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):
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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 —
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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 —
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1 credit in arts education
12th AEA3O & AEA4O - business studies
- English
- cooperative education
Group 3 —
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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