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NEUCHÂTEL JUNIOR COLLEGE
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
CONTINUED
Group 2: French as a second language, the arts, business studies, health and physical education, cooperative education
Group 3: French as a second language, science (Grade 11 or 12), computer studies, technological education, cooperative education
Note: The following conditions apply to selections from the above three groups:
• A maximum of 2 credits in French as a second language may count as additional compulsory credits, 1 credit from Group 1, and 1 credit from either Group 2 or Group 3.
• A maximum of 2 credits in cooperative education may count as additional compulsory credits, selected from any of Groups 1, 2, or 3.
In addition, as part of the OSSD requirements, students must complete 40 hours of community involvement activities. These activities may be completed at any time during their years in the secondary school program and, unless there are extraordinary special circumstances, students are required to have completed them prior to their arrival at Neuchâtel Junior College and to provide appropriate documentation for inclusion in the OSR.
As well, as part of the OSSD requirements, all students must successfully take the literacy test for secondary schools (OSSLT) as prescribed by the Province of Ontario. Students normally take this test when they are in Grade 10, and, unless there are extraordinary special circumstances, students are required to have successfully taken the test prior to their arrival at Neuchâtel Junior College.
Entrance to university requires the successful completion of the
30 credits, at the appropriate level (University or University/College Preparation) comprising the OSSD. Nevertheless, most students at Neuchâtel Junior College will have acquired more than the minimum 30 credits comprising the OSSD when they graduate.
Quebec Students
Students from Quebec qualify for entrance into Neuchâtel Junior College once they have obtained Le Diplôme d’Études Secondaires. NJC requires that Quebec students take a minimum of six courses in the full-year program. This is important for students who are interested in an accelerated route to university in Quebec (or elsewhere) and wish to bypass the two-year CEGEP system.
Entrance to most universities requires the successful completion of six Grade 12 credits, one of which must be English, as well as Le Diplôme d’Études Secondaires. Of the six Grade 12 credits undertaken at NJC, students must ensure that they meet the specific prerequisite requirements of the university program(s) to which they intend to apply. Our Director of University Guidance is a valuable resource during this process.