Understanding Course Codes
Course codes consist of 5 characters and identify the type of course. For example, the course code for Canadian History since World War 1 is CHC2D.
CHC
2D
The number identifies the grade: 1 - Grade 9
The first letter identifies the curriculum area
2 - Grade 10 3 - Grade 11 4 - Grade 12
The letter after the number identifies the course type: Academic - D
A - Arts B - Business C - Canadian & World Studies
Applied - P College - C
E - English F - French H - Social Sciences & Humanities I - Computer Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies L - Languages M - Mathematics N - First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Studies P - Health and Physical Education S - Science T - Technological Education
College/University - M Locally Developed - L Open - O
University - U Workplace - E
A sixth character may be used to indicate additional information. For example, the ‘A’ in ENG2DA indicates an Advanced Placement course, the ‘B’ in ENG2DB indicates an Enhanced Learning Course, and the ‘F’ in CHV2OF indicates a French Immersion course.
The second and third letters are the course descriptor; for example: HC stands for History of Canada .
8 *Alternative (Non-Credit) courses are structured differently. For example, the course code for Social Skills Development is KHDAN : The first three letters indicate the subject. The fourth character indicates the year of attendance in secondary school (A for the first year, B for the second, etc.) The fifth character, N, indicates a non-credit course.
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