GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
2020 B.C. Graduation Program Policy Guide 18
Graduation Requirements (Dogwood Diploma)
Summary of Graduation Requirements: Dogwood Diploma
Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
Required: minimum 52 credits
English
Language
Arts
Choose two 2-credit courses:
Composition 10
Creative Writing 10
Literary Studies 10
New Media 10
Spoken Language 10
EFP Writing 10
EFP Literary Studies 10
EFP New Media 10
EFP Spoken Language 10
Choose one 4-credit course:
Composition 11
Creative Writing 11
Literary Studies 11
New Media 11
Spoken Language 11
EFP Literary Studies and
Writing 11
EFP Literary Studies and
New Media 11
EFP Literary Studies and
Spoken Language 11
Choose one 4-credit course:
English Studies 12
English First Peoples 12
Mathematics
Choose one 4-credit course:
Foundations of
Mathematics and
Pre-calculus 10
Workplace Mathematics 10
Choose one 4-credit course: (Grade 11 or Grade 12)
Foundations of
Mathematics 11
Pre-calculus 11
Workplace Mathematics 11
History of Mathematics 11
Computer Science 11
Foundations of Mathematics 12
Apprenticeship Mathematics 12
Pre-calculus 12
Calculus 12
Geometry 12
Statistics 12
Computer Science 12
Science
Required 4-credit course:
Science 10
Choose one 4-credit course: (Grade 11 or Grade 12)
Physics 11
Life Sciences 11
Chemistry 11
Earth Sciences 11
Science for Citizens 11
Environmental Science 11
Physics 12
Anatomy and Physiology 12
Chemistry 12
Geology 12
Environmental Science 12
Specialized Science 12
Social Studies
Required 4-credit course:
Social Studies 10
Choose one 4-credit course: (Grade 11 or Grade 12)
Explorations in Social
Studies 11
Francophone History and
Culture 11
B.C. First Peoples 12
Contemporary Indigenous
Studies 12
Comparative Cultures 12
Comparative World
Religions 12
Economic Theory 12
Human Geography 12
Physical Geography 12
Urban Studies 12
20th Century World
History 12
Asian Studies 12
Genocide Studies 12
Political Studies 12
Law Studies 12
Philosophy 12
Social Justice 12
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
2020 B.C. Graduation Program Policy Guide 19
Summary of Graduation Requirements: Dogwood Diploma
Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
Arts Education/
ADST
Choose 4 credits at either Grade 10, Grade 11, or Grade 12
Arts Education (see Table on page 28)
Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies (ADST) ( see Table on page 29)
Career
Education
Required 8 credits in Career Education (Grade10, Grade 11, or Grade 12)
Career-Life Education
Career-Life Connections (including 30 hours of work experience or career-life exploration)
Physical and
Health
Education
(PHE)
Required 4-credit course:
Physical and Health Education 10
Electives: minimum 28 credits
Depending on the school’s offerings and student’s choice, the number of electives in each Grade level will vary.
The 28 elective credits in Grades 10-12 can come from the following options:
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Ministry-developed or Ministry-approved courses •
External Credentials
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Board/Authority Authorized (BAA) courses •
Post-Secondary (“dual”) credit
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Independent Directed Studies (IDS)
Elective
Courses
Grade 10: 2-5 electives
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Grade 11: 3-5 electives
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Grade 12: 6-8 electives*
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Total: 80 credits required for graduation
* at least 16 credits must be at the Grade 12 level, including a required Grade 12 Language Arts course.
Graduation Program Assessments
Required for
Graduation
Grade 10 Numeracy
Grade 10 Literacy
Grade 12 Literacy
Beginning in the 2021/22
school year.
