Diploma or Certificate                                                 Booker T. Washington High School

Eligibility

·         All students enrolled at BTW are eligible for the IB Diploma program.     

Option A: Full Diploma Program

·         Participate in and complete internal/external assessments for six IB courses:

-         3 (or not more than 4) Higher Level courses

-         3 (or 2) Standard Level courses

·         Complete Theory of Knowledge (TOK)

·         Submit an original Extended Essay, an in-depth study of a limited topic chosen by the student and supervised by the mentor

-         within a subject no more than 4,000 words

-         approximately 40 hours

·         Complete a Creativity, Action, Service (CAS) Plan

-         at least 150 hours divided among the categories completed over 2 years 

Testing Requirements

·         Diploma students must test in all courses except the Theory of Knowledge

·         To Earn the Diploma, students must receive either a total of 24 points with each HL score at least 3 or higher and HL subject scores totaling 12 or more points.  If a 2 is scored on an HL or less than 12 points total in HLs, then a total score of 28 is required. Students may also earn up to 3 extra points for their Extended Essay and TOK marks.  Failure to complete the EE and TOK requirements or elementary scores in these assessments will lead to the failure to earn the diploma. 

Option B: Individual Subject Certificates

All juniors and seniors are encouraged to take IB Diploma courses.  In order to receive a weighted grade in the course, all students enrolled in an IB course will be required to complete the internal and external assessments for that course and will be required to sit for the exam in May.  Students who receive passing scores will be issued a certificate from IBO; students may then receive college credit or placement from  their respective universities (as available).