AVI4M, Visual Arts, Grade 12, University, College – online course

AVI4M is the Grade 12 University/College visual arts course. Students refine studio skills through the creative process, develop a cohesive body of work, and deepen art criticism and art-history understanding — building the portfolio that art, design, and architecture programs assess.

The prerequisite for AVI4M is AVI3M (Visual Arts, Grade 11, University/College). OES offers both; taking them in sequence builds a stronger, more coherent portfolio.

Directly. Fine arts, design, illustration, animation, and architecture programs typically require a portfolio alongside marks, and AVI4M is structured around producing exactly that — a refined body of work with documented process, plus the critical vocabulary interviews and statements demand.

You create works at home in your chosen media, document them digitally, and receive structured critique from certified teachers. [OES: confirm materials list and accepted media.] The self-paced format suits sustained studio projects — you can work when creative momentum is real.

In AVI4M you produce a cohesive series of works exploring a personal theme or direction, applying advanced techniques and the full creative process — research, experimentation, production, reflection — alongside art-historical study that informs and contextualizes your practice.

Yes. AVI4M is an M-level credit that counts toward the top six Grade 12 U/M marks for university admission — while simultaneously building the portfolio that creative programs weight heavily.

Yes. Many students take AVI4M at OES to raise a mark for university or college applications — Ontario uses your highest grade for the course. The course is self-paced and open year-round, so you can retake it alongside your day-school timetable and finish in as little as 4 weeks.

Yes. Ontario students who started Grade 9 in the 2020–21 school year or later must earn at least two online learning credits to graduate, and AVI4M at OES — a Ministry-inspected online school (BSID #667186) — counts toward that requirement. An opt-out process exists through school boards, and specific provisions apply to students affected by the 2021 school closures.

AVI4M meets the Ministry of Education’s attendance and participation expectations through activities blended directly into the course. OES requires students to log in at least once per week for attendance, and participation activities appear throughout the course and are reflected in the grade book — preserving self-paced flexibility while satisfying the requirements for online courses.

Ontario’s Growing Success policy pre-determines the evaluation structure for every credit. Beginning in the 2026–27 school year, AVI4M is graded on classroom work completed throughout the course (65%) plus a Ministry-mandated final evaluation worth 25% for Grades 11–12, with attendance and participation also reflected in the final grade. A credit is granted at 50% or higher — and as an inspected private school, OES may administer final evaluations online, while school-board online courses generally require in-person exam sittings.