SELF-STUDY COURSES

The staff at the QUEST Centre will be happy to guide you through the process if your goal is to earn your high school diploma or complete a high school credit. Whether you need a diploma to qualify for employment, to prepare for college courses or simply for peace of mind, there is a sense of pride and achievement gained. Yes it is a big commitment, takes a lot of dedication and will power, but it can be done. At the QUEST Centre we also have information on how to attain your GED: General Educational Development, which is a testing program for adult high school equivalency.

 We offer credit correspondence courses through the Thames Valley District School Board continuing education program. Correspondence allows you to learn at your own pace while in the comfort of your own home. The only traveling to be done is dropping off your completed lessons and picking up you next set of lessons.

 The following are guidelines for taking correspondence courses through the QUEST Centre:

1. You must be at least 18 years old.
2. You cannot be a full-time student. If you are attending high school part-time, you must get a letter from the principal stating that you are part-time and given permission for the student to take correspondence.
3. Bring your School Transcript (which you request from the high school you last attended) and any other school certificates you have to the QUEST Centre. To obtain your transcript if you attended GDHS after October 2000, you can obtain a transcript from the Guidance Office. If you attended school in the Thames Valley area, but have been out of school 5 or more years, you’ll need to contact Wheable (452-2660 ext 271). If you went to school under a different school board, you need to contact that school board to find out how to get transcripts. The website: www.oise.utoronto.ca/canedweb/edboards.hotml has links to all the school boards in Canada.
4. Fill out an ILC Pre-Registration Form giving reasons / Future goals for taking correspondence courses. We will fax all relevant information to the Adult learning Centre in St. Thomas. Once your assessment has been faxed back we will call you.
5. Come in and fill out the Registration Form and pick up your first set set of lessons. The fee for your first course is $50 cash or cheque ($40 will be refunded when you have completed your course). $100 cash deposit is you require a textbook ($100 will be refunded when you return the textbook). You will be charged $10 for each subsequent course. You are required to complete all Unit Questions for complete marks; this includes Key Questions and Support Questions. Please write legibly on regular lined paper. Typed work is welcomed. All courses must be completed within one year from the date of registration.
6. A one-credit self-study course will require the completion of 20 lessons and a final exam: Students must pass the exam to receive the credit. Each course is divided into lesson books of 4 or 5 lessons. You may hand in one lesson or up to fove lessons at a time. Upon completion, return the lesson book and exchange it for the next lesson book. Teacher/markers do not mark during July and August and during Christmas or March Break. Indicate clearly the lesson number, course code (eg. ENG3U) and your name on lessons to be marked. Please allow 4-5 weeks for marked lessons to be returned. It is strongly recommended that students keep a copy of all work submitted. It is the student’s responsibility to schedule your exam at The QUEST Centre.

‘Certificates of Completion’ are issued upon completion of the course by the marker. It is the student’s responsibility to have the information transferred to their transcript. Keeping the Certificates along with the original transcript is also acceptable for job application or entering the post-secondary education.