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British Columbia's High School Graduation Program includes Grades 10, 11 and 12. Courses numbered 10, 11 and 12 earn credits toward graduation.

To graduate, students must complete a minimum of 80 credits over the three-year Graduation Program as follows:

• 48 required-course credits,
• 28 or more elective credits, and
• 4 credits from Graduation Transitions.

Required Courses

The 48 required credits are:

• Language Arts 10 (4 credits)
• Language Arts 11 (4 credits)
• Language Arts 12 (4 credits)
• Social Studies 10 (4 credits)
• Social Studies 11 or 12 (4 credits)
• Science 10 (4 credits)
• Science 11 or 12 (4 credits)
• Mathematics 10 (4 credits)
• Mathematics 11 or 12 (4 credits)
• Physical Education 10 (4 credits)
• Fine Arts and/or Applied Skills 10, 11 or 12 (4 credits)
• Planning 10 (4 credits)

Elective Courses

Consistent with the principle of giving students choices, Elective Studies provide opportunities for students to tailor their learning within the broader Graduation Program. They may earn elective credits towards graduation by completing ministry-authorized courses; board/authority authorized courses and/or courses from external sources such as post-secondary institutions.

Students may also earn elective credits by completing Required Courses over and above those needed for graduation. For example, a student could meet the science requirement for graduation by completing Science 10 and earning 4 credits in Biology 11. The student could then go on to earn 4 elective credits by completing Biology 12.

Elective Courses include (but not limited to):

• Physics 11 and 12
• Chemistry 11 and 12
• Biology 11 and 12
• Information Technology 11 and 12
• History 12
• Geography 12

Provincial Examinations

All students are required to write a minimum of five (5) Provincial Examinations (also known as Graduation Program Examinations):

• Language Arts 10
• Science 10
• Mathematics 10
• Social Studies 11 or 12
• Language Arts 12
  

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