Board/Authority Authorized Courses - BAA
In British Columbia, school boards have a tradition of encouraging the development of innovative course offerings in response to local needs and priorities. As well, the Ministry of Education encourages school boards to offer locally relevant courses to meet the needs of schools and their communities while providing choice and flexibility for students. As a result, there are hundreds of locally designed courses offered at schools across the province, covering subjects from adventure tourism to web publishing.
Locally designed courses are typically offered as electives. In order to count for credit toward the provincial graduation program, a locally designed course must meet requirements set by the Ministry of Education, as outlined in the Board Authorized Course Order, and be approved by a school board.
There is no limit to the number of Board/Authority Authorized Courses that may be used for the 28 credits of electives needed to fulfill graduation requirements. Grade 12 level Board/Authority Authorized Courses may count towards Grade 12 credits required for graduation.
Locally designed courses are typically offered as electives. In order to count for credit toward the provincial graduation program, a locally designed course must meet requirements set by the Ministry of Education, as outlined in the Board Authorized Course Order, and be approved by a school board.
There is no limit to the number of Board/Authority Authorized Courses that may be used for the 28 credits of electives needed to fulfill graduation requirements. Grade 12 level Board/Authority Authorized Courses may count towards Grade 12 credits required for graduation.
Complete List of School District No. 23 BAA Courses
| School District No. 23 Courses.pdf |
Central Okanagan BAA Process
| 2017_baa_guidebook.pdf |
- Teacher requests support from principal to create a new course.
- Career Life Programs (CLP) District Consultant will work with teacher to check other School Districts for similar course offerings.
- Teacher develops the course following the District BAA template and liaises with CLP Consultant throughout the process.
- Principal submits completed course electronically to the CLP Consultant for review
- Teacher/Principal presents their course at the Education and Student Services Committee meeting
- Successful courses are presented to the Board of Education by the Education and Student Services Committee.
- Successful courses are assigned a course code by the CLP District Coordinator.
Central Okanagan BAA Template
| 2018_baa_framework_template.pdf |
For more information regarding BAA courses, please contact:
Patti Ostrikoff
Curriculum Consultant
School District No. 23 - Central Okanagan
1040 Hollywood Road - Kelowna BC
(250) 860 9729 ext. 6261
Email: Patti.Ostrikoff@sd23.bc.ca
Patti Ostrikoff
Curriculum Consultant
School District No. 23 - Central Okanagan
1040 Hollywood Road - Kelowna BC
(250) 860 9729 ext. 6261
Email: Patti.Ostrikoff@sd23.bc.ca
