Mandatory Course System

List of Mandatory Courses for Obtaining the Ontario Secondary School Diploma at Sainte-Marie Mère de Dieu School

Mandatory Credits —

Students must accumulate the following 19 mandatory credits (+ 7 credits and 1 unique English at Sainte-Marie Mère de Dieu School, SMMD):

  • 4 credits in French (1 credit per year of study)
    9th FRL1W, 10th FRA2D, 11th FRA3U, 12th FRA4U
  • 3 credits in mathematics (at least 1 credit in 11th or 12th grade)
    9th MTH1W and 10th MPM2D, 11th MCF3M and/or 12th MCV4U
  • 2 credits in sciences
    9th SNC1W and 10th SNC2D, 11th SCH3U & SPH3U, or 12th SCH4U & SPH4U
  • 2 credits in English (1 mandatory credit and 1 SMMD credit
    9th EAE1D and 10th EAE2D, 11th EAE3U
  • 1 credit in Canadian history (10th grade)
    10th CHC2P
  • 1 credit in Canadian geography (9th grade)
    9th CGC1W
  • 2 credits in philosophy (SMMD)
    11th HZB3M, 12th HZT4U
  • 2 credits in Catholic culture (SMMD)
    11th CHW3M and 12th CHY4U
  • 2 credits in Catholic catechism (SMMD)
    11th HRT3M and 12th HRF3O
  • 1 credit in theatre (SMMD)
    9th ADA1O, 10th ADA2O, 11th ADA3O or 12th ADA4M
  • 1 credit in music
    9th AMU1O, 10th AMU2O or 11th AMU3O
  • 1 credit in physical and health education
    9th PPL1O, 10th PPL2O or 11th PPL3O
  • ½ credit in career exploration
    12th GLN4O
  • ½ credit in civics and citizenship
    10th CHV2O, 12th CPW4U
  • 3 credits from groups 1, 2, and 3 (1 credit per group)

See the updated page from the Ontario Ministry of Education

Mandatory Credits from Groups 1, 2, and 3 —

Among the 19 mandatory credits, students must obtain at least one (1) credit per group:

Group 1 —

  • 1 credit in English
    12th EAE4U
  • 1 credit in Canadian and world studies
    12th CHY4C
  • 1 credit in French (including the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course TPCL)
  • social sciences and humanities
  • cooperative education

Group 2 —

  • 1 credit in arts education
    12th AEA3O & AEA4O
  • business studies
  • English
  • cooperative education

Group 3 —

  • 2 credits in classical languages
    LVLBD & LVLCU
  • 1 credit in computer studies
    11th ICS3C, 12th ICS4U
  • sciences (11th or 12th grade)
  • technological education
  • English
  • cooperative education

Consult the updated secondary curriculum page of the Ontario Ministry of Education for course codes content: https://www.dcp.edu.gov.on.ca/en/curriculum#secondary

— 30 credits + TPCL + 40 community hours are required for obtaining the OSSD —