Section III. C. Four-year Sequence of Courses - Morgan Park High School Prospective International Baccalaureate Program

 

 

Pre-IB Curriculum

9th Grade

English I (English Literature) - Honors

French I - Honors

(Students who have not had previous study of French equivalent to one high school semester, must attend a non-credit summer school class prior to the 9th grade)

World Studies/World History - Honors

Biology I - Honors

Advanced Algebra/Geometry - Telescoped

(Students who have not had the equivalent of high school Algebra I must attend a non-credit summer school prior to the 9th grade. Students who successfully complete this telescoped course receive 1 1/2 credits)

Introduction to Computers - Honors - 1/2 credit

Physical Education

Pre-IB Curriculum

10th Grade

English II (American Literature) - Honors

French II - Honors

U.S. History - Advanced Placement

Chemistry I - Honors

Trigonometry/Precalculus - Honors

Fine Arts (Music and Art)

Physical Education II

 

 IB Curriculum

11th Grade

English III (World Literature) - Advanced Placement I/HL

French III - Honors/SL

20th Century World History - Honors/HL

Physics I - Honors/HL

or

Biology II - Honors/HL

Math Studies - Honors/SL

or

Math Methods - Honors/SL

(Additional topics in trigonometry, discrete mathematics, rational conics, limits and introduction to calculus)

Information Technology in a Global Society - Advanced/SL

Theory of Knowledge - Advanced - 1/2 credit, 3 periods per week

 

 

IB Curriculum

12th Grade

English IV (World Literature) - Advanced Placement II/HL

French IV - Advanced Placement/SL

European History - Advanced Placement/HL

Physics II - Advanced Placement/HL

or

Biology III - Advanced Placement/HL

Math Studies II - Advanced/SL

or

Math Methods II - Advanced/SL

(Functions, differentiation, applications of differentiation, integration, applications of integration)

Theory of Knowledge - Advanced - 1/2 credit, 3 periods per week