April 29, 2024

IB Diploma

IB Diploma Program At Lee’s Summit North

The IB Diploma, the most challenging of Lee’s Summit North’s IB opportunities, offers a rigorous program that include all of the following: six IB courses and exams (at least three and not more than four of these courses at the Higher Level and the remaining at the Standard Level); the course Theory of Knowledge; 150 hours of Creative Action Service (CAS) activities; and an extended essay in one of the subjects in the IB curriculum.  Students must choose one subject from each of groups 1 to 5; the sixth subject may be an arts subject chosen from group 6, or the student may choose another subject from groups 2 to 5.

The following courses are offered at Lee’s Summit North by category and level.

IB Subject Group9th Grade10th Grade11th Grade

Diploma		Test Options12th Grade

Diploma		Test Options
Group 1:

Literature		AS English or Eng 9

AS English or Eng 10IB English 11 HLNoneIB English 12 HL

English HL
Group 2:

Language Acquisition		French 2French 3French 4NoneIB French 5French SL
French 1French 2French 3NoneFrench 4French ab initio
Spanish 2Spanish 3Spanish 4NoneIB Spanish 5Spanish SL or HL
German 2German 3German 4NoneIB German 5German SL
German 1German 2German 3NoneGerman 4German ab initio
Chinese 2Chinese 3Chinese 4NoneChinese 5Chinese ab initio
Group 3:

Individuals & Societies		AS American Hist. or American HistoryAS World History or
World History		IB History 11 HLNoneIB History 12 HLHistory HL
ITGS SLITGS SLITGS SLITGS SL
IB Psychology SLPsychology SLIB Psychology SLPsychology SL
IB Psychology HLNoneIB Psychology HLPsychology HL
IB Business SLBusiness SLIB Business SLBusiness SL
IB AnthropologyAnthropology SLIB Anthropology SLAnthropology SL
Group 4:

Experimental Sciences		AS Biology or BiologyAS Chemistry or ChemistryIB Chemistry 11 HLNoneIB Chemistry 12 HLChemistry HL
AS Biology or BiologyAS Chemistry or ChemistryIB Biology 11 HLNoneIB Biology 12 HLBiology HL
BiologyChemistryIB Environmental Systems & SocietiesEnvironmental Sys & Societies SLIB Environmental Systems & SocietiesEnvironmental Sys & Societies SL
BiologyChemistryIB Sports, Ex, & HealthSports. Ex, & Health SLIB Sports, Ex, & HealthSports. Ex, & Health SL
Group 5:

Mathematics		Algebra IGeometryMath Studies INoneIB Math Studies IIMath Studies SL
GeometryAlgebra II or
Math Studies I

IB Math Studies IIMath Studies SLCollege Algebra or College Prep MathNone
AS GeometryAS Algebra IIIB Math I SLNoneIB Math II SLMathematics SL
Group 6:

The Arts		Elective / Visual Performing ArtsElective / Visual Performing ArtsIB Visual Arts SL
IB Music SL		Visual Arts SL
Music SL		Open ElectiveNone
Open ElectiveNoneIB Visual Arts SL
IB Music SL		Visual Arts SL
Music SL
IB Visual Arts HL1
IB Music SL		NoneIB Visual Arts HL2
IB Music HL2		Visual Arts HL
Music HL
Intro to BroadcastingAVTNoneIB Film SLFilm SL
Theatre Arts INoneIB Theatre SLFilm SL
Theatre Arts IIB Theatre I HLNoneIB Theatre 2 HLTheatre HL
TOPK/PPSTOK/PPS Sem 2TOK/PPS Sem 1