What is the International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme?
The IB Programme gives students an opportunity to earn a full IB Diploma or an IB Certificate in an emphasized area of choice. It is a 2 year program beginning in the student’s junior year of high school. Students who are enrolled in the full IB Diploma must take 3 HL and 3SL or 4 HL and 2 SL courses from the list below. Students must also take exams. Each exam is on a scale from 1-7 with 4 as a passing score. Students must earn 24 points to get the IB Diploma.
To receive an IB Diploma a student must:
¨ Take 6 IB classes during their Junior and Senior year
¨ Enroll in Theory of Knowledge (TOK) course (1/2 hour course over 2 semesters)
¨ 150 hours of community service (CAS)
¨ 4,000 word essay (EE)
¨ Pass exams with a score of 4 or better
2 part exams: 1) Internal Assessment (in class)
2) External Assessment (taken in May)
Benefits of the full IB Diploma:
¨ Accepted by universities nationally and internationally
¨ Opens doors to ivy league schools
¨ Earn up to 30 college credits
¨ More scholarship opportunities
Recommend for students to:
¨ Have a 2.5 GPA or better
¨ Spanish background
¨ Completed 2 years of math successfully (1 year being Algebra 2)
¨ Completed Chemistry or Chemistry Honors
¨ Completed the 1 year of Fine Art for graduation/A-G requirement
¨ Completed the PE requirement for graduation
IB Courses Offered
IB Chemistry SL & HL
IB English HL
IB Film SL (Pending)
IB Geography SL—one year
IB History of the Americas HL
IB Math SL—one year
IB Music SL
IB Physics SL
IB Spanish HL
IB Theory of Knowledge
For more information contact Mickaelle Bonfils-Roncal or Karla Lopez at (760) 336-4280 or go to www.ibo.org and click on Diploma Programme.
The IB Programme gives students an opportunity to earn a full IB Diploma or an IB Certificate in an emphasized area of choice. It is a 2 year program beginning in the student’s junior year of high school. Students who are enrolled in the full IB Diploma must take 3 HL and 3SL or 4 HL and 2 SL courses from the list below. Students must also take exams. Each exam is on a scale from 1-7 with 4 as a passing score. Students must earn 24 points to get the IB Diploma.
To receive an IB Diploma a student must:
¨ Take 6 IB classes during their Junior and Senior year
¨ Enroll in Theory of Knowledge (TOK) course (1/2 hour course over 2 semesters)
¨ 150 hours of community service (CAS)
¨ 4,000 word essay (EE)
¨ Pass exams with a score of 4 or better
2 part exams: 1) Internal Assessment (in class)
2) External Assessment (taken in May)
Benefits of the full IB Diploma:
¨ Accepted by universities nationally and internationally
¨ Opens doors to ivy league schools
¨ Earn up to 30 college credits
¨ More scholarship opportunities
Recommend for students to:
¨ Have a 2.5 GPA or better
¨ Spanish background
¨ Completed 2 years of math successfully (1 year being Algebra 2)
¨ Completed Chemistry or Chemistry Honors
¨ Completed the 1 year of Fine Art for graduation/A-G requirement
¨ Completed the PE requirement for graduation
IB Courses Offered
IB Chemistry SL & HL
IB English HL
IB Film SL (Pending)
IB Geography SL—one year
IB History of the Americas HL
IB Math SL—one year
IB Music SL
IB Physics SL
IB Spanish HL
IB Theory of Knowledge
For more information contact Mickaelle Bonfils-Roncal or Karla Lopez at (760) 336-4280 or go to www.ibo.org and click on Diploma Programme.