The International Baccalaureate® aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment. These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.

Four-year institutions

Many US universities and colleges differ in their approach to offering credit for IB exams. For example: University of California (UC) system: All nine UC campuses offering undergraduate degrees reward a full IB diploma score of 30 or more with 30 quarter (20 semester) units toward their UC degree. Students who take only select HL course exams with scores of 5, 6 or 7 will receive 8 quarter (5.3 semester) units.  These units may be applied to graduation requirements for specific subjects or for general education/breadth requirements.

In addition to the broad 30 for 30 policy, each UC campus has their own exam-specific equivalencies: Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles (UCLA), Merced, Riverside, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Santa Cruz.

Below is a summary of benefits offered for your hard work during the Diploma Programme (DP)

IB university policy index - (View a list of colleges here) 

Which Universities and Colleges did CHS Class of 2024 IB DP students attend?

Bowdoin College, Brown University, Cal Poly Pomona, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CSU Fullerton, Denison University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Loyola Marymount University, Occidental College, Pomona College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Stanford University, UC Berkeley, UC Berkeley and Sciences Po (France) Dual Enrollment, UC Davis, UC Los Angeles, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, University of the Pacific, University of Pennsylvania, University of Washington, Seattle, Vanguard University,Vassar College, Wheaton College

Which Universities and Colleges have CHS IB DP students attended? (Since 2011)

Amherst College, Azusa Pacific, Babson, Bard, Barnard, Brandeis University, Brown, Cal Poly-Pomona, Cal Poly, San Luis Obisbo, Cal State Long Beach, Carleton, Claremont McKenna, Clark, Colorado College, Concordia University, Davidson, Drew, Drexel, Emerson, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Fordham, George Washington University, Grinnell, Harvey Mudd, Haverford, Hendrix University, Hiram, Hofstra, Ithaca, Kenyon College, Lewis & Clark, Loyola (Chicago), Macalester, Marquette, Michigan State University, Middlebury College, Miller School of Medicine, Muhlenberg, New York University, Occidental, Pitzer, Point Loma, Pomona, Randolph, Reed College, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Salem State, San Diego State, San Francisco State, Scripps, Smith, Stanford University, Stony Brook (SUNY), Swarthmore, Syracuse University, Texas Christian University, Tulane, UC at Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Santa Cruz; La Verne, Montana, Notre Dame, Oregon, Princeton, Puget Sound, U. of Arizona, U. of Utah,  U. of Redlands, U. of San Francisco, U. of Southern California, U. of the Pacific, Vanguard University, Vassar, Washington and Lee, Washington State, Wellesley, Westmont, Whitman, Whittier, Willamette, Williams, Xavier, Yale.

Students interested in registering for the full diploma should meet with the IB coordinator to plan their two year DP journey. 

The IB Diploma Program is offered to juniors and seniors who wish to pursue a comprehensive educational program to prepare for college

Advantages of the Full-Diploma

• Coordinated Education

  • Courses all have inquiry-based focus

  • Hands-on investigations

  • Choice in major projects

  • Common topics taught in many classes

  • Coordination of due dates

• Sense of community

  • Among students

  • With teachers

• Second high school diploma that is recognized worldwide.

• Courses with an International focus

• Many US colleges confer course credit and other privileges to IB Diploma holders

Requirements to earn the Full Diploma

To earn the full-diploma students must:

            1. Complete the following course requirements:

• Three Higher-level classes (two-year courses)

• Three Standard-level classes (one-year courses mostly, a few two-year courses)

  • These six classes must cover the six areas of English, Social Science, World language, Science, Math and an elective (art, music, visual arts, psychology, computer science or a second foreign language or science)

• Theory of Knowledge class (2nd semester 11th grade/ 1st semester 12th grade)

            2. Write an Extended Essay

• 4000-word investigation on a topic of student’s choice with guidance

            3. Participate in extra curricular activities in the areas of Creativity, Action and Service.

            4. Take IB Exams in all six courses and earn an average grade of 4 out of 7 points on each.

                        (Financial assistance is available to qualified students)

How many students participate in the IB program at CHS?

Currently we have 60 full-diploma candidates in the junior and senior classes. Approximately, 25%  of all juniors and seniors take at least one IB class before they graduate.

What makes IB different from AP?

Similarities

• Rigorous

• College credit awarded based on performance

• External assessments based on writing

Differences

• AP offers independent courses; IB offers a coordinated curriculum across content areas.

• IB requires inquire-based learning to complete the required internal assessments that are monitored by IB.

• IB external assessments require extensive writing and contain little if any multiple choice; typical AP exams consist of 50% multiple choice.

• IB requires at least one 5-8 page investigation in every IB course.  AP has no such requirement.

• In addition to coursework, all full-diploma candidates must write a 4000-word essay (E.E.) under the mentorship of a CHS staff member, complete the Theory of Knowledge class, and completion of 150 hours of community service, creativity and action (sports).

• Rigorous senior year is valued by colleges and universities.

• US News and World Reports Discover the Difference Between AP and IB Classes

IB DP 2024-2025 Event Calendar

IB DP May 2025 Exam Schedule

IB DP Presentation October 9th 2024: 

IB Diplomas and Course Certificates for the Class of 2024 have arrived! If you or someone you know needs to pick up their IB Diploma or Course Certificate from 2024 or before, please contact Ms. Evans, CHS IB DP Coordinator at aevans@cusd.claremont.edu to arrange a pick up. 

IB DP Class of 2025 REMIND:  @ahb4c6eeh7

IB DP Class of 2026 REMIND:  @ba2h9bgcf4

Contact Ms. Evans:  aevans@cusd.claremont.edu

Programma de Bachillerato Internacional

10 Razones

Perfil de la comunidad de aprendizaje del IB

El programa del Diploma

El Certificado de Estudios con Orientacion Profesional del IB

Allison Evans, IB Coordinator, 909-624-9053 ext 30438 or email:  aevans@cusd.claremont.edu

Donations are always welcome, your support helps provide testing materials, classroom supplies, professional development, and experiences for students within the IB program. We thank you for supporting CHS IB. 

aevans@cusd.claremont.edu