OSSD Courses · Grades 9–12
Everything you need for the OSSD,in one catalog
74 Ontario curriculum course credits — every university prerequisite included — plus the full diploma path: thirty credits, forty community hours and the literacy requirement. Search, filter and plan your graduation here.
Diploma Requirements · Grade 9, Fall 2024 or later
What it takes to graduate: 30 credits, 40 hours, 1 test
The Ontario Secondary School Diploma is the credential recognized by every university and college in Canada. These are the current requirements for students who started Grade 9 in Fall 2024 or after — and every box is tickable with the courses below.
30
Credits
17 compulsory + 13 elective credits for students who started Grade 9 in Fall 2024 or after — all available online with us, including every university prerequisite.
40
Community hours
Volunteer hours you arrange anywhere, any time — we track and validate them on your transcript.
1
Literacy requirement
The OSSLT (or the literacy course), written online with full preparation built into our curriculum.
Thirty credits to graduationCourse Catalog
74 Ontario curriculum course credits, taught your way
Search by course code — MCV4U, ENG4U, SPH4U — or filter by grade and subject. Every course includes 110 guided-learning hours, teacher support and a proctored final exam.
Showing 74 of 74 courses
Music
Open · Arts
Make and study music — performing, creating and listening across genres while building musical literacy and a portfolio that tracks your growth as a musician.
Visual Arts
Open · Arts
Explore new ideas, materials and processes as you create and present art, applying the elements and principles of design and learning to read visual culture.
Building the Entrepreneurial Mindset
Open · Business
Discover what makes entrepreneurs thrive and start building your own entrepreneurial mindset — initiative, adaptability, creativity and money sense.
Exploring Canadian Geography
De-streamed · Humanities
Explore how Canada's natural and human systems connect with the world — resources, industries, cities and the environmental questions shaping your future.
English
De-streamed · English
Build the oral, reading, writing and media literacy skills at the heart of high school success — analysing texts and expressing ideas with clarity.
French Immersion
De-streamed · French
Deepen your French through North American francophone literature and culture — novels, poetry, songs and plays with rich oral and written work.
Core French
De-streamed · French
Communicate in French with growing independence on familiar, everyday topics — developing listening, speaking, reading and writing together.
Core French
Open · French
A beginner's French course — start speaking and understanding French in structured, interactive settings with no prior experience needed.
Learning Strategies 1: Skills for Success
Open · Humanities
Become a better, more independent learner — literacy and numeracy strategies, personal management and teamwork skills that lift every course you take.
Mathematics
De-streamed · Mathematics
Consolidate and extend the math that powers everything after — number sense, algebra, measurement, data, probability, financial literacy and coding.
Healthy Active Living Education
Open · Health & Phys. Ed
Make healthy choices for an active life — build personal fitness through a range of physical activities and understand what wellbeing takes.
Science
De-streamed · Science
Start high school science — biology, chemistry, physics and Earth and space, with STEM skills built through research and engineering design.
Technology and the Skilled Trades
Open · Technology
Get hands-on with the engineering design process and the skilled trades — practical projects that turn ideas into working solutions.
Exploring Technologies
Open · Technology
Try out the technologies — design and create products or services with the tools, equipment and software of the trades.
Visual Arts
Open · Arts
Build on your artistic skills through hands-on studio work — experimenting with materials and processes while developing a personal creative voice.
Launching and Leading a Business
Open · Business
Learn what it takes to be successful, ethical and responsible in today's economy while developing the skills to respond to local and global opportunities.
Canadian History Since World War I
Academic · Humanities
Examine Canada since 1914 — conflict and cooperation, global roles and the people and events that shaped the country you live in.
Canadian History Since World War I
Applied · Humanities
Explore the key social, economic and political moments in Canada's story since 1914 and connect them to life in Canada today.
Civics and Citizenship
Open · Humanities
Learn what active citizenship means in a democracy — civic rights and responsibilities, community planning and the issues that matter where you live.
English
Academic · English
Sharpen your oral communication, reading, writing and media literacy while analysing literary and informational texts from across periods and cultures.
English
Applied · English
Strengthen the communication skills you need for daily life and future study through hands-on work with informational, literary and media texts.
