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Crofton House School
Equivalency
Earning credit ( s ) through equivalency recognizes documented learning from outside the regular British Columbia school system ( public or independent ) that Crofton House School deems equivalent to the learning outcomes of a Ministry‐Developed , Ministry- Approved Language Template or Board / Authority Authorized Grade 10 , 11 or 12 course .
“ Deems equivalent ” means a match of approximately 80 % of the prescribed learning outcomes .
Prerequisite / Requirements : Application with Student Services and appropriate documentation . Approval of the Assistant Director , Student Services and relevant Department Head or Coordinator will depend upon a review of documentation submitted .
International students should note that there is a specific policy for evaluating equivalency .
Challenge
Earning credit ( s ) through the ‘ challenge ’ process is a means of awarding graduation credit for undocumented demonstrated prior learning . Students are entitled to use the ‘ challenge ’ process to receive credit for Ministry-Developed courses for Grades 10 , 11 or 12 .
The challenge process must assess students on the Curricular Competencies and Content of all Grade 10 to 12 courses . A challenge is considered successful when a student has achieved a standard of at least a C- and 50 percent ; however , the school will strongly recommend the student not proceed with the accelerated course without a strong performance ( a minimum of 86 percent ).
Prerequisite / Requirements : Application with Student Services . Approval of the Assistant Director , Student Services and relevant Department Head or Coordinator will be determined following an assessment of all course learning standards of Grades 11 and 12 courses , and on the Curricular Competencies and Content of Grade 10 courses .
External Credentials
An external credential is earned for successfully completing a set of learning activities developed outside the Ministry .
Some courses may count for credit towards required courses under the Graduation Program ( e . g . Fine Arts or Applied Skills ), while others may count as credit towards elective courses .
The following resources are useful in assessing external credentials :
Prerequisite / Requirements : Application with Student Services appropriate documentation . Approval of the Assistant Director , Student Services and relevant Department Head or Coordinator will be determined following an assessment of the documentation .
Independent Directed Study ( IDS )
Independent Directed Study credits may be awarded to students who have successfully completed independent work based on a subset of learning outcomes of Grades 10 , 11 or 12 Ministry courses or Board Authorized courses . A student may study one or more learning outcomes in depth , or study more broadly a wide variety of learning outcomes from a single course .
IDS credits may only be used to satisfy elective requirements .
IDS courses can be for 1-4 credits . If students complete a portion of the outcomes for a course , schools may report their achievement to the Ministry using IDS credits .
Prerequisite / Requirements : Application with Student Services . Approval to initiate an Independent Directed Study will be provided by the Assistant Director , Student Services and relevant Department Head or Coordinator depending upon the intended planned learning outcomes .