Why IBCP?
Students who wish to engage in career programs culminating at Summit Technology Academy AND take IB courses at LSWHS can earn the IBCP. The district pays testing fees for IBCP candidates.
Students must complete the following criteria to receive the IBCP Diploma:
Participate in coursework that follows a particular career path. Course work must have an outside acknowledgement. All STA coursework qualifies. Students must take at least 3 career path courses.
At least two IB courses
Two-year study of a second language while maintaining a portfolio to track progress; must be enrolled in a language for one year
Personal and Professional Skills Zero Hour Course
Career-related research project on ethics
Fifty career-related service hours
Course Offerings
The following courses are available to our IBCP students.
Career Pathways offered at Summit Tech
Digital Electronics
Computer Integrated Manufacturing
Engineering Design & Development (Grade 12 at STA)
Aerospace Engineering
Aerospace Academy
Network Operations Concepts & Advanced Network Operations Concepts & Cloud
Network Engineering I & II
Cyber Security
Software Development I & II
Engineering Design & Development
IT Essentials & Network Essentials (Grade 11 at STA) and Network Security/Internship (Grade 12 at STA)
Medical Interventions/Biomedical Innovation
Professional Nursing (Grade 12 at STA)
Allied Health Academy (Grade 12 at STA)
Digital Media Technology
Teacher Educator Academy
Hospitality, Tourism & Recreation Management
International Studies Academy
Business Finance and FinTech
Environmental Studies
IB Course Offerings
HL Options (all 2-year courses):
IB English
IB History
IB Biology
IB Chemistry
IB Psychology
IB Business Management (with permission)
IB Visual Arts
IB Film & Theater (with permission)
SL Options (1 and 2 year courses):
IB Mathematics Applications and Interpretations (1 year)
IB Mathematics Approaches and Analysis (2 years: Pre-Calculus & Calculus)(1 year)
IB Environmental Systems and Society
IB Sports, Health and Exercise
IB Business Management
IB Psychology (1 year)
IB Social and Cultural Anthropology
Spanish IV & IB Spanish V
German IV & IB German V
French IV & IB French V
Chinese IV & IB Chinese V
IB Visual Arts
IB Music
IB Film
More information can be found at these sites