SHSM Credits

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Arts & Culture @ Innisdale SS

Requirements by Sector

Agriculture
Arts & Culture
Business
Construction
Environment
Health & Wellness
Horticulture & Landscaping
Hospitality & Tourism
Info. & Comm. Technology
Sports
Transportation

Did you know...
SHSM graduates earn a red seal on their diploma indicating that they have developed specialized skills and focused their studies on their "major" within a particular employment sector. 
Specialist High Skills Majors (SHSM) are bundles of 8-10 courses that allow Grade 11 and 12 students to focus their learning on a specific economic sector while getting their high school diploma. SHSMs provide students with an opportunity to focus their learning and gain valuable experience for all post-secondary opportunities. 

Program Requirements

  • 4 “major” credits in one of the available employment sectors in gr. 11 and gr. 12
  • 2, 3 or 4 other required credits from the Ontario curriculum, like English, Math and Social Sciences.. Each of these other required credits includes 6 - 10 hours of work geared towards to the industry, by completing sector specific assignments called contextualized learning activities (CLAs).
  • 2 credits (minimum) in cooperative education linked to your chosen employment sector. It is strongly recommended that you take cooperative education during your grade 11 school year.

Grade 11 and 12 Credit Examples