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Full Diploma Participation:
Full Diploma IB students engage in all six
IB course sequences during their junior and senior years. In addition, they
complete the Theory of Knowledge course, the extended essay, and
complete the 150 hour CAS requirements. A Diploma student must
submit all work samples for Internal Assessment points, sit for
examinations in all six of the content and pass all IB course-work. If the
IB Diploma student earns the minimum 24 obligatory points in the IB
point system, the pupil is eligible for the awarding of the prestigious
International Baccalaureate Diploma.
Course Candidate Level Participation:
The Course Candidate Level
student is a student who chooses to take one or more higher level IB
courses. The Course Candidate student likewise must complete the
Internal Assessment work samples for the IB courses completed and sit for
the examinations in any Higher Level courses completed upon
teacher
recommendation.
GOVERNOR’S HONORS PROGRAM
Students are nominated by their teachers and compete at the county and state
levels. Selected students pursue academic interest areas during the summer on a
college campus.
GRADING SCALE
Excellent Performance
A
90-100
4.0
Above Average Performance
B
80-89
3.0
Average Performance
C
74-79
2.0
Minimum Performance
D
70-73
1.0
Failure to Achieve
F
below 70
0
GRADUATION
The graduation ceremony is by invitation to students in good standing who
have met all credit requirements, as indicated in the senior application mailed
in the fall. Students must also have returned all textbooks, library books, and
school issued items, and cleared all fines. Students who have met all
requirements except for passing all parts of the Gateway Test may participate in
graduation but they will receive a certificate of attendance rather than a
diploma. Appropriate behavior before and during ceremonies is expected.
GATEWAY ASSESSMENTS
Gwinnett County Public Schools requires students in the class of 2002 and
beyond to pass the Science and Social Studies Gateway Assessments. The
Gateway Assessments measure students’ ability to write effectively about
Biology and/or Chemistry on the Gatway Science Exam and World History on
the Gateway Social Studies Exam. Students are provided several opportunities
to retake the assessment should they not be successful the first time.
