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HAVERGAL COLLEGE
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Course Calendar 2017–18
Advanced Placement (AP) Courses
Havergal College offers timetabled AP courses in some
subjects, depending on sufficient enrolment. These are
Grade 12 University Preparation Courses, which also
provide the extra content needed to prepare students to
write AP exams. Students in Advanced Placement courses
will earn the related Grade 12 University Preparation
course credit. Students may also choose to write AP
exams in other subjects not offered by Havergal. All
students are invited by the AP Coordinator to register for
other AP exams and pay the associated fees.
Course Prerequisites (OS 7.2.3)
Courses in Grades 10, 11 and 12 may have prerequisites
for enrolment. All prerequisite courses are identified in
Ministry Curriculum Policy documents and no courses
apart from these may be identified as prerequisites. If a
parent or an adult student requests that a prerequisite
be waived, the Principal will determine whether or not
the prerequisite should be waived. The Principal may also
initiate consideration of whether a prerequisite should
be waived. The Principal will make his or her decision
in consultation with the Vice Principal of Teaching and
Learning, parent and subject Department Head.
(Canada. Ministry of Education, Ontario. Policy and Program. Ontario
Schools Kindergarten to Grade 12 : Policy and Program Requirements.
Toronto: Ministry of Education, 2016. Print. Section 7.2.3 p 73)
POLICY ON SUMMER SCHOOL,
NIGHT SCHOOL, SATURDAY SCHOOL
AND CORRESPONDENCE COURSES
(OS 10.2.2–10.2.3)
In order that an Ontario Secondary School Diploma
granted by Havergal College reflects academic work done
at the school, Havergal has implemented the following
policy on supplementary courses. These include summer
school courses, night school courses, courses delivered
through the Independent Learning Centre (ILC) and
Saturday courses.
1. Students must take all compulsory courses for
the Ontario Secondary School Diploma, including
ENG4U, at Havergal.
2. Students must take all prerequisite courses at
Havergal (e.g., a student may not take SBI3U Biology
in the summer and then register for SBI4U Biology at
Havergal in a subsequent year).
3. Students will not be permitted to register at an ILC,
night school or Saturday school course if the course
is offered and available to the student at Havergal.
4. Students registered in Saturday, night or ILC courses
must maintain the minimum course load in their day
program. If a student enters Grade 12 and needs six
credits to fulfill the diploma requirement, she must
be registered for six courses at Havergal.
There may be exceptions to the above policy due to
extenuating circumstances such as prolonged illness,
an extraordinary commitment (e.g., National Team
competition) or other special needs. These exceptions will
be determined on an individual basis by the Vice Principal
Teaching and Learning and the Principal with input from
the Head of Guidance and the Department Head of the
particular subject.
PROCEDURES FOR STUDENTS WHO
WISH TO CHANGE COURSE TYPES
(OS 7.2.4)
Some students may change their educational goals as
they proceed through secondary school. When they
decide to embark on a new pathway, they may find that
they have not completed all of the prerequisite courses
they need. In most cases, a student may enroll in a
different type of course in a given subject in Grade 10
than the type she completed in Grade 9, although doing
so may require additional preparation as recommended
by the Principal. In the case of mathematics, the sole
prerequisite for the Grade 10 academic mathematics
course is the Grade 9 academic mathematics course.
Since Havergal does not offer applied courses, Havergal
does not offer any transfer courses.
PRIOR LEARNING ASSESSMENT AND
RECOGNITION (PLAR) (OS 7.2.5)
Prior learning includes the knowledge and skills that
students have acquired in both formal and informal
ways outside Ontario secondary school classrooms.
The PLAR process involves two components: challenge
and equivalency. At Havergal, we apply the equivalency
process only, which involves the assessment of
credentials from other jurisdictions.