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North American Recognition of the
International Baccalaureate Sandra Wade Pauly,
International BaccalaureateKaren McKellin,
University of British ColumbiaCIS Forum
München 2009
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A Global IB Americas, Africa, Europe, Middle
East, Asia Pacific
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Countries with IB World Schools

2,650 IB Schools

136 countries.
56 schools are
public.
11 of the IB World Schools in 96 countries with
10 or fewer IB World Schools
75 of the IB World Schools in 15 countries with
more than 30 IB World Schools
14 of the IB World Schools in 19 countries with
more than 10 and less than 30 IB World Schools
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IB Americas

• 1598 IBWS in 30 countries and territories
• 299 Primary Year Programmes
• 509 Middle Years Programmes
• 1050 Diploma Programmes

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Global IB diploma recipients
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Global pass rate
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Average global diploma score
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Transition to University

• Goal
• Students completing the DP will have multiple
  options for further advanced study, and their IB
  experience and the strength of preparation it
  offers will be recognized by universities.
• Priorities
• Recruitment, admissions and placement processes
• Favorable higher education policies by
  governments
• Scholarships, credit, advanced standing.

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Admissions Assumptions
about the IB graduate

• Accepts challenges
• Strong academic preparation
• Valid GPA
• Top student
• Consistent performance
• International standing
• Excellent research and writing skills

• Critical thinking skills
• Awareness of holistic nature of learning
• Strong oral presentation skills
• Community engagement
• Reliable recommendations
• Maturity responsibility

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• Research support

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IB Standards and College Readiness

• Alignment Study
• Goals
• Articulation of IB Diploma subject standards
• Alignment of these standards against the AAU
  requested study (by EPIC) to determine skills
  expected to ensure success of students in
  post-secondary education (KSUS)

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Conclusions

• The conclusion of the studies undertaken for
  this project is that students who are exposed to
  the IB curriculum are learning material that is
  highly aligned with the expectations of
  university faculty and that in many cases IB
  standards exceed those expectations.
• Source International Baccalaureate Standards
  Development and Alignment Project
• Final Report, 2009

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IB Students in Postsecondary Education
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IB Students in Postsecondary Education
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Data on IB students in the U of Florida system
IB Scores and University Course Grades for Math
(all)
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Oregon State 5-year IB and non-IB graduation rate
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Oregon State cum GPA
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More Graduation RatesUniversity of Oregon
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Final cum GPA
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A look at where IB students attend university
and some IB policies
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University Attendance Patterns

• Approximately 1,600 universities currently have
  policies to recognize IB.
• Majority of these universities are in the US and
  Canada.

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The Transcript Request
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Top Universities by Transcript Requests
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Where Diploma candidates are going

• University of British Columbia 1321
• University of Florida 1229
• University of Toronto 1094
• University of Alberta 943
• McGill University
  934
• Queens University 497
• University of Waterloo 424
• Florida State University 409
• University of Washington 398
• University of Central Florida 409
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute 379
• University of Virginia 366
• University of Western Ontario 364
• Univ. of California Berkeley 362
• University of North Carolina 339
• Simon Fraser University 316
• University of Colorado 300

• University of Texas Austin 256
• Boston University 244
• University of California LA 241
• Virginia Commonwealth U 241
• University of Michigan 229
• University of Calgary 228
• McMaster University 224
• Univ. of Southern California 219
• Univ. of California San Diego 208
• James Madison University 203
• UC Irvine 192
• University of Wisconsin 192
• University of Pennsylvania 190
• Cornell University 184
• University of Georgia 183
• University of South Carolina 182
• York University 182
• University of California Davis 178
  University of Miami 172

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Targeted Recruitment of IB Students
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Current Recognition Status

• Number of Institutions with Policies posted on
  IB website 1153
• Canada 104
• Caribbean 2
• USA 1047

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Current Status

• Number of AAU the 62 research institutions with
  policies
• with Diploma policy
• Canada 2 2
• USA 60
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• Of the 60 US AAU members
• 36 are Public institutions
• 24 are Private institutions

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Current Status

• Institutions in US states with system-wide or
  state-wide policies generally have the large
  public universities with strong IB policies.
• Linking the IB with Higher Education systems is
  important.

