IB Course Offerings
The IB program at Oakmont offers courses of study in six subjects and a Core: Extended Essay (EE), Theory of Knowledge (TOK), Creativity, Action and Service (CAS).
To earn an IB Diploma, three of the six subjects must be offered at the Higher Level and the rest at the Standard Level. All Higher Level subjects are studied over two years. Standard Level subjects are studied over two years and some may be completed in one year. At the Higher Level, course work covers a greater range and depth of content and requires more instructional time. The Core: EE, TOK and CAS are required to earn the IB Diploma.
To help decide which course work is appropriate for each student, families are recommended to review the documents to the left that explain the breakdown of each course, the chart to the bottom which explains the Oakmont course expectations and the Oakmont Course Catalog.
IB Course Expectations and Prerequisites
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If I want to take…ENGLISH |
I should SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE this/these class(es) first…. |
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IB English HL-1 |
Honors English 10 |
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If I want to take…SOCIAL SCIENCE |
I should SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE this/these class(es) first…. |
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IB History of the Americas HL-1 |
AP European History |
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IB World Religions SL-1 |
Nothing specific, but success in previous social science or English courses |
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If I want to take…MATH |
I should SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE this/these class(es) first…. |
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IB Math SL-1 |
CCIM 3 |
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IB Math HL-1 |
Pre-Calculus |
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If I want to take…SCIENCE |
I should SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE this/these class(es) first…. |
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IB Biology SL-1 or HL-1 |
NGSS Biology and either NGSS Physics or NGSS Chemistry |
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IB Physics SL-1 |
NGSS Biology and NGSS Chemistry and CCIM 2 or higher |
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IB Computer Science SL-1 |
CCIM 2 or higher |
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IB Environmental Systems & Societies SL |
NGSS Biology and either NGSS Physics or NGSS Chemistry |
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If I want to take…WORLD LANGUAGE |
I should SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE this/these class(es) first…. |
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IB Spanish SL-1 |
Spanish 3 |
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IB Spanish HL-1 |
Spanish 3; if possible, Spanish 4 |
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IB French SL-1 |
French 3 |
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IB French HL-1 |
French 3; if possible, French 4 |
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If I want to take…VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS |
I should SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE this/these class(es) first…. |
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IB Dance SL-1 |
Dance 2 or equivalent through other experiences; may require instructor approval if experience is outside OHS |
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IB Dance HL-1 |
Dance 2 or higher, or equivalent through other experiences; may require instructor approval if experience is outside OHS |
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IB Visual Arts SL-1 |
Art 1 or a Digital Arts introductory course; outside experience is also accepted but will require instructor approval |
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IB Visual Arts HL-1 |
Art 2 or a Digital Arts level 2 course; outside experience is also accepted but will require instructor approval |
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If I want to take...THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE |
I should SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE this/these class(es) first…. |
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IB Theory of Knowledge 1 |
Honors English 10 or CP English 10 and must be enrolled in at least one other IB course |