3295IB World-wide – 3295 schools in 141 countries 744 US Diploma Schools 25 Georgia Diploma Schools 1* Forsyth Diploma Schools ~ 8 Caribbean Diploma Schools 141 Canadian Diploma Schools 1858 Total Schools 58 PYP 146 MYP 141 DP 298 PYP 245 MYP 744 DP From May 2010

International Baccalaureate Assessment Pass Rate International Baccalaureate Assessment Pass Rate YearSFHSGeorgiaUSAWorld %59%69%78% %53%67%78% %57%67%78%

Year Number of diploma courses offered Total number of candidates examined Number of diploma candidates Number of diplomas awarded Number of exam scores between N/AN/A International Baccalaureate

AP or IB, that is the question… High rigor Quality point adjustment to GPA College level coursework/curriculum Potential college credit College recognition of challenge Classes stand alone Externally assessed Grading scale is a “passing” score Large selection of classes Can pick and choose subjects to take by preference Interdisciplinary Internally and externally assessed Grading scale is a “passing” score Specific curriculum requirements across the disciplines Develops whole student (CAS, EE, TOK)

Required Content: Math Science History English Foreign Language Theory of Knowledge 6 th Subject (see Choices) Electives: Visual Arts Music Theory Psychology Computer Science Business Design Technology 3 rd Language Outside of Class: Extended Essay C.A.S.

3 – 4 hours of “activities” a week is MORE than enough to finish up your CAS requirement over the course of your two years in IB

IB Psychology IB Math Studies SL Math 3 Spanish IV or AP Spanish “typical” Humanities Schedule

AP Calculus AB/BC IB Mathematics HL 6 th Subject: IB Physics IB Biology IB Spanish SLSpanish IV or AP Spanish “typical” Heavy Math/Science Schedule

Accel Math II 9th10th11th12th Accel CCGPS Pre-Calculus AP Comp Sci AP Statistics AP Calc AB/BC (with SL) Accel Analytic Geom B/Adv Alg Calc 3 & 4 GA Tech at SFHS IB Math HL and/or Students who entered with credit for Accel Coordinate Alg/Analytic Geom A in 8 th grade AP Statistics Math Sequence

AP/IB Comp Sci AP Comp Sci AP/IB Comp Sci AP Statistics AP Calc AB Coord Algebra Accel Coord Alg/Geom A Accel Analytic Geom B/Adv Alg Analytic Geom IB Math Studies Adv Algebra 9th10th11th12th IB Math Studies Students who entered 9 th Grade with NO credit for High School Math or Math Sequence

Colleges are looking at the following characteristics when they evaluate candidates for admission to their campus: Rigor of coursework undertaken by the prospective candidate SAT & ACT Test scores GPA* Class Rank Application Essay Work/School Activities PLUS: A number of states offer 24 hours of college credit to students who receive the IB Diploma including: Georgia, Florida, Texas, & California among a growing list of others. Scores of 4+ (IB scale is 1-7) can earn credit depending on college/university

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) University of Alabama- Birmingham University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill University of North Carolina – Wilmington Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia State University North Carolina State College of Charleston Amherst Auburn Baylor Berry Boston College Bowdoin Mercer Notre Dame NYU Oglethorpe Oregon Oxford (at Emory) Presbyterian Randolph-Macon Rhode Island South Carolina Tulane U. of Miami (FL) UCLA Universite de Nantes University of Georgia Vanderbilt Washington College Wofford Wheaton Brigham Young Clemson Converse Cornell Davidson Duke Elon Emory Flagler Florida Florida State Furman George Washington Georgia Southern Harding Illinois Kennesaw State U of Chicago U of Virginia Boston University Loyola Colleges SFHS IB Students Have Attended

Any student attending a school out-of-district must provide their own transportation Out-of-District Request Forms are available online at Forms should be completed and turned in to South Forsyth High School no later than December 20th,