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Who should take OLC4O online?
OLC4O supports more than one pathway. Whether you are heading to university, college, an apprenticeship or the skilled trades, or straight into the workplace, this credit counts toward your OSSD.
- Students who have been unsuccessful on the OSSLT and want another way to meet the literacy graduation requirement
- Students heading to college, apprenticeships, the skilled trades or the workplace who need practical reading and writing skills
- Students who are close to graduation and need to complete the literacy requirement
- Mature students returning to finish their OSSD
- Students who want to strengthen their reading and writing skills across subjects
- Student-athletes, working students and international students who need a flexible schedule
What you will learn
- Reading informational texts: Read and understand informational texts and identify main ideas and supporting details.
- Reading narrative and graphic texts: Interpret narrative and graphic texts and make connections to personal knowledge.
- Summaries and information paragraphs: Write clear summaries and information paragraphs that organize ideas effectively.
- Opinion pieces and news reports: Write opinion pieces and news reports using appropriate form and supporting evidence.
- Literacy portfolio: Maintain a portfolio that records reading experiences and collects samples of writing.
Official Ontario course description
Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course, Grade 12, Open (OLC4O)
This course is designed to help students acquire and demonstrate the cross-curricular literacy skills that are evaluated by the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT). Students who complete the course successfully will meet the provincial literacy requirement for graduation. Students will read a variety of informational, narrative, and graphic texts and will produce a variety of forms of writing, including summaries, information paragraphs, opinion pieces, and news reports. Students will also maintain and manage a portfolio containing a record of their reading experiences and samples of their writing.
Prerequisite: Eligibility requirement: Students who have been eligible to write the OSSLT at least twice and who have been unsuccessful at least once are eligible to take the course. (Students who have already met the literacy requirement for graduation may be eligible to take the course under special circumstances, at the discretion of the principal.)
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 OUAC or OCAS.
Need it sooner? Add Fast Track for priority grading when you have an application deadline.
OLC4O frequently asked questions
Who is eligible to take OLC4O?
Students who have been eligible to write the OSSLT at least twice and have been unsuccessful at least once are eligible. Students who have already met the literacy requirement may be eligible under special circumstances, at the discretion of the principal.
Does OLC4O meet the literacy graduation requirement?
Yes. Successfully completing OLC4O meets the provincial literacy requirement for the OSSD.
Does OLC4O include a portfolio?
Yes. Students maintain and manage a portfolio containing a record of their reading experiences and samples of their writing.
How long does OLC4O 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 OLC4O mark be accepted?
Yes. Aubrey Academy is Ministry-inspected, and we submit your final grade directly to OUAC or OCAS and send your report card to your home school.
I already took OLC4O. Can I raise my mark?
Yes. Our Mark Upgrade option builds on the work you already completed instead of retaking the full course.