INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE2019 – 20 HANDBOOK

VINCENT (BACHELOR OF SCIENCE ‘20)

Vincent (pictured) took International Baccalaureate courses at his high school in Calgary before pursuing microbiology at the University of Alberta. He is also a Science Cohort Resident Assistant in Lister Centre, is active in the Lister Dodgeball League, and runs a music club at the U of A — providing piano lessons for children who can’t afford them.

SEE FOR YOURSELF!

We want to show you the U of A! We host events just for IB students that you can attend as early as Grade 11.

Sign up for the following exclusive events at uab.ca/IB

IB & AP Breakfast — October 20, 2018: It’s the VIP treatment — beat the crowds and get brekkie! On the morning of Open House, IB students are invited to attend a special breakfast here on campus, hosted by our friendly advisors and student ambassadors.

Undergraduate Research Symposium — March 2019: Come meet university research students — perhaps your future self! Attend an exclusive AP & IB reception and speak to current students involved in research across all disciplines. At the following year’s symposium, you can present your IB Extended Essay research.

UAlberta Day Trip — March 22, 2019: Calgary-area Grade 11 IB students — we want to show you around campus! We’ve reserved complimentary transportation through Red Arrow’s EBus to bring you here!

TAKE EVERY ADVANTAGEChoose to study here for our state-of-the-art facilities, award-winning professors, research opportunities, and an abundance of unique clubs and organizations.

“THE MOST REWARDING PART OF UNIVERSITY IS ALL OF THE PEOPLE YOU MEET THAT POSITIVELY IMPACT YOUR UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE.”

IB STUDENTS START HEREYour IB program sets you up for success in university and beyond!

IB RECOGNITION

We recognize your achievements in taking an academically rigorous program, and we want to see you continue your studies here at the University of Alberta.

Advanced Standing: If you achieve a final IB grade of 6 or higher, you can receive Advanced Standing by one of the following means:

• Transfer credit* • Advanced placement• Credit by Special Assessment (CSA)

Please see the Advanced Standing Chart on the opposite page for more details.* You have the option to decline any transfer credit by the add/

drop deadline. For information on transfer credit implications for professional programs, or on how to decline transfer credit, please see uab.ca/IB

TRANSCRIPTS

All IB students are required to submit a final and official IB transcript by the due date posted in Bear Tracks. uab.ca/beartracks

How to submit transcripts: Ask your IB Coordinator to request that your transcript be sent directly to the University of Alberta — or contact IBO directly.

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TOP STUDENTS

You’re already equipped with the skills you need to master university, like improved study habits, exam-writing experience, and workload and time management. Your academic motivation is a quality that top universities, like the University of Alberta, are looking for.

TOP UNIVERSITY

You are curious, clever, and like to go that extra kilometre — and so do we! As a top-ranked, research-based institution, we provide the kind of academically focused environment in which IB students thrive. You'll discover a new passion here and pursue your academic interests in one of our 200+ programs across 16 faculties. You can take part in co-ops, internships, undergraduate research, and Honors and Certificate programs.

The U of A administers over $28 million in scholarships every year. Over half of eligible IB students received a scholarship offer in 2017. uab.ca/awards

DUAL ADMISSION

If you are completing IB exams in conjunction with your high school curriculum, we will use the higher of your IB score or high school grade for admission, based on the IB Grade Conversion Scale shown on the right.

DIPLOMA CANDIDATES

As an IB Diploma candidate, you can receive an admission offer based on your predicted grades.

To be considered for admission through this process, you will need to present six IB courses with no grade less than 4, meet the minimum overall required predicted score for your faculty, and ensure that five of your courses are equivalent to the required subjects for your program. Your IB Coordinator will need to complete a Predicted IB Grades form and mail it to us after March 1. uab.ca/IB

ADMISSION FOR IB STUDENTSThe advantage is already yours, with several ways to gain admission.

