Wooster High School is excited to continue to grow our MYP program. For the 2025-26 school year, all 9th grade students will be focusing on Service Learning and Reflections in their Individuals and Societies classes, while 10th grade students will embark on their Personal Project. Students will have time during Seminar classes to work through the different stages of the Personal Project, which will be due on February 13th, 2026. Please contact me if you have any questions about IB MYP.

Zeynep Evenson, IB MYP Coordinator (000942)
775-333-5100, ext. 37181
 

IB Middle Years Program (IB MYP)

Wooster has been an authorized MYP since 2016. Implemented in partnership with Vaughn Middle School, Wooster’s Middle Years Programme is a five-year program. Students begin the program at Vaughn Middle School, where they complete years 1, 2, and 3, and end years 4 and 5 at Wooster High School. Students who complete the MYP are well-prepared to undertake the IB Diploma Program (DP) or Career-related Program (CP) pathways starting their junior year in high school. Visit the official IB website for more information about the MYP.

At Earl Wooster High School, we believe that every student deserves access to a challenging, globally-minded education. The International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IB MYP) offers just that—providing students in grades 9 and 10 with a strong academic foundation, critical thinking skills, and real-world learning experiences.

Even if students do not continue into the IB Diploma Programme, completing the MYP equips them with the tools they need for success in college, careers, and life. Through project-based learning, service opportunities, and a focus on international-mindedness, students become thoughtful, self-motivated learners who can adapt and thrive in a rapidly changing world.

The MYP makes IB accessible to all students, encouraging them to explore their interests, develop essential life skills, and build the confidence needed to pursue their goals—wherever their paths may lead.

MYP Grades & Parent Info Nights

Students are graded using MYP rubrics. The MYP grade will be a number 1-8. If you are interested in learning more about what the MYP program means for your 9th or 10th grader, please consider attending one of our Colt Community events. 

Freshmen Service Learning

During their 9th grade year, students will work with their Individuals and Societies teacher and on their own to complete community service and reflections based on the 7 IB Learning Outcomes:

Sophomores MYP Personal Project

During their 10th grade year, students will spend approximately 25 hours developing a personal challenge or goal in order to build on their ATL (Approaches to Learning) skills and strengthen their research skills. The Personal Project is a great way for students to build skills and confidence, and helps students to earn off-campus passes and an academic letter. This project requires students to engage in the research process, which will be assessed in their Seminar and/or English class (research-process-assessment). 

• Become more aware of their own strengths and areas for growth
• Undertake challenges that develop new skills
• Discuss, evaluate, and plan student-initiated activities
• Persevere in action
• Work collaboratively with others
• Develop international mindedness through global engagement, multilingualism and intercultural understanding
• Consider the ethical implications of their actions.

1. Participate in the Last Two Years of the Programme

Students must complete grades 9 and 10 of the program in order to earn the MYP Certificate. Students who transfer to Wooster in grade 10 are not eligible to earn an MYP Certificate unless they transfer from another IB MYP school. They are welcome to complete the other requirements below, as appropriate, in order to receive an MYP “Certificate of Participation” and other school awards.

2. Complete and Pass the Personal Project

Each student must complete and earn a grade of at least 4 out of 7 on the MYP Personal Project. This project is completed during the 10th grade. Seminar teachers will help guide the students and provide resources to the students. 

3. Engage in Service and Action

Each student must engage in meaningful service and action during the MYP program. Students are required to complete ten reflections by the end of the MYP program. Reflection forms ask students to think about their growth in different IB learning outcomes. Up to three reflections can be written for a single service activity. Service activities can be within a school event (like managing the football team or working the snack bar). Activities that build international understandings or multilingualism are also acceptable. Reflections are to be submitted to the students' Individuals and Societies teacher (for 9th grade, Individuals and Societies/Seminar; for 10th grade MYP Personal Project Supervisors during Seminar).

