International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
Vandegrift High School
The IB Diploma Program is a rigorous, internationally recognized high school curriculum for 11th and 12th grade students.
IBDP graduates are well-rounded, critical thinkers with strong communication and research skills.
What is the IB
Diploma Program?
Why is IB Different?
What kinds of students join IB?
Highly motivated
Invested in their own learning
Driven to help others in the community
Curious about the world around them
Benefits?
Unique academic experience
Small classes
Cohort of peers
Hands-on teaching / learning
Develop high-level research + writing skills
Travel opportunities
Advantages?
Distinguishing factor in college admissions process
Preparation for University setting
24 hours of college credit at Texas public universities is available with an IB Diploma
Why is IB Different?
Where Our Alumni Study
ACC (x3) | Michigan State University | Rice University | Texas Tech University | University of Bologna | University of Oklahoma |
Brigham Young University | New York University | Southern Methodist University | The University of Alabama | University of California, Berkeley | University of Southern California |
Cal Poly | Northeastern University (x2) | Spelman College (x2) | The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill | University of California, San Diego | University of Texas, Arlington |
Colorado School of Mines | Northwestern University | Stevens Institute of Technology | The University of Texas at Austin (x27) | University of Colorado, Boulder | University of Texas, Dallas (x6) |
Colorado State University (x2) | Ohio State University | Tecnologico de Monterrey | The University of Texas, San Antonio (x2) | University of Massachusetts Amherst | University of Utah |
Cornell University (x2) | Oregon State University | Texas A & M University (x19) | Tufts University | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (x2) | University of Virginia |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Princeton University (x2) | Texas Christian University | Tulane University of Louisiana | University of Minnesota | University of Washington (x2) |
Georgia Institute of Technology | Purdue University | Texas State University | United States Military Academy (x3) | University of Mississippi | Virginia Tech, College of Engineering |
Group 1: Language & Literature | Group 2: Language Acquisition | Group 3: Individuals & Society |
IB English | IB Spanish | IB History of the Americas + 20th Century War |
| IB French | IB Psychology |
Subjects Offered
Group 3: Sciences | Group 5: Mathematics | Group 6: The Arts |
IB Biology | IB Math: Analysis & Approaches | IB Dance |
IB Chemistry | | IB Music |
IB Physics | IB Visual Arts | |
IB Computer Science | IB Theater |
TOK Theory of Knowledge | EE Extended Essay | CAS Creativity, Activity, Service |
Interdisciplinary class designed to stimulate reflection on the nature of knowledge, and how we know what we know | Student originated 4,000 word research project worked on over the 2 years of the program | Required community service component that spans the 2 years of IBDP |
THE PROGRAM CORE
TOK Theory of Knowledge |
Interdisciplinary class designed to stimulate reflection on the nature of knowledge, and how we know what we know |
THE PROGRAM CORE
EE Extended Essay |
Student originated 4,000 word research project worked on over the 2 years of the program |
THE PROGRAM CORE
Example EEs from this year! |
How do the compositional techniques found in 20th-21st century video game music, such as in various Nintendo compositions by Koji Kondo, impact the listener experience and memorability of the video game?
To what extent does American art deco architecture visually reflect ambition for advancement through the incorporation of signature styles from cultures around the world?
To what extent is environmental racism apparent in the water health policies instituted across the United States?
How did the FDR administration take steps to possibly provoke the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor between 1940-1941?
How does the increase of feminism during the early XXIst century influence the changes of fertility rates in Mexico and South Korea?
To what extent has gentrification negatively affected East Austin’s residents and degraded the city’s historical identity?
CAS Creativity, Activity, Service |
Required community service component that spans the 2 years of IBDP |
THE PROGRAM CORE
CAS COMMITTEES
Sunshine Committee | Good Neighbor Committee |
Recruitment Committee | Social Committee |
IB vs AP
IB DIPLOMA PROGRAM | Advanced Placement (AP) |
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***AP, ACC Dual Credit and IB can work together - IB students can take AP classes and test in both***
IB vs AP
IB | AP |
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COMMON QUESTIONS
Can I still be in athletics, band or other extra-curriculars?
EXAMPLE SCHEDULES
[BAND]
1st Period | ENGLISH III IB HL |
2nd Period | BIOLOGY IB HL |
3rd Period | BAND CLASS |
4th Period | PRE-CAL ADVANCED |
5th Period | AP MACROECONOMICS (FALL) IB TOK COURSE (SPRING) |
6th Period | SPANISH IB SL |
7th Period | BAND CLASS |
8th Period | IB HISTORY HL |
1st Period | ENGLISH III IB HL |
2nd Period | BIOLOGY IB HL |
3rd Period | BAND CLASS |
4th Period | IB MATH SL |
5th Period | IB TOK COURSE (FALL) OFF PERIOD (SPRING) |
6th Period | IB PSYCHOLOGY SL |
7th Period | BAND CLASS |
8th Period | IB HISTORY HL |
11TH GRADE
12TH GRADE
Are IB classes harder than AP classes?
HOW DO I
JOIN IB?
Eligibility
To join the IB Diploma Program in the Junior Year - students must:
How do I join IB?
[9th Graders]