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IB Diploma Required Choices |
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IB DIPLOMA REQUIRED CHOICES
When choosing a combination of courses to earn the IB Diploma, students’ subject choices carry over two years in order to complete the IB course requirements.
A combination of SIX of the following subjects leads to an internationally recognized high school diploma.
This IB diploma is open to all Weldon students who have achieved good marks in the pre-requisite courses.
A diploma requires three SL and three HL courses chosen from the groupings as indicated below.
- HL – Higher Level – equivalent to a first year university course
- SL – Standard Level – equivalent to a 4U course
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Course Name and Level
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Grade
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Duration
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OSSD Credits
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Pre-req
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ENGLISH – Choose HL or SL
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English HL or SL - World Literature and Theory of Knowledge
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11 & 12
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two years
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ENG3UB, ETS4UB, ENG4UB, HZT4UB
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ENG2D
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FRENCH – Choose HL or SL
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French HL - Immersion
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11 & 12
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two years
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FIF3UR, FIF4UB
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FIF2D
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French SL - Core
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11 & 12
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two years
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FSF3UB, FSF4UB
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FSF2D
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SOCIAL SCIENCES –
Choose History or Geography or both
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History HL - 20th Century History of Europe; War and Conflict
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11 &12
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two years
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Gr. 11 - CHA3UB
Gr. 12 - CHI4UB, CHY4UB
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CHC2D
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History SL - 20th Century History; War and Conflict
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12
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one year
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CHI4UB, CHY4UB
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ENG3U
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Geography HL or SL - World Issues and Climatic Hazards & Change
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11 & 12
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two years
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CGW4UB, CGU4UB
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CHC2D
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SCIENCES – Choose 1 or 2 subjects
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Chemistry HL or SL
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11 & 12
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two years
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SNC3MB, SCH4UB
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SCH3U
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Biology HL
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11 & 12
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two years
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Gr. 11 - SBI3UB, SBI4UB
Gr. 12 - SNC4MB
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SNC2D
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Biology SL
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11 or 12
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one year
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SBI3UB, SBI4UB
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SNC2D
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Physics SL
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11 or 12
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one year
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SPH3UB, SPH4UB
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SNC2D
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MATH – Choose 1
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Math SL (for sciences)
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11 & 12
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two years
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MHF4UB, MCV4UB
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MCR3U
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Math Studies SL (for humanities)
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11 & 12
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two years
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MCF3MB, MDM4UB
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MPM2D
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ARTS – Choose HL, SL or neither
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Visual Arts SL or HL
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11 & 12
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two years
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AVI3MB, AVI4MB
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AVI1OR or AVI2OR
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Theatre Arts SL
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11 & 12
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two years
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ADA3MB, ADA4MB
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ADA1O or ADA2O
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Go to “Pathways for Humanities” and “Pathways for Math & Sciences”
to see sample timetables of various course combinations.
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