IB GRADE CONVERSION SCALE

IB RESULT % EQUIVALENT

7 98

6 90

5 82

4 73

3 55

2 / 1 Not accepted for admission

ADVANCED STANDING CHART NOTES

1 For students entering the Faculty of Engineering: Transfer credit for the first (qualifying) year courses does not reduce the minimum load requirement of 37.0 units.

2 Credit by Special Assessment (CSA): To earn credit, students are able to challenge the university-level class, often through a special exam. There are no fees for CSA exams; however, the results from CSA exams appear on your U of A transcript.

3 History classes: Credit will be awarded for all five regional options offered at the higher level (HL), including Africa, Americas, East and Southeast Asia and Oceania, Europe (including Russia / U.S.S.R.), and South Asia and the Middle East (including North Africa).

4 Advanced placement: While no transfer credit is offered, students are permitted to register in a senior course. In the case of Language other than English courses, students with Advanced Placement will be permitted to register in a senior course after determination of their background qualifications for that course (interview, placement test, etc.). Students may also challenge a junior or senior course for credit via the Credit by Special Assessment route if they are eligible and have appropriate qualifications.

5 When students are instructed “not to take” a specific course and a generic 100-level credit is granted, this credit may be used to meet the prerequisite for any higher-level course requiring the specific course in question.

IB BIO 6 > 80% GRADE 12 BIOIf you finish with 80% in Grade 12 Biology and a 6 in IB Biology (which converts to 90%), we would use the higher IB grade in considering your admission.

ADVANCED STANDING CHART FOR IB COURSESIB COURSES UALBERTA EQUIVALENTS AUGUSTANA EQUIVALENTS (CAMROSE)

Successful completion of the IB Diploma Program 100-level Open Elective (ê3) AU 100-level Open Elective (ê3)

BIOLOGY (HL) BIOL 107 (ê3) AUBIO 111 (ê3)

CHEMISTRY (HL) CHEM 101 (ê3) [or CHEM 103 (ê4.3) ] (see note 1) AUCHE 110 (ê3)

CHEMISTRY (SL) Students may apply to write a CSA examination in CHEM 101 (ê3) [or CHEM 103 (ê4.3)] (see notes 1, 2)

COMPUTING SCIENCE (HL) taken 2014 onwards

CMPUT 174 (ê3) & 175 (ê3) AUCSC 111 (ê3) & 112 (ê3)

COMPUTING SCIENCE (SL) taken 2014 onwards

CMPUT 174 (ê3) AUCSC 111 (ê3)

DANCE (HL) DANCE 100-level (ê3) AUPED 100-level (ê3)

ECONOMICS (HL) ECON 101 (ê3) & 102 (ê3) (not to take ECON 204) AUECO 101 (ê3) & 102 (ê3)

ENGLISH A: Language & Literature (HL) C LIT 100-level (ê3) AU Humanities 100-level (ê3)

ENGLISH A: Literature (HL) ENGL 100-level (ê6) [or ENGL 100-level (ê3) & 100-level complementary studies elective (ê3)] (see note 1)

AUENG 100-level (ê6)

FILM (HL) FS 100-level (ê3) AU Humanities 100-level (ê3)

FRENCH A or B (HL) FREN 100-level (ê3) & 211 (ê3) (not to take FREN 111 or 112)

AUFRE 102 (ê3) & 201 (ê3) [not to take AUFRE 101]

FRENCH A or B (SL) FREN 100-level (ê6) (not to take FREN 111 or 112) AUFRE 101 (ê3) & 102 (ê3)

GEOGRAPHY (HL or SL) HGP 100 (ê3) AUGEO 100-level (Arts) (ê3)

GERMAN A or B (HL) GERM 100-level (ê3) & 211 (ê3) (not to take GERM 111 or 112)

AUGER 102 (ê3) & 201 (ê3) [not to take AUGER 101]

GERMAN A or B (SL) GERM 100-level (ê6) (not to take GERM 111 or 112) AUGER 101 (ê3) & 102 (ê3)

GLOBAL POLITICS (HL) POL S 100-level (ê3) (not to take POL S 261) AUPOL 100-level (ê3)

