INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE
SCHOOL PROFILE 2014-2015
215 Park Ave. South
Suite 2016
New York, NY 10003
Tel: 1-212-583-7630
e-mail: ICNY@IC.EDU.LB
P.O. Box 113-5373
Postal code 1107-2020
Beirut, Lebanon
Tel &fax: 961-1-362500/1
e-mail: ICLB@IC.EDU.LB
www.ic.edu.lb
CEEB 685300
UCAS 47279
Dr. Don Bergman, President
Mishka Mourani, Senior Vice President
Paula Mufarrij, Secondary School Director
Hussein Said, Associate Director
Rasha Daouk, Assistant to the Director, IBDP Coordinator
Randa Azkoul Soubaih, College Counselor (e-mail: rsoubaih@ic.edu.lb)
HISTORY
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Established in 1891 and chartered in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An independent, non-profit educational institution
Registered with the Lebanese Ministry of Education
Accredited by NEASC and CIS, authorized by the IBO, and homologue par L’AEFE
IC offers a pre-K -12 program to over 3,500 students, one of the largest international schools in the world
STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND PROGRAMS
Secondary school: inclusive of Grades 10-12 (seconde to terminale in the French system)
710 students in the secondary school
230 students in the Class of 2015
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Majority hold Lebanese citizenship; 40% hold either dual or non-Lebanese citizenship, representing 51 different countries.
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100% of IC graduates attend four-year universities;
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Curricular tracks
o College Preparatory Program (non-baccalaureate diploma; English as language of instruction)
o Lebanese Baccalaureate (in English or French as language of instruction)
o French Baccalaureate (French as language of instruction)
o International Baccalaureate (English as language of instruction)
o Most students are trilingual (English, French, Arabic)
o IB courses are 2-year courses; all others are year-long.
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Faculty: 100 highly qualified teachers, 50 % holding master's degrees and 2.5% holding doctorates.
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All students are required to fulfill a certain number of community service hours and are encouraged to participate in extracurricular activities. The citizenship grade is a reflection of their behavior at school.
STANDARDIZED TESTING RESULTS
All juniors and seniors, whether in English or French sections, are required to sit for the SAT, and many opt to take the TOEFL
or IELTS as well. The percentiles of the High School and total group for the SAT tests in 2012-2013 were as follows:
SAT
International College
Worldwide
percentile
Critical
Reading
Mathematics
Writing
Critical
Reading
Mathematics
Writing
75th percentile
540
670
570
570
600
560
50th percentile
470
620
500
46-90
510
480
25th percentile
420
540
450
420
430
410
GRADING SYSTEM
We do not rank students and do not provide GPA conversions or cumulative averages. Our grading system runs from 0-100,
although we do not record grades below 40. Our numerical grades translate to letter grades as follows:
85+
A (excellent)
16+
A (excellent)
80-84
B (very good)
12.5+
B (very good)
70-79
C (average)
10+
C (average)
65-69
D (poor)
9
D (poor)
64 or less E (failing)
8
E (failing)
We acknowledge above average results as follows:
High Distinction
90 or above
Distinction
85-89.9
Honorable Mention
80-84.9
The passing mark varies from program to program. A chart follows.
College Preparatory Program
CURRICULUM AND PERFORMANCE
GRADE ELEVEN
Periods
Coef.
per week
GRADE TWELVE
Passing
grade
Passing
letter
2
3
1
2
65
70
65
D
C
D
65
D
6
3
2
3
4
2
2
4
2
2
2
3
1
1
70
65
65
65
65
65
65
C
D
D
D
D
D
D
Citizenship &
Social Service
--
0.5
70
Total
32
23.5
Subject
3
4
2
Arabic
Biology
/
Drama
Economics/
Management
English
French
Global Issues
History
Math
P.E.
Elective*
3
Subject
Passing
letter
2
3
1
2
65
70
65
D
C
D
D
4
2
2
2
3
1
1
70
70
65
65
65
65
65
C
C
D
D
D
D
D
0.5
70
D
Coef.
3
4
2
Arabic
Biology
Drama
Economics/
Management
English
French
Global Issues
History
Math
P.E.
