4-H External Credit Course Information
External 4-H Grade 11 and 12 Information
A BC Ministry
of Education accepted External Course is a Ministry authorized course
which is offered
outside the British Columbia School System. Students receive course
credit towards graduation for successfully completing an External
Course. The External 4-H 11 and 12 courses are of equivalent standard
to other Ministry authorized senior secondary courses. The 4-H courses
can only be earned through membership and completion of requirements
in the 4-H program. The end credit could be:
External 4-H Grade 11: 4 Credits
A. Project Pin Certification for Applied Skills
B. Program Certification
for Applied Skills
External 4-H Grade 12: 4 Credits
- Honour Pin Certification
for Applied Skills
A. Requirements for Project Pin Certification
for External 4-H Grade 11 Credit:
To achieve a project
pin, senior 4-H members must enroll in a designated project
following the completion of their junior proficiency certificate
and receive four senior skill certificates in that project
area. The four senior skill exams are both written and practical
with 75% required to pass the exams. Senior skill requirements
are as outlined in the External Credits document.
The exams are to obtained from and returned to the BC 4-H head office. All leaders should ensure that they have the most recent versions of the exams. Any out of date exam submitted will be returned unmarked.
B.
Requirements for Program Certification for External 4-H Grade 11 Credit:
Senior 4-H members enrolled in 4-H Clubs may present speeches, demonstrations, learn safety skills, prepare educational displays, and attend 4-H Youth Action, or Agri-Career Adventure, or Rural Urban Connections, and/or 4-H Provincial Club Week.
To complete Program certification, members must submit four certificates (maximum of one each of numbers 1. to 5. or four from 6.) to their District 4-H Awards Coordinator:
- Public Speaking Senior Skill Certificate with a score over 75%
- Demonstration Senior Skill Certificate with a score over 75%
- Educational Display Senior Skill Certificate with a score over 75%
- One provincial 4-H Conference Participation Certificate from 4-H Youth Action, 4-H Rural Urban Connections, Agri-Career Adventure, or 4-H Provincial Club Week
- Speak and Show Senior Skill Certificate with a score over 75%
- Four different Safety Senior Skill Certificates (two from part A and two from part B) each with a score over 75%.
Requirements for Honour Pin
Certification and External 4-H Grade 12 Credit:
- Two Project pins; or
- Project Pin Certificate
(A) plus Program Certificate (B) or
- One Project pin plus one Senior Management Certificate; or
- One Project pin plus one Self-determined project Certificate; or
- One Project pin plus three years of 4-H Junior Leadership
All Project pins, Program Certification and Honour pins
are obtained by 4-H members through the regular senior
skill exams and certificates of the BC 4-H Award
Opportunities program. Once members have completed the requirements
for either External 4-H 11 or External 4-H 12 course
credit they can request the certificate necessary to
present to their school through their District 4-H
Awards Coordinator as follows:
- 4-H member must present the
4-H senior skill or other certificates that verify
completion of the requirements of the course to 4-H Awards Coordinator.
- 4-H Awards Coordinator will send a copy of the
member's award card (with 4-H member home address) and with
the necessary requirements for the course on it (already
verified) to the BC 4-H provincial office.
- Youth & Community Development Specialist will issue Official
Certificate with one of the following three titles,
include the students name, program requirements,
mark in percentage, verification, signature and
date.
- 4-H Program Certification
- 4-H Project
Pin Certification
- 4-H Honour Pin Certification
- 4-H member will receive the 4-H Program
Certification, 4-H Project Pin Certification, or 4-H Honour
Pin Certification directly to their home address.
- 4-H member has responsibility to take
the certificate to their school counsellor to receive the course
credit.
The 4-H grading system is: A 86-100% B 75-85%
The
school must decide whether to report
the student's level of achievement
as a school percent and letter grade, or
as a Transfer Standing (TS) letter
grade. TS have no negative or positive impact
on a student's Grade Point Average
(GPA).