GREEK (HL) GREEK 101 (ê3) & 102 (ê3) AUGRE 101 (ê3) & 102 (ê3)

HISTORY (HL) (see note 3) HIST 100-level (ê3) (not to take HIST 112 or 113) AUHIS 104 (ê3)

ISLAMIC HISTORY (HL) HIST 100-level (ê3) (not to take HIST 117) AUHIS 100-level (ê3)

ITALIAN A (HL) Advanced Placement (see note 4)

JAPANESE A (HL) JAPAN 100-level (ê6) (not to take JAPAN 101 or JAPAN 102)

AU Language 100-level (ê6)

JAPANESE AB (SL) & JAPANESE B (HL or SL) JAPAN 101 (ê3) & 102 (ê3) AU Language 100-level (ê6)

KOREAN A (HL) KOREA 100-level (ê6) (not to take KOREA 101 or KOREA 102)

AU Language 100-level (ê6)

LATIN (HL) LATIN 101 (ê3) & 102 (ê3) AULAT 101 (ê3) & 102 (ê3)

LITERATURE & PERFORMANCE English (SL) DRAMA 100-level (ê3) AUDRA 100-level (ê3)

MANDARIN A (HL) CHINA 100-level (ê6) (not to take CHINA 101 or CHINA 102)

AU Language 100-level (ê6)

MANDARIN AB (SL) & MANDARIN B (HL or SL) CHINA 101 (ê3) & 102 (ê3) AU Language 100-level (ê6)

MATHEMATICS (HL) Students may apply to write a CSA examination in MATH 114 (ê3) (see note 2)

Students may apply to write a CSA examination in AUMAT 116 (ê3) (see note 2)

FURTHER MATHEMATICS (HL) Students may apply to write a CSA examination in MATH 100 (ê3) or 114 (ê3), and MATH 102 (ê3) or 125 (ê3) (see note 2)

Students may apply to write a CSA examination in AUMAT 110 (ê3) and 120 (ê3) (see note 2)

MATHEMATICS (SL) Students may apply to write a CSA examination in MATH 114 (ê3) (see note 2)

Students may apply to write a CSA examination in AUMAT 110 (ê3) (see note 2)

FURTHER MATHEMATICS (SL) taken prior to 2014

MATH 114 (ê3) & 115 (ê3) [or Math 100 (ê3.5) & 101 (ê3.5)] (see note 1)

AUMAT 116 (ê3) & 112 (ê3)

MUSIC (HL) MUSIC 102 (ê3) & MUSIC 100-level (ê3) (not to take MUSIC 101)

AUMUS 170 (ê3) & AUMUS 100-level (ê3)

PHILOSOPHY (HL) PHIL 100-level (ê3) (not to take PHIL 101 or 102) AUPHI 100-level (ê3)

PHYSICS (HL) PHYS 124 (ê3) & 126 (ê3) AUPHY 100-level (ê6)

PHYSICS (SL) PHYS 124 (ê3) AUPHY 100-level (ê3)

PSYCHOLOGY (HL) PSYCO 104 (ê3) & 105 (ê3) AUPSY 103 (ê3) and AUPSY 100-level (ê3)

PSYCHOLOGY (SL) PSYCO 104 (ê3) AUPSY 103 (ê3)

SOCIAL-CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (HL) ANTHR 100-level (ê3) AU Social Sciences 100-level (ê3)

SPANISH A (HL) Advanced Placement (see note 4) Advanced Placement (see note 4)

SPORTS, EXERCISE & HEALTH SCIENCE (SL) PEDS 100-level (ê3) AUPED 100-level (ê3)

THEATRE (HL) DRAMA 101 (ê3) AUDRA 101 (ê3)

VISUAL ARTS (HL) ART 100-level (ê3) & ART 134 (ê3) AUART 111 (ê3) & 113 (ê3)

WORLD RELIGIONS (SL) RELIG 100-level (ê3) AUREL 100-level (ê3)

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