What do I need to graduate?
What courses do I need and what are the requirements to graduate?
There are two paths available for graduation in British Columbia. Students of all ages may complete a DOGWOOD CERTIFICATE which consists of 80 credits. Alternately, adult age students (18 years or older) may choose to complete a more condensed Adult DOGWOOD CERTIFICATE program of 20 credits. Click on the links below for more information.
DOGWOOD DIPLOMA FULL - 80 Credits
Credits must be earned in the following subject areas or courses:
- A Language Arts 10 (4 credits)
- A Language Arts 11 (4 credits)
- A Language Arts 12 (4 credits)
- A Social Studies 10 (4 credits)
- A Social Studies 11 or 12 (4 credits)
- A Mathematics 10 (4 credits)
- A Mathematics 11 or 12 (4 credits)
- A Science 10 (4 credits)
- A Science 11 or 12 (4 credits)
- Physical and Health Education 10 (4 credits)
- An Arts Education and/or an Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies 10, 11, or 12 (4 credits)
- Career Life Education (4 credits)
- Career Life Connections (4 credits)
A list of all courses that may be used to satisfy these requirements is found in the online Course Registry. Information about options for satisfying the requirements for Fine Arts and/or Applied Skills (4 credits) is found in the Fine Arts and Applied Skills
ADULT DOGWOOD DIPLOMA - 20 Credits
To graduate with an Adult Dogwood, students must have:
- A required Language Arts 12 course
- A Math 11 or 12 course OR Accounting 11
- At least three additional Grade 12 electives, or a Grade 11 Socials Studies course and two additional Grade 12 electives***
Courses and credits can be counted from either or both the public secondary and post-secondary systems.
***Life experiences can count toward credit towards selected grade 12 courses.
How do I get transcripts/reports/Interim marks?
How do I get a transcript or interim marks for the school that I am applying to?
Transcript Info
CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO:
- Register for a BCeID
- View Grades
- Order and Send Transcripts
- Download Digital PDF's of Official Transcripts
- Send Transcripts to Post Secondary Institutions
How to Videos
Registration
Registering for a BCeID and accessing the Student Transcripts Service
Ordering
How to order/send a transcript to a Post Secondary Institution
Sending Transcripts
How to order/send a transcript to a Post Secondary Institution
Application Process for Post Secondary Institutions
Review Admission Requirements
- Each institution has its own entrance requirements
- Institutions are open for admission at different times
- Link to https://apply.educationplannerbc.ca
- EducationPlannerBC is a centralized online service that allows you to apply for admission to many post-secondary institutions in BC
- This site is more than just an application service, it will take you through
- Advice, information and resources to help you plan your educational journey
- Program information
- WOW (Who offers What) services
- Scholarship and bursary searches
- Resources for joining the workforce
- Budgeting resources
How Do Universities get my grades?
Transcripts Student Transcripts Site
Use this site to:
- View grades and unofficial transcripts to obtain grades for self-reporting (you can see provincial exam marks and the numeracy – literacy information here)
- Order and send transcripts
- View transcript order, status and history
- View BC scholarships
- This may be the only way many of the institutions will accept and receive your interim and final marks
How to Videos
- Registering for a BCeID and accessing the Student Transcripts Service
- How to order/send a transcript to a Post Secondary Institution
- How to send a transcript to an employer, yourself or anyone