IB Course Planning Guide

Below you will find guidance on course planning for students interested in pursuing one more more IB Course in 11th or 12th grade. Please remember that these are SUGGESTIONS and not requirements. Students can take anywhere from 1 IB Course all the way to engaging in the full diploma programme, and taking 7 IB Courses. The IB Coordinator and the student's counselor can help students decide which path is right for them.

Specifics about all courses at Oakmont can be found in our course catalog. The IB Program can be found on pages 14-20

9th Grade Course Planning

For students who are interested in pursuing IB Courses in 11th or 12th grade, here are some suggestions for Grade 9 course enrollment:

ALL 9th graders should take the following courses:

CP English 9
NGSS Biology
PE 9
Health and Wellness
Visual and Perfoming Arts (VAPA)

Math:

Students should take the math course that is appropriate for their level. Students CAN 'double up' in math and take two courses in an academic year. However, care should be taken no to accelerate too much as you may struggle to find a math course in 11th and 12th grade that is appropriate for you.

By the end of 10th grade, students need to complete CCIM3 for IB Math SL in 11th grade or Precalculus for Math HL in 11th grade.

Spanish or French:

Students should take the language course appropriate for their current level. For some, this will mean starting at level 1, others may be ready for level 2 or beyond. Students can 'double up' and take 2 language courses in one year.

By the end of 10th grade, students will need to complete through Level 3 in order to enroll in IB language courses in 11th grade.

CTE or Elective Pathways:

9th graders are encouraged to start a CTE, VAPA or elective pathway in 9th grade in order to leave room in their schedules to complete the pathway before graduation. While not a requirement, all students are encouraged to have a wide range of academic and elective courses while at Oakmont.

10th Grade Course Planning

For students who are interested in pursuing IB Coures in 11th and 12th grade, here are some suggestions for Grade 10 course enrollment:

All 10th graders should take the following courses:

CP English 10 OR Honors English 10
World Studies OR AP European History
PE 10
NGSS Physics or NGSS Chemistry (or both)

Math:

Students should take the math course that is appropriate for their level. Students CAN 'double up' in math and take two courses in an academic year, if they choose, however care should be taken to not accelerate too much as you may struggle to find a math course in 11th and 12th grade that are appropriate for you.

Students will need to complete through CCIM3 by the end of 10th grade for IB Math SL in 11th grade, or Pre-Calculus for IB Math HL in 11th grade

Spanish or French:

Students will need to complete through Level 3 by the end of 10th grade in order to enroll in IB language courses in 11th grade.

CTE or Elective Pathways:

10th graders are encouraged to start a CTE or elective pathway in 9th grade in order to leave room in their schedules to complete the pathway before graduation. While not a requirement, all students are encouraged to have a wide range of academic and elective courses while at Oakmont.

11th Grade Course Planning

Students will need to decide if they are going to pursue the full IB Diploma, or just a selection of IB Courses. Depending on this selection, students will then choose one of our Diploma pathways, or choose how many, and which IB Courses to take. Many options are outlined in the next section, however please remeber these are just SAMPLES, and there are more combinations available.

IB Diploma Pathways

All IB Diploma Students will take the following courses in 11th Grade:

IB English Literature HL-1
IB History of the Americas HL-1
IB Theory of Knowledge 1
Economics

For their remaining courses, students can then choose from one of the pathways to the right, or work with the coordinator to build a custom pathway.

The IB Core

All IB Diploma students must also complete the IB Core, which consistes of the following components:

Extended Essay
Creativity, Activity and Service
Theory of Knowledge (A scheduled class)

Non-IB Electives

IB Diploma students will have room for 2 non-IB electives during 11th and 12th grade. These spots can be used to complete a CTE Pathway, take AP Courses, take an additional IB Course, or take any other elective or course on offer at Oakmont of interest to the student

Social Science Diploma Pathway:

IB World Religions SL-1 (offered every other year)
IB Environmental Systems and Societies SL-1 (offered every other year)
IB Math SL or HL-1*
IB Spanish or French SL or HL-1*

*at least one of these has to be at the HL level, but both do not have to be.

Arts Diploma Pathway:

IB Math SL-1
IB Science 1 (Biology, ESS, Physics or Computer Science)
IB Visual Arts SL or HL-1 OR IB Dance SL or HL-1*
IB Spanish or French SL or HL-1*

*at least one of these has to be at the HL level, but both do not have to be.

Engineering Diploma Pathway:

IB Math SL or HL-1*
IB Physics SL-1
IB Physics SL-2
IB Computer Science SL-1
IB Spanish or French SL-1

*at least one of these has to be at the HL level, but both do not have to be.

Life Sciences Diploma Pathway:

IB Math SL or HL-1*
IB Biology SL or HL-1*
IB Environmental Systems & Societies SL-1 (offered every other year)
IB Spanish or French SL or HL-1*

*at least one of these has to be at the HL level, but both do not have to be. For student pursuing Life Science Majors in college Biology HL is strongly recommended.

Language Diploma Pathway:

IB Math SL-1
IB Spanish or French HL-1
IB Science 1 (Biology, ESS, Physics, or Computer Science)
IB World Religions SL-1 (offered every other year)

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General IB Diploma Pathway:

IB Math SL or HL-1*
IB Spanish or French SL or HL-1*
IB Science SL or HL-1*
IB World Religions OR Second Science OR Dance OR Visual Arts*

*at least one course must be at HL level, but no more than two can be

IB Certificate Pathways

Any student at Oakmont can enroll in any combination of IB courses as long as they have passed the prerequiste, as outlined in the school catalog.

Here are some sample schedules for students who are enrolling in 1-6 IB Courses, but not in the full diploma program. Please note, the IB Courses shown here are just an EXAMPLE of what students could do. We have MANY IB course offerings that would fit into these sample schedules.