4. Achieve a Minimum Score of "4" in all Six MYP Subjects

While Wooster High School offers all eight MYP subject groups, MYP students at the high school level are required to complete only six. Due to Nevada graduation requirements, Wooster High School selects the five mandatory subjects for all students. Students may choose the sixth subject that they will pursue (art, design/technology, or PE/ROTC) to satisfy the requirements for the MYP Certificate. The sixth choice can be different for grades 9 and 10. The subjects are as follows:

1. Language and Literature
2. Language Acquisition (World Language)
3. Individuals and Societies (Social Studies)
4. Science
5. Mathematics
6. Art, Design/Technology, or PE/ROTC

Unlike the DP and CP, there are no exit exams required for the MYP. Students demonstrate their achievement levels throughout the 9th and 10th grade year on MYP assessments. These are designed by classroom teachers and scored using IB rubrics (scored out of 8 possible points). For more information, please refer to our Wooster IB MYP Assessment Policy

 

 

• There are eight total subjects in the MYP. Students are required to score a "4" by the end of Sophomore year in six of the eight subjects. To view the rubrics used to score MYP grades in each of the subjects, click on that subject. 

  • Language and Literature (English)
  • Language Acquisition
  • Individuals and Societies (Social Studies)
  • Science
  • Mathematics
  • Arts
  • Physical and Health Education
  • Design Technology
  • Glossary of Command Terms Used in Rubrics

What is the MYP Personal Project?

The final component of the IB MYP programme is the Personal Project at the end of the 10th grade year. The project is designed to be a culminating task to showcase your ability to learn on your own and utilize the skills you’ve been learning and practicing as an IB MYP student. 

Check out our 2023-2024 MYP Personal Project Showcase:

MYP SHOWCASE 2023-2024

Check out our latest MYP Personal Project Showcase:

MYP SHOWCASE 2024-2025

How Am I Assessed for the MYP?

You are assessed in your six subject areas, as well as on your MYP Project and Service & Action hours. Your Reflection Logs will be returned to your I&S teachers to be graded for completion and will form a portion of your grade for this course. In order to get your MYP Certification, you need to complete Service Learning reflection logs (6 reflections required for 9th grade)  during 9th grade Seminar. You also have to complete and pass the Personal Project during 10th-grade Seminar to receive your MYP Certificate.  During your 10th grade, you need to complete 4 Service Learning Reflections. 

 

Fees

There are no assessment fees associated for MYP.

2025-2026 MYP Personal Project Showcase is scheduled for April 16, 2026 at the Large Gym. 

• "What is MYP?" Fact Sheet

 

• Freshman Handbook

 

• Service Learning Outcomes

Exciting news as our newest programme, the IB Career-related Programme, has gone through a curriculum review, resulting in a revision of this programme's core. This new academic option has been designed for students interested in pursuing a more career-oriented path: "The IBCP incorporates the educational principles, vision and learner profile of the IB into a unique offering that specifically addresses the needs of students who wish to engage in a career-related education." There are two components to the Career Programme: a rigorous academic course-load studied along with a career-related programme (known here in Nevada as a Career and Technical Education or CTE). These two components are bridged by a set of specially-designed IBCP core requirements, which will allow CP students to access and focus on career related curriculum while at the same time receiving a well-rounded education that is internationally focused. Wooster believes this programme will add options for students to earn another type of IB Diploma.

The IBCP is another great opportunity for our Wooster students who want to study a specific career and experience the rigor and challenges of IB coursework. One of the major advantages that the IBCP offers students is flexibility: it allows students to pursue both a rigorous and challenging academic programme, and gain professional skills. IBCP graduates will be prepared for a wide variety of post-secondary options, including the university, working in the "real world", and pursuing further professional studies.

We encourage you to learn more about our programme and please contact me if you are interested in learning more about this IB programme.

