Courses and programs: introduction

Table of contents

• Summary of key changes: 2023/24 school year
• Guide to Education: introduction
• Program foundations
• Education Act
• Other legislation
• Regulations
• Policies
• Standards
• Requirements in other Alberta Education documents
• Program planning
  • Program planning: Introduction
  • Adult programming in the K–12 education system
• Program planning – ECS to Grade 9
  • Early childhood services
  • Grade 1 to Grade 9
• Program planning – senior high school
  • Grade 10 to Grade 12
  • School organization
  • Programming for high school completion and beyond
  • Mark submission
• Program planning – courses and programs
  • Courses and programs: introduction
  • Career and Life Management (CALM)
  • Career and Technology Studies (CTS)
  • English as an Additional Language
  • Francisation (francophone)
  • External learning
  • Francophone education
  • Green Certificate Program
  • International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement
  • Knowledge and Employability courses
  • Language programs / course sequences / courses
  • Locally developed courses
  • Music – private study
  • Off-campus education
  • Physical education
  • Special projects credits
  • Transfer points and course sequences for senior high school
  • Program planning: Course sequence transfer
• Program administration and delivery
  • Program delivery options
  • Schools of choice
  • Considerations for program delivery and school operations
  • Appropriate use of copyrighted materials in schools
• Program administration and delivery – student assessment: Kindergarten to Grade 9
  • Purpose of assessment
  • Assessment as a guide for learning and instruction
  • Assessment as the basis for communicating individual student achievement
  • Provincial Achievement Testing Program
  • Individual student profile
  • Student Learning Assessments
• Program administration and delivery – diploma and certificate requirements
  • Diploma and certificate requirements: Introduction
  • Alberta High School Diploma
  • Certificate of High School Achievement
  • Certificate of Achievement
  • Certificate of School Completion
  • Mature students
  • High School Equivalency Diploma
  • Alberta High School Diploma: Graduation requirements (English)
  • Alberta High School Diploma: Graduation requirements (francophone)
  • Certificate of High School Achievement requirements (English)
  • Certificate of High School Achievement requirements (francophone)
• Program administration and delivery – student placement and promotion
  • Placement and promotion
  • Senior high school credits for post-secondary courses
  • Evaluation of out-of-province / out-of-country educational documents
  • Visiting or exchange students
• Program administration and delivery – student assessment in senior high school
  • Student assessment in senior high school: Introduction
  • Reporting student achievement in senior high school courses
  • Grade 12 exemptions for transfer-in students
  • Diploma Examinations Program
  • Diploma examination results statement
  • Reporting results of the provincial assessments
  • Appeal procedures
  • High school diplomas, certificates and transcripts
  • Provisions for mature students
  • Credits for private school instruction
• Program administration and delivery – awarding course credits
  • Awarding course credits: Introduction
  • Rules governing awarding of credits
  • Program administration and delivery: Course sequence transfer
  • Prerequisite standing
  • Course challenge
  • Waiver of prerequisites
• Resources and services
  • Resources and services: Introduction
  • LearnAlberta.ca and new.LearnAlberta.ca
• Appendix 1
  • Alberta Education contacts
  • Other contacts
• Appendix 2
  • Alberta High School Diploma requirements prior to 1994/95
• Appendix 3
  • Integrated Occupational Program (IOP) Certificate of Achievement requirements prior to 2006
• Appendix 4
  • Sample notice and student exemption forms: Education Act, section 58.1