International Baccalaureate Programmeat Denton High School

Beth Hughes

IB DP

(11th and

12th)

Coordinator

Kimberly

Thaggard

IB MYP (9th

and 10th)

Coordinator

What do YOU know about IB?

Tonight’s Objectives

• Review the IB history specific to Denton High School

• Dispel local myths about the IB program

• Explain the DHS IB transfer policy

• Understand how the IB DP program positively effects GPA

• Recognize IB DP’s value at universities all over the world

• Choose the correct courses for a 9th grader with a DP future

• Discuss the recognition program for IB DP students at DHS

10 attributes that all IB students

should develop throughout the

continuum of learning that is the IB.

= The PYP, the MYP, and the

Diploma Programme

= and beyond as a lifelong learner.

OPEN-MINDED

9th and 10th Grade

- ALL 9th & 10th students are IB

MYP students.

- Over 90% of 9th & 10th grade

courses use the IB philosophy.

- All Freshman and Sophomores

are required to take a 2nd

language.

- All 10th grade students will

participate in the Personal

Project.

Seniors 2011

Class of 2013 Full-Diploma Graduates

Classes of 2016 and 2017

group 6

Experimental Sciences

•Biology HL & SL

•Physics SL

•Environmental Systems & Societies SL

Theory of

Knowledge

Electives

•Visual Art HL & SL

•Dance HL & SL

•Computer Science HL & SL

•Music HL & SL

•Film SL & HL

group 1

Language A1

•English HL

Extended Essay

group 3

group 5

group 2

Second Language

• Spanish HL & SL

•French SL

•German SL

•Latin SL

•Mandarin Chinese

Creativity, Action,

Service

Individuals and Societies

•20th Century World Topics:

Americas HL

Mathematics

•Mathematics SL

•Math Studies SL

group 4

•Environmental Systems

and Societies SL

IB Full Diploma, IB Course Only

• Full-Diploma—takes 6 IB courses and the core

(CAS, ToK, EE) in 11th and 12th grade

• Course only—Students who pick and choose

between parts of IB, AP, Dual Credit, ATC, or regular

classes in 11th and 12th grade

• IB Transfer students MUST be in TWO IB Higher

Level classes in both 11th and 12th grades

• MYP—Middle Years Program is a full-school 9th and

10th grade program

IB Higher Level Courses

• IB English HL

• IB History of the Americas HL (state US

History & Government credit)

• IB Biology HL

• IB Spanish HL (Spanish 5)

• IB Film HL

• IB Art HL

• IB Music HL

• IB Computer Science HL

• IB Dance HL

Number Conversions

Pre-AP/Pre-DPIB/AP/College

Standard Level Classes

A=5.0B=4.0C=3.0

F=Zero

A=4.0B=3.0C=2.0

F=Zero

Who will be Valedictorian? Salutatorian?

GPA…GPA…GPA

What Counts???

English 1-4 4 Years of HighSchool Math

World Geography,World History,

American History,Government, Economics

BiologyChemistry

PhysicsScience Elective

2 Best years of 2nd Language

GPA…GPA…GPA

Each subject (Higher or Standard) is graded

on a scale from 1 to 7, where:

7 = excellent

6 = very good

5 = good

4 = satisfactory—PASSING SCORE

3 = mediocre

2 = poor

1 = very poor

The points are then added together. A sum of

24 earns the diploma.

IB Assessment Scale

FACTORS Universities CONSIDER Rigorous course work

GPA

Rank

Test Scores

Essay

Extra curricular/ Volunteer Hours

Letters of recommendation

1-5Universities

6-10 Universities

11-20 Universities

26-250 Universities

251+ Universities

Global University Recognition

Number of universities

with published

recognition policies in

the IB Information

System

In 2005, the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill

111 that mandates Texas public colleges and

universities to grant 24 credit hours to students

receiving the IB diploma. To receive the IB

diploma, students must attain a total of 24 or

higher on six exams, taken and pass the Theory

of Knowledge class, engage CAS hours and have

submitted their Extended Essay.

Texas Senate Bill 111

Top 25 Transcript Receiving Universities in North America

British ColumbiaUniversity of British Columbia (1573)

Simon Fraser University (463) AlbertaUniversity of Alberta (917)

OntarioUniversity of Toronto (1542)University of Waterloo (599)

Western University (502)Queen’s University (438)

McMaster University (366)

QuebecMcGill University (869)

CaliforniaUniversity of California-Berkeley (550)University of California- Los Angeles

(534)

New YorkNew York University (615)

FloridaUniversity of Florida (1155)

University of Central Florida (668)Florida State University (536)

University of South Florida (502)

WashingtonUniversity of Washington-Seattle (518)

VirginiaUniversity of Virginia (463)

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

(430)George Mason University

(359)

TexasUniversity of Texas at Austin (434)

ColoradoUniversity of Colorado at Boulder (416) Michigan

University of Michigan- Ann Arbor (412)

Massachusetts Northeastern University

(468)Boston University (368)

College Credit

UNT—COSTS

$12,000 for tuition & fees alone

$20,000 with dorm

Assured Scholarships based on

GPA+ACT/SAT score

Class

of

2014

IB DP Graduate

UNT

4x4 Courses OtherRecommendations

Pre-AP/IBDP English 1

Pre-AP/IBDP Language AcquisitionSpanish, French, German, Latin,

Mandarin Chinese

Pre-AP/IBDP World Geography

PE Credit

Pre-AP/IBDPBiology

Fine Arts Credit

Math—May be Pre-AP/IBDPAlgebra 1GeometryAlgebra 2

High School 101Professional

Communications

IB DP bound 9th graders should take…

IB Letterman Jacket

Paparazzi

It is not all ….WORK, WORK

WORK!!!!

The IB Programme at Denton High School

also strives to get out of the classroom as

much as possible...

CREATIVITY-ACTIVITY-SERVICE

IB Spring Retreat

HOCO

Texas Girls State

UNT Library