Barton Secondary SchoolGrade 12 Post-Secondary Planning

Thursday, October 10, 2013

30 credits◦ 18 compulsory and 12 electives

Successful completion of the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) or the Ontario Literacy Course (OLC)

40 hours of community involvement

Graduation Requirements

How to Read a Status Report 101

Students, it is your responsibility to check your

Graduation requirement status

and

Required pre-requisites for desired post-secondary program choices

See your guidance counsellor if you have questions

Graduation Requirement Status

Apprenticeship◦ See handout for apprenticeship information

College

◦ See brochure for college application information

University◦ See brochure for university application information

Workplace◦ See handout for employment readiness information

Four Post-Secondary Destinations

See back of brochure for instructions◦ Log on to www.ocas.on.ca◦ Watch the tutorial before beginning your

application (accessible from this screen)◦ Create a User Account (first-time users) and write

the information down – store in a safe place! ◦ Return to Apply Now and Enter your Username

and Password◦ Complete the application (if you sign off before

completing all areas, the program will save your work.)

Applying to College

The non-refundable application fee is $95.00 for 5 choices; no additional choices may be made.

You may apply to 5 college programs in Ontario, but only to 1 college for a maximum of 3 program/faculty choices.

List your choices in order of preference.

Payment must be received by OCAS within two weeks of applying. Payment options are listed in the tutorial.

Check your e-mail regularly for correspondence from OCAS

Helpful Information

Mohawk College representative is at Barton each Thursday from 9:00-12:00

Learn more about: Pathways after Barton Financial Aid Careers in Demand Self-awareness

Sign up sheet located in guidance

College in Motion - CIM

britney.arrowsmith@mohawkcollege.ca

See brochure for instructions

◦ Pick up your PIN from Mrs. Potts. Listen to the announcements advising when PINs are available

◦ Log on to www.ouac.on.ca◦ Complete the on-line Applications Tutorial◦ Click on On-line Applications◦ Click on Ontario Secondary School Students (OUAC 101)◦ Apply on-line

Please complete tutorial before beginning your application.

Applying to University

You will access the online application at:

www.ouac.on.ca/101/

You will access the online application at:

www.ouac.on.ca/101/

The non-refundable application fee is $130.00 for 3 choices; each additional choice is $44.00.

You may apply to as many universities as you wish, but may only apply to 1university for a maximum of 3 program/faculty choices.

List your choices in order of preference.

Record the OUAC application reference number and keep it in a safe place.

Payment must be received by OUAC within two weeks of applying. Payment options are listed in the tutorial.

Helpful Information

If you are new to Canada, you may have to write the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) for university admission when you are in grade 12.

It is your responsibility to check test dates and times.

It is your responsibility to register early.

http://www.ets.org/toefl

English as a Foreign Language

October◦ 17th – Parents’ Night – 5:00-7:00

Guidance counsellors will be available

◦ 18th – College Information Program-9:00-11:00 Mohawk College – Hamilton

◦ 21st – College Information Fair – 6:30-9:00 &◦ 22nd 10:00-3:00

Direct Energy Building – Exhibition Place - Toronto

◦ 24th – Scholarship Workshop – 1:45-3:00 Barton Secondary Library You MUST sign up to attend

◦ 28th - Mini University Fair – 8:45-11:20 Hill Park Secondary School You MUST sign up in Barton guidance to attend

Key Dates

November◦ 20th - Mini College Fair – 8:45-11:20

Hill Park Secondary School You MUST sign up in Barton guidance to attend

◦ 27th - University On-line Workshop -11:30-12:15 Barton Secondary Library You must have a valid Barton on-line account You must have your PIN from Mrs. Potts

◦ 28th - College On-line Workshop – 11:30-12:15 Barton Secondary Library You must have a valid Barton on-line account

If you are attending the applications workshops, we expect that you have:◦ Researched programs and schools ◦ Completed the on-line tutorial

Key Dates…

December◦ 13th – Apply to college and university by today

January – 2014◦ 15th – University application “deadline”

February - 2014◦ 1st – College application “deadline”

April - 2014◦ Students who applied to college will begin to

receive conditional offers (you may receive earlier)

◦ Students who applied to university may begin to receive conditional offers (you may receive earlier)

Key Dates…

April ◦ 1st - Submission of community involvement hours

May◦ 1st - Latest date applicants must respond to

college offer at www.ontariocolleges.ca◦ 29th – Latest date applicants can expect a response

from an Ontario university June

◦ 2nd - Earliest date Ontario universities may require a response to an offer of admission

◦ 17th - Earliest date colleges may require payment of tuition fees

Key Dates…

June 26th – Details to follow!

Hip hip horray!

All websites begin with www.

◦ electronicinfo.ca university research site

◦ ocas.on.ca college application centre

◦ ouac.on.ca university application centre

◦ osca.ca post-secondary planning

◦ ocutg.on.ca articulation program planning

◦ osap.gov.on.ca financial assistance

◦ studentawards.com scholarship & financial planning

◦ scholarshipscanada.com scholarship & financial planning

◦ ontario.ca/education-and-training/30-off-ontario-tuition

Excellent Websites to Explore

If you have any questions, please see your guidance counsellor or Mrs. Potts.

Thank You!