The International Studies Program strives to prepare high school students for college and careers that will take them across borders and cultures with the attitudes, skills and knowledge of effective global citizens.  During Grades 9 and 10 each International Studies student takes a course of study prescribed by the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program which includes at least one foreign language, internationalized courses in English and Social Studies, and specialized courses such as Multicultural Literature, Global Issues, Comparative Religion, and Intercultural Communication.  At the end of Grade 10, all International Studies students may choose to enter either the academically rigorous International Baccalaureate Diploma Program or the International Business Program.  Regardless of their choice, each student will continue the study of their foreign language, be engaged in internationalized classes and have opportunities to engage in a variety of extracurricular activities including youth exchanges, hosting opportunities, guest lectures, cultural events, Model U.N. and Model Arab League. 

North Atlanta's IB Diploma Program is over 30 years old and was among the first IB Diploma Programs offered in the southeast.