Information about Pre-IB
for incoming 9th graders and parents

Letter to prospective 9th grade students and families

What is the International Baccalaureate (IB)

Letter of advice from a student in the class of 2025

Why Choose IB? Advice from HHS IB students and their families

Who should take Pre-IB?

Why take Pre-IB?

bit.ly/APIBInfoSession for the Advanced Courses Curriculum Night presentation

link to Google Slides presentation
link to video 1: IB
link to video 2: AP and DE

Advanced Classes 9th grade Self-Assessment Rubric

Course Sequence Overview Hoover HS IB Program

If you click on the links in this document, you can access course descriptions and videos for specific IB courses and their pre-requisites.

Students enrolled in Pre-IB must take Pre-IB English, Pre-IB History, and Pre-IB CREW (homeroom)
We also strongly recommend students begin or continue study of Spanish or Latin to have the option of pursuing the full IB diploma in grades 11-12.

Check out the HHS Course Selection Website

Frequently Asked Questions

comparison / contrast chart about AP and IB

Also check out our

HHS IB Student Instagram Account

hooverhighib