B.C. Certificate of Graduation

The Dogwood Diploma — BC's provincial graduation requirements for Grades 10-12.

The B.C. Certificate of Graduation or "Dogwood Diploma" is awarded to students who successfully complete the provincial graduation requirements. Students require a minimum of 80 credits to graduate.

Credit Requirements

  • At least 16 credits must be at the Grade 12 level, including a required Language Arts 12 and Career Life Connections
  • At least 28 credits must be elective course credits
  • 52 credits are required from specific courses

Required Courses (52 credits)

  • Career-Life Education (4 credits) and Career-Life Connections (4 credits)
  • Physical and Health Education 10 (4 credits)
  • Science 10 (4 credits) and a Science 11 or 12 (4 credits)
  • Social Studies 10 (4 credits) and a Social Studies 11 or 12 (4 credits)
  • A Math 10 (4 credits) and a Math 11 or 12 (4 credits)
  • A Language Arts 10, 11 and a required 12 (12 credits total)
  • An Arts Education 10, 11, or 12 and/or an Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies 10, 11, or 12 (4 credits total)
  • Indigenous-focused (4 credits)

Graduation Assessments

  • Grade 10 Numeracy Assessment
  • Grade 10 Literacy Assessment
  • Grade 12 Literacy Assessment

For more information, visit the BC Ministry of Education graduation requirements page.