Ontario High School Diploma or Equivalent

Note: This chart offers some common pathways to the goal, but is not exhaustive. Other pathways may be possible.

Joint Credit Programming

General Description: Joint credit programming – for the purposes of the Visualizing the Learning Journey project – refers to programming offering opportunity for learners to achieve an OSSD as preparation for transition to a specific program in college or university. Depending on the program, learners gain high school and post-secondary credit simultaneously, or learners can transition from high school into second semester of a post- secondary program.

Pathways to Practical Nursing Program
Focus: This program was developed in collaboration with the School of Nursing at George Brown College (GBC). Students in this program take a variety of core and elective courses that will give them advanced standing in their first and second semesters of the Practical Nursing Program at GBC. This will dramatically reduce the workload in the first two semesters. Successful students will articulate directly to GBC's first semester of Practical Nursing and will not have to compete with the 3,000 other applicants for the 160 available spots.

Eligibility: Levels: Cost:

Delivering Agencies:
Toronto District School Board (TDSB)

City Adult Learning Centre

Yorkdale Adult Learning Centre


Police Foundations - Variation 1
Focus: Students have the opportunity to earn college credits towards a Police Foundations diploma while completing their OSSD. In partnership with Centennial College, students can save their first semester's tuition, become certified in First Aid and CPR, gain leadership training though either McMaster University or the YMCA, and take their first step to becoming college graduates.

Eligibility:
 

Levels: A minimum of 24 credits towards your Ontario Secondary School Diploma including all compulsories or equivalent

Cost: Students are required to purchase their Police Foundations books and Uniform (approximate cost is $700 for semester one)

Delivering Agencies:
Toronto District School Board (TDSB)

City Adult Learning Centre


Police Foundations - Variation 2
Focus: CALC Secondary students also have the opportunity to earn a full, transferable university credit while completing their OSSD. Our partnership with Ryerson University allows students to enrol in Sociology 250 (The Study of Popular Culture), enjoy all the privileges of being a Ryerson student, avoid paying for tuition or books, and make vital contacts within Ryerson's Student Support faculty.

Eligibility: 18 years and older

 

Levels: Must be “credit ready” (i.e. demonstrate grade 9 level academic proficiency or higher) as defined by the service delivery agency.

Cost: No cost

Delivering Agencies:
Toronto District School Board (TDSB)

City Adult Learning Centre