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environs. Regardless of their French-speaking abilities when they arrive, with effort, students will expand their vocabulary and improve their ability to express themselves in French. Neuchâtel has the reputation of having the purest French in the world, and many foreigners come here to study the language. There are 3 levels of French credit courses offered: FSF4U-Core, FEF4U-Extended and FIF4U-Immersion. Students who elect not to take Grade 12 or AP French are required to take a non-credit course in French Communication and Culture. The FCC course is geared to each student’s level, involves 80 minutes of instruction per week, and often takes the students out into the community to practice their skills.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Ontario Ministry of Education: Granting Credits
In Ontario secondary schools:
A credit is granted in recognition of successful completion of a course for which a minimum of 110 hours of learning time has been scheduled.
Compulsory credit
There is a set of 18 compulsory (mandatory) credits that students must successfully complete in order to meet the requirements for an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD).
Optional credit
Students must successfully complete 12 optional (additional) credits from areas of interest and/or pathways. These credits will contribute to the 30-credit requirement for an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD).
Half-Credit Courses
Among the 18 compulsory courses are two half-credit courses, Grade 10 Civics and Grade 10 Career Studies. Each is designed as a half-credit course. All the other compulsory courses are designed as full-credit courses, but they may also be delivered as half-credit courses. Half-credit courses developed from full courses require a minimum of fifty-five hours of scheduled instructional time and must adhere to the following conditions:
Two half-credit courses created from a full course must together contain all of the expectations of the full course. The expectations for the two half-credit courses must be divided in a manner that best enables students to achieve the required knowledge and skills in the allotted time.
A course that is a prerequisite for another course in the secondary curriculum may be offered as two half-credit courses, but students must successfully complete both parts of the course to fulfil the prerequisite. (Students are not required to complete both parts unless the course is a prerequisite for another course they wish to take.)
The title of the half-credit course must include the designation Part 1 or Part 2. When a student successfully completes a half-credit course, a half-credit (0.5) will be recorded in the credit-value column of both the report card and the Ontario Student Transcript.