The IB Curriculum
List of IB Diploma Program Subjects and Core Offered at Glee Path
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Group 1: Studies in Language and Literature
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English A: Language & Literature (HL or SL)
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Chinese A: Language & Literature (HL or SL)
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Group 2: Language Acquisition
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English B (HL or SL)
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Chinese B (HL or SL)
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Mandarin ab initio (SL only)
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Group 3: Individuals and Societies
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Business Management (HL or SL)
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Global Politics (HL or SL)
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Economics (HL or SL)
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Group 4: Sciences
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Biology (HL or SL)
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Chemistry (HL or SL)
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Physics (HL or SL)
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Group 5: Mathematics
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Mathematics: Analysis & Approaches (HL or SL)
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Mathematics: Applications & Interpretation (HL or SL)
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Group 6: The Arts
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Visual Arts (HL or SL)
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Core:
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Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS)
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Extended Essay (EE)
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Theory of Knowledge (TOK)
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Subject Selection:
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Each incoming IBDP Year 1 student will choose 3 HL and 3 SL Subjects, with one subject chosen from each of the six Groups.
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In lieu of Visual Arts for Group 6, students can elect to take a second subject from Groups 3 or 4 for their sixth IBDP Subject.
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In lieu of a Group 2 subject, students can elect to take both English A: Language & Literature and Chinese A: Language & Literature, which will make them eligible for the IB Bilingual Diploma if they score a grade of 3 or higher in both subjects.
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Students who take Chinese A: Language & Literature may also be eligible for the IB Bilingual Diploma if they score a grade of 3 or higher in the subject in addition to a grade of 3 or higher in either a Group 3 or a Group 4 subject.
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Final selections will be made in consultation with the IB Coordinator.
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THE CORE
CREATIVITY, ACTIVITY, SERVICE (CAS)
in which students complete a project related to those three concepts.
EXTENDED ESSAY
(EE)
which is an independent, self-directed piece of research, finishing with a 4,000-word paper.
THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE
(TOK)
in which students reflect on the nature of knowledge and on how we know what we claim to know.