IB Diploma students take one course from each of five different subject areas and an additional course from The Arts, Language Acquisition, Individuals & Societies, or the Sciences. Diploma candidates must take at least three but no more than four classes at the Higher Level (HL) and score at least 12 points total on those exams. Additionally, Diploma candidates must complete the 18-month Creativity, Activity, & Service (CAS) requirement, the 4,000-word Extended Essay (EE) requirement, and the coursework for Theory of Knowledge (TOK).

DP Course students may take one or more IB classes. In order to achieve a passing DP Course result, the student must complete all of the required coursework, including the Internal Assessments (IA), and score a 4 or higher on the assessments.

Because we will not know the results of the IB assessments until July of the year the assessments were submitted, graduates will earn a John Adams Certificate of IB Diploma Candidacy or DP Course Candidacy. Furthermore, Diploma candidates earn an IB medal for their work.

Adams High School

IB Diploma Program Students (Grades 11-12)