Acceptance requirements for incoming IB students (class of 2027)

Acceptance requirements for incoming IB students (class of 2027)

Note: acceptance into each IB course is based on, but not limited to, the specific criteria below. Other factors that will be considered for each course include the student's level of maturity, his/her impact on the classroom learning environment, demonstrated interest in the subject, tardy and absence record, class size limitations for each IB course, MAP scores, and teacher recommendations.

Students will be notified of their acceptance for all IB courses when schedules are released prior to the 2026-2027 school year. Having said that, students do have one week, after school begins, to request changes in their assigned IB courses.

Group 1: English (Language and Literature) HL: minimum of 90% average for the year; additionally, students need to submit an English portfolio and earn an 87%, or higher; this a mandatory assignment for all 10th grade students - due at the end of Q3. 

Group 1: Spanish (Lingua y and Literatura) HL: minimum of 90% average for the year; additionally, students need to submit an assigned written task its complimentary oral presentation and earn an 87%, or higher on each component; this is a mandatory assignment for all 10th grade students - due before the end of Q3. 

Group 2: French ab initio SL: minimum of 88% average for the year in both 10th grade Spanish and English.

Group 2: Spanish B HL: placement will be determined after consultation with the Spanish B teacher, IB Coordinator, and HS Counselor.

Group 3: History HL:  minimum of 90% average in 10th grade History and a minimum of 88% in 10th grade English. Additionally, students need to submit an assigned Historical Investigation and earn an 87% or higher on this required 10th grade World Civilization assignment; this is a mandatory assignment for all 10th grade students - due before the end of Q3.

Group 3: Business Management HL: minimum of 88% average in 10th grade History, a minimum of 88% in 10th grade English, and a minimum of 87% average in 10th grade Math. 

Group 3 Psychology SL: minimum of 90% average for the semester, a summative assessment average of at least 90%, and a semester final project grade of at least 90%.

GROUP 4 IMPORTANT NOTICE: for students to be accepted into any IB Science course, meeting the expectations in 10th grade Honors Biology is an expectation: 

10th grade Group 4 (sciences) contract.

Group  4:  Biology  SL: completion of Honors Biology (meeting the requirements to remain in that course) and a year average of 88% or higher and a semester one and semester two test average of 85% or higher.

Group 4 Biology HL: 84% in 10th grade Physics – this option is only for the students that were accepted to 10th grade Physics. Students also need to be accepted to and enrolled in one of the two IB Math courses.

Group 4: Chemistry SL: minimum of 83 % average in 10th grade Honors Biology and the student needs to be accepted to and enrolled into one of the two IB Math courses.

Group 4 Physics SL: minimum of 90 % in Principles of Engineering, must be accepted to and enrolled into one of our IB Math classes, and earn a minimum of 83 % average in 10th grade Honors Biology

Group 5: Math Application and Interpretation SL: minimum of 90% average for the year, a semester one exam score of at least 85%; additionally, the students 10th grade MAP scores will be factored into the decision process.

Group 5: Math Analysis and Approaches SL: minimum of 94% average for year 10 math, a semester one exam score of 88%, and a 10th grade MAP score in mathematics within the top 25% of the grade level.

Group 6: Visual Arts: minimum of 90% average in 10th Grade Art. Additionally, students need to submit an assigned task (analysis of an artwork) that meets or exceeds proficiency as determined by the criteria of that assignment.

Important Notes

Students can take only one of the following courses due to scheduling conflicts: French SL, Chemistry SL, Psychology SL, or Art SL. There is one exception; students can take both Psychology SL and Chemistry SL.

• Students earning the Honduran Bacheillerato  Diploma (all Honduran citizens) cannot take both IB Business Management HL and IB History of the Americas HL. 

• Students can take two IB Science classes, but one combination does not work: students cannot take both IB Physics and IB Biology SL or HL.

*Note: students who take IB Chemistry SL will not be able to take 11th grade Computer Science Principals [a year long 11th grade course]. Students will still take 12th Grade Computer Science; there is not gap between these two Computer courses, as the learning outcomes are not linear or related.