IB Course Load and Assessments by Year

Summer Between 10th and 11th

Please have your students check their email regularly in the summer as work may be expected of them to prepare for the upcoming school year.

Junior Year:

• Begin 3 or 4 HL courses; may start IAs in these courses

• If testing in 2 SL subjects; will complete IAs and sit for those exams (highly recommended to take 2 exams in junior year)

• EE will be started in January with Mrs. Key (Schoology course) and in IB Literature and TOK

  • the final deadline will be in early fall of senior year

• TOK Exhibition will be completed in Spring

• Work on CAS 

Results in 3 major assessments (if 2 SL courses are taken)

Summer Between 11th and 12th

Please have your students check their email regularly in the summer as work may be expected of them to prepare for the upcoming school year.

As you can see, there is a fair amount of work required of IB students.  We have done our best to divide the number of major assignments as evenly as possible over the course of 2 years.  

We HIGHLY RECOMMEND that your student does their best to complete College Applications in the summer prior to starting their senior year.  This will significantly cut down on the amount of work and stress that students can feel in the fall semester when trying to balance their academic work with college applications.

Senior Year:

• Continue in 3 or 4 HL courses; complete IAs in these courses and sit for exams

• Complete IA(s) in remaining SL course(s) and sit for exams

• TOK Essay will be completed in Fall

• Work on CAS and submit CAS Portfolio in Spring

• Finish EE

Results in 6 major assessments (if 2 SL courses were completed junior year)