I.B. Diploma
Curriculum
For an
overview of this curriculum, visit the International Baccalaureate
Organization
website and click on the Diploma Programme
link.
Language A (English) - 4 years
Grade 9: Pre-IB English I
Grade 10: Pre-IB English II
Grade 11: IB
English III/AP Language and Comp
Grade 12: IB English
IV
Language B - 5 years of study in one foreign
language
Grade 9: Pre-IB Spanish
I or Pre-IB French I or
Pre-IB Chinese I
Grade 10: Pre-IB Spanish II &
III or Pre-IB French II & III
or Pre-IB Chinese II & III
Grade 11: IB Spanish IV &
V or IB French
IV & V or IB Chinese IV &
V
Grade 12: None
History
Grade
9: Pre-IB American Government and AP
Human Geography
Grade 10: Pre-IB/AP World History
Grade 11: IB History of The
Americas
Grade 12: IB
American History
Experimental Sciences
Students choose one science for a two year
study beginning in 11th grade.
Grade 9: Pre-IB Biology
I
Grade 10: Pre-IB Chemistry I
Grade 11: IB
Biology II or IB Chemistry II
Grade 12: IB Biology
III or IB Chemistry III
Mathematics
Grade 9: Pre-IB Geometry
Grade
10: Algebra II
Grade 11: IB Math Method
HL or IB Math Method SL or Math Studies
Grade
12: IB Math Method HL or IB Math Method
SL or Math Studies (Year 2)
Sixth Subject (11th
Grade)
IB Art
SL or Music or Physics or Social
Anthropology
Other
Courses:
Grade
9: Pre-IB Inquiry Skills and two
(2) electives from SFHS course offerings
Grade 10: One
(1) elective from SFHS course offerings
Grade 11: No
electives
Grade 12: Theory of Knowledge-1st semester,
elective-2nd semester and 2 electives (if not taking IB Art
HL)