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Linking the IB with Higher Ed systems

• 15 US States currently have state IB programme
  policies
• California Oklahoma
• Colorado South Carolina
• Florida South Dakota
• Georgia Texas
• Kentucky Utah
• Minnesota Wisconsin
• North Carolina Wyoming
• North Dakota
• Each awards system-wide admission
  recognition/college course credit for IB. Most
  (8) provide scholarship/tuition waivers for IB
  students/weighted GPA for IB Courses, and (6) IB
  diploma/courses recognized as option for high
  school core curriculum requirements.

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Linking the IB with Higher Ed systems

• 6 US states are currently developing state
  policies
• Alabama
• Arizona
• Indiana
• Kentucky
• Oregon
• Tennessee

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US Diploma Recognition Strong Policy

• For example
• College of Idaho
• Drury University
• Highpoint University
• Oregon State University
• University of California
• University of Tulsa
• University of Nebraska Lincoln
• Western Washington University
• Check policy charts at http//ibo.org/ibna/ibnare
  cognition/recognitionpolicy/
• and online postings at http//ibo.org/country/U
  S/index.cfm

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US Scholarships

• American International College
• American Universality of Paris
• Babson College
• Bentley University
• College of Idaho
• Defiance College
• Drury University
• Florida Atlantic U Wilkes Honors College
• Florida Gulf Coast University
• High Point University
• Illinois Institute of Technology
• Meredith College
• Mesa State University
• Methodist University
• Michigan Technological University
• Middle Tennessee State University
• Midwestern State University
• Missouri Sate University

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How to Recognize IB Students

• Recruitment
• Admission
• Credit general or specific
• Placement
• Scholarship

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Summary policies Canada and 19 US states
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Policy Development Questions

• Admission Considerations
• Is the Diploma accepted for admission?
• Is early admission offered to Diploma
  candidates/holders in advance of the general
  applicant pool?
• Is 2nd year/sophomore status possible upon
  admission for Diploma holders?
• Are TOK/EE additional points considered in
  admissions decisions?
• Are anticipated and or predicted grades accepted
  or considered?

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Policy Development Questions

• Diploma Placement and Credit
• Are students accepted and/or placed at 2nd
  year/sophomore status with Diploma?
• Are students placed out of introductory courses
  into second year courses?
• Is credit worked out in conjunction with a
  placement policy?
• Is there assigned credit for both SL and HL
  courses with minimum scores based on faculty
  review of subject detailed syllabus and
  assessment criteria?
• Is there credit, assigned or unassigned, for
  Hexagon Core Theory of Knowledge (TOK) and
  Extended Essay (EE)?

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Policy Development Questions

• Certificates
• Is credit and/or placement awarded to IB
  certificate holders?
• Scholarships/Awards
• Are there awards designated specifically for IB
  Diploma students?

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Policy Development Questions

• Out of the box considerations
• Access to the honors program
• Early course registration offered to IB Diploma
  holders
• Dedicated advisors for IB Diploma holders
• Enhanced access to student housing for Diploma
  holders
• Parking space
• Other, creative, non-cost incentives

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IB Recognition Policy ranges

• Typical
• Higher Level courses only
• No special recognition for Diploma
• Admissions reps unaware of IB

• Exemplary
• Statement of institutional support for Diploma
• Guaranteed admission to the institution
• Sophomore standing
• Award of a designated, renewable
• scholarship consideration for others
• Admission to an honors program
• Admission to special, interdisciplinary
• first year programs
• Designated IB advisor
• Access to research opportunities
• Priority placement in residence halls
• Advisement on study abroad and
• international internships
• Mentored support with application for
• awards such as the Fulbright and the
• Rhodes Scholarship

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Canadian Diploma Recognition Strong Policy

• IB Diploma students are being consciously, if not
  aggressively, recruited by institutions aware of
  the quality of the skill sets they enter tertiary
  education with.
• For example
• Acadia University
• Memorial University of New Foundland
• University of Alberta
• University of British Columbia
• University of Calgary
• University of Victoria
• University of Winnipeg
• check the Canadian summary chart the more
  checks the
• better http//www.ibo.org/country/CA/index.
  cfm

