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Table of Contents
Welcome ...................................................................................................................................................... 4
Utahloy Mission Statement ........................................................................................................................... 5
International Baccalaureate Mission Statement ............................................................................................ 5
The IB Learner Profile .................................................................................................................................. 6
High School Graduation................................................................................................................................ 7
High School Honors Diploma .................................................................................................................... 7
High School Diploma................................................................................................................................. 7
High School Certificate.............................................................................................................................. 7
Retaining your place on a course .............................................................................................................. 7
High School Examination Routes ................................................................................................................. 8
Route 1 – IB Diploma Courses Program ................................................................................................... 8
Route 2 – The IB Diploma Program .......................................................................................................... 8
The Structure of the IB Diploma Programme at UISG ................................................................................... 9
IB Diploma Core ........................................................................................................................................... 9
Creativity, Action & Service ....................................................................................................................... 9
Theory of Knowledge ................................................................................................................................ 9
Extended Essay ........................................................................................................................................ 9
How is the IB core marked? .................................................................................................................... 10
Courses Offered for 2016-2018 .................................................................................................................. 11
Group 1: Studies in Language and Literature .......................................................................................... 11
Group 2 Language Acquisition ................................................................................................................ 11
Group 3 Individuals and Societies ........................................................................................................... 11
Group 4 Experimental Sciences .............................................................................................................. 12
Group 5 Mathematics .............................................................................................................................. 12
Group 6 The Arts .................................................................................................................................... 12
Distinctions between Standard Level and Higher Level Subjects ................................................................ 13
Language Pathways ................................................................................................................................... 13
Course Information ..................................................................................................................................... 14
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Group 1: Studies in Language and Literature ............................................................................................. 15
Language A: Language and Literature HL/SL) – Chinese, English or Korean ......................................... 15
Language A: Literature HL/SL – Chinese, English, Korean, Japanese, French, Spanish & German. ...... 17
Group 2: Language Acquisition ................................................................................................................... 19
Language B: Language SL/HL courses available in Mandarin, English, Korean, French, German,
Spanish and Japanese............................................................................................................................ 19

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