-Dustin Coli
 

This following website can provide you with additional information about the IBCP:

• http://www.ibo.org/en/programmes/career-related-programme/

The International Baccalaureate (IB) Career-related Programme (CP) is a three-part educational framework that consist of: 

• Courses from the IB's Diploma Programme(DP)
• The CP Core
• Career-related studies: 
  • Career and Technical Education (CTE) or
  • Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps (JROTC)

Career and Technical Education (CTE)

• CTE/IBCP students must complete a CTE course sequence of 6 semesters (LI, LII, & LIII) in their chosen CTE strand. Students enroll in their first CTE course Level I, by their sophomore year.
• Possible CTE course strands are Energy Technology, Metal Working, Photography or Horticulture

Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps (JROTC)

• JROTC/IBCP students must complete JROTC sequence course. Students enroll in their first JROTC course Level 1 their freshman year. Students who become involved in the HSROTC as part of the IBCP will require to fulfill a minimum of 7 semesters of HSROTC to qualify for the IBCP Diploma.

> To be considered for a Career-related Diploma, the IBCP student must fulfill the following requirements:

• Participate in career-related pathway & complete course sequence: CTE (Level I, II, II) or JROTC (Level I, II, III, IV)
• Enroll and complete at least two IBDP courses in any of the subject groups
• Take IB examinations in his/her IBDP subject areas (each student is responsible for paying the cost of exams)
• Successfully complete all four CP Core components
  • Personal and professional skills class (junior and senior year)
  • Service learning hours & portfolio (50 hours minimum)
  • Language development & portfolio (50 hours minimum)
  • Reflective project

IBCP Student/Parent Handbook

Failing Conditions

A student will NOT receive an IB Career-related Diploma if one or more of the following occur:

IB Career-related Programme Requirements

• The candidate did not complete Service Learning hours
• The candidate did not complete Service Learning Portfolio
• The candidate has not been awarded a grade of at least D for the Reflective Project—Internally and Externally moderated. Any student awarded a grade of E for the reflective project will not be awarded the IBCP.
• The candidate did not earn a passing grade in the Personal or Professional Skills classes.
• The candidate did not complete Language Development (LD)
• The candidate did not complete LD Electronic Portfolio (IB moderated)
• The candidate has not been awarded a grade 3 or more in at least two of the DP courses registered for the IBCP. (Internal Assessment and External Assessment)
• The final award committee has judged the candidate to be guilty of malpractice.

WCSD Graduation Requirements

• The candidate did not meet all WCSD graduation requirements

Signature Academy & CTE Assessments

• The candidate did not pass Workplace Readiness Skills Assessment (end of CTE course sequence)
• The candidate did not pass End-of-Programme Technical Assessment (at the end of programme course sequence: L3)
• The candidate did not achieve at least a 3.0 grade point average in the CTE course sequence (not cumulative GPA)

JROTC Programme of Accreditation

• Pass Battalion Staff Inspections & Company In-Rank Inspections
• Pass Continuous Improvement programme and Service Learning Briefings
• Complete Cadet Portfolio Interviews and Inspections
• Pass Drill and Ceremony Inspections & Color Guard Inspections
• Pass end of semester exams for each Leadership Education Training Level
• Pass seven semesters of JROTC

• Two DP courses must be studied. The courses can come from any of the six subject areas and can be studied at the higher level (HL) or standard level (SL), as well as a combination of the two. It is possible for students to study more than two DP courses. The table below shows the DP courses available at WHS. The courses can be chosen from any group, and can even come from the same group should the student want to specialize in a particular field of study. IBCP students are highly encouraged to take IB courses related to their particular field of study (CTE strand). The only restriction on course combination with regard to the Diploma Programme courses in the IBCP is that a student is not allowed to do more than one mathematics course from group 5. IBCP students cannot study the DP core elements of Theory of Knowledge, CAS, and Extended Essay.

IBDP Subject Areas	Subject Area Description	DP Course Offered at WHS
Group 1: Language A	English	IB English HL
Group 2: Language Acquisition	Spanish French Chinese	Spanish SL/HL French SL/HL Chinese SL/HL
Group 3: Individuals and Societies	History of the Americas (HOA) Psychology	IB HOA HL IB Psychology SL/HL
Group 4: Experimental Sciences	Biology Chemistry Physics	IB Biology SL/HL IIB Chemistry SL/HL IB Physics SL
Group 5: Mathematics	Mathematics	Math: Analysis & Approaches HL Math: Applications & Interpretations SL
Group 6: The Arts	Theatre Visual Arts Music	IB Theatre SL/HL IB Visual Arts SL/HL IB Music SL

CP candidates must complete the IBCP core which consists of:

CP candidate students, in grades 11th and 12th must enroll in at least two DP courses.

