirement (OSSLT)
*A maximum of 3 credits in English as a second language (ESL) or English literacy development (ELD) may be counted towards the 4 compulsory credits in English, but the fourth must be a credit earned for a Grade 12 compulsory English course.
**In groups 1, 2, and 3, a maximum of 2 credits in French as a second language can count as compulsory credits, one from group 1 and one from either group 2 or group 3.
***A maximum of 2 credits in cooperative education can count as compulsory credits. †The 12 optional credits may include up to 4 credits earned through approved dual credit courses.
†The 12 optional credits may include up to 4 credits earned through approved dual credit courses.