French Immersion
Academic · French
Extend your immersion French through European francophone literature and culture — discussion, reading and writing across genres.
Core French
Academic · French
Take your French further through real-life, academic and personal topics — speaking and writing with increasing spontaneity.
Career Studies
Open · Humanities
Plan life after graduation — connect your skills, interests and values to post-secondary pathways and learn personal money management along the way.
Digital Literacy and Innovation
Open · Computer Studies
Build digital literacy for a changing world — explore emerging technologies, computer applications and their impact on people and society.
Foundations of Mathematics
Applied · Mathematics
Extend your problem-solving and algebra skills through applied work on quadratic relations, linear systems, analytic geometry and trigonometry.
Principles of Mathematics
Academic · Mathematics
Push your algebra further — quadratic relations, linear systems, analytic geometry and trigonometry through investigation and reasoning.
Healthy Active Living Education
Open · Health & Phys. Ed
Take your fitness further — movement competence, personal fitness and the knowledge to lead a healthy, active life now and later.
Science
Academic · Science
Level up across biology, chemistry, Earth and space and physics — planning and conducting the investigations that science depends on.
Science
Applied · Science
Build your science foundations through hands-on work in biology, chemistry, Earth and space and physics, connected to everyday life.
Computer Technology
Open · Computer Studies
Work with real hardware — assemble, repair and configure computers and networks, build electronic circuits and simple robots.
Communications Technology
Open · Technology
Create with communications technology — TV and video, radio and audio, print, photography and animation, from a media perspective.
Visual Arts
University/College · Arts
Expand your studio practice in drawing, painting, printmaking and mixed media, using the creative process to explore themes and build a serious portfolio.
Financial Accounting Fundamentals
University/College · Business
Learn the fundamentals of accounting — from the accounting cycle to computerised systems and financial decision-making — the language of every business.
Introduction to Entrepreneurship
College · Business
Turn ideas into ventures — spot opportunities, plan a business and build the values, traits and skills entrepreneurs use to reach their goals.
Marketing
College · Business
Master the fundamentals of marketing — market research, the 4 Ps and consumer behaviour — and build a complete marketing plan for a product of your choice.
American History
University · Humanities
Trace the social, economic and political story of the United States from precontact to today — and how its evolution continues to shape the world.
English
College · English
Build critical and creative literacy for college-bound students — studying content, form and style across informational, graphic and literary texts.
English
Workplace Preparation · English
Develop practical literacy and communication skills for the workplace — reading, writing and speaking with clarity and confidence in real-world contexts.
English
University · English
Prepare for senior and university English — analyse challenging texts, master the essay and develop a confident academic voice.
Food and Culture
University/College · Humanities
Explore global cuisines — foods, flavours, cooking techniques and etiquette — and see how food traditions shape culture here and abroad.
Introduction to Computer Science
University · Computer Studies
Start computer science — design software with industry-standard tools, apply the development life-cycle and think in algorithms.
Foundations for College Mathematics
College · Mathematics
Grow the math of everyday life and work — quadratics, exponential growth, compound interest and the finances of owning a vehicle.
Functions and Applications
University/College · Mathematics
Get to know the function — quadratic, trigonometric and exponential models for real-world situations, represented numerically, graphically and algebraically.
Functions
University · Mathematics
The university-pathway functions course — discrete and continuous functions, trigonometry and exponentials, and the tools to model them.
Health for Life
College · Health & Phys. Ed
Examine what shapes your health and your community's — a wellness approach covering body, mind, emotional and social well-being.
Biology
University · Science
Go deep into living systems — biodiversity, evolution, genetics, animal structure and function, and plant biology with real investigations.
Chemistry
University · Science
Develop your chemistry toolkit — chemicals and bonding, reactions and quantities, solutions and the behaviour of gases.
Physics
University · Science
Explore the physics of motion, forces, energy, waves and electricity — building the investigation skills senior physics demands.
Environmental Science
Workplace Preparation · Science
Explore environmental science with a practical lens — human impact, health and the science behind sustainable choices.
Communications Technology
University/College · Technology
Design and produce real media projects across live, recorded and graphic communications — and explore the college and career paths they open.
