About the IB Career-related Programme

Welcome to the Irmo High School
International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme

The International Baccalaureate (IB) Career-related Programme is a two-year sequence and has the following requirements:

• Two to four IB courses
  • Each IB course is selected from two areas of study.
  • At least one IB course must be High Level, which is taken over both years.
• IB Career-related Study completer in any of the concentrations offered by The Center for Advanced Technical Studies or Irmo High School's  U.S. Air Force JROTC program.
• Reflective Project, a college level research project focusing on an ethical dilemma within the student's area of study
• Personal & Professional Skills course, taken one semester junior year and one semester senior year
• Service Learning, volunteer work within the selected career field
• Language Development, an understanding of the global aspect of career

The IB Career-related Programme is a framework of international education that incorporates the values of the IB into a unique programme addressing the needs of students engaged in career-related education. The programme leads to further/higher education, apprenticeships or employment.
 

IB Career-related Programme Coordinator
Dr. Tamara Jones
email: tjjones@lexrich5.org

 

For more information about the IB Career-related Programme, please contact Mrs. Prochak and/or visit the IB Organization's Career-related Programme website.