North Hills Preparatory College Planning & IB Diploma Program Information Night for 9 th & 10 th Grade.

North Hills Preparatory

College Planning &

IB Diploma Program

Information Night

for 9th & 10th Grade

AP

Should I be

or

IB ?

All North Hills Students are IB students.

• IB Continuum School

• PYP (K-5) Exhibition• MYP (6-10) Personal Project• 11-12 Extended Essay

CASTheory of Knowledge

All North Hills Students have the option to pursue

the IB Diploma

Must fulfill IB Diploma Requirements:

• CAS, TOK, EE• 6 IBDP Courses (3 HL, 3 SL)

What is the International Baccalaureate Diploma?

Pre-university diploma Utilizes international standards Based on an integrated curriculum Infused with internationalism

What is the International Baccalaureate Diploma?

* International Admissions Credential * Over 3,289 IB authorized schools in 141

countries** 182 IB continuum schools in world, 24

in North America** 0.5% of Texas students take IB exams+

*Source IB Website, www.ibo.org, Referenced 18 Oct 2011+Source TEA Report on AP & IB Exam results, 2009-2010

The IB Diploma Is NOT a replacement for the North Hills

Diploma. Grades in NHP IB classes are not based

upon grades on IB exams (though NHP grades should corollate with student preparedness for IB exams).

It is possible to get the NHP Diploma but not the IB Diploma (and vice-versa).

North Hills IB Diplomas 2005-2010 NHP IB Diploma pass rate—93% Class of 2011 NHP IB Diploma pass rate—95% Worldwide IB Diploma pass rate—79%* Texas IB Diploma pass rate—67%* 2005-2011—36% of NHP graduates have received

the IB Diploma Class of 2011—43% of senior class received the IB

Diploma NHP 2011-2012—40 senior Diploma Candidates

and 58 junior Anticipated Candidates

*Source—January 2010 IB Fact Sheet: Texas

North Hills students take bothAP and IB courses.

Courses such as AP World History can be taken in 10th grade.

IB Diploma courses begin in 11th grade, with the IB exam being taken in May of the 12th grade year.

AP courses often integrated with IB courses during the 11th grade year, with students taking the AP exam in May of the 11th grade year.

AP Compared to IB

Both AP & IB

Offer courses widely accepted for college credit.

Provide educational rigor and quality that helps prepare students for college.

Are assessed externally, AP by the College Board and ETS, IB by the International Baccalaureate Organization.

AP differs from IB

AP offers a “cafeteria plan” for which students can choose to take one AP course, several, or none.

AP results are based upon a single assessment.

AP is focused towards the educational system of the United States.

IB differs from AP

Theory of Knowledge provides connections. Extended Essay requires independent research. CAS ensures well-roundedness. Internal Assessments measure a variety of skills.

IB provides a whole, integrated curriculum.

IB differs from AP

IB is based upon multiple assessments, both Internal and External.

Independent student choice is often a feature of the assessments, to a greater degree than on AP assessments.

Assessments reflect those typically used in colleges to a greater degree than AP assessments.

IB differs from AP

Assessments are designed to ensure that students are taught a broad range of research, experimental, analytical, and presentation skills.

IB is more international in its outlook. IB places greater stress upon the

recognition that there are many differing points of view and students’ ability to weigh the validity of differing outlooks.

Assessment varies across the disciplines

Language– Individual oral

presentation

History– Research paper

Experimental Sciences– Experiment designed

by student

Visual Arts– Research workbook

IB Diploma

Requirements

IB CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK

IB Diploma Requirements

Complete Central Elements (TOK, CAS, EE) Take Three Higher Level and Three Standard Level

Courses One Course (HL or SL) From Each Subject Group Each course two years in length, except in some cases

students can choose to take one SL course in a single year.

At North Hills the first year of IB courses are often integrated with AP courses.

