Hyde Park Academy
IB WORLD SCHOOL
HPA International Baccalaureate
Diploma Programme:
Student and Parent Guide
An online version of this document, with links to more
information, can be found at www.hydeparkcps.org
Mr. Antonio Ross, Principal
Katharine M. Braggs, IBDP
kmbraggs@cps.edu
IB office, room 146
(1st floor east side of building)
Office direct dial: 773-535-6784
IBO public website
www.ibo.org
IBO university databases
www.ibo.org/universities/listalluniversities.cfm
www.ibo.org/country/index.cfm
www.ibo.org/diploma/recognition/scholarships/
Extended essay web pages
https://www.ibo.org/diploma/curriculum/core/essay/
http://occ.ibo.org/ibis/documents/dp/drq/extended_essay/d_0_eeyyy_gui_0903_1_e.pdf
An online version of this document,
with links to more information,
can be found at www.hydeparkcps.org.
September 2014
Some information in this booklet comes from
International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) sources,
particularly the IBO website – www.ibo.org – and the Handbook of Procedures.
Information contained here is subject to change.
Please refer to the IBO website
or contact the HPA IBDP coordinator for the latest information.
Copyrighted information is reprinted here with permission from the IBO.
Contents
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IB Diploma Programme curricular hexagon model
I. Initial questions...quick answers
Is the IB Diploma Programme worthwhile?
Is the IB diploma necessary?
What do we do now?
Do I want to be a diploma candidate or a certificate candidate?
Which courses should I select?
II. International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) overview
IBO mission statement
IBO facts and figures
Diploma Programme overview
III. Structure and requirements of the DP
Alphabet soup
Core of the Diploma Programme: CAS, extended essay, TOK
Curricular hexagon: six DP subject groups, “breadth and depth”
Completion of the Diploma Programme
DP assessment and scores
IV. DP course details at HPA
V. University recognition of the IB diploma
Prestige and worldwide recognition
University recognition of the IB diploma
How North American universities recognize the IB diploma
Examples of DP recognition policies in the United States and Canada
DP recognition in the United Kingdom
DP recognition in Australia
DP recognition in Japan
VI. Initial questions revisited: cautious encouragement
IB Diploma Programme Curricular Hexagon:
Six Subject Groups, Three-Component Core
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IB Diploma Programme offerings at HPA...
Core: extended essay (EE); theory of knowledge (TOK); creativity, action, service (CAS)
Group 1: Language A1: English A HL
Group 2: Second language: Spanish HL or SL, French ab initio, HL or SL
Group 3: History Route 2 HL (20th Century and History of the Americas)
Group 4: Experimental sciences: Biology HL or SL
Group 5: Mathematics and computer science: Mathematical Studies SL
Group 6: Arts and electives: visual arts SL electives from groups 2 or 4
HPA International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:
Student and Parent Guide
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I. Initial questions...quick answers
Three general questions for parents and students
Is the IB Diploma Programme worthwhile? yes
Is the IB diploma necessary? well, it depends...
What do we do now? research, plan, decide, relax a little
Two specific questions for students
Do I want to be a diploma candidate or a certificate candidate? You can start as a diploma candidate and change to a certificate candidate later, but not the other way.
Which courses should I select? The DP coordinator, DP teachers, and your parents will advise you.
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