The International Baccalaureate (IB) Program

The IB program is a comprehensive and rigorous two-year curriculum, leading to certificates in individual subjects or a full IB diploma.

The International Baccalaureate provides an international pre-university curriculum and an international university entrance qualification. Following two years of college equivalent study, students earn their certificates or diploma after sitting for culminating IB exams in May of their senior year. The IB program is a deliberate combination of the specialization required in some national systems as well as breadth within all subject areas.

The general objectives of the IB program are:

*	To improve and extend international education and so promote international understanding through a shared academic experience
*	To facilitate geographic and cultural mobility for students in the international community
*	To work in collaboration with national educational systems to develop a rigorous, balanced and innovative international curriculum.

More detailed information about IB, including university recognition policies from around the world, is available on the public IB web site: www.ibo.org.