What is an IB Diploma Program (DP) education?

Diploma Programme

Why the IB Diploma Programme?

The International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme is an internationally recognized 2-year diploma program that students can apply to take in their junior and senior years of high school. Diploma Programme (DP) students are not only required to take high-level, in-depth, rigorous courses, but they also have the opportunity to contribute to the local community (through the Creativity, Activity, Service requirement) as well as construct a college-level research paper (through the Extended Essay). The DP programme promotes well-rounded students, not just academically, but socially as well.

IB Diploma Programme Requirements & Course of Study

All IB DP candidates must:

1. Take six (6) IB courses: one from each "group" - Language and Literature, Language Acquisition, Individuals and Societies, Sciences, Mathematics, and one (1) Arts/Electives OR another Group 1-5 course:

Successfully complete a combination of 3 Higher Level (HL) courses AND 3 Standard Level (SL) courses across the 6 groups

	Subject Group:	Course:	Level(s):
Group 1	Language A: Language & Literature	Language and Literature	HL
Group 2	Language Acquisition: Language B or Language ab initio	Spanish AB	SL/HL
Group 3	Individuals and Societies	History of the Americas	HL
Group 4	The Sciences	Environmental Systems & Societies (SL)	SL
Group 5	Mathematics	Applications and Interpretations	SL
Group 6	The Arts or Group 1-5 Elective	Group 1-5 Elective: Business Management	HL

2. Successfully complete the DP Core:

DP Core Requirements

Theory of Knowledge (TOK)

a course that integrates the 6 subject groups through common inquiry and reflection on the nature of truth and worldwide cultural shifts

Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS)

take part in experiences and a project to develop self-confidence and to become more well-rounded

Extended Essay (EE)

an independent, self-directed (up to 4,000 word) academic research paper on topic of interest in an approved DP subject area

3. Students must NOT have any academic misconduct such as cheating, plagiarism, etc.