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Discover the essential graduation requirements at International School Basel.

Diploma Requirements

All students who meet the school's graduation requirements will receive the ISB Diploma. Students who also complete the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme requirements will graduate with both the IB Diploma and the ISB Diploma.

International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma
International School Basel (ISBasel) Diploma

International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma

To earn an IB Diploma, a student must gain at least 24 points, subject to certain minimum levels of performance including successful completion of the three essential elements of the DP Core.

The three elements of the Core are:

The Theory of Knowledge (TOK) course
Creativity, Activity, and Service (CAS) experiences, and
The Extended Essay (EE)

The course distribution requires one course each in the following Groups:
Three of these courses must be taken at the Higher Level (HL) and three at the Standard Level (SL).

Studies in language and literature
Language acquisition
Individuals and Societies
Science
Mathematics
and one additional course which may be in The Arts or a second course in one of the aforementioned groups

International School Basel (ISBasel) Diploma

To receive an ISBasel diploma, students must earn a minimum of 22 credits from coursework completed in Grades 9 through 12. Most students, however, exceed these credit requirements as part of their academic progress at ISB.

Subject Group	Required (Grade 9 – 12)	Notes
English	4 credits	Includes English A, B, and other assessed English classes
Modern Languages	2 credits	Includes self-taught language courses
Individuals & Societies	2 credits
Sciences	3 credits	Includes DP Design Technology and DP Computer Science
Mathematics	3 credits
Visual and PerformingArts	2 credits
Physical & Health Education	2 credits	Students transferring at the start of Grade 11 without PHE credits do not need to meet this minimum credit requirement
Additional Courses	4 credits	Includes ToK and other courses taken from any of the above groups
Additional Requirements		All students must complete service learning which includes CAS in Grades 11 and 12 to graduate from ISB

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