Certain sequences have the “UC honors designation” on honors level classes taken in 11th grade as prerequisites for SL classes. At our school, an SL bio student will get 2 semesters of grade bumps and SL physics will get 0. SL spanish taken junior year (grade bump), taken senior year (not included in UC GPA). Both show the same rigor by graduation.
Some full IB students will only receive 2 semesters of grade bumps (in grade 11) for HL English. Others can get to 8 semesters 10-11 depending on which science, math, and foreign language taken.
While D’14 and S’16 did not take full IB both had same rigor (3HLs, 3SLs). Full IB students add HOTA (no 11th grade bump). Both S and D had 4.0uw 10-11, but UC GPA for D (4.1) and S (4.3). Their HS GPA in Naviance are nearly identical.