What Courses do Career-Related Students take?
IB CP students must take at least TWO IB DP courses but they can take as many IB DP courses they want as long as one of them is a 2 year HL course. IB CP students must also take the IB CP Core course called IB Personal and Professional Skills (PPS).
IB CP students choose which 2 IB DP courses they wish to take from the following groups. The difference between SL and HL is the amount of content the course covers. Most of our IB DP courses are 2-year courses, regardless if they are SL or HL courses. The only one-year courses we offer are IB Economics, IB Business Management, and IB Math Studies. At NAHS, we offer the following courses in each subject group.
*At least one of the DP courses should relate to the career-related pathway, if possible.
What IB Diploma Program Courses does NAHS offer?
Students must take 7 IB Diploma Courses for the IB Diploma. The first 6 are called “subject groups” and the 7th is IB Theory of Knowledge (TOK). Students must take one course in each subject group for the diploma (Group 6 is interchangeable with any other group if they do not take an IB course in Group 6). Also, AT LEAST 3 HL courses must be in their schedule, so most students end up with 3 HLs and 3 SLs but some students choose to take up to 4 HLs and then 2 SLs. The difference between SL and HL is the amount of content the course covers. Most of our IB DP courses are 2-year courses, regardless if they are SL or HL courses. The only one-year courses we offer are IB Economics, IB Business Management, and IB Math Studies. At NAHS, we offer the following courses in each subject group.
Group 1: IB Literature HL
Group 2: IB Arabic ab initio
IB Mandarin ab initio
IB French SL and HL
IB Spanish SL and HL
Group 3: IB History HL
IB Business and Management SL
Group 4: IB Biology SL and HL
IB Physics SL
IB Sports, Exercise and Health SL and HL
Group 5: IB Mathematics Analysis and Approaches SL
IB Math Studies Applications and Interpretations SL
Group 6: IB Visual Arts SL or HL
IB Film SL or HL
IB Dance SL or HL
IB Music SL
IB theatre SL