Diploma Requirements

Students who enroll in the complete Diploma Program are required to sit for 6 exams over their junior and senior years.  In addition, they must complete all requirements for CAS, Extended Essay, and TOK.

 In order to receive a full IB Diploma, a candidate must meet the following criteria:

1. Candidate meets the CAS requirement.

2. Candidate earns 24 or more points on their exams.

3. Candidate does not receive N on TOK, EE, or within any course.

4. Candidate is awarded a grade of D or better on both TOK and EE.

5. Candidate is awarded a Grade 2 or greater in all 6 subjects.

6. Candidate is awarded a Grade 3 or greater in at least 4 subjects. (HL or SL)

7. Candidate is awarded a Grade 4 or greater in at least 3 subjects. (HL or SL)

8. Candidate is awarded 12 or more points in 3 HL subjects. (a candidate who is registered for four HL courses will count the highest 3 grades)

9. Candidate is awarded 9 or more points in 3 SL subjects. (a candidate who is registered for four HL courses must gain at least 5 points)

Assessment

General and subject specific objectives of IB diploma courses focus on cognitive skills and affective capacities. Likewise, assessment procedures are designed to value both process and content and to achieve a balanced assessment of a student's performance. The assessment procedures emphasize understanding and application of knowledge, not just the student’s ability to regurgitate information.

Assessment for the IB diploma is criterion-referenced, not “norm” referenced. This means that students are not placed onto a normal distribution curve with a set portion of students deemed as having failed the course. Knowledge and skills are assessed according to the student's own achievement against a set of known criteria.

In order for students to have the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities, a variety of assessment methods, which take into account the different learning styles and cultural experiences of students, are used. All subjects are externally examined, which means that an international grading team, hired by the IBO, evaluates the students' work. Most subjects also require internal assessment, which involves an external moderation procedure to ensure that uniform standards are maintained throughout the world.

IB courses are graded on a 1 through 7 scale:

Grade 7 = Excellent

Grade 6 = Very good

Grade 5 = Good

Grade 4 = Satisfactory a grade of 4 is considered to be a “passing” grade

Grade 3 = Mediocre

Grade 2 = Poor

Grade 1 = Very poor

All assessments contain an internal component that is worked on during the school year and assessed by the classroom teacher before a sample is sent to the IBO testing center for moderation. Nearly all of the courses are also assessed in part through May exams. These exams typically consist of 2 or 3 “papers” (the IBO’s term for exams), which are administered on different days. The raw marks are translated to the 1-through-7 scale.

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