Sample IB Diploma

o English A1 Higher Levelo French B Standard Levelo History of Americas Higher Levelo Biology Higher Levelo Math Studies Standard Levelo Visual Arts Standard Level

Requirements to Receive IB Diploma

Satisfactory completion of CAS, EE, TOK, and IBDP courses in each group (including all Internal Assessments)

24 Diploma points or more

(exams scored at 1-7) Average HL score of 4 or more No score of 1 on any exam Scoring a 2 on any HL exam or an E on

either EE or TOK raises point req. to 28

Advantages of IB IB goes beyond AP preparation for college and life.

– CAS encourages the development of the whole individual beyond academics.

– Theory of Knowledge integrates modes of knowing from all subject areas.

– IB tasks (such as the EE and IAs) develop a greater variety of skills valuable in college and the workplace, including research, experimentation, analysis, presentation, and time management.

– Research is self-driven in areas of personal interest– Success in the IB Diploma Program inspires

confidence leading to success in college and beyond.– International Baccalaureate fosters an international

outlook for success in modern world.

BENEFITS FOR COLLEGE

Senate Bill 111

“…an institution of higher education shall grant at least 24 semester credit hours or equivalent course credit in appropriate subject areas to an entering freshman student for successful completion of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program.” *

*Source: SB 111, 79th Legislative Session, 2005.

UNIVERSITY ACCEPTANCE RATES*

AVERAGE RATE IB RATE

University of Florida

Virginia PolytechnicInstitute

University of Virginia

58%

66%

39%

89%

80%

61%*Source: IBO 2003 United States Student Survey of High School Seniors Participating in the

International Baccalaureate Program

UNIVERSITY ACCEPTANCE RATES*

AVERAGE RATE IB RATE

University of Southern California

University of Virginia

New York University

30%

39%

33%

77%

61%

53%*Source: IBO 2003 United States Student Survey of High School Seniors Participating in the

International Baccalaureate Program

UNIVERSITY ACCEPTANCE RATES*

AVERAGE RATE IB RATE

University of California, Berkeley

College of William & Mary

Duke University

24%

35%

25%

51%

54%

39%*Source: IBO 2003 United States Student Survey of High School Seniors Participating in the

International Baccalaureate Program

UNIVERSITY ACCEPTANCE RATES*

AVERAGE RATE IB RATE

Stanford University

Yale University

Harvard University

13%

13%

11%

18%

15%

12%*Source: IBO 2003 United States Student Survey of High School Seniors Participating in the

International Baccalaureate Program

IB Students feel more prepared for college than their peers:

% of students rating their ability as high or very high:

Source: UBC presentation to AACRAO, Seattle 2011.

IB Non-IBResearch skills 35% 9%

Library Skills 24% 9%

Read & comprehend academic material 43% 21%

Analytical & critical thinking skills 38% 21%

Skill at clear and effective writing 40% 20%

Surveys of NHP IB Diploma graduates agree.

IB students do better at college than their peers

University of British Columbia had correlated an anticipated score of 24 on the IB Diploma to a 12th grade GPA of C+

After further study,

UBC found that a better correlation was

24 points = B+

25 points = A-

NHP mean actual* IB Diploma Score:

30 (BC12 A+)

Source: UBC presentation to AACRAO, Seattle 2011.

*UBC found that actual IB Diploma scores tended to be several points lower than anticipated scores.

IB Exams more equitable than AP

Percentage passing exams:*

*Source: TEA report on AP and IB Exam Results in Texas 2009-2010

Overall

Asian

White

Hispanic

African American

Not Economically Disadvantaged

Economically Disadvantaged

AP

50%

68%

63%

37%

25%

59%

32%

IB

89%

92%

89%

87%

72%

90%

82%

How to Prepare for IB Complete required electives (Health, PE, Speech,

Technology, Fine Arts) during 9th & 10th grade years. Prepare by taking advanced classes, such as honors

science, math, and AP World History. Register for courses midway through 10th grade year

Complete IB Diploma Program commitment form.

Register for all courses required for the IB Diploma (check IB Course Planning Guide).

The most important predictor of success in the IB Diploma Program is the DESIRE to be successful!

North Hills Preparatory

IB DP Coordinator

Charles Rydercryder@ uplifteducation.org

For More Information

Select “International Baccalaureate” from the “Our School” menu

www.northhillsprep.org

IB Website

www.ibo.org