The courses can be studied at high level (HL) or standard level (SL). The courses can be chosen from any subject group and can even come from the same group should the student want to specialize in a particular field of study.

The IBCP and the International Dimension

The core builds on the international dimensions experienced by IBCP students, particularly when studying the Diploma Programme courses. IBCP students are encouraged to view aspects of their studies in a broad, global context. They are challenged to become internationally minded and culturally aware. IBCP students should be reminded, however, that often it is just as important to look closer to home. Working with people from different social and cultural backgrounds in the local context can do as much to foster international-mindedness and mutual understanding as large international projects.

1. Personal and Professional Skills (PPS) Course

Personal and Professional Skills is a course that aims to develop responsibility, practical problem-solving, good intellectual habits, ethical understanding, perseverance, resilience, an appreciation of identity and perspective and an understanding of the complexity of the modern world. Emphasis is placed on the development of skills needed to successfully navigate higher education, the workplace and society.

Aims of PPS

Through PPS, students develop:

• Good intellectual habits
• Practical problem-solving skills
• Self-awareness and an appreciation of identity, individual strengths and individual limitations
• An appreciation of ethical issues relating to his or her personal, social and work experience
• An awareness of his/her own perspectives as one of many perspectives, and one that has been shaped by contingent cultural factors
• Intercultural awareness
• The skill of communicating clearly and coherently
• Personal and interpersonal skills for the workplace and beyond
• The skills of reflection and critical thinking in personal, social and professional situations
• An understanding that many questions, issues or problems do not always have simple right or wrong answers.

PPS is:

• A course that meets junior & senior year and supports other elements of the IBCP Core, particularly the Service Learning experience, Language Development, and the Reflective Project.
• Internally assessed

2. Service Learning Programme (SL)

Service Learning is the practical application of knowledge and skills toward meeting an identified community need. Through service, students develop and apply personal and social skills in real-life situations involving decision-making, problem-solving, initiative, responsibility and accountability for their actions.

3. Language Development (LD)

Language Development ensures that all CP students have access and exposure to an additional language. The opportunity to learn an additional language is a central tenet of an IB education and increases students' understanding of the wider world. Students are encouraged to begin or extend the study of an additional language that suits their needs, backgrounds and contexts. It develops students' oral, visual and written linguistic and communicative abilities.

Language Development Requirements

Language Portfolio (LP)

The language portfolio enables students to reflect on their learning and chart their progress in developing language skills and intercultural experiences. The language portfolio is a private document for the student to reflect on their learning.

 Components of the LD Portfolio

Section 1: Profile

Students complete a self-assessment of what they know in the target language and what they want to accomplish during  their LD. The following must be incorporated into their LD Portfolio for this section:

Section 2: Experiences

In this section, students compile a journal of reflections on the work completed. Each student must include how he/she has developed through the language development experience (personally, professionally, and academically). Student must include the following and will be checked periodically, ongoing both years 1 and 2:

Section 3: Evidence

In this section, the student includes evidence to support how his/her skills have developed throughout the language development experience. Some examples of evidence might be: class projects, class assignments, certificates of language completion activities outside of schools such as Language Club participation, letters of acknowledgement, audio files, etc. Talk to the IBCP coordinator for more information regarding this section.

Reflective Project (RP)

The Reflective Project (RP) is an extended piece of reflective work that can be submitted in a variety of formats. It emphasizes the ethical dilemma associated with a particular issue drawn from the student's separately awarded/certified career-related studies. The reflective project will be submitted at the end of the 12th grade and will be an opportunity for the students to draw together the various strands of their studies.

