The primary goal of this course is to help students gain an appreciation of science as a process and provide them with the conceptual framework, factual knowledge, and analytical skills necessary to deal critically with the rapidly changing science of biology. The course consists of lecture, teacher-designed labs, student-designed labs and other types of experimental learning. The course of study for Biology SL includes the following topics: biochemistry, cells, genetics, nucleic acids, proteins, evolution, ecology and conservation, and human health physiology. This course includes a multi-disciplinary group science project.

This course provides students opportunities to deal with chemical problems with a global context. The course includes the following topics of study: stoichiometry, atomic theory and atomic models, states of matter, acids and bases, oxidation and reduction, organic chemistry, environmental chemistry, and fuels and energy. This course includes a multi-disciplinary group science project.

Physics is the study of the relationship between matter and energy. Students are introduced to fundamental concepts in the areas of mechanics, wave actions, heat, electricity, magnetish, and nuclear phenomena in Physics SL. Students who elect a second year of physics will encounter further extensions of the fundamental concepts introduced in the first year. In addition, students will study topics on relativity, optics, and astrophysics. This course includes a multi-disciplinary group science project.