Visual Arts
University/College · Arts
Refine two- and three-dimensional artmaking across traditional and emerging media, using critical analysis to connect your work with society and your next step.
Financial Accounting Principles
University/College · Business
Take accounting further: financial statements, sources of financing and decision analysis that prepare you for business programs at college or university.
International Business Fundamentals
University/College · Business
Study how international business and trade shape the global economy — marketing, distribution and management strategies for success in world markets.
Business Leadership: Management Fundamentals
University/College · Business
Develop the leadership skills great managers use — group dynamics, motivation, workplace stress and conflict, decision-making and planning.
Canadian and World Issues
University · Humanities
See the world through a geographic lens — investigate how human activity reshapes ecosystems and propose solutions as an informed global citizen.
Analysing Current Economic Issues
University · Business
Investigate the competitive global economy — micro- and macroeconomic principles, economic models and the decisions facing individuals and societies.
English
College · English
Consolidate the literacy and thinking skills for college and life — analysing diverse texts and creating clear oral, written and media pieces.
English
University · English
The required English credit for university entry — analyse challenging literary, informational and graphic texts and write with control and confidence.
Nutrition and Health
University · Humanities
Study nutrition through the lifespan — food, energy balance, health and disease, plus the trends shaping food security and sustainability.
Human Growth and Development
University/College · Humanities
Study human development across the lifespan, from early brain development to aging, with practical child-care and relationship skills.
Families in Canada
University · Humanities
Examine Canadian families through sociology, anthropology and psychology — the issues they face and the policies that support them.
Challenge and Change in Society
University · Humanities
Use social science theories to explain why attitudes and behaviour change — an analytical look at culture, society and social patterns over time.
Computer Science
University · Computer Studies
Level up in computer science — modular design, large-project management and industry-standard documentation for complex programs.
Foundations for College Mathematics
College · Mathematics
Broaden the math you'll actually use — statistics, geometry, trigonometry, budgeting, annuities and the costs of renting or owning.
Mathematics for College Technology
College · Mathematics
Extend your knowledge of functions for college technology programs — polynomial, exponential and trigonometric functions applied to real problems.
Calculus and Vectors
University · Mathematics
Calculus and vectors for STEM-bound students — derivatives, rates of change and vectors in two and three dimensions.
Mathematics of Data Management
University · Mathematics
Make sense of data — organising and analysing information, probability and statistics, plus a culminating investigation of your own.
Advanced Functions
University · Mathematics
Master advanced functions — polynomial, rational, logarithmic and trigonometric — the prerequisite gateway for most university STEM programs.
Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course
Open · English
A full Grade 12 credit built around the reading and writing skills of the OSSLT — intensive, practical support for meeting the literacy requirement.
Biology
University · Science
The senior biology credit for life-science programs — biochemistry, metabolic processes, molecular genetics, homeostasis and population dynamics.
Chemistry
University · Science
The senior chemistry credit for science and health programs — organic chemistry, energy changes, equilibrium and electrochemistry.
Earth and Space Science
University · Science
Investigate Earth and its place in the universe — materials, geological history and the systems that keep our planet changing.
Physics
University · Science
Deepen your physics for university — energy transformations, fields, electromagnetic radiation and the wave nature of light, from classical to quantum.
The Credit Ledger
17 compulsory credits, 13 electives
The requirements for students who started Grade 9 in Fall 2024 or after. Electives are where you build your story — sciences, business, philosophy, computer science or the arts. We offer all of them online.
Included automatically
The ministry asks for 2 online learning credits — and every course you take with EGOS is one, so this requirement fills itself as you learn (the standard opt-out is available for families who want it).
Need only a few credits?
Most of our students take one to four courses with us while attending their day school. Your marks are recorded on the official Ontario Student Transcript either way.
English (one per grade)
Mathematics (at least one in Grade 11 or 12)
Science
Technological Education (Grade 9 or 10)New for 2024
Canadian History
Canadian Geography
The Arts
Health & Physical Education
French as a Second Language
STEM-related course creditNew for 2024
Career Studies (with financial literacy modules)
Civics and Citizenship
Elective credits — choose any 13 from the catalog above
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