
ACADEMICS

OSSD REQUIREMENTS
ONTARIO SECONDARY SCHOOL DIPLOMA (OSSD)
In order to earn the Ontario Secondary School Diploma a student must:
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Earn 18 compulsory credits
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Earn 12 additional optional credits
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Complete 40 hours of community involvement activities
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Successful meet the Ontario Provincial Literacy requirement.
COMPULSORY CREDITS
Students must earn the following compulsory credits in order to obtain
the Ontario Secondary School Diploma:
ADVANCE PLACEMENT
Advanced Placement (AP) is a program in the United States and Canada created by the College Board which offers college-level curricula and examinations to high school students. American colleges and universities may grant placement and course credit to students who obtain high scores on the examinations.
- Students must have met the pre-requisite requirement in Grade 11 and achieved at least 90% or above in order to enroll in Grade 12 AP courses.
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List of JIHS AP Courses
Mathematics and Computer Science
- MHF4UP (Grade 12 Advanced Functions)
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MCV4UP (Grade 12 Calculus and Vectors)
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MDM4UP (Grade 12 Mathematics of Data Management)
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ICS4UP (Grade 12 Computer Science)
Sciences
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SBI4UP (Grade 12 Biology)
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SCH4UP (Grade 12 Chemistry)
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SCH4UP (Grade 12 Physics)
Social Sciences
CIA4UP (Grade 12 Analysing Current Economic Issues)
Follow AP Exams 2022 to View the official exam dates and times.
MINIMUM HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
Learners participating in on-line courses should have access to hardware that meets or exceeds the following standards. Students with access to equipment that does not meet these standards may experience slow interactivity; limited interactions and/or long wait periods for file downloads.
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Recommended Desktop Standards: PIII, 256 MB, Macintosh G3, or better (minimum: P II 128MB)
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Windows XP Service Pack 2, OS 10.3, or better (minimum: Windows 98, Mac OS 8.6)
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Internet Explorer 6.0 or better (minimum: Internet Explorer 5.5.)
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Adobe Acrobat Reader 6 or better (minimum: Reader 5)
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Windows Media Player 9
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Macromedia plug-ins (including mandatory: Flash)
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A DSL or better connection to the Internet. Speakers
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Monitor (screen resolution 800 x 600, 16 bit colour) or better
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A typical Office suite of applications; specifically, a word processor application, spell checker, equation editor, and a spreadsheet application are mandatory
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Math students are encouraged to use a scanner to submit handwritten assignments rather than typing up their math assignments
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Students taking English courses will need access to a microphone connected to their computer
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Data Transmission Standards: TCP/IP
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Minimum Bandwidth Standards Single Computer: modem. LAN - Switched 10/100 Mb