This course extends students’ understanding of functions and their applications. Topics include polynomial, rational, logarithmic, exponential, and trigonometric functions, as well as function transformations and applications. Delivered fully online, MHF4U prepares students for calculus and other university-level math courses.
Prerequisite: MCR3U | Credit Value: 1.0 | Duration: 110 hours
This course emphasizes the development of advanced reading, writing, oral communication, and critical thinking skills. Students analyze various literary genres, including novels, poetry, drama, and media texts, and produce analytical and creative writing. Delivered fully online, ENG4U prepares students for the rigors of university-level English and communication courses.
Prerequisite: ENG3U | Credit Value: 1.0 | Duration: 110 hours
This course focuses on the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data. Topics include probability, statistics, data organization, and modeling, along with an introduction to discrete mathematics. Delivered fully online, MDM4U develops students’ ability to apply mathematical reasoning to real-world problems and prepares them for university programs in business, social sciences, and health sciences.
Prerequisite: MCR3U | Credit Value: 1.0 | Duration: 110 hours
This course covers the study of biological systems and processes at the molecular, cellular, and organismal levels. Topics include genetics, evolution, biotechnology, anatomy, and physiology. Delivered fully online through interactive lessons and virtual labs, SBI4U develops students’ skills in scientific inquiry and critical thinking. It prepares students for university programs in health sciences, biology, and related fields.
Prerequisite: SBI3U | Credit Value: 1.0 | Duration: 110 hours
This course explores the diversity of living organisms and life processes. Key topics include cellular biology, genetics, evolution, biodiversity, and the anatomy of plants and animals. Through fully online lessons and virtual labs, students develop scientific inquiry skills and a deeper understanding of biological systems. SBI3U prepares students for further studies in biology and health sciences.
Prerequisite: SNC2D | Credit Value: 1.0 | Duration: 110 hours
This course enables students to enhance their understanding of concepts in biology, chemistry, earth and space science, and physics, and of the interrelationships between science, technology, society, and the environment. Students are also given opportunities to further develop their scientific investigation skills. Students will plan and conduct investigations and develop their understanding of scientific theories related to the connections between cells and systems in animals and plants; chemical reactions, with a particular focus on acid–base reactions; forces that affect climate and climate change; and the interaction of light and matter.
Prerequisite: SNC1D | Credit Value: 1.0 | Duration: 110 hours
This course teaches students how to develop and achieve personal goals for future learning, work, and community involvement. Students will assess their interests, skills, and characteristics and investigate current economic and workplace trends, work opportunities, and ways to search for work. The course explores postsecondary learning and career options, prepares students for managing work and life transitions, and helps students focus on their goals through the development of a career plan.
Prerequisite: None | Credit Value: 0.5 | Duration: 55 hours
This course explores rights and responsibilities associated with being an active citizen in a democratic society. Students will explore issues of civic importance such as healthy schools, community planning, environmental responsibility, and the influence of social media, while developing their understanding of the role of civic engagement and of political processes in the local, national, and/or global community. Students will apply the concepts of political thinking and the political inquiry process to investigate, and express informed opinions about, a range of political issues and developments that are both of significance in today’s world and of personal interest to them.
Prerequisite: None | Credit Value: 0.5 | Duration: 55 hours
This course is for English language learners at the advanced level. Students refine their reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills through academic tasks and various texts. Emphasis is placed on essay writing, critical thinking, and communication in academic contexts. Delivered fully online, ESLDO prepares students for the final ESL level or transition into mainstream English courses such as ENG2D.
Prerequisite: ESLCO or equivalent | Credit Value: 1.0 | Duration: 110 hours
This course further extends students’ skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English for a variety of everyday and academic purposes. Students will make short classroom oral presentations; read a variety of adapted and original texts in English; and write using a variety of text forms. As well, students will expand their academic vocabulary and their study skills to facilitate their transition to the mainstream school program. This course also introduces students to the rights and responsibilities inherent in Canadian citizenship, and to a variety of current Canadian issues.
Prerequisite: ESLBO or equivalent | Credit Value: 1.0 | Duration: 110 hours