High School

Program Overview

The Academic Upgrading program offers high school courses for students who want to complete or upgrade their education. Students can choose from various delivery modes, including blended, face-to-face, and online learning. The program is designed to help students reach their post-secondary education goals.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Complete or upgrade the high school courses you need to enter post-secondary education. We offer accredited Alberta Education high-school courses and flexible learning options to help you quickly reach your goals.

Outline:

• Delivery:
• Blended, Asynchronous, Synchronous
– a course delivery mode using a scheduled online class and learning activities, as well as on-site scheduled learning activities such as labs and/or scheduled exams. Students work independently to complete online self-paced assignments by a certain date. Class sessions are recorded for learners to review on their own time as well.
• Face-to-Face– a course delivery mode where learning activity is scheduled and takes place in a classroom or similar setting onsite at the college.
May include lecture, laboratory, and seminar components.
• Online, Asynchronous – a course delivery mode where learning activities take place at times and locations of the learners own choosing though the use of online communication technologies.
Learners are required to connect with their instructor on a weekly basis as a requirement of this course. In-person or proctored exams may be required.
• Courses Offered:
• BAS (Blended, Asynchronous, Synchronous):
• Aboriginal Studies 10, 20, 30
• Biology 20, 30
• Chemistry 20, 30
• Science 20
• Physics 30
• Mathematics 20-2, 30-1, 30-2
• English 20-1, 20-2, 30-1, 30-2
• Social Studies 20-1, 20-1, 30-1, 30-2
• FS (Face-to-Face):
• Biology 20, 30
• Chemistry 20, 30
• Physics 20
• Science 10
• Mathematics 10-C, 20-1, 20-2, 30-1
• English 10-1, 10-2, 20-2; 30-1, 30-2
• Social Studies 10-2
• Special Projects 10 (By referral only)
• Post Secondary Foundations (By referral only)
• OA (Online, Asynchronous):
• Math 10-3
• Math 20-3
• Math 30-3
• Math 31
• Science 30

Other:

• Minimum Technology Requirements:
• All learners must have regular access to technology.
A desktop computer or laptop is with the following capabilities is:
• Have reliable internet access.
• Have a camera and microphone.
• Allow access to email through a myBVC account.
• Allow access to PDF and Word documents.
• Have a keyboard to create text documents of 500 words or more.
• Financial Support:
Financial supports may be available to you.
• Admission Requirements:
• Transcripts for high school courses successfully completed in Canada within the last 7 years; OR
• A high school level on the Bow Valley College Admission/Placement Test
• Academic upgrading is offered for Canadian resident students (citizens, permanent residents, and refugees) only.

• Full course outlines are available here.

• Curriculum subject to change.

• Ojeen Youhana
• Student, Academic Upgrading 2018