Timeline

Undertake career counselling work with School Counsellor or First Nation Education office to map out potential career paths.

Meet with counsellor to select Grade 11 courses.

Create Ministry Account — Student Transcript Services (STS).

Identify areas of interest and possible career paths.

Research and narrow down the  program(s) you are interested in and the required high school courses for admission.

Meet with counsellor to select Grade 12 courses. Make sure you are on target to graduate!

Research post-secondary institutes that offer the program(s) you are interested in.

Consider the factors in choosing a post-secondary program mentioned above in your decision.

If you have a high GPA, consider applying to post-secondary institutes in the fall. Some universities have Early Admission or Entrance Award deadlines from early October to late December (e.g., UBC Early Admission is December 1 and U of Alberta Entrance Award deadline is December 15). If you receive an offer for an admission/entrance award you must maintain the grades you submitted for Early Admission/Entrance Award.

Some universities will also make early offers based on Grade 11 marks, such as U of Calgary, for students who have 90% or higher in four academic Grade 11 courses, including English 11.

Complete PSI selections in your BC Ministry Account - STS. This is free for the first 25 post-secondary institutes, so be sure to pick every potential institute you are interested in.

Apply to post-secondary institutes. There are application fees for each institution. Often students apply to multiple institutes; on average students apply to three institutes, but this could be more or less.

Be aware of deadlines. Most post-secondary institutes have application deadlines between mid-January to late-February.

To apply to institutes in BC, Alberta or Ontario, use Apply BC, Apply Alberta, Ontario Universities’ Application Centre (OUAC) and ontariocolleges.ca.

Self-report your final grades for first semester to the post-secondary institutes.

Consider offers of admission. Usually there is a timeline in which you have to accept an offer of admission. There is usually an acceptance fee you must pay to confirm/hold your spot. Don’t rush and take the first offer if there is a program that is more desirable, as you probably have some time to wait before the acceptance deadline.

Apply for scholarships. This may be done earlier in the year as well.

Create an account in the Student Financial Assistance Application Portal and apply for Yukon Grant or Student Training Allowance.

Pick your courses and create your post-secondary timetable. Some programs have set classes and you have little choice, whereas with other programs, you will have choice in the courses and the sections of courses, meaning you can design your timetable to go to school in the mornings or evenings or when is best for you.

Apply for Yukon Excellence Awards you have earned. You need to have receipts for books or tuition to apply.