Cambridge AICE Diploma at BCHS
This world-renowned program offers an international pre-university curriculum and examination system, which emphasizes the value of broad and balanced study for academically able students. The Cambridge AICE Program allows students an opportunity to participate in an AICE course and earn university credit on a subject-by-subject basis. It offers encouragement and stimulation to the students while retaining the global currency and academic rigor that are keystones of the Cambridge curriculum.
At Barron Collier High School, students have the opportunity to begin taking AICE classes during their tenth grade year, with a full complement during their eleventh and twelfth grade years. The curriculum is designed to follow on from the Pre-AICE (IGSCE) classes that students take during their ninth and tenth grade years. The combined Pre-AICE and AICE sections of the Cambridge program gives the student an integrated four-year curriculum.
The framework of the Cambridge AICE Diploma is organized into a Four-year program, consisting of A (Advanced) and AS (Advanced Subsidiary) Level courses. Students who are working towards an AICE Diploma in the United State take the A and AS Level courses during their tenth, eleventh and twelfth grade years, respectively.
The framework of the Cambridge AICE Diploma is organized into a Four-year program, consisting of A (Advanced) and AS (Advanced Subsidiary) Level courses. Students who are working towards an AICE Diploma in the United State take the A and AS Level courses during their tenth, eleventh and twelfth grade years, respectively.
AICE Diploma
The Cambridge AICE Diploma involves the selection of subjects from four curriculum areas – Mathematics and Science; Languages; Arts and Humanities; and Global Perspectives; these areas form a wide range of subjects available at International Advanced Subsidiary (AS) Level and Advanced (A) Level.
An A Level would count as a double-credit qualification and an AS Level as a full (single) credit course within the Cambridge AICE Diploma award framework. To be considered for an AICE Diploma, a candidate must earn the equivalent of six credits by passing a combination of examinations at either the full (one credit) AS Level or double (two credits) A Level, with at least one course coming from each of the four curriculum areas. The examinations are administered in May/June sessions each year. A candidate working towards the Cambridge AICE Diploma may use up to five sessions to take the equivalent of seven full credit examinations as long as they are taken within a twenty-five month period. Ideally, candidates at BCHS will begin their program in their sophomore year to complete the AICE diploma by the end of their senior year.
· Group 1 (Mathematics and Science): Biology, Marine Science, Psychology I (AS Level), Psychology II (A Level)
· Group 2 (Languages): English Language, Spanish Language
· Group 3 (Arts and Humanities): Literature in English, Modern European History, Psychology, Sociology,
· Group 4 (Global Perspectives): Global Perspectives, Thinking Skills, General Paper
AICE Grading Scales
Students who participate in an A/AS level AICE exam will receive a score on their assessment in Mid-August. The grading scale for Cambridge Exams is as follows:
Points are awarded as follows:
The Cambridge AICE Diploma involves the selection of subjects from four curriculum areas – Mathematics and Science; Languages; Arts and Humanities; and Global Perspectives; these areas form a wide range of subjects available at International Advanced Subsidiary (AS) Level and Advanced (A) Level.
An A Level would count as a double-credit qualification and an AS Level as a full (single) credit course within the Cambridge AICE Diploma award framework. To be considered for an AICE Diploma, a candidate must earn the equivalent of six credits by passing a combination of examinations at either the full (one credit) AS Level or double (two credits) A Level, with at least one course coming from each of the four curriculum areas. The examinations are administered in May/June sessions each year. A candidate working towards the Cambridge AICE Diploma may use up to five sessions to take the equivalent of seven full credit examinations as long as they are taken within a twenty-five month period. Ideally, candidates at BCHS will begin their program in their sophomore year to complete the AICE diploma by the end of their senior year.
· Group 1 (Mathematics and Science): Biology, Marine Science, Psychology I (AS Level), Psychology II (A Level)
· Group 2 (Languages): English Language, Spanish Language
· Group 3 (Arts and Humanities): Literature in English, Modern European History, Psychology, Sociology,
· Group 4 (Global Perspectives): Global Perspectives, Thinking Skills, General Paper
AICE Grading Scales
Students who participate in an A/AS level AICE exam will receive a score on their assessment in Mid-August. The grading scale for Cambridge Exams is as follows:
Points are awarded as follows: