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International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme
IBO Mission Statement The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. To this end the organization works with schools, governments, and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment. These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate, and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.
The IB Diploma The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme is a two-year program of study. IB Diploma candidates must take a total of six IB courses, one from each of the groups listed in the diagram. Of these, at least three but no more than four are taken at Higher Level (HL) and the others at Standard Level (SL). HL courses demand more from students in terms of time, conceptual understanding, and assessment activities. Each course spans two years: the eleventh and twelfth grades. To Receive the IB Diploma, All Candidates Must:
• Take six subjects, one from each group: three at Higher
Level and three at Standard Level • Submit an Extended Essay in one of the IB subjects • Take a course in Theory of Knowledge and submit an essay • Complete the requirements of CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service)
An IB Diploma Will Not Be Awarded If a Candidate: • Receives a grade of 1 in any subject • Has not submitted an Extended Essay or has been awarded a grade E • Has not completed a course in Theory of Knowledge or has been awarded a grade E • Has not completed the requirements of CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service)