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Canadian Scholarships

• Acadia University
• Bishops University
• Brock University
• Cape Breton University
• Collège universitaire de Saint Boniface
• Concordia University College of Alberta
• Dalhousie University
• Memorial University of Newfoundland
• Mount Allison University
• Saint Marys University Halifax
• Simon Fraser University

University of British Columbia University of
Calgary University of Kings College University
of Manitoba University of New Brunswick
Fredericton University of New Brunswick Saint
John University of Regina University of
Toronto University of Victoria University of
Waterloo University of Western Ontario University
of Windsor University of Winnipeg Wilfrid
Laurier University York University as of 23
November 2009
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• Recognition of the International Baccalaureate
• A Canadian University Perspective
• CIS Forum - Munich 2009
• Karen McKellin
• Director
• International Student Initiative
• The University of British Columbia
• Vancouver/Kelowna CANADA

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IB in Canada

• Per capita, Canada world leader in number of IB
  schools and IB students, with 289 schools, of
  which 131 offer the Diploma
• IB schools now in every province in Canada
  (newest in Prince Edward Island in 2009)
• Growing fastest in Ontario and Nova Scotia
  well-established in BC with 15 schools
• Canadian IB schools - mix of public and
  independent schools
• Canadian universities have well-developed IB
  recognition policies in place
• Most offer some advanced credit towards first
  year university coursework
• 17 Canadian universities offer 2nd year standing
  

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IB curriculum aligns well with Canadian values

• Canada is a small, culturally- diverse nation. It
  is vital to our future that our children develop
• International mindedness while understanding and
  appreciating their own cultural and national
  identity
• The ability to speak another language (than
  French or English)
• A life-long commitment to community service so
  necessary for civil and sustainable Canadian
  society

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UBC and IB

• The 2008 entering class of IB Diploma students at
  UBC represented 185 schools and 53 countries
• This year UBC saw a 12.5 in numbers of students
  admitted on basis of IB Diploma

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UBC admission of IB students

• Completed IB Diploma -- offers made on
  anticipated grades provided by school in February
  or March
• No other exam results required (SAT or ACT, etc.)
• Standing in at least three HL courses and three
  SL, including English, and program (degree)
  pre-requisites
• Admission average calculated on full IB Diploma
  score including additional points for Extended
  Essay and TOK
• A final grade of 5 or better on IB English A1 or
  A2 (higher level or standard level) meets English
  Language Admission Standard

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Certificates

• Cannot be used in of themselves as basis of
  admission
• Certificate courses may be used in the
  calculation of an admission average as long as
  student has another basis of admission ( such as
  a US high school diploma or another recognized
  graduation diploma)
• Students admitted conditionally on anticipated
  grades must present final IB results for offer
  of admission to be confirmed
• Offers revoked for non-completion of Diploma

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Advanced credit

• First year credit - offered on completed IB HL
  courses with a final score of 5 (for
  arts/humanities courses) or 6 (for math and
  science courses)
• Some first year credit offered on selected SL
  courses (eg., Physics SL with score of 6 offered
  first year credit)
• Score of A or B in TOK earns 6 credits of UBC 100
  Level Philosophy
• Typical IB student claims about 18 transfer
  credits, equal to 6 3-credit courses

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Scholarships

• Admission-driven merit-based scholarships of
  varying amounts open to IB students presenting
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• IB students competitive for other major entrance
  awards

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• For more information go to
• http//www.ibo.org/diploma/recognition/recognitio
  npolicy/index.cfm
• You.ubc.ca
• Karen.mckellin_at_ubc.ca

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Contact Details

• Sandra Wade Pauly
• University Government Liaison
• IB Vancouver
• 202-1661 West 2nd Avenue
• Vancouver, BC V6J 1H3 Canada
• Phone [phone]
• 1.866.826.4262 (toll free)
• Email sandra.wadepauly_at_ibo.org
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• 
  Thank You!