Course Codes

Understanding Course Codes

Secondary courses are coded according to the Ministry of Education common course codes. The first character indicates the major subject area, as follows:

A = The Arts
B = Business Studies
C = Canadian and World Studies
E = English, English Literacy Development, English as a Second language
F = French
G = Guidance and Career Education
H = social Sciences and the Humanities
K = Alternative (non-credit)
L = Classical, International and Native Languages
M = Mathematics
N = Native Studies
P = Health and Physical Education
I = Computer Studies or Interdisciplinary Studies
S = Science
T = Technological Education

The first three characters indicate the Ministry approved course title. For example:

MPM = Principals of Mathematics
SNC = Science
CGC = Geography

The fourth character indicates the grade or language level:

Grades:

1 = Grade 9
2 = Grade 10
3 = Grade 11
4 = Grade 12

Languages:

A = Level 1
B = Level 2
C = Level 3
D = Level 4
E = Level 5

The character in the fifth position indicates the course type:

C = College
D = Academic
E = Workplace
L = Locally Developed
M = College or University
O = Open
P = Applied
U = University
N = Non-credit

A character in the sixth position indicates program or credit differentiation, or the focus of the course:

1 = Regular credit
2 = Beginner or introductory course
3 = Enriched course
4 = Extended French course
5 = French Immersion course
6 = Gifted course
7 = International; Baccalaureate course
8 = Self-contained ESL course
9 = Self-contained special education course
10 = Advanced Placement course
A = Part 1 (0.5)
B = Part 2 (0.5)

Health & Physical Education:

F = course for females
M = course for males
1 = co-ed course

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