Option 1

A written essay (maximum 3000 words) plus reflection (maximum 1000 words).

Option 2

A written essay (1500-2000 words) accompanied by an additional format (film, oral presentation, interview, play or display) plus reflections (maximum 1000 words)

 

Format	Maximum length
Essay/dialogue/short play	3,000 Words
Short film	10 minutes in length accompanied by a 750-word written report
Radio play/interview	10 minutes in length accompanied by a 1,500 word written report
Web page	5 single images accompanied by 2,500 words of written material
Microsoft PowerPoint presentation	10 single slides accompanied by a 1,500 word written report
Storyboard/photographic presentation	15 single images accompanied by a 1,500 word written report

1. Personal and Professional Skills (PPS) Course
2. Service Learning Programme (SL)
3. Language Development (LD)
4. Reflective Project (RP)

• Good intellectual habits
• Practical problem-solving skills
• Self-awareness and an appreciation of identity, individual strengths and individual limitations
• An appreciation of ethical issues relating to his or her personal, social and work experience
• An awareness of his/her own perspectives as one of many perspectives, and one that has been shaped by contingent cultural factors
• Intercultural awareness
• The skill of communicating clearly and coherently
• Personal and interpersonal skills for the workplace and beyond
• The skills of reflection and critical thinking in personal, social and professional situations
• An understanding that many questions, issues or problems do not always have simple right or wrong answers.
• A course that meets junior & senior year and supports other elements of the IBCP Core, particularly the Service Learning experience, Language Development, and the Reflective Project.
• Internally assessed
• Students should devote a minimum of 50 hours (in and out of class).
• Student must complete Service Learning Portfolio
• Internally assessed
• Language development is a crucial role of an IB education; therefore, all IBCP students are required to undertake language development in which they need to improve their language proficiency in a target language other than their best/mother tongue language. Students have five options to complete the language development component of the core.

  Language Development Options
  Option 1: Student studying Spanish, French, or Chinese Language B at either SL or HL wishes to study Spanish, French or Chinese for his LD	Option 2: Student whose best language is Spanish/French or other language, and would benefit from the further development of English	Option 3: On-line course will be offered for a student who wants to do her/his LD online due to time constraints	Option 4: WHS own LD course of its IBCP students	Option 5: Self-study course
  Language B teacher will provide an extension course. Teacher will assign a 6th topic (DP course comprises 5 topics) and IBCP student satisfactory completes this 6th topic.	A language teacher will provide an extension English course. The extension course consists of suitable topics & student satisfactory completes the extension course.	The student and/or language teacher find a suitable online language course. The teacher regularly checks on the student progress & the student satisfactorily completes the on-line course.	The language teacher will design a suitable LD course. The teacher delivers the LD course & student completes the LD course.	The language teacher provides or checks the suitability of the intended self-study course. The student's progress is monitored by the LD teacher & the student satisfactorily completes the LD self-study course.

• A minimum of 50 hours is expected to be devoted to language development. This requirement is outside of the foreign language course. Although language courses are not required for the IBCP programme, they are strongly encouraged to compliment language development and college-readiness.
• Students are required to complete an electronic language development portfolio (due in March, senior year)
• Self-Assessment of Language Proficiency
• Language & Culture Questionnaire
• Language Development Goals
• Self-Assessment of Language Proficiency
• Monthly journal entries of experiences Reflection (these can be in the form of video recordings, audio recordings, letter, comic strips, collages, blogs, etc.)
• Language Development Progress Form must be completed with LD mentor
• Concluding Reflections
• Examples/Samples (Due periodically, ongoing throughout Years 1 and 2)
• It can be submitted in any of the IB working languages (English, French or Spanish).
• Students should devote a minimum of 50 hours (in and out of class).
• Two options for student to complete Reflective Project:

IB and AP Exam Policy

The following WCSD policy will be applied to all students registered in an IB (or AP) course. ALL requirements must be met before the IB (or AP) designation is awarded and recorded on a transcript.
Students are registered for IB (or AP) exams each fall.

