Rick Hansen Secondary School offers Two Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) programs:
1) Hospitality and Tourism
2) Manufacturing
Students enrolled in a SHSM program must complete a required number of credits. At RHSS, students must successfully complete 9 credits offered within the SHSM program area.
Hospitality and Tourism Credit Options
Courses can be completed in: Apprenticeship, College, University, and Workplace.
During your last two years of high school, you are to select the appropriate number of credits from each category to satisfy the SHSM program credit requirement.
| MAJOR CREDITS (4) 4 total from a combination of grade 11 and grade 12 courses *one credit must be from grade 11 and one credit must be from grade 12* | Grade 11 TFJ 3E, TFB 3E, TFJ 3C, SBI 3C, SBI 3U, SVN 3M, SCH 3U, Grade 12 TFJ 4E, TFB 4E, TFJ 4C, CGW 4U, HSB 4U, SBI 4U, SCH 4U, SCH 4C |
| ENGLISH (1) Can be completed in grade 11 or 12 | Grade 11 ENG 3E, ENG 3C, ENG 3U Grade 12 ENG 4E, ENG 4C, ENG 4U |
MATH (1) Can be completed in grade 11 or 12 | Grade 11 MEL 3E, MBF 3C, MCF 3M, MCR 3U Grade 12 MEL 4E, MAP 4C, MDM 4U, MHF 4U |
| BUSINESS/OTHER CREDITS (1) Can be completed in grade 11 or 12 | Grade 11 Business Courses: BTA 3O, BDI 3C, BMI 3C, BAF 3M Science Courses: SVN 3M, SBI 3C, SBI 3U, SCH 3U GRADE 12 Business Courses : BBB 4M, BOH 4M |
| CO-OP (2) Can be completed in grade 11, 12, or summer school | COP 2X COP 3X COP 4X |
Manufacturing Credit Options
Courses can be completed in: Apprenticeship, College, University, and Workplace.
During your last two years of high school, you are to select the appropriate number of credits from each category to satisfy the SHSM program credit requirement.
| MAJOR CREDITS (4) 4 total from a combination of grade 11 and grade 12 courses *one credit must be from grade 11 and one credit must be from grade 12* | Grade 11 TMR 3M, TMJ 3E, TMM 3M, TDJ 3M, TWJ 3E, TEJ 3E, TEJ 3M, ICS 3U, Grade 12 TMR 4M, TMJ 4E, TMM 4M, TDJ 4M, TWJ 4E, TEJ 4M, ICS 4U, SPH 4U |
| ENGLISH (1) Can be completed in grade 11 or 12 | Grade 11 ENG 3E, ENG 3C, ENG 3U Grade 12 ENG 4E, ENG 4C |
| MATH (1) Can be completed in grade 11 or 12 | Grade 11 MBF 3C, MCF 3M, MCR 3U Grade 12 MEL 4E, MAP 4C, MCT 4C |
| SCIENCE (1) Can be completed in grade 11 or 12 | Grade 11 SPH 3U GRADE 12 SPH 4C |
| CO-OP (2) Can be completed in grade 11, 12, or summer school | COP 2X COP 3X COP 4X |
What is a Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM)?
An SHSM is a ministry-approved specialized program that allows grade 11 and 12 students to focus their learning on a specific sector while meeting the requirements to graduate from secondary school. It also assists in their transition after graduation to apprenticeship training, college, university or the workplace.
Key benefits of a SHSM
Pursuing an SHSM enables students to:
- customize their secondary school education to suit their interests and talents
develop specialized knowledge and skills - earn credits that postsecondary educational institutions and the sector recognize
- gain sector-recognized certification and career-relevant training
- develop essential skills and work habits documented through the Ontario Skills Passport
- identify, explore and refine career goals and make informed decisions about their future
- remain flexible, with the option to shift between pathways, should their goals and plans change
How is an SHSM recognized?
Students who successfully complete an SHSM receive:
- an Ontario Secondary School Diploma with an embossed red seal
- an SHSM record documenting his/her achievement
- formal recognition on his/her Ontario Student Transcript
More detailed information about SHSMs and how they work can be found at www.ontario.ca/studentsuccess.