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Who should take GLC2O online?
GLC2O 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 need the compulsory Career Studies half credit for the OSSD
- Students exploring apprenticeship training, college or the workplace who want a clear plan and budget for their first postsecondary year
- Students who want to plan their postsecondary pathway and set goals for their first year after high school
- Students who want to learn budgeting, saving and borrowing skills
- Students who want to complete a half credit online to free up space in their timetable
- Homeschooled students, mature students, student-athletes and international students who need a flexible schedule
What you will learn
- Skills, strategies and habits for success: Identify your skills, interests and values and strengthen transferable skills that support learning and work.
- Global work trends: Explore how the world of work is changing and how to adapt to new opportunities.
- Postsecondary options: Compare pathways such as apprenticeship training, college, community living, university and the workplace.
- Goal setting and planning: Use exploration, reflection and decision making to set goals and create a plan for your first postsecondary year.
- Personal financial management: Learn about saving and borrowing tools and develop a budget for your first year after secondary school.
Official Ontario course description
Career Studies, Grade 10, Open (GLC2O)
This course gives students the opportunity to develop the skills, knowledge, and habits that will support them in their education and career/life planning. Students will learn about global work trends, and seek opportunities within the school and community to expand and strengthen their transferable skills and their ability to adapt to the changing world of work. On the basis of exploration, reflective practice, and decision-making processes, students will make connections between their skills, interests, and values and their postsecondary options, whether in apprenticeship training, college, community living, university, or the workplace. They will set goals and create a plan for their first postsecondary year. As part of their preparation for the future, they will learn about personal financial management – including the variety of saving and borrowing tools available to them and how to use them to their advantage – and develop a budget for their first year after secondary school.
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 the credit is recorded on your Ontario Student Transcript.
Need it sooner? Add Fast Track for priority grading when you have a deadline.
GLC2O frequently asked questions
What is the prerequisite for GLC2O?
There is no prerequisite for GLC2O. It is an open course available to all students.
Is GLC2O compulsory?
Yes. GLC2O is a compulsory half credit for the OSSD. It is often paired with CHV2O, Civics and Citizenship, which is also a compulsory half credit.
Is GLC2O a full credit?
No. GLC2O is a half credit (0.5) that requires about 55 hours of learning.
How long does GLC2O take online?
The course has 55 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 GLC2O mark be accepted?
Yes. Aubrey Academy is Ministry-inspected. Your credit is recorded on your Ontario Student Transcript, and we send your report card to your home school.
I already took GLC2O. Can I raise my mark?
Yes. Our Mark Upgrade option builds on the work you already completed instead of retaking the full course.