IB DIPLOMA PROGRAM INFORMATION MORNING

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE COURSE

• A stringent two year course•Gold Card for Universities abroad•Well rounded Personality of Students•Prepares them to face real-life situations

IB LEARNER PROFILE

IB learners strive to be: Inquirers Knowledgeable Thinkers Communicators Principled Open-minded Caring Risk-takers Balanced Reflective

REQUIREMENTS OF AN IB DIPLOMA

IB TERMINOLOGIESIB International Baccalaureate

HL Higher level

SL Standard level

TOK Theory of Knowledge

CAS Creativity, Action, Service

EE Extended Essay

IA Internal Assessment marked by teacher

EA External Assessment marked by the IB

IB TERMINOLOGIES & RELATED ASPECTS

-Diploma-Course Certificate-Deadlines-PG-Academic Honesty Policy

-Plagiarism-Collusion-Academic Malpractice

-IB Subject Choice-Rigor of Subjects-Finalizing on Subject Choices

DIPLOMA POINTS

HL SL1. 7 72. 7 73. 7 7

= 42 points+ 3 points max{EE&TOK}

Total = 45 points perfect score If a student gets an ‘E’ in EE or in ‘ToK’ ,he does not qualify

to gain a Diploma.

GROUP-1 STUDIES IN LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

English A : Study of Language & Literature Language & Literature ( HL &SL) Literature (HL&SL)

GROUP-2 LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

Languages offered : Mandarin Chinese , German , French and

Spanish at the Ab initio level ( Beginners course).

French B (standard level) , Hindi B (Standard and higher level), Spanish B ( Standard level) and German B( Standard level)

GROUP-3: INDIVIDUALS AND SOCIETIES

Subjects offered: Business Studies: Economics: History:

GROUP-4: EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES

Experimental SciencesPhysics BiologyChemistry Computer Sciences

ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS AND SOCIETIES

An transdisciplinary subject fulfilling requirements of Groups 3 & 4

GROUP-5: MATHEMATICS

MathematicsMathematics:Various levels offered: Mathematics (Higher level) Mathematics (Standard level ) Mathematics Studies( Standard level)

GROUP-6: THE ARTS

The Arts Music Theatre Arts Visual Arts

COMPONENTS AT THE CORE OF THE HEXAGON

Core Components Extended Essay (EE) Theory of Knowledge( ToK) Creativity, Action and Service (CAS)

ASSESSMENT

INTERNAL ASSESSMENT EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT FINAL GRADING Predicted Grade

FEARS AND APPREHENSIONS

Have I made the right subject choice? Different Examination boards. Will I be able to sail through the rigor of IB? Will I get into my dream University?

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