Parents and
Students Guide to Reading Course Codes
Are you new
to Michael Power St. Joseph and have just received your child’s timetable? Are
you confused about how to read the course codes? You’re not alone! High school course
codes may look intimating at first but are very easy to decipher.
Course
codes are divided into three parts, a three-letter course designator, a numbered
grade, and finally a letter to designate the type of course.
- The first part
includes the three letters of the course that your child will take.
For example: ENG designates a English course
while FSF designates French.
- The second part
begins at 1 for Grade 9 and continues sequentially to 4 for a Grade 12 course
- Finally,
the fifth letter designates the type of course. D represents an academic class,
while a P designates an applied and O represents an open class.
- The final
number is a school designated and is usually set to 1.
By putting these
parts together, we can read the course code
For example:
If you child has a course labelled ENG1D1
then they are taking an English Course (ENG), in grade 9 (1) at the
academic level.
Common
course codes that you will find in grade 9 are:
ENG = English
FSF = French
PPL = Physical Health and Education
HRE = Religion
CGC = Geography
ASM = Music
AVI = Visual Arts
ADA = Drama
This is not an exhaustive list of course offerings. Please contact the school or your child's teacher for more information.