Diploma Program
The Diploma Program spans the 11th and 12th grade years, preparing students for college by encouraging them to
- ask challenging questions
- learn how to learn
- develop a strong sense of their own identity and culture
- develop the ability to communicate and understand those from other countries and cultures
- study six subjects chosen from the six subject groups
- complete an extended essay
- follow a theory of knowledge course (TOK)
- participate in creativity, action, service (CAS).
Normally, three of the six subjects are studied at higher level (courses representing 240 teaching hours), and the remaining three subjects are studied at standard level(courses representing 150 teaching hours).
IB courses at Hickory High School for 2018-2019 .
Click each subject for brief description.
Click each subject for brief description.
Group 1: HL Language A: English Literature
Group 2: SL Language B: Spanish SL Language B: French SL Language B: Latin Group 3: HL: History of the Americans HL: Psychology Group 4: SL Biology HL Biology SL Sports, Exercise and Health Science Group 5: SL Mathematics Groups 6: SL Visual Arts SL Music IB Core: Theory of Knowledge Extended Essay Creativity, Activity, Service |
To read more about the IB Diploma Program, click here: http://www.ibo.org/diploma/