Course Calendar 2011-2012 - Champlain College Saint-Lambert

International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (200.10)
The IB Diploma program is designed for students who are
interested in a well-rounded, enriched and challenging
college education. It provides students with a broad and
comprehensive education in Languages and Literature,
Mathematics, Experimental Sciences, Social Sciences and
the Humanities. The IB diploma, recognized by all Quebec
universities as well as universities in Canada, the U.S. and
countries around the world, is an excellent preparation for
students intending to pursue university studies in Law,
International Relations, Literature, Engineering, Physical
Sciences, Biological Sciences, Mathematics, Medicine, Social
Sciences and Commerce either at home or abroad. In May
of their final semester in the program IB students write a
total of six (6) IB examinations - three (3) at the Higher level
and three (3) at the Standard level. The subjects and level
of examinations students will write is determined by the
specific IB Diploma program option for which they register.
Cote de rendement (cote R)
Québec universities admit students on the basis of the
“cote de rendement collégiale”, otherwise known as the
cote R. For students in the IB program Quebec universities
assign a bonus to all IB students upon successful
completion of the IB program. McGill University and many
others actively recruit IB graduates.
Admission Requirements
All applicants to the IB diploma program should have a
Québec Diploma of Secondary Studies or its equivalent with
a good grounding in both English and French. Students
applying to the IB Sciences option should have completed
Mathematics TS 5 or SN 5, Secondary 5 Physics and
Secondary 5 Chemistry. Due to limited space in the
program, and based on the overall average of previous
Champlain IB students, it is suggested that students
applying to the IB program have an 80% average as well
as a minimum of 80% in Chemistry, Physics and
Mathematics. Even if candidates to programs meet the
requirements of the Règlement sur le régime des études
collégiales, they may be refused due to lack of spaces.
For more information, please refer to our website at
www.champlainonline.com under Admissions.
Second Language Curriculum
All IB students are required to follow a second language
curriculum. The two language options at Champlain are
French and Spanish. In most cases, students will be
required to take French as a second language. However,
students with a sufficiently high level of ability in French as
a mother tongue, will be offered the possibility of taking
beginners Spanish instead of French. Please note that the
Spanish option is not available to students who have taken
Spanish in high school.
Fees
Students pay IB examination fees and administrative fees of
$400 per term ($800 per year) as well as the Student Fee
(see fee section of this calendar). Financial assistance is
available through the Quebec Loans and Bursaries Program.
Application forms are available at the College.