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Students may earn up to 4 optional credits for college-delivered dual credit courses. Students may not use college-delivered dual credits to meet compulsory credit requirements or to satisfy the related course requirement for a cooperative education program.
Dual credit programs must be developed and implemented in accordance with ministry policy as outlined in Dual Credit Policy and Implementation.
Note: A maximum of 4 credits earned through a dual credit program or through a combination of a dual credit program and a program in music taken outside the school and awarded through Option One (see section 7.3.4) may be used to meet the optional credit requirement for the OSSD.
Dual Credit Policy and Implementation (2010) http://cal2.edu.gov.on.ca/november2010/DualCredit_Implement2010.pdf
Main page on the ministry website:
www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/teachers/studentsuccess/dual.html
7.3.4 Programs in Music Taken outside the School
A student may be awarded a maximum of 2 credits for music programs taken outside the school through one or both of the following options:
✦✦ Option One: For music programs completed outside the school as identified in Appendix 4, the principal of a secondary school may award a maximum of 2 university/college preparation credits (1 Grade 11 credit and 1 Grade 12 credit) towards the Ontario Secondary School Diploma. These credits may be awarded in addition to any other music credits earned in school through successful completion of Ontario curriculum courses. The course titles and course codes for these credits are as follows: “Music – External (Conservatory), AMX3M” and “Music – External (Conservatory), AMX4M”. The credits will be awarded upon presentation of the official forms or certificates documenting the required achievement. These credits are optional credits; they may not be used to meet the compulsory credit requirement in the arts or the additional compulsory credit requirement for Group 2.
Note:
✧✦ Students may not use these credits to satisfy the related course requirement for a cooperative education program.
✧✦ A student awarded 2 music credits in this manner may not earn additional Grade 10 to 12 music credits through the Prior Learning and Assessment (PLAR) challenge or equivalency processes.
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