IB Diploma Programme (IBDP)

The IB Diploma Programme is open to all qualified juniors and seniors at Richland Northeast High School. To pursue the complete IB Diploma, students must meet the following standards:

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• Demonstration of success at the Honors level in English and at least two other courses during grades 9 and 10.

• Completion of Algebra 2

• Completion of foreign language level 3 or willingness to take Ab Initio French

It is also recommended that students complete PE and Health before entering the IB Diploma Programme.

Students in the IB Diploma Programme will select from courses in each of the six groups of study in addition to completing the Theory of Knowledge course, the Extended Essay, and the Creativity, Action, and Service component.


The following IB Diploma courses are currently offered at Richland Northeast High School:

​Group 1:
HL English Literature

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​Group 2:
SL Spanish
SL French
SL Latin
French ab initio
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Group 3:
HL History of the Americas
HL Economics
Business Management

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Group 4:
HL Biology
Environmental Systems and
Societies
 

​Group 5:
Mathematics: Applications and 
Interpretation SL
Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches SL

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​Group 6:
HL Dance
SL Music
HL and SL Visual Arts
HL and SL Theatre Arts

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IB Programme Curriculum: 

https://www.ibo.org/programmes/diploma-programme/curriculum/

 

See RNE IB Pathways Schedule Samples Here:

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The International Baccalaureate® (IB) assesses student work as direct evidence of achievement against the stated goals of the Diploma Programme (DP) courses. 

 

IB Diploma Programme assessment is criterion-related, rather than measured against the performance of other exam takers. Student performance is measured, using a variety of different methods, against the characteristics of the work expected of each grade level (ie grade descriptors), reflecting the aims and objectives of each subject.

 

DP assessment procedures measure the extent to which students have mastered advanced academic skills in fulfilling these goals, for example:

• analysing and presenting information

• evaluating and constructing arguments

• solving problems creatively.

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Basic skills are also assessed, including:

• retaining knowledge

• understanding key concepts

• applying standard methods. 

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In addition to academic skills, DP assessment encourages an international outlook and intercultural skills, wherever appropriate.

Student results are determined by performance against set standards, not by each student's position in the overall rank order.

 

Using external and internal assessment

The IB uses both external and internal assessment in the DP.

 

External assessment

 

Examinations form the basis of the assessment for most courses. This is because of their high levels of objectivity and reliability.

They include:

• essays

• structured problems

• short-response questions

• data-response questions

• text-response questions

• case-study questions

 

Internal assessment

Teacher assessment is also used for most courses. This includes:

• oral work in languages

• fieldwork in geography

• laboratory work in the sciences

• investigations in mathematics

• artistic performances.

 

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