Cen10 DP & CP Parent Fast Facts

IB Exam Registrations

Please have students use the link below to complete the personal information required to complete registration for the May 2026 exams. This includes listing a personal email address that is NOT associated with their CNUSD accounts. The personal email address is utilized to give them access to their IB profile and IB scores. Please have your students complete the form ASAP so I can register them for their respective exams.

IB Exam Fee Waivers

All IB exams are $129 each. Students will receive an invoice in mid-to-late September. Cash payments can be made to the Student Store. Debit or Credit Card payments will be made online with a 3% added processing fee. All payments must be made by October 31st.

If you believe your student may qualify for exam fee waivers, please log into Parent Connect and select Registrations. In the Registration section, you will find a question that asks if we have permission to view your financial information to determine eligibility for the fee waiver. Students who qualify for fee waivers will be charged $5 per exam. Please complete this ASAP.

All IB Diploma Program candidates are participating in DP Core. The DP Core class supports a number of requirements including the TOK Exhibition, Extended Essay, TOK Essay and CAS hours. Completion of these requirements makes students eligible for an additional 3 points toward their IB diploma. With 45 points available, students must score 24 points to formally earn their diploma and 30 points to make themselves potentially eligible for sophomore standing among the CSU and UC system of schools. Here's how their scores can impact the points they've earned.

In order to earn the formal IB Diploma, candidates must:

1. Test in 6 subject areas with no more than 2 SL in their junior year
2. Complete their TOK Essay
3. Complete their Extended Essay with a C or better as scored by IBO
4. Complete their 150 CAS hours including project (to be discussed in DP Core)
5. accumulate a minimum of 24 points on exams (30 points for UC/CSU schools)
6. accumulate a minimum of 12 points on HL exams as part of the minimum 24 points
7. Complete Internal Asssessments in each class which will be scored as 20-30% of their exam grade by IBO

IB Candidates who miss one or more of those minimum requirements will not be awarded their IB Diploma. The work starts now! Let's get it!

In odrer to earn the formal IB Career Related Program Diploma, candidates must:

1. Test in a minimum of 2 DP subject areas with at least 1 HL in their senior year. This includes the internal assessments in each class which will be scored as 20-30% of their exam grade by IBO.
2. Complete their CTE pathway within their grade 11-12 years
3. Complete their Reflective Project with a C or higher
4. Complete 100 of service hours within their CTE pathway

CP Candidates who miss one or more of these minimum requirements may not be awarded their IB CP Diploma. The work starts now! Let's go!

We are currently operating without an IB Booster Board. For this reason, I am asking for your help and involvement. Fundraisers offset the costs of the IB Exams where eligible, fund events such as the IB Junior/Senior Dinner Dance and pay for graduation stoles. In the absence of robust fundraising, these costs will be passed on to IB families to ensure students continue to receive the graduation regalia and celebrations to honor their accomplishments.

Here's how YOU can help:

1. Football Stadium Clean-Up
   IBSA receives $300 per game in which we clean up the stadium seats following football games. If you or your student are attending a game, we encourage you to stick around for 30-45 mins so we can help our Husky community. Service hours can be earned with these events.
2. September
   -At a date to be determined, we will be hosting a fundraiser in partnership with White Lyon. 20% of the proceeds will be given to IBSA. Help us spread the word by sharing the flyers when they are released.
   -We will also be hosting monthly Zoom meetings to plan for our IB Day of Service on November 15, 2025 and the IB International Festival on Feb 17, 2026. If you and/or members of our community would like to participate in either event, please plan on joining the first meeting on Monday, September 8th at 6 pm. Zoom link available below.
3. October
   We will host a Sees Candy Fundraiser. Link will be made available. Please share our flyer and link to our store between Oct 15 - Oct 31. 20% of all proceeds will come back to IBSA.
4. November
   On Saturday November 15th we will host our first annual IB Day of Service. Various student groups will be working with different non-profit organizations including the Surfriders Foundation, a Pitbull Rescue and Color a Smile to give back to the community. If you know of a non-profit organization we can provide service for, we would love your help and collaboration to their benefit. Join our Sept 8th planning meeting on Zoom to help us kick off this event.
5. December
   -IB Cookies & Cocoa Reunion will reunite our current seniors with graduated IB students. Come and hear about their college adventures
   -IB Skate Party will be held at IceTown in Riverside in celebration of our 1st semester growth!
6. February
   -On February 10th, we will have a fundraiser in partnership with Panda Express. 20% of all proceeds comes back to IBSA
   -On February 17th, we will host our 2nd Annual IB International Festival. Performers and volunteers from all areas of our CNUSD community are welcome! Admissions will be $2 per person!
   

As you can see, we have a lot planned in the coming months. Your help would be greatly appreciated! Please come plan events with us, spread the word on our fundraisers or contact me to find out how you can help!

The IB Team Calendar linked below is a collaboration of all IB teachers in an effort to alert students of major deadlines in their respective courses. Students are encouraged to check the calendar frequently to manage their time and energy in a sustainable way. If they are unsure about an upcoming deadline, all students should speak directly to their teachers to discuss their questions and concerns.

Parents: You can help by reminding them to check in on this calendar, advocate for themselves in class and help them balance their outside obligations and responsibilities. We are focused on developing healthy, happy and balanced life long learners!

Please be advised, these dates are subject to change!

Students should now be logging in their CAS hours by 930 am every Wednesday. DP Candidates are required to log 150 hours which includes:

• 50 hours of creativity
• 50 hours of activity
• 50 hours of service
• CAS project that lasts a minimum of one month in length and covers 2 or more strands in CAS.

All hours should be logged in Toddle. Hours need to be completed by April 30. Failure to complete hours will automatically disqualify students from their IB Diplomas.

Ideas for service can be found at the link below.

If you think you qualify for the IB/AP exam fee-waivers this school year, you must apply using the CNUSD Meal Application. Please do this early so there are no delays with our late October IB exam registration!

CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE THE FORM

Additionally, please go into the Parent Portal and check your documentation. You must click 'YES' to allow CNUSD officials to review your information for the purposes of test fee waivers which includes both AP and IB exams.

I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU DO THIS NOW TO FACILITATE THE PROCESS IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER WHEN ITS TIME TO REGISTER FOR EXAMS IN MAY!

IB Program Coordinator

Physics Teacher

Email: sheila.nguyen@cnusd.k12.ca.us
Location: 1820 Rimpau Avenue, Corona, CA, USA
Phone: 951-739-5670