This regulation defines a credit and sets the credit and program requirements for provincial and mature student high school diplomas, with some special rules for individualized programs and local diplomas.
High School Graduation Requirements Regulation, M.R. 167/99 The Public Schools Act , C.C.S.M. c. P250 Regulation 167/99 Registered December 7, 1999 bilingual version (HTML) Definition of "credit" 1 In this regulation, "credit" means the numerical value that is earned by a student for the successful completion of a course. Who may grant credits 2 A credit may be granted by (a) the following, for the grade 9 to 12 courses offered: (i) a public school, (ii) an independent school that meets the requirements of subsection 60(5) of The Public Schools Act , (iii) an institutional school approved by the minister; and (b) by the Distance Learning Unit of Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning. M.R. 115/2007 ; 115/2025 Provincial high school diploma 3(1) To be eligible to receive a provincial high school diploma, a student must complete a minimum of 30 credits and meet all program requirements determined by the minister. M.R. 115/2007 ; 72/2009 ; 196/2009 3(2) A student with an individual education plan, as provided for in the Appropriate Educational Programming Regulation , Manitoba Regulation 155/2005, and who has received the individualized programming designation in grades 9 to 12, may obtain a provincial certificate of completion for an Individualized Senior Years Program if he or she (a) has completed four years in grades 9 to 12; or (b) has reached the age of 21 during the current calendar year. M.R. 115/2007 ; 72/2009 3(3) Despite subsection 3(1), a student may graduate and be eligible to receive a provincial high school diploma if he or she (a) entered grade 9 during a period in Column 1 of the following table and completes at least the corresponding number of credits in Column 2 by the end of the school year indicated; and (b) meets all program requirements determined by the minister. TABLE Column 1 Column 2 After the 2000-01 school year but before the 2005-06 school year 28 credits, by the end of the 2010-11 school year In the 2005-06 school year 29 credits, by the end of the 2011-12 school year Local high school diploma 4(1) In addition, a school may, at its option, award a local high school diploma to a student who (a) meets the requirements for a provincial high school diploma under section 3; and (b) meets any additional local program and credit requirements of the school board or the independent school. 4(2) [Repealed] M.R. 115/2007 M.R. 115/2007 ; 115/2025 Provincial mature student graduation diploma 5(1) To obtain mature student standing and be eligible to receive a provincial mature student graduation diploma, a student must complete 8 credits and meet program and other requirements determined by the minister. 5(2) [Repealed] M.R. 115/2007 M.R. 115/2007