Elective
3
6
3
2
3
4
2
2
Citizenship &
Social Service
32
Total
Passing
numerical
hrs/wk
65
23.5
*Electives include Art or Music.
French Baccalaureate Program CURRICULUM AND PERFORMANCE
The courses of study required by the French Baccalaureate are as follows:
GRADE 11
subject
Arabic
Biology
Chemistry
Drama
Eco. & Soc.
English
French
Hist. Geo.
IT
Math
P.E.
Philosophy
Physics
Science
TPE
Elective
Community Service
Citizenship
Total
Economics &
Sociology
pass gr.
Coef. For ES
2
1
6
2
4
5
1
5
2
1
2
2
2
0.5
0.5
36
70
65
70
70
70
70
70
70
65
65
65
65
65
70
70
Scientific
pass gr. pass gr. pass gr.
Coef. For TSV For
For
TSM
TSPC
70
70
70
2
75
70
70
6
3
70
70
75
1
65
65
65
70
70
70
2
70
70
70
4
65
65
65
3
70
70
70
1
70
75
70
7
65
65
65
2
65
65
65
1
70
70
75
3
65
65
65
2
2
65
65
65
70
70
70
0.5
0.5
65
65
65
40
GRADE 12
TES
pass gr.
Coef.
TSV
pass gr.
Coef.
TSM
pass gr.
Coef.
TSPC
pass gr.
Coef.
3
70
3
70
3
70
3
-
-
8
70
6
70
6
70
7
3
5
1
7
2
4
-2
0.5
40.5
70
70
70
65
70
65
65
65
70
3
3
3
7
2
3
3
2
0.5
38.5
70
70
65
70
65
65
70
65
70
3
3
3
9
2
3
3
2
0.5
38.5
70
70
65
70
65
65
70
65
70
4
3
3
7
2
3
4
2
0.5
38.5
70
70
65
70
65
65
70
65
70
TES-spécialité langue vivante, or TS-spécialité de sciences de la vie et de la terre or mathématiques or physics-chemistry. French
Baccalaureate students write one long research paper in their penultimate year (grade 11) as required by the Travail Personnel
Encadré (TPE) course. In addition, 100 hours of community service are among the school requirements for graduation.
Extracurricular offerings include intramural and interscholastic sports (basketball, soccer, volleyball) and a full students' activities
program.
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International Baccalaureate Program CURRICULUM AND PERFORMANCE
IC offers 32 IB courses taught by 31 teachers with 10 to 23 students per class and at an average of 18 students per course.
The courses of study offered for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program are as follows:
IB
Subject
International College IB DP Course offerings (taught in English except group 2)
Groups
1
2
4
English A: Literature SL/HL
Arabic B SL/HL, Arabic ab initio SL
French B SL/HL, French ab initio SL
Spanish ab initio SL
History SL/HL, Economics SL/HL, Psychology SL/HL
Social and Cultural Anthropology SL/HL, Business Management SL/HL
Biology SL/HL, Chemistry SL/HL, Physics SL/HL
5
Math SL/HL, Math Studies SL
6
Theatre SL/HL, Visual arts SL/HL
3
In addition to the six courses and examinations, IB Diploma students must complete the Theory of Knowledge course, write a
4000 word extended essay, and complete a certain number of hours in Creativity, Action and Service (CAS) activities.
Lebanese Baccalaureate Program
CURRICULUM AND PERFORMANCE
The courses of study required by the Lebanese Baccalaureate are as follows:
GRADE 11
Humanities
pass gr. pass gr.
Coef.
for Hum for ES
subject
Eng/Fr
Eng/Fr
70
70
4.5
2.5
Arabic
65
65
1
1
Art
60
60
1
3
Biology
60
60
1
3
Chemistry
1
65
65
1
Drama
2
65
70
2
Eco. & Soc.
70/65 70/65
3/1
2/1
English
65/70 65/70
1/3
1/3
French
70
70
5
4.5
Hist. Geo. & Civ.
70
70
1
1
IDP
IT
65
70
3
6
Math
70
65
1
1
Music
65
65
1
1
P.E.
