IB Diploma Program Curriculum

 


The Curriculum of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program consists of

A.  Theory of Knowledge course (Two classes – TOK I and TOK II)
B.  Guided Research class resulting in production of 4000 word Extended Essay
C.  150 hours of Creativity, Action, Service (CAS) activities, and
D.  Coursework in six Subject Groups:

Subject Group 1 – English:
     Two 1-year courses: IB English 1IB English 1 Course Outline and IB English 12 Fall AIB English 12 Fall B 

 Subject Group 2 – Foreign Language:
     Two years of one IB level language: IB French 5, IB French 6 & 7IB Spanish 5IB Spanish 6IB Spanish 7,  IB Chinese 3a/4aIB Chinese 5A, IB Chinese 6A/7A , IB Italian 5, 6 & 7 or IB Arabic 4 

 Subject Group 3 – Study of the Individual in Society:
     2-year course in IB European History 1 and IB European History 2 

Subject Group 4 – Experimental Sciences:
     Choice of one of the following:
        1 year IB Chemistry        2 years IB Physics 1 and IB Physics 2  or

        1 year double-period  IB Biology (12th grade only)
        1 year IB Environmental Systems 

Subject Group 5 - Mathematics:   

    IB Mathematics placement is determined by the 10th grade math course level:
     1. Students who have completed 10th grade Honors Pre-calculus or above take AP Calculus BC followed by IB Mathematics HL              

     2. Students who have completed 10th grade Honors Algebra 2 take Honors Precalculus followed by IB Math SL (2012-13),    

    3. Students who have completed Algebra 2 or Honors Geometry take Honors Algebra 2 or Precalculus followed by  Math Studies SL.

Subject Group 6 – Arts and Electives:
     Choice of one of the following:
        2 years IB Art and DesignIB Art Rubric        

        2 years IB Film – IB Film 1IB Film 2       

        1 year IB Music
        1 year  IB Psychology 

 Instead of a Group 6 subject, students may choose a second IB foreign language (2 years) or a second IB experimental science (1 or 2 years) as designated in Subject Group 4.

 

 
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