Today the International Baccalaureate Program is offered at 800 schools in nearly 100 countries. The Curriculum and Assessment Center in Cardiff, Wales, is responsible for continuously updating the curriculum, developing examinations, assessing student work, training teachers, and evaluating the program with input from IB teachers worldwide. The IB Program at West High is for academically able students who desire a curriculum that presents subject matter from a worldwide perspective. Students who are highly motivated and productive will benefit from this course of study. Students are admitted for 9th grade through an application process which begins in February of 8th grade.
Selection is based on grades, teacher recommendations, and evidence of motivation.
Students who complete the IB Program earn a high school diploma and the internationally recognized IB Diploma. Students may earn college credit and advanced standing at institutions of higher learning throughout the world. French, German, and Spanish 3. Math Methods, Math Studies, and Further Math 6. Pre-IB students take English, a foreign language, social studies, science, and mathematics.