Philosophy (Arab)
3
70
70
Philosophy
60
60
1
4
Physics
65
65
0.5
Community Service 0.5
0.5
70
70
0.5
Citizenship
Total
40
29.5
Coef.
GRADE 12
Scientific
Economics &
Life
General
Humanities
Sociology
Sciences
Sciences
pass gr.
pass gr.
pass gr.
pass gr.
Coef.
Coef.
Coef.
Coef.
pass gr. pass gr. pass gr.
for ES for LS for GS
Eng/Fr Eng/Fr Eng/Fr Eng/Fr
70
65
65
70
4.5
65
65
65
65
75
65
60
1
60
70
70
60
1
65
65
65
1
65
70
65
65
70/65
65
65
70/65
4/2
65/70
65
65
65/70
2/4
70
60
60
70
5
70
70
70
65
1
65
70
75
60
2
65
65
65
65
65
65
65
1
70
3
3
70
60
70
75
60
1
65
65
65
70
70
70
0.5
70
29.5
Eng/Fr
3
65
Eng/Fr
2.5
60
Eng/Fr
2.5
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
8
2/1
1/2
5
1
3.5
1
2.5
1
0.5
30
60
60
70
65
65
70
65
70
65
65
60
70
5
4
2/1
1/2
4.5
4
1
2
4
0.5
31
70
70
65/60
65
60
70
65
65
70
70
4
2/1
1/2
4.5
8
1
2
5.5
0.5
31.5
70
65/60
65
60
70
65
65
70
70
The Lebanese Baccalaureate allows for the following options:
Humanities:
Concentration in Arabic, English/French, Philosophy
Economics and Sociology:
Concentration in Arabic, and Economics and Sociology
Life Science:
Concentration in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics
General Science:
Concentration in Math, Chemistry, and Physics
GRADUATION DETAILS
Date of graduation: June 15, 2015
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UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS
These are some of the international colleges to which IC students have been accepted over the past five years:
American University
Leeds Metropolitan University
University of East Anglia
American University of Beirut (Lebanon)
Les Roches Switzerland
University of East London
American University of Paris
London School of Economics
University of Edinburgh
Aston University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Exeter
Balamand University (Lebanon)
McGill University
University of Kent
Bard College
New York University
University of Lancaster
Beloit College
Northeastern University
University of Leeds
Birkbeck University of London
OCAD
University of Leicester
Boston College
Parsons New School for Design
University of Manchester
Boston University
Pennsylvania State University
University of Michigan
Brown University
Polytechnic Turin
University of Newcastle
Brunel University
Princeton University
University of Nottingham
Cal Polytechnic State University
Purdue University
University of Pennsylvania
California Institute of Technology
Queen Mary University, London
University of Reading
Carleton University
Regent's College, London
University of Rhode Island
Case Western Reserve University
Rice University
University of South Florida
Royal Holloway, University of London
University of Southampton
Rutgers University
University of Suffolk
Columbia University
Stanford University
University of Sunderland
Concordia University
Syracuse University
University of Surrey
Connecticut College
Texas A&M Univ
University of Sussex
Cornell University
Trinity College
University of Texas, Austin
Duke University
Tufts University
University of the Arts London
Durham University
U Maryland, College Park
University of Toronto, St. George
Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne
U of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Virginia
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
UC Berkeley
University of West England
EICAR-International Film School of Paris
UC Davis
University of Westminster
George Washington University
UC Irvine
University of York
Georgia Institute of Technology
UC Los Angeles
Universite de Montreal
Glion Institute of Higher Education (Switzerland)
UC Mercedes
Univversiteit Utrecht
Goldsmiths College, University of London
UC Riverside
University of Leeds
Hult International Business School
UC San Diego
Virginia Polytech
Imperial College London
UC Santa Cruz
Wake Forest University
Istituto Marangoni, London
UMass, Amherst
Warwick University
Istituto Marangoni, Paris
University of Greenwich
Yale College
Johns Hopkins University
Universite Quebec de Montreal
King's College, London
University College London
Kingston University
University of Bath
Lebanese American University (Lebanon)
University of Bristol
Leeds College of Music
University of British Columbia
Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts
London
City University, London