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International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma What is it?

The International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP) and the International Baccalaureate Career-Related Program (IBCP) are international high school diplomas that prepare students for English-speaking colleges and universities. International Baccalaureate (IB), an internationally qualified education program that was first implemented in Geneva, Switzerland in 1968 and has been accepted worldwide since its establishment, has been prepared for students aged 16-19; It is a two-year pre-university education.

About 130,000 students graduate with an IB degree each year from schools around the world. Participants usually start in 11th grade and complete the program with the IB final exams in 12th grade in May.

As preparation for the diploma, Lyceum Alpinum offers the Pre-IGCSE and IGCSE Program from Year 7 to Year 10.

How to Get an International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma?

The IB (International baccalaureate) diploma is a two-year academic program open to students aged 16 to 19. Students who successfully complete the program and its requirements receive an IB diploma. A diploma is an important identity document for college applications and other purposes. The IB diploma program requires students to take courses in six subject areas and pass exams.

In addition to clearing IB diploma subjects, there are three other main requirements. The first requires students to write a long essay based on independent research. Second, it requires students to take a Theory of Knowledge course. This course covers critical thinking and epistemology. Third, it requires the student to participate in a number of extracurricular activities.

 

IB Terms

Of course, in order to be accepted to IB diploma programs, you must have the expected competencies.

• If you will start the IB diploma program in the 11th grade, the IB requirements can be listed as follows, although it may vary according to the universities.
• You must have successfully completed grade 10.
• Your diploma average must be at least 75/100.
• IELTS overall 6.5. If each band you must have an exam score of at least 6.0 or equivalent.

 

OBJECTIVES AND CURRICULUM

Students gain necessary knowledge about the content and importance of the IB program; To help them develop the most suitable working methods and techniques by using their time in the most efficient way; Developing research skills; To help them develop their writing skills so that they can write prose, essays and essays in an effective and fluent language and present oral comments; To develop independent and critical thinking skills; It aims to help them develop their sense of responsibility towards their individual development, school, society and environment.

SYLLABUS

The diploma candidate must choose one course from each of the six groups within the options offered. In Turkey, the Mother Tongue and Social Sciences courses are taught in Turkish, while the other courses are taught in English.
Group 1: Language A1 - Literature studies are carried out in the language in which the student is most successful, usually in his mother tongue.
Group 2: Language A2 - Language and literature course taught with very proficient students in a second language.
Group 3: Individuals and Societies -Business and Management, Economics, ITGS, Philosophy and Psychology.
Group 4: Natural Sciences - Biology, Chemistry, Physics.
Group 5: Mathematics - Mathematics (Advanced), Mathematical Methods (Standard Level).
Group 6: Electives - Students can choose any course from the first five groups, or they can choose a specially approved course according to the school curriculum.

 

REQUIREMENTS OTHER THAN SIX SUBJECT GROUPS

1. GRADUATION THESIS (EXTENDED ESSAY/EE)
The Graduation Thesis, which is an important part of the IB Diploma Program, consists of a subject belonging to one of the six courses chosen by the student; It is a composition consisting of at least 4000 words, prepared by focusing on a subject of interest within the program and under the supervision of a school counselor. This figure does not include footnotes and bibliography.
2. THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE/TOK
In the Theory of Information course, the origin and validity of various forms of knowledge are examined. In this course, the student learns to develop a personal perspective on the discovery and creation of knowledge. This course is specific to the IB Diploma Programme and must be studied for at least 100 hours spread over the two-year curriculum.
3. CREATIVITY, ACTIVITY, SERVICE (CREATIVITY, ACTION, SERVICE/CAS)
Since the philosophy of the IB is based on the "education of the individual as a whole" view, every diploma candidate must take part in the CAS study and devote 150 hours to this study within two years. If the necessary studies are not done in TOK, CAS and EE fields, the student cannot be entitled to receive a diploma.

 

What are the IB Benefits?

More than a thousand universities in nearly 100 countries accept the IB diploma. Many foundation universities and private universities in our country; It provides success and high achievement scholarships at varying rates according to the IB diploma grade, grants the right to transfer, and provides exemption from some courses.
• Giving an international diploma in addition to the MEB diploma,
• International validity of the IB diploma and priority acceptance at the best universities abroad,
• As a result of IB graduates coming to the fore with their achievements, they take place as privileged individuals in the society after university education,
• To teach the student to use time in the best way and to work with the most appropriate methods,
• To raise awareness of the student on academic honesty,
• Enabling the student to develop his/her writing ability by writing prose, articles and essays,
• The advantages of this program can be listed as the spread of these gains to the whole school as a result of the teachers in the IB program transferring these gains to other grade levels thanks to the ongoing in-service training.
Apart from the above-mentioned advantages, the IB Diploma Program provides the education of versatile, research-loving, curious, creative, responsible and perhaps most importantly, literate people with the principle of academic honesty. IBDP, which is a program that should be preferred or evaluated especially by students who have a study habit and high performance, is only "a program to be chosen by students who want to study abroad." the determination is not very accurate. Students who take this program in high school 2nd and high school 3rd grades can also prepare for the university exams in our country in their last year.

 

Universities Accepting Students with the IB Program

There are many schools in the world that accept the IB diploma program. In order to study at the most prestigious schools in the world, the IB diploma process must be completed with sufficient points. Because in the world's most demanded schools, the value of the IB program is revealed only with the completed diploma score. Individual IB scores must be high for the best and most prestigious universities in the world, such as Oxford, Cambridge, Yale, and Harvard.