INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM
 

PRE-IB THE PROGRAM

To prepare for the IB curriculum, students enter the 9th and 10th grade Pre-IB program, which includes the following courses:

• Two years of World and American
  literature and English composition

• Two years of mathematics (should
  include Algebra 2 and Statistics/
  Trigonometry)

• Two years of science (Honors
  Life, Earth, Biology)

• French 1 & 2 and Spanish 1 & 2

• Additional USD 308 graduation
  requirements (PE, Fine Arts,
  Computer)

• Electives

• Students may elect to take IB courses without working
  toward the full diploma. Satisfactory scores will earn
  them IB certificates in the classes for which they sit
  for exams.

IB PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

11th and 12th grades
To be eligible for an IB diploma, students must complete the following:

• Coursework in 6 areas & pass
  externally graded exams

• Write an extended essay in one
  of the IB disciplines

• Complete Theory of Knowledge

• Engage in 150 hours of creativity,
  action and service activities