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Courses in Cooperative Education
Courses in Cooperative Education
Course Name
Grade
Course Type
Course Code*
Prerequisite
Cooperative Education Linked to a Related Course (or Courses)
Same as grade(s) of related course(s)
Same as course type(s) of related course(s)
Same as course code(s) of related course(s)**
None
Creating Opportunities through Co-op
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Open†
DCO3O
None
* Course codes consist of five characters. The first three characters identify the subject; the fourth identifies the grade; and the fifth identifies the course type.
** A cooperative education course linked to a related course (or courses) does not have its own course code. It is recorded on the Provincial Report Card and the Ontario Student Transcript (OST) using the name(s) and course code(s) of the related course(s), with the term “(Co-op)” inserted after the course name. On the OST, the notation “C” is entered in the “Note” column.
† Open courses are designed to broaden students’ knowledge and skills in subjects that reflect their interests and prepare them for active and rewarding participation in society. They are not designed with the specific requirements of universities, colleges, or the workplace in mind.
Cooperative Education Linked to a Related Course (or Courses)
In this course, students make explicit connections between what they learn from a related course (or courses) and how that learning is applied in an authentic environment outside the classroom. The community component must therefore offer authentic opportunities that enable students to demonstrate their ability to apply, refine, and extend skills and knowledge associated with the curriculum expectations selected from the related course (or courses). In both the classroom and the community components, students develop skills, knowledge, and habits of mind that will support them in their learning, including their education and career/life planning, at school and beyond, today and in the future. Health, safety, and well-being are key areas of learning. Throughout the course, students also reflect on what they are learning and how it may be applied in other aspects of their lives.
The related course (or courses) may be a course (or courses) from the Ontario curriculum, a ministry-approved locally developed course, or an alternative (non-credit) course11 that the student is taking concurrently or has already successfully completed.
Students who can benefit most from this course are those who wish to pursue experiences that provide opportunities to deepen their understanding of a particular area of interest related to a course (or courses) they are taking concurrently or have successfully completed.
The credit value for this cooperative education course is determined collaboratively by the cooperative education teacher and the student, taking the following into account:
• the credit value of the related course (or courses)
• the focus and depth of the learning outlined in the Student’s Cooperative Education Learning Plan
11. Alternative (non-credit) courses are individualized courses, documented in a student’s Individual Education Plan (IEP), that consist of learning expectations not found in the Ontario curriculum. These courses are usually designed to prepare students for daily living, including employment (supported or independent) and/or community living. Course codes for alternative (non-credit) courses begin with “K”.
THE PROGRAM IN COOPERATIVE EDUCATION
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