International
Baccalaureate Program
Hanover County
Public Schools
Wendy Edelman, AHS
Jessica Orth, HHS
Lesa Berlinghoff, LDHS
Micah Eads, PHHS
IB Coordinators
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What is IB?
Why IB?
Who can take IB courses?
What makes IB special?
What do colleges say about IB?
What is the IB Diploma Programme (IB DP)?
“Education for a better world.”
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rigorous, two-year liberal-arts program
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exams in six different subject areas
aimed at developing global citizens and life-long learners
balanced, inquiry-based curriculum
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depth, challenge, and international perspective
The IB Core makes IB a Program
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Creativity, Activity, and Service (CAS)
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Theory of Knowledge
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Extended Essay
CAS Experiences
Why should students enroll
in the IB Program?
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the most rigorous course of studies offered by HCPS
study skills and time management learned in high
school
develops well-rounded students
IB coursework is a desirable factor in the college
admissions process
potential for college credit based on exam scores
Who can enroll in the IB Program?
PB and IB courses are open to all students provided
course pre-requisites have been met
• 9th and 10th graders enroll in Pre-Baccalaureate (PB)
courses
• 11th and 12th graders enroll in IB courses
• Application process begins in November for current
8th graders
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IB Diploma vs. IB Course students
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Full IB
Six IB courses over junior and senior years
– Three or four HL (Higher Level—2 year) courses
– Two or three SL (Standard Level—1 year) courses
• complete the IB core
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Course student
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one or more IB courses during their junior and/or senior
years
The PB (Pre-Baccalaureate) Years
9th Grade
10th Grade
PB English 9
PB English 10
PB World History II
PB Government
PB Biology
PB Chemistry
Geometry or PB Algebra II
PB Algebra II or PB Pre-Calculus
World Language (level 3 or higher)
World Language (level 4 or higher)
PE
Driver’s Ed/PE
2 Electives
2 Electives
Typical Schedule of IB Diploma Candidate
11th Grade
12th Grade
IB English HLA
IB English HLB
IB World Language SLA or SLB
IB World Language SLB or elective
IB History of the Americas HLA
IB History of the Americas HLB
IB Biology or Chemistry SL/HLA or IB
Physics SL
IB Biology or Chemistry SL/HLB or IB
Physics SL
PB Pre-Calculus or AP Calculus AB
IB Mathematics SL or HLB
IB Elective: IB Visual Art SL/HLA, IB Music
SL, IB Psychology SL, IB Economics SL or
IB Film SL
IB Elective: IB Visual Art SL/HLB, IB
Music SL, IB Psychology SL, IB Economics
SL or IB Film SL
Theory of Knowledge I
Theory of Knowledge II
Elective
Elective
What makes IB Special?
Students are encouraged to:
• ask challenging questions
• work hard
• learn how to learn
• develop a strong sense of their own identity and culture
• develop the ability to communicate with and understand
people from other countries and cultures
• become independent, self-motivated learners
IB Learner Profile
IB Learners strive to be:
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Inquirers
Knowledgeable
Thinkers
Communicators
Principled
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Open-minded
Caring
Risk-takers
Balanced
Reflective
IB programmes promote the education of the whole person, emphasizing
intellectual, personal, emotional and social growth through all domains of
knowledge. www.ibo.org
What do colleges say about IB?
“We know the quality of IB courses, and we think the IB curriculum
is terrific.”
-Christoph Guttentag, Director of Admissions, Duke University
“The rigor of the IB Diploma requirements meets our
recommendation for the strongest high school preparation
possible…in sum, the IB Diploma candidate who has met the
challenge successfully receives strong consideration from the
William & Mary admission committee.”
-Allison Jesse, former Associate Dean of Admissions, William and Mary
What do Ivy League colleges
say about IB?
“IB is well known to us as excellent preparation. Success in an IB
programme correlates well with success at Harvard. We are
pleased to see the credential of the IB Diploma Programme on the
transcript.”
-Marlyn McGrath Lewis, Assistant Dean of Admissions, Harvard University
“The IB is a first-rate programme, one we are familiar with, and it
prepares students well for a university like ours.”
-Fred Hargadon, Director of Undergraduate Admissions, Princeton University
IB Students Are Admitted to Universities
at Higher Rates than the General Population
90
80
University Acceptance Rates (2015)
79.9
Acceptance rate (%)
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58
50.6
47.6
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39.4
40
33.3
29
30
25
24
21
20
17.6
16.9
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15.1
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Boston
University
Cornell
University
Duke
University
Princeton
University
IB Diploma acceptance rate
Stanford
University
University of
CA--Berkeley
Overall acceptance rate
University of Yale University
Pennsylvania
IB Students Are Admitted to Universities
at Higher Rates than the General Population
University Acceptance Rates (2015)
120
98.8
Acceptance rate (%)
100
80.2
76.9
80
73
66
63.6
60
61.3
58.3
58
53.9
41
40
35
39
35
20
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College of
William and
Mary
James Madison UNC-Chapel Hill University of
University
Richmond
IB Diploma acceptance rate
University of
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Virginia
Commonwealth
Univeristy
Overall acceptance rate
What do IB students say?
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“The IB program gives students the opportunity to really think
outside the box.”
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“You learn time management and you master the skills needed to
write good papers.”
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“IB fosters commitment and character.”
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“It provides a close knit group of students.”
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“Before starting the IB program I knew I wasn’t as smart as my
peers, but IB has helped me to grow as an individual. I think more
critically and individually have a greater respect for all different
cultures.”
IB Diploma students from
HCPS are currently attending…