• All WCSD students enrolled in an IB or AP course are required to take the exam in that course per Administrative Regulation 6501; students enrolled in IB classes will be automatically registered for the course exam; students enrolled in AP classes will register themselves through their MyAP account before Nov 1.
• Students will be registered for ALL IB exams before November 14. Students making changes to their IB registration (dropping a class, changing courses, adding courses) after this deadline will pay an IB amendment fee. 
• Students wishing to maintain the IB designation on their transcripts, and obtain the IB weighting of the course must complete all components required by IB (including all IA’s, exams, orals, presentations, labs, etc.).

Fees

• As part of the WCSD Strategic Plan budgeting process, the Board of Trustees approved the payment of student fees for Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) exams. However, any late fees will be the student’s responsibility.

AP Exam Fees

• 2025 AP exam fee                                                       $0                                                                                                                       
• Late payment/ordering fee                                   $40 per exam
• Cancellation fee prior to March 1                       $40 per exam
• Cancellation fee after March 1                             $98 per exam

There isn't anything currently on the schedule, but check back often as this information will be updated as the school year gets going again in August. Shadowing is always available. Please reach out to Mrs. Lienau for more information.

Founded in 1997, Wooster's International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is Washoe County School District's oldest and most established Signature Academy High School. Wooster High School is the only IB World School in northern Nevada, and we are proud to be a family of educators and students who are ethnically, culturally, racially and linguistically diverse. We strive every day to realize the IB misson to develop active, compassionate and lifelong learners, and to embody the IB Learner Profile.

After the preparation of Honors and AP classes during the freshman and sophomore years of the Middle Years Program (MYP), the Diploma Programme begins in the student's junior year. Diploma Programme students are enrolled in a minimum of 6 college-level IB classes (one from each subject group) over their junior and senior years. They are also enrolled in Theory of Knowledge, complete CAS, and produce an Extended Essay.

The IB Diploma Programme (IBDP) is recognized as a world-class college preparatory program where students are challenged to become independent inquirers through a rigorous curriculum that emphasizes the global nature of learning. The IBDP is for any student who has a love of learning and exploration, who likes to be challenged, and who is willing to put in the work to be successful. In addition to a varied curriculum, IB students learn time management, work ethic, writing skills, and perhaps most importantly, critical thinking.

For more information about the IB Diploma Programme, please visit the official IB website.

Please contact me if you have any questions about the IB Diploma Programme at Wooster.

Jennifer Lienau, IBDP Coordinator

775-321-3167

To participate as a diploma candidate the IB student must fulfill the following requirements starting in the 11th grade:

 IB Diploma Programme Student/Parent Handbook                                                                                                                                                               

FAILING CONDITIONS: A student will NOT receive an IB Diploma if one or more of the following occur:

To participate as a Course/Certificate student:

A student may participate in the IB Programme at the certificate level. Though we encourage all students to complete the IB Diploma, not all do. Students not completing the IB Diploma are called "courses candidates". Courses Candidates must take 3 or more IB subjects, pay the IB exam fees for the courses in which they are enrolled, and take the IB exams in those subject areas. 

• Enroll in six IB subjects over 2 years. (Subjects are divided into "Groups" and students must take an exam in each of the subject groups - see "Subjects" tab).
• Take IB examinations in each of the six subject areas (each student is responsible for paying the cost of all exams).
• Write an original essay (called the Extended Essay) of approximately 4000 words.
• Take the Theory of Knowledge class for two years.
• Participate in C.A.S. (Creativity, Action, and Service) and complete a portfolio that shows Learning Outcomes have been met.
• CAS requirements have not been met.
• Candidate’s total exam & core points are fewer than 24.
• An N has been given for theory of knowledge, extended essay or for a contributing subject.
• A grade E has been earned for the Theory of Knowledge oral exam and/or the Extended Essay.
• There is a grade 1 earned in any subject/level.
• A score of 2 has been earned three or more times (HL or SL).
• A score of 3 or lower has been earned four or more times (HL or SL).
• Candidate has gained fewer than 12 points on HL subjects (for candidates who register for four HL subjects, the three highest grades count).
• Candidate has gained fewer than 9 points on SL subjects (candidates who register for two SL subjects must gain at least 5 points at SL).