1 IB Elective, SL Level:

IB World Religions SL-1
IB World Religions SL-2
AP or CP English Course
AP or CP US History
Math course
Science course
CTE Capstone Course
Spanish or French Course

4 IB Courses:

IB English HL-1
IB History HL-1
IB Math SL-1
IB Visual Arts SL-1
CTE Capstone Corse
NGSS Chemistry
Elective
Elective

1 IB Course, HL Level:

IB Spanish HL-1
AP or CP English Course
AP or CP US History Course
Math course
Science course
CTE Capstone Course
Elective
Elective

*Spanish HL-2 will be taken in 12th grade

5 IB Courses:

IB English HL-1
IB History HL-1
IB Math SL-1
IB Theory of Knowledge 1
IB Physics SL-1
IB Physics SL-2
Elective
Elective

2 IB Courses:

IB Env. Sys & Soc SL-1
IB Env Sys & Soc SL-2
IB Biology HL-1*
AP or CP English Course
AP or CP US History
Math course
Science course
Spanish or French Course

*Biology HL-2 will be taken in 12th grade

6 IB Courses:

IB English HL-1
IB History HL-1
IB Math SL-1
IB Theory of Knowledge 1
IB French HL-1
IB Dance SL-1
Elective
Elective

3 IB Courses:

IB English HL-1*
IB History HL-1*
IB Computer Science SL-1
IB Computer Science SL-2
Math Course
Spanish or French Course
Elective
Elective

*English and History 2 will be taken in 12th grade

IB and Health Academy:

AP Language or CP English 11
US History
Advanced Medical Sciences
Advanced Medical Sciences
Physiology
Math course
IB Biology HL-1
IB Spanish HL-1

12th Grade Course Planning

Students are now working on finishing up courses or pathways that they may have started in 11th grade. All the schedules below are intended to be following the 11th grade pathways that students began last year. Please remember that these are just SAMPLES and there are a number of combinations of courses available.

IB Diploma Pathways

All IB Diploma Students will take the following courses in 11th Grade:

IB English Literature HL-2
IB History of the Americas HL-2
IB Theory of Knowledge 2
Economics

For their remaining courses, students can then choose from one of the pathways to the right, or work with the coordinator to build a custom pathway.

The IB Core

All IB Diploma students must also complete the IB Core, which consistes of the following components:

Extended Essay
Creativity, Activity and Service
Theory of Knowledge (A scheduled class)

Social Science Diploma Pathway:

IB World Religions SL-2 (offered every other year)
IB Environmental Systems and Societies SL-2 (offered every other year)
IB Math SL or HL-2*
IB Spanish or French SL or HL-2*

*at least one of these has to be at the HL level, but both do not have to be.

Arts Diploma Pathway:

IB Math SL-2
IB Science 2 (Biology, ESS, Physics or Computer Science)
IB Visual Arts SL or HL-2 OR IB Dance SL or HL-2*
IB Spanish or French SL or HL*

*at least one of these has to be at the HL level, but both do not have to be.

Engineering Diploma Pathway:

IB Math SL or HL*
IB Physics SL
IB Computer Science SL
IB Spanish or French SL

*at least one of these has to be at the HL level, but both do not have to be.

Life Sciences Diploma Pathway:

IB Math SL or HL*
IB Biology SL or HL*
IB Environmental Systems & Societies SL (offered every other year)
IB Spanish or French SL or HL*

*at least one of these has to be at the HL level, but both do not have to be.

Language Diploma Pathway:

IB Math SL
IB Spanish or French HL
IB Science 2 (Biology, ESS, Physics, or Computer Science)
IB World Religions SL (offered every other year)

General IB Diploma Pathway:

IB Math SL or HL*
IB Spanish or French SL or HL*
IB Science SL or HL*
IB World Religions OR Second Science OR Dance OR Visual Arts*

*at least one course must be at HL level, but no more than two can be

IB Certificate Pathways

Any student at Oakmont can enroll in any combination of IB courses as long as they have passed the prerequisite, as outlined in the school catalog.

1 IB Elective, SL Level:

IB Env Sys & Soc SL-1
IB Env Sys & Soc SL-2
AP or CP English Course
AP or CP Gov/Econ
Math course
Science course
CTE Capstone Course
Spanish or French Course

4 IB Courses:

IB English HL-2
IB History HL-2
IB Math SL-2
IB Visual Arts SL-2
Physiology
Elective
Elective
Elective

1 IB Course, HL Level:

IB Spanish HL-2
AP or CP English Course
AP or CP Gov/Econ
Math course
Science course
CTE Capstone Course
Elective
Elective

*Spanish HL-2 will be taken in 12th grade

5 IB Courses:

IB English HL-2
IB History HL-2
IB Math SL-2
IB Theory of Knowledge 2
IB Computer Science SL-1
IB Computer Science SL-2
Elective
Elective

2 IB Courses:

IB World Religions SL-1
IB World Religions SL-2
IB Biology HL-2*
AP or CP English Course
AP or CP Gov/Econ
Math course
Science course
Spanish or French Course

*Biology HL-2 will be taken in 12th grade

6 IB Courses:

IB English HL-2
IB History HL-2
IB Math SL-2
IB Theory of Knowledge 2
IB French HL-2
IB Dance SL-2
Elective
Elective

3 IB Courses:

IB English HL-2*
IB History HL-2*
IB Physics SL-1
IB Physics SL-2
Math Course
Spanish or French Course
Elective
Elective

*English and History 2 will be taken in 12th grade

IB and Health Academy:

Adv English and Public Health
AP or CP Gov/Econ
Medical Trends
Math course
Hospital Practicum
Hospital Practicum
IB Biology HL-2
IB Spanish HL-2

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