Sara.Taha Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 Hi everyone,I have a question regarding choosing subjects. a bunch of my school mates want to not study and subject from group 3 (ITGS, Business, Economy... etc.). instead they want to take two subjects from group 5 (Math and Computer science) and two subjects from group 4 (Physics and maybe chemistry) PLUS two languages (group 1 & 2).So is it possible to not study any subject from group 3?? Will the IB organization allow that??thanks a lot for the help Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBKID4lyf Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 No. You must study one subject from each group. However, if you or your friends are not humanities people, you could always study Environmental Systems and Societies. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ib-dying Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 It's a requirement of the IB to have one subject from each group however the group 3 subjects are pretty broad in terms of what they are about. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat_K Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 (edited) I also wasn't so keen on the group 3 subjects (wanted a group 6 instead) but it is obligatory to have one subject from groups 1-5. It's what makes the IB "well rounded" I never thought I would enjoy Economics but I've actually found it really interesting and useful – I understand all those money articles and fancy terms that still confuse my non-economics friends ;D Edited July 18, 2013 by Kat_K Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Positron Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 (edited) In short, yes it is possible generally speaking, but not really in your case. Doing it would require you to obtain a permission for an Irregular Diploma from the IBO, and getting that would in turn require demonstrating a real need for the permission. In this context "a real need" means providing evidence that the university course you plan to enroll in has such entry requirements. For example, some medical schools require you to have studied all three experimental sciences (Bio, Chem & Physics), and it'd be impossible to include all of those in the normal IB diploma.Unless you can find a university course requiring Math, Comp. Sci, Physics, and Chemistry, the IBO will not give you the permission for an Irregular Diploma. If you really want to take all those subjects, your best bet would be taking one of them as a seventh subject. Edited July 19, 2013 by Positron Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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