Choose high-school courses without closing doors too early.
Pick a program and see the courses it needs, from Grade 9 to 12.
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Plan the courses for one program
Pick a program. See the Grade 11 and 12 courses it asks for.
Tick the courses you'll take
A tick means you plan to take it. It does not confirm your grades, eligibility or admission.
See the path to one course
Where a card says “or”, one route is enough.
For broad course categories, the menu shows examples only.
Grade 9
ENL1WEnglish
No earlier course needed
Grade 10
ENG2DEnglish (Academic)
Take first: ENL1W
Grade 11
ENG3UEnglish (University)
Take first: ENG2D
Grade 12
ENG4UEnglish (University)
Take first: ENG3U
Schools may use an approved Grade 11 First Nations, Métis and Inuit Studies English course. Ask your counsellor to confirm the equivalent course and local timetable.
Ontario English-language schools. Equivalents and older credits need a counsellor's review; you do not need every alternative. Curriculum checked 2026-09-05.
Beyond the course list
- The six-course admission average must be at least 65%.
- Minimum requirements do not guarantee admission. Check your intake and any English-language requirements with Humber.
Still to verify
- Your intake's application and document deadlines, course equivalencies and any additional applicant-specific requirements.
Ontario secondary-school applicants (OSSD or equivalent). Program page for September 2027–August 2028; reconfirm your intake before applying.
Not sure about a program yet?
Start from a subject you like and your grade instead.
What are you trying to keep open?
Engineering
Keep the senior mathematics, chemistry, and physics pathways open while you compare exact engineering programs.
Start with the options you want to keep open
- Compare a few program areas before choosing a particular school or credential.
- Use your school's current course calendar to work backward from senior subjects to the courses that come first.
- Bring these questions to guidance and check both graduation requirements and program admission requirements.
Courses to keep open
These are planning prompts, not a universal admission list.
University planning prompts
- Senior English
- Advanced Functions
- Calculus and Vectors
- Chemistry
- Physics
College and polytechnic planning prompts
- Senior English
- The strongest mathematics course available for your target program
- Physics and/or chemistry where the program names them
Questions to verify
- 1Does the program admit directly to a discipline or through a common first year?
- 2Is each prerequisite and minimum grade listed separately?
- 3Does a technology diploma have a published bridge or degree pathway?
Verify before course selection
Graduation and admission are separate checks. Use the OSSD rules for the year you entered Grade 9, including any applicable exemptions. Your school confirms local course availability and approved pathways.
Then save the exact program name, campus, intake, prerequisite courses, minimum grades, and source date. Use the academic-requirements guide to read those pages carefully.
Take these steps and questions to guidance. Your selections stay in this tab; this tool does not save to your account.
How to plan high-school courses for college and university
The courses you pick in Grade 10 and 11 decide which Grade 12 courses you can take.
Why Grade 11 and 12 choices matter
Most university programs ask for specific Grade 12 courses. In Ontario those are U or M courses, like MHF4U Advanced Functions or SCH4U Chemistry. Many of them need a Grade 11 course first. MHF4U builds on MCR3U, and SCH4U builds on SCH3U. If you skip the Grade 11 course, the Grade 12 one gets much harder to fit in. That's why it pays to check early.
How the planner works
Pick a program and the planner lists the courses it asks for, with the official source and the date we checked it. Tick the ones you've finished or planned. Each program links to the official pages its requirements came from. Then choose a course to work toward, and the planner shows the path to it from Grade 9. You can download your checklist to share with a guidance counsellor or a parent.
Not sure about a program yet? Open Explore by subject area and start from a subject you like and your grade instead.
Which programs are included
The planner covers a small set of programs checked at the source. That includes computer science at the University of Waterloo and the University of Toronto, Rotman Commerce and Engineering at U of T, nursing at Toronto Metropolitan University and George Brown Polytechnic, and college programs at Humber and Seneca.
Each record has a recheck date. Once it passes, we hide the record until we check it again, so you never plan from old requirements.
Before you choose
Prerequisites are the minimum. Competitive programs also look at your average and sometimes a supplementary form. Confirm every course with your guidance counsellor and the program's own admission page. For more help, read our academic requirements guide or compare programs in the university directory.
Share with students / cite this tool
Add a plain link to your guidance page, student newsletter or article. Students can open Stellar Advisers High School Course Planner directly.
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Course planning questions
What students and parents ask before choosing Grade 11 and 12 courses.
It depends on the program. Most Ontario university programs ask for Grade 12 U English (ENG4U) plus program prerequisites. Computer science usually asks for Advanced Functions (MHF4U) and Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U). Nursing usually asks for Chemistry (SCH4U) and Biology (SBI4U). The planner shows the exact list for each program it covers.
In Ontario, U courses prepare you for university, C courses prepare you for college and M courses prepare you for both. University programs ask for U or M courses. Many college programs accept C courses.
Ask your guidance counsellor about summer, night or online options. Then confirm with the program that the course you take will count. The planner's course path shows which earlier course you'd need first.
Each program shows the date we checked its official page and a recheck date. Past the recheck date, the record is hidden until we check it again. Always confirm on the school's site before you choose.
The course codes are Ontario's, like MHF4U. If you study somewhere else, use the planner to see what a program expects, then match it to your own courses with the school's requirements for your curriculum.
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