• MVHS International Baccalaureate Course Options

      

     Courses offered at MVHS:

     For the full IB Diploma, students must take 3 HLs and 3 SLs or 4 HLs and 2 SLs, one from each group. Students can take an IB course from one of the other groups to satisfy the group 6 option. HL courses are two-year courses and SL courses are for one year.

    Group 1: English Literature HL

    Group 2: French SL, German SL, Spanish SL, Spanish HL

    Group 3: History of the Americas HL, Economics SL

    Group 4: Sports, Health and Exercise Science SL; Environmental Systems SL; Physics HL

    Group 5: Math Analysis SL (Calculus focus with some Statistics); Math Applications (Statistics focus with some Calculus)

    Group 6: Music HL, Psychology SL, Psychology HL or a second science

     

    Subject Specific Pathways:

    Group 1: English 9th  10th 11th 12th
      CP English 1 CP English 2 IB English HL1 IB English HL2
    (choose one pathway) Advanced English 1 CP English 2 IB English HL1 IB English HL2
      Advanced English 1 AP Language IB English HL1 IB English HL2
             
    Group 2: Language Acquisition 9th  10th 11th 12th
      Spanish 1 Spanish 2 Spanish 3 IB Spanish SL
    (choose one pathway) Spanish 2 Spanish 3 IB Spanish SL any elective or early release
      Spanish 2 Spanish 3 AP Spanish Language IB Spanish HL2
      Spanish Sp. Speakers AP Spanish Language AP Spanish Literature IB Spanish HL2
      French 1 French 2 French 3 IB French SL
      German 1 German 2 German 3 IB German SL
             
    Group 3: Individuals & Societies 9th  10th 11th 12th
      AP Human Geography AP Euro IB History HL1 IB History HL2
    (choose one pathway)   World History IB History HL1 IB History HL2
      AP Human Geography AP Euro AP US History IB Economics SL
      AP Human Geography AP Euro Annex History IB Economics SL
        World History US History  IB Economics SL
             
    Group 4: Sciences 9th  10th 11th 12th
      Biology Chemistry AP Physics IB Physics HL2
    (choose one pathway) Biology Chemistry CP Physics IB Physics HL2
      Biology Chemistry IB Envir. Systems SL any elective or early release
      Biology Chemistry IB Sports/Health Sci SL any elective or early release
      Biology Chemistry CP Physics IB Sports/Health Science SL
      Biology Earth Science Chemistry IB Sports SL or IB Envir. SL
             
    Group 5: Mathematics 9th  10th 11th 12th
      Math 1 Math 2 Math 3 (B or better) IB Statistics/PreCalc SL
    (choose one pathway) Math 1 Math 2 Math 3 (A) IB Calculus SL
      Advanced Math 1 Adv. Math 2 Advanced Math 3 (C) IB Statistics/PreCalc SL
      Advanced Math 1 Adv. Math 2 Adv. Math 3 (B or better) IB Calculus SL
      Advanced Math 1 Adv. Math 2 (A only) AP Pre-Calc IB Calculus SL
      Advanced Math 2 Adv.  Math 3 (A or B)  AP Pre-Calc IB Calculus SL
      Advanced Math 2 Adv. Math 3 (B or better) IB Calculus SL AP Calc BC
             
    Group 6: IB Electives     11th 12th
          IB Psychology SL/HL1 IB Psychology HL2
    (choose one     IB Music HL1 IB Music HL2
     in 11th or 12th grade)       IB Psychology SL
            IB Economics SL
          2nd IB Science 2nd IB Science
             
    Group 7: Non-IB Electives 9th  10th 11th 12th
    (choose one each year as needed) See course catalog for options See course catalog for options See course catalog for options See course catalog for options
          or early release/late start or early release/late start
             
    Group 8: Theory of Knowledge 9th  10th 11th 12th
          Theory of Knowledge (Spring) Theory of Knowledge         (Fall)
             
    IB Testing for Diploma     11th 12th
    Must take 1 class from each group above     maximum of 2 SL classes  

    Sample of Four Year Plans:

    Students can mix and match to meet the plan for the full IB Diploma.

    BLENDED OPTION: English, Science, Individual/Societies and Elective HL  
             
      9 10 11 12
    1 CP / Adv. Eng 1 AP Lang* IB English HL1* IB English HL2*
    2 World Language 1 World Language 2 World Language 3 IB World Language SL*
    3 Health/ICT World History or AP Euro* IB History HL1* IB History HL2*
    4 CP Biology CP Chemistry AP Physics* IB Physics HL2*
    5 Adv. Math 1 Adv. Math 2 Adv. Math 3 IB Calculus (Analysis) SL*
    6 PE 9 PE IB Psychology HL1* IB Psychology HL2*
    7 Elect / Visual-Perf Arts Elect / Visual-Perf Arts Any elective or early release Any elective or early release
           IB TOK (Spring only Evening)  IB TOK (Fall only Evening)
             
    MATH/SCIENCE OPTION: English, Math and Science HL    
             
      9 10 11 12
    1 CP / Adv. Eng 1 AP Lang* IB English HL1* IB English HL2*
    2 World Language 1 World Language 2 World Language 3 IB World Language SL*
    3 Health/ICT World History or AP Euro* CP or AP US History* IB Economics SL*
    4 CP Biology CP Chemistry AP Physics*  IB Physics HL2*
    5 Adv. Math 2 Adv. Math 3 IB Calculus (Analysis) SL* AP Calc BC* or any elective
    6 PE 9 PE IB Psychology HL1* IB Psychology HL2*
    7 Elect. / Visual-Perf Arts Elect / Visual-Perf Arts 2nd science option  Any elective or early release
           IB TOK (Spring only Evening)  IB TOK (Fall only Evening)
             
    HUMANITIES OPTION: English, World Language HL and Individual/Societies HL   
             
      9 10 11 12
    1 Adv. Eng 1 AP Lang* IB English HL1* IB English HL2*
    2 Spanish 2 Spanish 3 AP Spanish Lang* IB Spanish HL2*
    3 Health/ICT World History or AP Euro* IB History HL1* IB History HL2*
    4 CP Biology CP Chemistry IB Sports Science SL* Any elective or early release
    5 Math 1 Math 2 Math 3 IB Statistics/PreCalc SL*
    6 PE 9 PE IB Elective SL or 2nd science Any elective or early release
    7 Elect. / Visual-Perf Arts Visual-Perf Arts Any elective or early release Any elective or early release
           IB TOK (Spring only Evening)  IB TOK (Fall only Evening)
          *These courses receive weighted credit for calculating GPA at MVHS  
             
        World Language Options Elective Options Science Options
        Spanish SL*, HL* Psychology SL*, HL* Physics HL*
        German SL* Music HL* Sports & Health Sciences SL*
        French SL*   Environmental Systems SL*

     
Last Modified on December 6, 2023