Hello Burnaby South!
Your Course Verifications are ready for you to view on your Student MyEd Portal.
This year, ALL Course Verifications will be completed ONLINE ONLY through this Course Request Verification Form, found through this Link --> Microsoft Teams Course Request Verification Form
- This Course Request Verification Form is DUE FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH by 3pm
As a reminder, there will be NO COURSE CHANGES IN SEPTEMBER
Please look over your requests on your Student MyEd Portal thoroughly, checking for accuracy and indicate any changes which you would like to make:
- Complete the Course Request Verification Form ONLINE in FULL
- You will have an opportunity to type in any Course(s) you would like to change, and what you would like to add
Remember that you MUST provide 4 “Alternate Elective Courses” which you are interested in taking, should there be a conflict in your TImetable
- If you did not select 4 “Alternate Elective Courses” OR your listed any course twice, you will have 1 or more “NO ALTERNATES SELECTED” Course(s) in your list of selections. You MUST replace these with an “Alternate Elective Course”
- As a reminder, you CANNOT have a Course listed twice --> ie; as part of your 8 Courses, and as one of your “Alternate” Courses (this also includes having the “Regular” version of an Honours/AP Course in your “Alternates”)
- Your “Alternate Elective Courses” MUST be DIFFERENT from your 1st Choice in Electives
- As a reminder, you CANNOT have a Course listed twice --> ie; as part of your 8 Courses, and as one of your “Alternate” Courses (this also includes having the “Regular” version of an Honours/AP Course in your “Alternates”)
Honours/AP Courses:
- If you applied for an Honours or AP Course(s) and it does not appear in your list of courses, that means that you did not get into the class, and have been placed on a Waitlist
Career Life Education 10 ONLINE
- If you are in Grade 9, 10 or 11 and you are planning on registering for Career Life Education 10 ONLINE to be completed in the Summer or September, you must register yourself through Burnaby Online:
A Few Tidbits of Info for you to think about as you finalize your Courses for September...
- MAKE SURE TO RESEARCH YOUR POST-SECONDARY ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS NOW
- SFU & UBC have made A LOT of changes this past year regarding what their prerequisites and faculty requirements are:
- SFU: students must complete a MINIMUM of 5 approved Grade 12 Courses, including ALL required courses
- Admission is based on an evaluation of all approved Grade 11 and 12 courses, with greater emphasis on List A courses.
- https://www.sfu.ca/students/admission/admission-requirements.html
- UBC: UBC will be adopting a comprehensive approach to admissions that focuses primarily on your marks in academic courses, but also considers the breadth, rigour, and relevancy of your coursework.
- No matter what degree you are applying to, UBC will broadly evaluate your academic history by looking at your grades in ALL academic Grade 11 and Grade 12 courses.
- This does not include applied skills, and technologies courses; career education courses; physical and health education courses.
- https://you.ubc.ca/applying-ubc/requirements/canadian-high-schools/#british-columbia
- No matter what degree you are applying to, UBC will broadly evaluate your academic history by looking at your grades in ALL academic Grade 11 and Grade 12 courses.
- SFU: students must complete a MINIMUM of 5 approved Grade 12 Courses, including ALL required courses
- University of Toronto:
- We will consider a wide range of Grade 11 and 12 courses and expect to see at least six courses presented at the Grade 12 level.
- Particular attention will be given to marks in pre-requisite subjects and in other courses related to the applicant’s intended area of study.
- Calculus 12 or Calculus AP (AB or BC) is required for programs with the Calculus prerequisite
- Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses are acceptable
- Courses in Applied Skills, Career Education, Work Experience, Challenge Exams, and Co-op courses are not used for admission consideration.
- https://future.utoronto.ca/academics/undergraduate-programs/
- Second Language Requirements....
- It is not a High School Graduation Requirement....BUT
- Most BC Universities require students to have completed at least a Language 11 (ie; French 11, Spanish 11, Punjabi 11)
- SFU --> will accept an Introductory Language 11
- UBC --> requires a Language 11
- BUT....if you're planning on going into the Faculty of Arts (English, History, Geography, Psychology), then you will have to complete either a Language 12, OR complete a 1st year language course at the University
- FYI...that means spending approx $1000+ for a first year language, that you will probably never use again...what's worse, taking a Language 12 course, or a University Language Course???
- BUT....if you're planning on going into the Faculty of Arts (English, History, Geography, Psychology), then you will have to complete either a Language 12, OR complete a 1st year language course at the University
- It is not a High School Graduation Requirement....BUT
- Wanting To Go Into Business??
- If you are looking at studying Business, at any University/College, the following Courses are highly recommended to take:
- Pre-Calculus 12 --> requirement for applying for program
- Calculus --> highly recommended as you will be required to take Calculus in First Year
- Economics 12 --> in First Year, you take Macroeconomics and Microeconomics
- Financial Accounting 12 --> highly recommended as you will be required to take Financial Accounting in First Year
- Marketing & Promotions 11 & E-Commerce 12 --> if you want to focus on anything in the Marketing realm while in the Business Program, having this course will benefit you
- Entrepreneurship 12 --> If you want to focus on Marketing, or Opening your own Business, then having this course will benefit you
- If you are looking at studying Business, at any University/College, the following Courses are highly recommended to take:
- SFU & UBC have made A LOT of changes this past year regarding what their prerequisites and faculty requirements are:
As a reminder: there will be NO COURSE CHANGES IN SEPTEMBER…so make all of your choices very carefully….please do your research on your Post-Secondary requirements so you have all of you pre-requisites
If you have forgotten which Courses are being offered for September 2020, please see each Grade Specific Course Selection Forms below:
- Grade 9 Course Selection Form (2020) - April 2020
- Grade 10 Course Selection Form (2020) - April 2020
- Grade 11 Course Selection Form (2020) - April 2020
- Grade 12 Course Selection Form (2020) - April 2020
Don’t forget that these Course Request Verifications Forms MUST be completed ONLINE and are DUE FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH BY 3PM --> even if you are happy with all of your requests, we need to ensure that you and your Parents/Guardians have seen all of your requests for September.
Good Luck Everyone!!
Burnaby South Counsellors
