Certification Requirements for Students Currently in Cycle II, Year III (Secondary V)

The Ministière de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport (MELS) will award a Secondary School Diploma to students who have accumulated 54 credits in Cycle II, Year II & III (Secondary IV and V), twenty of which must be from Cycle II, Year III (Secondary V) level courses. The following courses must also be taken and passed:

20 credits at the Cycle II, Year III (Sec. V) level;

6 credits in Cycle II, Year III (Sec. V) English Language Arts;

4 or 6 credits in Cycle II, Year III (Sec. V)  French Second Language;

4 credits in Cycle II, Year II  (Sec. IV) History & Citizenship;

4 or 6 credits in Cycle II, Year II  (Sec. IV) Science & Technology;

4 or 6 credits in Cycle II, Year II (Sec. IV) Mathematics;

2 credits in Cycle II, Year II  (Sec. IV) Arts Compulsory;

2 credits in Cycle II, Year III (Sec. V) Ethics & Religious Cultures or Physical Education & Health.