International Baccalaureate (IB)

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The IB application for the 2025/2026 schools year is now closed.

Please contact with questions

IB Coordinator Ana Schultz

at Ana.Schultz@jeffco.k12.co.us or 303-982-7189 with questions.

Lakewood High School Teacher Recipient of Yale Educator Of The Year Award - Please see link for more info

The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.

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IB Graduating Class — Congratulations to the IB class of 2024! We are so proud of you!!

Grads Tell All - Class of 2024

The International Baccalaureate (IB), founded in 1968, currently has 3041 schools in 139 countries, serving over 857,000 students. There are 73 programs in Colorado – 29 are full diploma programs.

The mission is to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who become active, lifelong learners through a shared academic and community service experience.

The program, a highly academic, rigorous course of study focuses on conceptual learning, critical thinking and presentation skills (written and oral). It not only prepares students for higher learning in a university setting, but helps students prepare to live, learn and work in a rapidly globalizing world.

Lakewood IB has an active parent association; learn more at LakewoodIBPA.org.

Requirements include English, world language, history, experimental sciences, math, Theory of Knowledge and elective choices. Students also complete the "CAS" component – Creativity, Activity and Service. Learn more about IB.

About

College Credit

IB Program Credit University Database

Students have the opportunity to receive college credit by earning the full IB Diploma or earning credit for specific courses. Most public universities and colleges in Colorado award a full 24 credit hours to students who earn the diploma.

Find information on IB credits awarded to students from schools in Colorado. Students can also find out what their preferred colleges award for IB by Googling the college name plus IB credits (ex: Stanford University IB Credits), or check out this page from IB.

CAS Project from one of our Yale IB students - Ivies & the like

Exam fees

Students pay approximately $129 per exam and test in six subjects. The fee for Theory of Knowledge; Creativity, Activity and Service; and Extended Essay is incorporated into the subject exam fees. IB juniors and seniors register for exams in September. Students and parents are invoiced and receive a letter with information on payment due dates. Contact Ana Schultz, IB coordinator, with fee questions.

Earning the IB Diploma

IB Diploma will be awarded to a candidate provided all the following requirements have been met:

Completed Creativity, Activity and Service
The candidate’s total points are 24 or more
No N awarded for Theory of Knowledge, Extended Essay or contributing subject
No grade E for Theory of Knowledge and/or the Extended Essay
No grade 1 awarded in a subject or level
No more than two grade 2s awarded (HL or SL)
No more than three grade 3s or below awarded (HL or SL)
The candidate has gained 12 points or more on HL subjects (for candidates who register for four HL subjects, the three highest grades count)
The candidate has gained nine points or more on SL subjects (candidates who register for two SL subjects must gain at least five points at SL)
The candidate has not received a penalty for academic misconduct from the IB Final Award Committee

Academic Honesty

Academic honesty is expected of all LHS students, and IB does not tolerate academic dishonesty. We all must understand the definition of academic honesty and the consequences of academic dishonesty.

Performing honestly means students will complete each assignment themselves, not allowing others to copy their work or copy answers from others, or use language translators on the Internet. They will complete quizzes, tests and in-class writings without looking at others’ papers, use crib sheets or notes, or allow others to see and copy answers.

In addition, students will complete research assignments for papers or presentations themselves and give proper referencing to materials quoted or paraphrased from any published source, including materials on the Internet; complete research without using notes or documents presented by their teachers, or materials gathered by other students; nor gain prior knowledge of the content of a test or quiz through sources not available to the rest of the class; not submit identical work for the final portion of any group project, nor claim any written work as one’s own which was actually written by someone else (plagiarism).

Should a student commit academic dishonesty the following consequences will be given.

Should a student commit academic dishonesty the following consequences will be given.

Class 1

A Class 1 violation includes but is not limited to, such things as copying daily homework assignments, blatant wandering eyes during a test or quiz, using a crib sheet or notes during a test or quiz, or enabling another student to look at a test. If this occurs, a student will receive a 0 on that assignment, test or quiz, the parent will be notified by the teacher, and a written notice of the incident will be filed in the IB office and noted on Infinite Campus under the administrative conference tool.

Class 2

A Class 2 violation includes a deliberate exchange (verbal, written or electronic) of information for an assignment, test or quiz; copying from a classmate’s essay, project, lab report, internal assessment, teacher-developed resource materials, etc., or failing to credit properly a secondary source which has been quoted or paraphrased, including Internet sources. The student will receive an F for the six-week grading period. The teacher will contact the appropriate administrator and a parent conference will be scheduled with appropriate recording on the administrative conference section of Infinite Campus. Written notification will be given to the IB office.

Class 3

A Class 3 violation consists of an act of flagrant cheating, passing off another’s work as your own (classmate’s, teacher’s, downloaded from the Internet, or any other source), or stealing or receiving an advanced copy of an exam or quiz. The student will be referred to an administrator, may be suspended, and may fail the semester and written notification will be given to the IB office.

According to the Jeffco Schools conduct code, knowingly copying or using the academic work of another and presenting it as their own without proper attribution is grounds for suspension or expulsion from school. This violation may cause the student to be immediately removed from IB.

Any student within IB who consistently commits a Class 1 or Class 2 violation in one class or in more than one class will be exited from the program.

International Baccalaureate in Jeffco

The International Baccalaureate (IB) program was founded in 1967 to provide a rigorous, well-rounded education for students throughout the world. The IB prepares students for adulthood by enhancing skills in creativity, critical thinking, technology and international understanding.

Students may earn college credit for the IB exams by scoring a four or higher. Students who complete the IB Diploma Programme shall, at a minimum, receive 24 semester credits. These credits can apply to general education, elective or major requirements (at the institution’s discretion). The credit is guaranteed to transfer but it’s not guaranteed to apply to degree requirements. Please contact the colleges you wish to attend to see how your IB scores will be accepted.

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Ana Schultz
IB Coordinator
Email: ana.schultz@jeffco.k12.co.us