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DP Structure
IB Curriculum
Assessment
DP Acronyms
Abitur Requirements
100

This DP component requires students to take part in a range of experiences and at least one project. And yes, you must provide the full name!

What is 'Creativity/Activity/Service'?

100

6

What are the number of DP Subject Groups?

100

Of the three core components, this is the only one that does not award a point toward the diploma.

What is Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS)?

100

SL

What is 'standard level'?

100

Chemistry, Biology, and Physics

What are the three science subjects accepted by the German KMK?

200

Theory of Knowledge, Extended Essay, CAS

What is 'The Core'?

200

Digital Society, History, Global Politics, Psychology and Economics come from this subject group.

What is 'Individuals & Societies'?

200

The grading scheme for IB assessments is on a numeric scale of this range.

What is 1-7?

200

HL

What is 'higher level'?

200

4

What are the average number of points you must earn in each DP class?

300

These two assessments make up the grade for Theory of Knowledge (TOK).

What is the 'Exhibition' and the 'Essay'.

300

Instead of this subject group, you can take a 2nd subject from Group 3 or 4.

What is 'The Arts' (Group 6)?

300

These two DP subjects have an oral component to the assessment.

What are Language A and Language B?

300

IO

What is 'Individual Oral'?

300

Frau Korec

Who is the 'German Higher Education Counsellor'?

400

The Extended Essay and Theory of Knowledge are graded on this scale.

What is A-E?

400

This phrase means 'from the beginning'.

What is 'ab initio'?

400

The DP Exams are criterion-referenced, which means that they are evaluated against this tool.

What is a rubric?

400

IA

What is 'Internal Assessment'?

400

Name three DP subjects taught at ISD that can only be taken as a 6th subject, in place of the arts.

What are 'Digital Society', 'SEHS', 'Design Technology', 'ESS', 'ab initio languages'.

500

How many bonus points can a student earn from TOK and EE with a 'B/C' combination?

What is '2'?

500

SSST

What is School-Supported Self-taught?

500

There are 8 of them.

What are 'passing criteria'?

  • CAS requirements are met.
  • The candidate has achieved at least 24 total points.
  • A grade has been awarded in TOK and the EE.
  • A grade of at least a 2 has been awarded in all subjects.
  • There are no more than two grade 2s awarded (SL or HL).
  • There are no more than three grade 3s or below awarded (SL or HL).
  • The candidate has at least 12 points on HL subjects. 
  • Candidates have at least 9 points on SL subjects. 
500

IBO

What is 'International Baccalaureate Organization'

500

The 'KMK' stands for this.

What is 'Kultusministerkonferenz'?