A Study of Understanding of the IB Diploma Scoring System and the Utilization of IB Scores by Foreign Universities

This paper aims to examine the cases of university admission utilizing the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB DP) scores as interest in the introduction of IB into the Korean public education system is growing. Furthermore, as mentioned in the introduction of the study, this research was conducted to demonstrate that, regardless of its relevance to domestic university admissions, the IB requires sufficient contextual consideration in the process leading to outcomes, unlike the immediate results it shows. It appears that there is a lack of understanding and prior research regarding its system. It is meaningful in providing an understanding of the ways in which diploma scores can be utilized for university admission. To achieve this, this paper explained the composition and calculation method of the IB scores, as well as the types of IB scores used for university admission, including school-based assessment, final IB scores, and predicted IB scores. Additionally, it attempted to provide fundamental information on the methods of utilizing IB scores. The examples used in the study introduced the methods by which universities in the UK, Hong Kong, and Canada utilize the predicted IB scores or IB exam scores. Specifically, this was suggested by aligning the two conditions of conditional offer and confirmed offer This study is expected to serve as a basic resource for university admission, as it is inseparable from IB, just like high school-university linkage. The study aims to contribute as a reference for multi-faceted reviews of IB, especially at a time when the first domestic IB graduates are being produced in South Korea.