RECOMMENDED HONORS / IB COURSE SEQUENCES
FOR THE IB DIPLOMA (TYPICAL)
ROBERT E. LEE HIGH SCHOOL
Grade
ENGLISH – Grp I
WORLD LANG – Grp II
HISTORY – Grp III
MATHS – Grp V
9
Honors Eng 9
Language 2*
Honors World Hist/Geog 2
10
Honors Eng 10
Language 3
Government Honors
11
IB English SL/HL I
IB French HL I
IB German HL I
IB Spanish HL I
IB SFS HL I
IB History of Americas
12
IB English SL/HL II
IB French SL/HL II
IB German SL/HL II
IB Spanish SL/HL II
IB SFS SL/HL II
IB Topics in 20th CenIB Math SL II
tury World History HL
IB Geography SL**
Honors Geometry
or
Geometry
Alg 2 Honors
or
Algebra 2
IB Math I SL or Precalc or
Precalculus
IB Math HL I
IB Math Studies SL
IB Math HL II
(senior year double block)
SCIENCES – Grp IV
PLEASE SEE LHS RECOMMENDED SCIENCE PATHWAYS ON NEXT PAGE
ARTS or ELECTIVES – Grp VI
IB Music SL or HL###
IB Visual Arts SL or HL***
IB Theatre Arts SL or HL###
(Requirement of one in grades 11 and/or 12)
IB Psychology SL or HL***
IB Social Anthropology SL
IB Design Technology SL
IB Business and Management SL or HL***
IB Environmental Systems SL
Required elective for all diploma candidates: IB Theory of Knowledge in grade 11 (recommended) or 12
BOLD signifies weighted grades of 1.0; other Honors or IB classes receive an extra .5
*Students enrolling for the first time in a World Language in 9th grade can still obtain the IB diploma and complete the WL requirement.
** 20th Century Topics is the second year of the two-year IB History HL course. IB Geography SL is a separate course and cannot be substituted for Topics as
the second year of the IB History HL course. IB Geography SL can only be substituted for a World History class.
*** HL courses require the first year IB course as a prerequisite.
###Indicates co-requisite requirement of an advanced performance class or successful audition.
Last Modified 02/2015
Recommended Science Pathways (Group IV) for the IB Diploma
Grade
IB Biology HL Option
IB Physics SL Option
IB Chemistry SL Option
9
Honors Biology
Honors Biology
Honors Biology
10
IB Chemistry I (Honors Chem)
IB Chemistry I (Honors Chem)
IB Chemistry I (Honors Chem)
11
IB Biology HL I
IB Physics SL I
IB Chemistry SL II
12
IB Biology HL II
IB Physics SL II
IB Physics SL I
Grade
IB Environ Sys & Soc SL Option
9
Honors Biology
10
IB Chemistry I (Honors Chem)
11
IB Biology HL I/IB Physics SL I
12
IB Environmental Systems & Societies SL
BOLD signifies weighted grades of 1.0; other Honors or IB classes receive an extra .5
Last Modified 02/2015