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Dual credit programs are ministry-approved programs that allow students, while they are still in secondary school, to take college or apprenticeship courses. Their courses count towards both the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) and a postsecondary certificate, diploma, degree or a Certificate of Apprenticeship. Students may earn up to four optional credits towards their Ontario Secondary School Diploma through college-delivered courses. In Avon Maitland, we partner with Conestoga, Fanshawe and Lambton Colleges due to their proximity to us.
Some students travel to the college campuses, such as Doon or Lambton, for a day of classes. Other dual credit students travel to a site within our district, such as the Reach Centre in Clinton, or Knox Church in Stratford. The college provides transportation so that every student can participate. There are also a couple of programs that are team taught by an AMDSB teacher and a college instructor in a high school. These team taught locations change from year to year.
Participating in dual credit programs helps students to complete their Ontario Secondary School Diploma, make a successful transition to college or an apprenticeship program, increase their awareness of the various college and apprenticeship pathways available to them, and gain greater insight into education and career planning decisions.
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AMDSB Pathways e-magazine | Fall 2019 Issue