International Baccalaureate

The International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP) is a rigorous university preparatory curriculum. The comprehensive two-year course of studies for the IB Diploma provides students with a balanced education that focuses on international awareness. Students must successfully complete six externally examined courses, at least three of which are at Higher Level, as well as a 4,000 word Extended Essay based on original research, 150 hours of CAS (Creativity, Action and Service) and the Theory of Knowledge philosophy seminar. Students who are not enrolled for the IB Diploma may elect to complete individual IB courses within the IBDP and test for specific Certificates. IB Higher and Standard Level courses and examinations are generally granted advanced placement and/or college/university credit.

IB Recognition

The rigour of the International Baccalaureate Diploma and Certificates is recognised by Universities and Colleges around the world. Some institutions actively recruit diploma students. Most Universities and Colleges have IB recognition criteria published on their websites. Some insist on a diploma with a minimum of 28 points and/or 5 points, or better, in Higher Level subjects. Prestigious institutions often have higher minimum standards such as 6 or 7 points in Higher Level subjects, such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The IB website has details of many of these conditions for recognition.

Students graduating in 2013 and onwards who wish to study at Bavarian Universities must meet conditions dictated by the Bavarian Ministry of Education, and their Diploma may be transcribed to an equivalent status with the Abitur. These conditions include Mathematics at Higher or Standard level, one "A" language, and one second language at Higher Level etc. You can upload the full requirements in German or English language.

The FIS currently offers the following IB Diploma courses:
Group 1: English A1 Standard and Higher Level, Self-study A1 SL, German A1 Standard and Higher Level, English Literature  Standard and Higher Level,  English Language and Literature Standard and Higher Level, German Literature Standard and Higher Level, German Language and Literature Standard and Higher Level, and Self-study Literature Standard Level.
Group 2: English and German A2 Standard and Higher Level, English and German B Standard and Higher Level, German ab-initio, Spanish B Standard and Higher Level
Group 3: History Standard and Higher Level
Group 4: Biology Standard and Higher Level, Physics Standard and Higher Level, and Environmental Systems and Societies Standard Level.
Group 5: Mathematics Standard and Higher Level, Math Studies Standard Level.
Group 6: Visual Arts Standard and Higher Level, Business and Management Standard and Higher Level, Chemistry Standard and Higher Level, Spanish Standard and Higher Level.

From August 2012 the F IS will offer the following IB Diploma courses:
Group 1: English A Literature Standard and Higher Level, English A Language and Literature Standard and Higher Level, German A Literature Standard and Higher Level, German A Language and Literature Standard and Higher Level.
Group 2: English and German B Standard and Higher Level, German ab-initio, Spanish B Standard and Higher Level
Group 3: History Standard and Higher Level, and Geography Standard and Higher Level.
Group 4: Biology Standard and Higher Level, Physics Standard and Higher Level, and Environmental Systems and Societies Standard Level
Group 5: Mathematics Standard and Higher Level, Math Studies Standard Level.
Group 6: Visual Arts Standard and Higher Level, Business and Management Standard and Higher Level, Chemistry Standard and Higher Level, Spanish Standard and Higher Level.