{"id":2506,"date":"2017-09-26T09:35:15","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T09:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-counselling\/?p=2506"},"modified":"2017-09-26T18:58:55","modified_gmt":"2017-09-26T18:58:55","slug":"language-challenge-exams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-counselling\/2017\/09\/26\/language-challenge-exams\/","title":{"rendered":"Language Challenge Exams!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"background: white;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: red;\">Are you interested in Challenging a\u00a0Language\u00a0that you are already\u00a0fluent in?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: #006fc9;\">COURSES OFFERED TO\u00a0CHALLENGE<\/span><\/strong><u><\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>French 11 or 12<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>German 11 or 12<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Important Notice for German Language Challenge Exams:\u00a0 Due to consistent low enrollment it has been decided that <u>2017\/2018 will be the last year<\/u> that German 11\/12 exams will be offered.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Japanese 11 or 12<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Korean 11 or 12<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mandarin 11 or 12<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Punjabi 11 or 12<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Spanish 11 or 12<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you would like to complete a Language Challenge Exam, you MUST complete the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Download the <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/south-counselling\/files\/2016\/09\/Language-Challenge-Exam-Application-2017-18.pdf\">Language Challenge Exam Application (2017-18)<\/a>\u00a0and fill\u00a0it out completely\n<ul>\n<li>\u200bYou\u00a0need to complete pages 9, 10 &amp; 11 online\u00a0<strong><em>before<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em>you print out the application and bring it to me<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><u>Attach a\u00a0cheque\u00a0for $50<\/u> (which will be refunded once you complete the\u00a0Challenge\u00a0exam) made out to: <em>Delta School District<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>\u200bYou must also print your full name, school and course you are challenging on the\u00a0<strong>back<\/strong>\u00a0of the\u00a0cheque<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>FYI<\/strong><\/span>\u2026.If you fail to show up to your exam, then your $50 deposit will NOT be refunded<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Note<\/strong><\/span>: \u00a0all <strong>International Students<\/strong>\u00a0need to submit a $175.00 as a non-refundable fee for exams<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Attach a recent,\u00a0<em>original\u00a0<\/em>photo of you (can be passport type or school photo)\n<ul>\n<li>\u200b\u200b It <strong><u>MUST<\/u><\/strong> be an actual picture picture\n<ul>\n<li>if you do not have an actual physical picture, then go get a Passport photo done and bring one of those<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>It <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>CANNOT<\/strong><\/span> be a photocopy of a picture<\/li>\n<li>\u200b\u200bIt <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>CANNOT<\/strong><\/span> include anybody else in the picture (ie; friends, family, pets)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Submit the <strong>COMPLETED <\/strong>Application Package to Ms. Fenn (in Student Services, room C118) <u>no later than\u00a0<\/u><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong><u>Monday, October 23<sup>rd<\/sup> <\/u><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Exam dates are either: January 27th or 28th, 2018 \u2013 in DELTA SCHOOL DISTRICT<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Some Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are <a href=\"https:\/\/district.public.deltasd.bc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/ChallengeExamFAQ.pdf\">here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For further information, please see the following link: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deltasd.bc.ca\/schools\/secondary\/challenge-exams\/\">\u00a0http:\/\/web.deltasd.bc.ca\/content\/schools\/secondary\/challengeexams<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"background: white;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI Symbol',sans-serif; color: black;\">\u2666<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: red;\">NOTE:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: red;\">\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;\">All universities in Canada accept our Language Challenge exam marks. UBC accepts Challenge credits for pre-requisite and requirements for courses and second-language requirements but does not accept Challenge marks as part of the GPA calculation for admission. It is highly recommended that you check with your intended university for their admissions requirements.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you interested in Challenging a\u00a0Language\u00a0that you are already\u00a0fluent in? &nbsp; COURSES OFFERED TO\u00a0CHALLENGE French 11 or 12 German 11 or 12 Important Notice for German Language Challenge Exams:\u00a0 Due to consistent low enrollment it has been decided that 2017\/2018 will be the last year that German 11\/12 exams will be offered. 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