Everything you wanted to know about IB!

Agenda• Who’s Who

• Mission Driven

• The IB Alphabet Soup

• The difference between 9/10 and 11/12th grade

• Earning the IB Diploma

• Resources

Who’s WhoProgram Coordinator, Lisa Nehrig

CAS Coordinator, exam registration and administration, program specifics, college application support, recruitment and retention

IB School Counselor, Lisa CarterTranscripts, course scheduling, college recommendations, application support, exam administration, recruitment and retention, parent/teacher conferences

IB Mission StatementThe International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.

To this end, the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment.

These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.

The IB Alphabet SoupHL- higher level (240 hrs) DP- Diploma Programme

SL- standard level (150 hrs) EE- Extended Essay*

IOP- Individual Oral Presentation

IOC- Individual Oral Commentary

ToK- Theory of Knowledge*

IA- Internal Assessment

CAS- Creativity Activity and Service (18 months of experiences over the 11th and 12th grade year)* We will meet again early next school year to talk about CAS.

IB Diploma Program11th and 12th grade

• A two-year course of study ending with exams in the spring of the senior year

• Students must also complete the core components of the program; ToK, CAS and write the EE

• Earning an IB diploma satisfies Bright Future’s requirements. If an IB diploma is not awarded students can still earn Bright Futures IF they have the required test scores, GPA and service hours.

• Colleges and universities grant credit for IB exam scores. This varies by university and is best verified through individual admissions offices.

Earning the IB DiplomaCourse Levels Course LevelsEnglish A1:Literature HL only Psychology HL and SL

Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches

SL Theatre HL and SL

Mathematics: Analysis and Interpretations

SL only Visual Arts HL and SL

History HL and SL Dance HL and SL Biology HL and SL Lang B: Spanish HL and SL

Chemistry SL only Lang B: German SL only

Physics HL and SL Lang B: French SL only

Music HL and SL IB Comp Studies HL and SL

Sample Plan DP Year 1- Junior Year DP Year 2- Senior YearAP Lang and Comp for IB IB English IV- Language

A:Literature (HL only)HOTA/TOK HOTA (HL)/TOKELECTIVE IB Contemporary History AP Calculus AB IB Math AA (SL)IB Spanish 4 IB Spanish 5 (SL) IB Chemistry IB Chemistry (SL)IB Psychology SL IB Psychology (HL)

Juniors COULD test out of IB Comp Studies and IB Psychology****and possibly IB Bio

Earning the IB DiplomaA total of 6 subjects must be studied, with a combination of standard and higher levels (SL and HL).

Students must complete the “core”, which is made up of CAS (creativity, activity, service), ToK (Theory of Knowledge) and EE (extended essay).

Each subject is graded 1-7, with 7 being the highest grade. These grades are also used as points in determining if the diploma can be awarded.

Earning the IB DiplomaToK and EE are graded A-E, with A being the highest grade. These two grades are then combined in the diploma points matrix to contribute between 0 and 3 points to the total.

CAS is not assessed BUT must be completed in order to pass the diploma.

The overall maximum points from subject grades and TOK/EE is therefore 45 ((6X7)+3). The minimum threshold for completing the programme is 24 points, below which a diploma is NOT awarded.

Earning the IB Diploma Additional requirements include:• CAS requirements have been met.• There is no “N” awarded for TOK, the EE or for a contributing subject.• There is no grade of “E” awarded for TOK and/or the EE.• There is no grade 1 awarded for any subject/level.• There are no more than two grades of 2 awarded (HL or SL)• There are no more than three grade 3s or below awarded (HL or SL)• The candidate has gained 12 points or more on HL subjects (for candidates who register for 4 HL subjects, the three highest grades count).

College Search Resources11th gradersBig Future College Planning sheets- Green handoutGuide to Selective Colleges- PINKGo on campus visitsTake the PSAT- NMSQTUpdate your academic resumeExplore Floridashines.org- Virtual College Week Free WebinarsCappex.com

Bright Futures - you can apply in October of your senior year

What’s on your transcript?• GPA weighted and unweighted

• Course attempts and grades

• AP test scores

• IB Exam scores

• SAT/ACT scores

• Attendance records

• Discipline records

Resourceswww.delandib.weebly.com

@IB_Bulldogs

College Search and Application Resources

www.collegeboard.org

www.collegeessayguy.com

http://www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org/ssfad/bf/

https://fafsa.ed.gov/

www.fastweb.com