
Course Codes Explained
Courses use a six character course code for identification. The first five characters of the course code are set out by the Ministry of Education. The sixth character is used by school boards to identify a specific characteristic of the course.




These three letters identify the subject
HRE = Religion
SNC = Science
MPM/MFM = Mathematics
TCJ/TEJ = Technology
The number identifies the grade
1= Grade 9
2= Grade 10
3 = Grade 11
4 = Grade 12
This letter identifies the course type
D= Academic
P = Applied
L = Locally Developed
O = Open
This 6th character is sometimes added to identify a specific characteristic of a course
A = Pre-advanced Placement
F = French Immersion
E = e-learning

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