Graduation Requirements
Grades 10-12
80 Credits required for graduation
Of these 80 credits:
- At least 16 credits must be at a Grade 12 level, including required Language Arts 12
- At least 28 credits must be elective course credits.
- 52 credits are required from the following:
COURSE | Credits |
Language Arts 10 | 4 |
Social Studies 10 | 4 |
Science 10 | 4 |
Mathematics 10 | 4 |
Physical and Health Education 10 | 4 |
Language Arts 11 | 4 |
Social Studies 12 | 4 |
Mathematics 11 or 12 | 4 |
Science 11 or 12 | 4 |
Language Arts 12 | 4 |
Arts Ed 10, 11 or 12 and/or Applied Design, Skills and Technologies 10, 11 or 12 | 4 |
Career Life Education – 10 and 11 | 4 |
Career Life Connections and Capstone – 12 | 4 |
Minimum of 28 Credits in Elective Courses. Minimum of 16 credits at the grade 12 level, including a required Language Arts 12.
External Learning Credits: For details see Ministry of Education
Students must complete a minimum of 30 hours work experience or volunteering.
In addition, students must also complete three new graduation assessments:
- The new Grade 10 Graduation Numeracy Assessment was introduced in 2018
- The new Grade 10 Graduation Literacy Assessment was introduced in 2019/20
- The new Grade 12 Graduation Literacy Assessment will be introduced in 2020/21
Note on Language Arts 12 exams: Students graduating in the 2018/19 school year will not write a literacy assessment. They will write the course-based Language Arts 12 provincial exam.
Note on Career Life Education: For 2018/19, the following career education courses will be used in all BC schools:
- Career Life Education
- Graduation Transitions
For 2019/20 and beyond, the following career education courses will be used in all BC schools:
- Career Life Education
- Career Life Connections
Students on the B.C. Graduation Program will be able to meet the career education graduation requirement with any of the following combinations:
- Planning 10/Graduation Transitions
- Planning 10/Career Life Connections
- Career Life Education/Graduation Transitions
- Career Life Education/Career Life Connections