General Information/Overview

Students who complete the IB Diploma must take classes in six subjects: English, History, Science, Math, Foreign Language and Art.  The IB diploma, IB requires that three of the subjects be at the higher level and three at the standard level.

Students who wish to do a certificate may choose any class from those subjects.  Clearfield High School offers the following classes, divided into those two levels:

HL                                                        SL

English                                                 Chemistry                                  
History                                                 Math
Psychology                                          French, German, Spanish
Biology                                                 Psychology                                            
Math
Art

• Colleges vary on how they award credit for IB.  A successful Diploma Candidate may receive thirty hours and completion of the general education requirements at most colleges.  Certificate credit is often awarded based on the candidate’s score.   
• Where AP credit is determined on a scale of one to five (three and above passing), IB credit is determined on a scale of one to seven; four is considered a passing score.     
• Students who come to Clearfield High School on an IB variance are required to complete two IB classes each year of the variance.  They may choose from the higher level classes or the standard level classes.   
• Sophomore students do not take official IB classes, we ask that they take AP European History or Honors World History, and Honors English as preparation for the writing requirements in each IB class. 
• IB has a required registration fee (payable once only for diploma students; every year for certificate students) of $168.00 (as of 2018).  Each IB test is $116.00. 
• Visiting any college’s web site and typing in “IB Credit” or “Advanced Placement Credit” will help you decide which program is right for an individual student.

REGISTRATION FEE:  $168.00
This fee is paid only once by diploma students.  Certificate students are required to pay the registration fee every year they test.
 
TESTING FEE:  $116.00 per exam.
 
An IB certificate would, therefore, cost a total of $274.00.
 
An IB diploma (with six exams) would total $864.00.
 
The average IB student receives thirty college credit hours.  Many receive more credit--depending on the college's policies.  Thirty hours comes out to approximately $30.00 per credit hour.  That's much less than tuition + fees + books at any college.