External 4-H 11 and 12 Course Credits - 2005/2006 School Year
External 4-H 11 and 12 Course Credits - 2006/2007 School Year
External 4-H 11 and 12 Course Credits - 2007/2008 School Year
The following External 4-H 11 and 12 Course Credits
have been earned during the 2008/2009 school year
External 4-H 11
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Nadine Thoma - Langley - Program Certification
Nicholas Lee - Langley - Program Certification
Laura Vinnedge - Vanderhoof - Program Certification
Amber Bentley - Kamloops - Program Certification
Jasmine Doerfling - Chilliwack - Program Certification
Ambri Lemky - Chilliwack - Program Certification
Danielle Bamford - Abbotsford - Program Certification
Alicia Burgess - Aldergrove - Program Certification
Kaitlyn Schurmann - Abbotsford - Program Certification
Jocelyn Dieleman - Smithers - Program Certification
Heather Harris - Smithers - Program Certification
Stephen Wolford - Quesnel - Program Certification
Joseph Foley - Quesnel - Program Certification
Erica Pidskalny - Kamloops - Program Certification
Miranda Newman - Princeton - Program Certification
Amber Bentley - Hefley Creek - Program Certification
Chantel Johnson - Williams Lake - Project Certification
Garrett Steeple - Langley - Program Certification
Victoria Hamblin - Houston - Project Certification
Rebekah Davies - Saltspring Island – Program Certification
Michelle Kulchar – Vanderhoof - Program Certification
Kasi DeJong – Abbotsford - Program Certification
George Walton – Salmon Arm - Project Certification
Shannon Palmer – Port Alberni - Program Certification
Julia Baker – Kamloops - Program Certification
Maegan Huber – Kamloops - Program Certification
Natalie Cuthbert - Cowichan - Project Certification
Sarah Zipser - Quesnel - Program Certification
Thomas Christen - Quesnel - Program Certification
Devon Smith - Ladner - Project Certification
Monika Schroeder - Abbotsford - Project Certification
Nigel Erving – Vancouver Island - Program Certification
C. Brianna Herbert – Vancouver Island - Program Certification
Sarah Rowse – Vancouver Island - Program Certification
Erin Croutch – Aldergrove - Project Certification
Daniel Pucko – Vancouver Island - Project Certification
Nigel Erving – Vancouver Island - Project Certification
Tim Dumont – Bridesville - Program Certification
Ryan Williams – Clinton - Project Certification
Montana Mills – Kamloops - Program Certification
Amy Stafford - Williams Lake - Program Certification
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Erik Poulsen - Chiliwack - Program Certification
Jason Brown - Ladysmith - Program Certification
Jacy Johnson - Peace River - Program Certification
Rachel Wilkinson - Surrey - Program Certification
Karlee Johnson - Port Alberni - Program Certification
Orrin Hawke - Kootenays - Program Certification
Daniel Pucko - Victoria - Program Certification
Morgan Godfrey - Mission - Program Certification
Brandon Konrad - Abbotsford - Program Certification
Zackery Berryman - Victoria - Project Certification
Keira McDonald - Kootenays - Project Certification
Kurt Serafini - Kootenays - Project Certification
Jeremy Rouw - Smithers - Project Certification
Marina Out - Enderby - Project Certification
Krystal Vandereep - Quesnel - Program Certification
Sarah Butcher - Ladysmith - Program Certification
Alana Kulchar - Vanderhoof - Project Certification
Victoria Hamblin - Houston - Program Certification
Julie Bertrand - Abbotsford - Project Certification
Matthew vanBoven – Cowichan - Project Certification
Naylene Beirnes – Langley - Program Certification
Erin Croutch – Langley - Program Certification
Justine Byers – Vanderhoof - Program Certification
Judy Wyers – Kamloops - Program Certification
Judy Wyers – Kamloops - Project Certification
Corey Hall - Quesnel - Program Certification
Garth Tolmie - Chilliwack - Program Certification
Nicholas Lee - Langley - Program Certification
Courtney Kind - Delta - Project Certification
Linda Rainbow - Ladner - Project Certification
Melanie Heizer – Vancouver Island - Program Certification
Stephanie Noyon – Vancouver Island - Program Certification
Brittany Dowling – Vanderhoof - Program Certification
C. Brianna Herbert – Vancouver Island - Project Certification
Stephanie Noyon – Vancouver Island - Project Certification
Brittany Dowling – Vanderhoof - Project Certification
Demi Rintjema – Chilliwack - Program Certification
Martney Solowen – Kamloops - Program Certification
Cally Allison – Clinton - Project Certification
Brendan Studer – North Peace - Project Certification
Amy Stafford - Williams Lake - Project Certification
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External 4-H 12 |
Jasmine Doerfling - Chilliwack - Honour
Alana Williams - Langley - Honour
Brandon Konrad - Abbotsford - Honour
Marina Out - Enderby - Honour
Kirsten Braumandl - Horsefly - RoseLake - Honour
Amber Bentley - Hefley Creek - Honour
Julie Bertrand - Abbotsford - Honour
Maegan Huber – Kamloops - Honour
Natalie Cuthbert - Cowichan - Honour
Linda Rainbow - Ladner - Honour
Erin Croutch – Aldergrove - Honour
Daniel Pucko – Vancouver Island - Honour
Nigel Erving – Vancouver Island - Honour
Ryan Williams – Clinton - Honour
Amy Stafford - Williams Lake - Honour
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Erik Poulsen - Chilliwack - Honour
Laura Vinnedge - Vanderhoof - Honour
Kaitlyn Schurmann - Abbotford - Honour
Jocelyn Dieleman - Smithers - Honour
Alana Kulchar - Vanderhoof - Honour
Victoria Hamblin - Houston - Honour
Justine Byers - Vanderhoof - Honour
Judy Wyers – Kamloops - Honour
Nicholas Lee - Ladner - Honour
C. Brianna Herbert - Vancouver Island - Honour
Stephanie Noyon – Vancouver Island - Honour
Brittany Dowling - Vanderhoof - Honour
Cally Allison – Clinton - Honour
Kurt Serafini - Kootenays - Honour
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For more information on how to earn 4-H 11 and 12 credit courses
talk to your District 4-H Key Leader or Awards Coordinator or contact: BC 4-H
email: mail@bc4h.bc.ca
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