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Who should take BDI3C online?
BDI3C supports more than one pathway. Whether you are heading to university, college, an apprenticeship or the skilled trades, straight into the workplace, or starting your own business, this credit counts toward your OSSD.
- Students planning to apply to college business or entrepreneurship programs
- Students heading to college business programs, the skilled trades or self employment who want to plan and organize a venture
- Aspiring entrepreneurs who want to turn an idea into a complete venture plan
- Students who want to plan a business of their own
- Students who need a Grade 11 elective credit toward the OSSD
- Students who want to get ahead or free up space in their in-school timetable
- Student-athletes, mature students and international students who need a flexible schedule
What you will learn
- Enterprising people and entrepreneurs: Explore the values, traits and skills most often associated with successful entrepreneurs.
- Recognizing opportunities: Learn how entrepreneurs identify opportunities in the marketplace.
- Generating ideas: Use creative thinking to develop and evaluate ideas for a new venture.
- Organizing resources: Examine how entrepreneurs organize the people, money and other resources a venture needs.
- The venture plan: Create a venture plan for a school based or student run business.
Official Ontario course description
Entrepreneurship: The Venture, Grade 11, College (BDI3C)
This course focuses on ways in which entrepreneurs recognize opportunities, generate ideas, and organize resources to plan successful ventures that enable them to achieve their goals. Students will create a venture plan for a school-based or student-run business. Through hands-on experiences, students will have opportunities to develop the values, traits, and skills most often associated with successful entrepreneurs.
Prerequisite: None
Source: Ontario Ministry of Education, Curriculum and Resources.
How the online course works
- Register online and receive access to your course in Google Classroom.
- Learn at your pace with lessons and assignments. Your teacher returns feedback and grades, usually within 3 to 5 business days.
- Complete your assessments as you finish each unit, with support from your teacher along the way.
- Receive your credit. We send your final mark to your home school and submit it to OCAS.
Need it sooner? Add Fast Track for priority grading when you have an application deadline.
BDI3C frequently asked questions
What is the prerequisite for BDI3C?
There is no prerequisite for BDI3C. Any student can enrol in this Grade 11 College course.
What is the main project in BDI3C?
Students create a venture plan for a school based or student run business.
Is BDI3C only for students going to college?
BDI3C is designed as college preparation, but it is useful for any student who wants to learn how to plan a venture.
How long does BDI3C take online?
The course has 110 hours of lessons. You have 4 months from enrollment, and extensions are available up to 12 months in total. Many students finish sooner because the course is self-paced.
Will my BDI3C mark be accepted?
Yes. Aubrey Academy is Ministry-inspected, and we submit your final grade directly to OCAS and send your report card to your home school.
I already took BDI3C. Can I raise my mark?
Yes. Our Mark Upgrade option builds on the work you already completed instead of retaking the full course.