International Baccalaureate Program

Murrieta Valley Unified School District

Building an IB Family

How are AP and IB Different?

AP IB

Scored from 1-5 Scored from 1-7

College credit for 3 or 4 College credit for 4 or 5

Measured by a one day, largely multiple choice test

Measured by multiple assessment formats throughout the year: essays, labs, portfolios, projects, oral commentaries

Measures breadth of knowledge Measures depth of knowledge

Courses stand alone; students specialize

Integrated curriculum over 2 years with CAS, Extended Essay and TOK for a well-rounded education program

Any student may take AP exams; IB students may take AP exams

Only IB students enrolled in IB courses may take IB exams

Both are rigorous programs Both attract highly motivated students Both grant weighted grades Both involve highly dedicated and creative

teachers Both use external assessments Both are recognized by most US

universities for consideration for college credit or advanced standing

Similarities of IB and AP

Apply critical thinking skills Educate the whole person Develop international mindedness Understand individual responsibility to the

local and global community Belong to a family learning community Outperform peers on state assessments Have higher acceptance rates to

universities Perform better in post-secondary education

Benefits of the IB Diploma Program

IB students accepted to over 82 universities, such as: UC Berkeley, UCSD, NYU, BYU, SDSU, Cal Poly SLO, UCLA, USC

Every Diploma student has been accepted to a 4 year university.

75% of 2013 cohort earned their IB diploma. 30 was the average passing score.

MVHS Statistics

IB World University Acceptance Rates

University or College

Total Pop. Acceptance

IB Diploma Acceptance

UC Irvine 56.0% 89.9%UC San Diego 41.0% 65.6%UC Berkley 24.0% 50.6%UC Los Angeles 24.0% 48.5%USC 30% 69%University San

Diego53% 83%

Cornell University 29% 47%BYU 30% 96.3%Georgetown 21% 28.5%CSU, Fullerton 69% 97.6%CSU, Long Beach 52% 92.2%

University policies for IB/AP credit differ. Generally, all HL courses with a score of 5 or above are accepted. In most cases HL courses are granted 8 credits.

Many private and out of state universities award credit for SL exams.

UC: Full IB Diploma candidates with a score of 30 or above will receive 30 quarter units (or 20 semester units) toward their degree.

EXAMPLES OF IB RECOGNITION

2 year program taken in 11th and 12th grades that can result in an internationally recognized diploma in addition to the high school diploma.

Focuses on educating well-rounded students who want to make a difference in the world and are willing to challenge themselves to prepare for college.

Program Description

6 courses

total3 HL & 3 SL

11th Grade IB English HL1 IB Language B

SL/HL1 IB History HL1 IB Science SL/HL1 IB Math SL IB Music, Art SL/HL,

Psych SL/HL Elective

12th Grade IB English HL2 IB Language B

SL/HL2 IB History HL2 IB Science SL/HL2 IB Math SL/HL2 Elective Elective

Sample of 2 year program

TOK is now offered as an evening class in Spring of Junior year and Fall of Senior year.

Theory of Knowledge Course – Asks the big questions. How do we know what we know? Discussion based course.

Extended Essay – Research a topic that interests you. Write a well argued 12-14 page research paper with guidance from a teacher, written over 2 years.

Creativity / Action / Service (CAS) – Get involved in meaningful activities. 150 hours completed in 11th and 12th grade only. (Hours count for graduation requirements)

Core Requirements for the Diploma(Satisfies senior exit interview requirement)

External exams taken in May Internal assessments completed throughout

the course. Score of 1 to 7 to determine college credit

and awarding of diploma. All IB courses except TOK and Math Studies receive weighted grades.

Assessing Student Work

Maximum 45 points possible (7 pts x 6 classes + 3pts from TOK/EE)

Minimum for diploma is 24 points with no failing conditions

Failing conditions = ◦ 1 on any course or 2 on any

HL◦ Not averaging 4 points on SL

exams ◦ Not averaging 4 points on HL

exams

IB Scoring for Diploma

Fees are paid in September of each testing year and students are required to take the exams

Registration Fee (subject to change)◦Diploma Student: one time fee of $158◦Certificate Student: fee of $158 each testing year

Per subject fee (subject to change)◦$108 per subject test◦No fee is charged for Theory of Knowledge or

Extended Essay Total Cost for DP: 6 tests at $108 + $158= $806 30 credits at a university can average over $15,000

Costs for IB Exams

Complete an application form with 2 teacher recommendations.

Applications are requested by February 18th.

Student and parents will be notified when completed application is received.

Additional paperwork will be sent home for signatures.

When all signed paperwork is returned, student will then be officially enrolled in IB.

Next steps to join the IB Diploma Family

Q & A Panel Discussion