University Hill Secondary School offers a wide range of educational learning opportunities for students. Please feel free to navigate via the menu on the left side to find out more about each department and the variety of courses available in our school. 

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Grade 8 - Students in Grade 8 take eight courses. Required courses are:

• English 8
• Social Studies 8
• Mathematics 8
• Science 8
• Physical and Health Education 8
• French 8
• ADST 8 (a rotation of Home Economics 8, Technical Studies 8 & Business Education 8)
• Fine Arts 8 (a rotation of Music 8, Art 8 & Drama 8)
• Career Education 8

Grade 9 - Students in Grade 9 take eight courses. Required courses are:

• English 9
• Social Studies 9
• Mathematics 9
• Science 9
• Physical and Health Education 9
• French 9
• Applied Skills 9 (1 Applied Skills Elective)
• Fine Arts 9 (1 Fine Arts Elective)
• Career Education 9

GRADUATION PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS 2024/2025

All students can find Graduation Requirements here: https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/ 

Post-secondary institutions require students to complete specific courses to get into certain programs. All students need to keep in mind the requirements of any post-secondary programs in which they may be interested.

For Students in Grades 10-12

To graduate, students require 80 credits total, with a minimum of 16 at the grade 12 level and 28 elective course credits. These credits must include a 4 credit Indigenous Focus course in Grade 10, 11 or 12. 

52 credits are required from the following:

• Language Arts 10  - (4 credits) 
• Language Arts 11 - (4 credits) 
• Language Arts 12  - (4 credits) 
• Social Studies 10 - (4 credits) 
• Social Studies 11 or 12 - (4 credits) 
• Science 10 - (4 credits) 
• Science 11 or 12 - (4 credits)
• Mathematics 10 - (4 credits) 
• Mathematics 11 or 12 - (4 credits) 
• Physical Education 10 - (4 credits) 
• Arts Education or Applied Design, Skills and/or Technologies Skills 10, 11, 12 - (4 credits) 
• Elective Courses - (28 credits)
• Career Life Education - (4 credits)
• Career Life Connections - (2 credits)
• Capstone Project - (2 credits)