International Baccalaureate Diploma Program Murrieta Valley Unified School
International Baccalaureate Diploma Program Murrieta Valley Unified School District
Building an IB Family
Support system of peers and teachers
Meaningful activities Ragnar Relay – Raising funds and awareness for poverty stricken countries. Creativity, Activity & Service! All in one!
IB Mural Creativity and Service Project: Class of 2015 WE ARE LOVE Class of 2016 Project All students and staff receive a hand-written Valentine’s card to make sure they all know they are loved at MVHS.
Benefits of the IB Diploma Program � 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 � Perform better in post-secondary education � Recognized as the most rigorous high school college preparatory program
See MVHS Website for more info � Include screen shot of website
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 Diego 53% 83% Cornell University 29% 47% BYU 30% 96. 3% Georgetown 21% 28. 5% CSU, Fullerton 69% 97. 6% CSU, Long Beach 52% 92. 2%
EXAMPLES OF IB RECOGNITION � 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. � UC: Full IB Diploma candidates with a score of 30 or above will receive 30 quarter units (or 20 semester units) toward their degree. **Not all universities will award college credit for the passing of IB or AP exams. Some may give elective credit, but it varies by university.
MVHS Statistics � IB students accepted to over 82 universities, such as: UC Berkeley, UCSD, NYU, BYU, SDSU, Cal Poly SLO, UCLA, USC, West Point, Texas A&M � Every Diploma student has been accepted to a 4 year university. � 92% of 2015 cohort earned their IB diploma. � 31 was the average passing score.
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Two year planning activity See handout
GROUP 1: Language A • • IB English HL 1 in 11 th grade IB English HL 2 in 12 th grade
GROUP 2: Language B 11 th Grade 12 th Grade � Spanish � IB Spanish SL � IB Spanish HL 2 � IB German SL � IB French SL or HL 2 � IB Span HL 1/AP Sp. Lang � German � Adv. � IB 3 3 French 3/HL 1 Spanish SL (if in Spanish 3 now) � Open elective
GROUP 3: Individuals and Societies • • IB History HL 1 in 11 th grade IB History HL 2 in 12 th grade
GROUP 4: Sciences 11 th Grade 12 th Grade � IB Bio HL 1 � IB Bio SL � AP � IB Envir. Systems SL � Physics � Chemistry � AP Physics � IB Biology HL 2 Chem or AP Physics or other science Bio SL or IB Envir SS SL
GROUP 5: Mathematics 10 th Grade 11 th Grade 12 th Grade Geometry Algebra 2 Pre-Calculus IB Math Studies SL Pre-Calculus IB Math SL AP Calculus AB Math Analysis/Adv. Trig IB Math SL or AP Calc AB* AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC IB Math SL *IB Math SL components done independent study in AP Calc AB. 2016/2017 is the last year IB Math SL will be weighted.
GROUP 6: Arts or other IB electives � IB Visual Arts SL in 11/12 th � IB Visual Arts HL 1 in 11 th � IB Visual Arts HL 2 in 12 th � IB � Second Business SL in 11 th � Virtual Enterprise in 12 th or any other elective Psychology SL in 11 th and open elective in 12 th � IB Psychology HL 1 in 11 th � IB Psychology HL 2 in 12 th IB science
Next steps to join the IB Diploma Family � Complete an application form with 2 teacher recommendations by March 1 st. � Student and parents will be notified when completed application is reviewed. � Once accepted, additional paperwork will be sent home for signatures to officially enroll in the IB Diploma Program.
Q & A Panel Discussion
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