Successful completion of one course and one exam from each group is required for an IB Diploma.

IB Subject Groups*	IB Courses Offered at Wooster	Higher Level (HL) Standard Level (SL)	One or Two-Year Course	Subject Briefs
GROUP 1	ENGLISH LIT. SPANISH LIT.	HL HL	Both are two-years courses	English Literature HL Literatura Española NS
GROUP 2	SPANISH FRENCH CHINESE	HL and SL HL and SL HL and SL	All are two-year courses	Language Acquisition Language B SL & HL
GROUP 3	HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS* PSYCHOLOGY**	HL  SL	Two-year course One-year course	Individuals and Societies History HL   Individuals & Societies Psychology SL & HL
GROUP 4	BIOLOGY CHEMISTRY PHYSICS	HL and SL HL and SL SL	HL is a two-year course SL is a one-year course	Biology SL & HL Chemistry SL & HL Physics SL & HL
GROUP 5	MATH: Analysis & Approaches MATH: Applications & Interpretations	HL SL	Two-year course One-year course	Math Analysis & Approaches HL Math Applications & Interpretations SL
GROUP 6	VISUAL ART THEATER MUSIC	HL and SL HL and SL SL	Both HL and SL are two-year courses (for Visual Art & Theater). MUSIC SL is taught every other year, and is a one-year course.	Visual Arts SL Visual Arts HL Theater SL Theater HL Music SL
TOK	THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE		Two-year course	Theory of Knowledge

 *History of the Americas is the mandatory group 3 subject for the IB diploma.

**Psychology can be an optional elective for any group 6 subject, as can a 2nd science class.

All Diploma Programme students participate in the "core" of the IB Diploma Programme. Click the following links to learn more about the core:

CAS - Creativity, Activity, Service

Extended Essay (EE)

Theory of Knowledge (ToK)

• IB and AP Exam Policy

  The following WCSD policy will be applied to all students registered in an IB (or AP) course. ALL requirements must be met before the IB (or AP) designation is awarded and recorded on a transcript.
  Students are registered for IB (or AP) exams each fall.

  • All WCSD students enrolled in an IB or AP course are required to take the exam in that course per Administrative Regulation 6501; students enrolled in IB classes will be automatically registered for the course exam; students enrolled in AP classes will register themselves through their MyAP account before Nov 1.
  • Students will be registered for ALL IB exams before November 14. Students making changes to their IB registration (dropping a class, changing courses, adding courses) after this deadline will pay an IB amendment fee. 
  • Students wishing to maintain the IB designation on their transcripts, and obtain the IB weighting of the course must complete all components required by IB (including all IA’s, exams, orals, presentations, labs, etc.).

  Fees

  • As part of the WCSD Strategic Plan budgeting process, the Board of Trustees approved the payment of student fees for Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) exams. However, any late fees will be the student’s responsibility.

   

• AP Exam Fees

  • Amendment Fees (varies) for changes to the student's IB registration (dropping a class, changing courses, adding courses).
• • 2025 AP exam fee                                                       $0                                                                                                                       
  • Late payment/ordering fee                                   $40 per exam
  • Cancellation fee prior to March 1                       $40 per exam
  • Cancellation fee after March 1                             $98 per exam

   

  IB Exam Fees

  • $0 per IB exam.

• Prospective IB Students & Families

  • Throughout the fall semester, we hold informational evenings for parents/guardians of current 8th graders. Learn More
  • Are you a current 8th grader interested in either our IB Diploma Programme or IB Career-related Programme? If you would like to shadow one of our IB Ambassadors for a day, reach out to Mrs. Lienau for more information.
  • Answers to FAQs about IB.

   

• Current IB Students & Families

  • Through the fall semester, we hold IB 101 Nights- these informational evenings are for parents/guardians of current Wooster IB students.