CHW3M, World History to the End of the Fifteenth Century, Grade 11, University, College

CHW3M is the Grade 11 University/College world history course covering human societies from earliest times to roughly 1500 CE. Students investigate ancient and medieval civilizations — their politics, cultures, economies, and legacies — while developing historical-thinking and research skills.

The prerequisite for CHW3M is the Grade 10 Canadian history credit — CHC2D (Academic) or CHC2P (Applied).

CHW3M typically explores civilizations such as Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and medieval societies across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas — examining how they governed, worshipped, traded, created, and influenced the world that followed, up to the end of the 15th century.

CHW3M 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.

Yes. CHW3M builds the research, source-analysis, and essay skills that history, classics, political science, and humanities programs value, and as an M-level credit it demonstrates senior academic work. It also feeds naturally into Grade 12 history and social science courses.

CHW3M develops historical inquiry: evaluating primary and secondary sources, understanding cause and consequence, comparing civilizations, and communicating findings in structured writing and presentations — transferable skills for any senior humanities or social-science course.

Yes. Many students take one or two OES courses alongside their regular day school to free up a timetable, resolve a conflict, or work ahead. OES notifies your day school and your CHW3M mark is added to your Ontario Student Transcript. The course is self-paced with year-round registration, so it fits around your existing schedule.

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 CHW3M 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.

Ontario’s Growing Success policy pre-determines the evaluation structure for every credit. Beginning in the 2026–27 school year, CHW3M 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.