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IB World-wide – 3295 schools in 141 countries

744 US Diploma Schools

25 Georgia Diploma Schools1* Forsyth Diploma Schools

~ 8 Caribbean Diploma Schools

141 Canadian Diploma Schools

1858 Total Schools

58 PYP 146 MYP141 DP

298 PYP 245 MYP744 DP

From May 2010

International Baccalaureate

Assessment Pass Rate

Year SFHS Georgia USA World

2008-2009

94% 59% 69% 78%

2009-2010

93% 53% 67% 78%

2010-2011

91% 57% 67% 78%

2011-2012

Year

Number of

diploma courses offered

Total number of candidate

s examined

Number of

diploma candidate

s

Number of

diplomas awarded

Number of exam scores

between 4-7

2001-2002 6 29 N/A N/A 37

2002-2003 11 51 28 19 122

2003-2004 10 64 21 13 127

2004-2005 9 73 43 35 186

2005-2006 9 71 22 19 140

2006-2007 10 104 40 32 256

2007-2008 14 111 54 48 265

2008-2009 14 95 38 35 319

2009-2010 14 98 38 33 239

2010-2011 16 82 43 38 224

International Baccalaureate

AP or IB, that is the question…

• High rigor

• Quality point adjustment to GPA

• College level coursework/curriculum

• Potential college credit

• College recognition of challenge

• Classes stand alone

• Externally assessed

• Grading scale 1-5

• 3 is a “passing” score

• Large selection of classes

• Can pick and choose subjects to take by preference

• Interdisciplinary

• Internally and externally assessed

• Grading scale 1-7

• 4 is a “passing” score

• Specific curriculum requirements

across the disciplines

• Develops whole student (CAS, EE,

TOK)

Required Content:MathScienceHistoryEnglishForeign LanguageTheory of Knowledge6th Subject (see Choices)

Electives:Visual ArtsMusic TheoryPsychologyComputer

ScienceBusinessDesign Technology3rd Language

Outside of Class:

Extended Essay

C.A.S.

3 – 4 hours of “activities” a week is MORE than enough to finish up your CAS requirement over

the course of your two years in IB

IB Psychology

IB Math Studies SL

Math 3

Spanish IV or AP Spanish

“typical” Humanities Schedule

AP Calculus AB/BC

IB Mathematics HL

6th Subject: IB Physics

IB Biology

IB Spanish SLSpanish IV or AP Spanish

“typical” Heavy Math/Science Schedule

Accel Math II

9th 10th 11th 12th

Accel CCGPSPre-Calculus

AP Comp Sci

AP Comp Sci

AP Comp Sci

AP Statistics

AP Calc AB/BC

(with SL)

Accel Analytic Geom B/Adv

Alg

Calc 3 & 4

GA Tech at SFHS

IB Math HL

and/or

Students who entered with credit for Accel Coordinate Alg/Analytic Geom

A in 8th grade

AP Statistics

AP Statistics

Math Sequence

AP/IB Comp Sci

AP Comp Sci

AP Comp Sci

AP Comp Sci

AP/IB Comp Sci

AP Statistics

AP Statistics

AP Calc AB

Coord Algebra

Accel Coord Alg/Geom A

Accel Analytic Geom B/Adv

Alg

Analytic Geom

IB Math Studies

Adv Algebra

9th 10th 11th 12thIB Math Studies

Students who entered 9th Grade with NO credit for High School Math

or

or or

or

Math Sequence

Colleges are looking at the following characteristics when they evaluate candidates for admission to their campus:

• Rigor of coursework undertaken by the prospective candidate

• SAT & ACT Test scores

• GPA*

• Class Rank

• Application Essay

• Work/School Activities

PLUS: A number of states offer 24 hours of college credit to students who receive the IB Diploma including: Georgia, Florida, Texas, & California among a growing list of others.

Scores of 4+ (IB scale is 1-7) can earn credit depending on college/university

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)University of Alabama-BirminghamUniversity of North Carolina – Chapel HillUniversity of North Carolina – WilmingtonGeorgia Institute of TechnologyGeorgia State UniversityNorth Carolina StateCollege of CharlestonAmherst

AuburnBaylorBerryBoston College Bowdoin

MercerNotre Dame

NYUOglethorpe

OregonOxford (at Emory)

PresbyterianRandolph-Macon

Rhode IslandSouth Carolina

TulaneU. of Miami (FL)

UCLAUniversite de NantesUniversity of Georgia

VanderbiltWashington College

WoffordWheaton

Brigham YoungClemsonConverseCornell

Davidson Duke

ElonEmory

FlaglerFlorida

Florida StateFurman

George WashingtonGeorgia Southern

HardingIllinois Kennesaw State

U of ChicagoU of Virginia

Boston UniversityLoyola

Colleges SFHS IB StudentsHave Attended

Any student attending a school out-of-district must provide their own transportation

Out-of-District Request Forms are available online at http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us

Forms should be completed and turned in to South Forsyth High School no later than December 20th, 2011

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