To graduate from high school in British Columbia, students must earn at least 76 credits over grades 10-12 including 48 credits from required core courses in subjects like English, math, science, and social studies. They must also earn 28 elective credits and 4 credits from the Graduation Transition course which covers personal health, community connections, and career planning. Students will write mandatory exams in grade 10 for English, math, and science and in grades 11 and 12 for social studies and English respectively.

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7. Graduating from BC
2017/18 – no change until 2018/19
Required courses
Planning 10
Language Arts 10, 11 & 12
Mathematics 10, 11 or 12
Science 10
Science 11 or 12
Social Studies 10
Social Studies 11 or 12
Fine Arts or Applied Skill 10, 11 or 12
Physical Education 10
Each course is worth 4 credits. 12 x 4 = 48 credits

8. Elective Credits
Student must earn at least 28 elective credits (7 courses)from Grades
10 – 12
You must check with the counsellor to see what courses are available.
You can check these links for the high schools in Kamloops.

9. Graduation Transition
Students must earn 4 credits. The course is divided in the following
manner:
Personal Health
Community Connections
Career and Life
This course can be taken on line.

10. Exams
There are exams:
Grade 10 (English, Math and Science)
Grade 11 (Social Studies)
Grade 12 (Language Arts)