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 have to. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Arrowhead Posted July 18, 2013 Solution Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 (edited) It's part of the IB rules that you have to do five subjects from Groups 1-5 each, and then an additional one subject from Groups 1-6 (your choice).This is not a choice, the IB is built on an educational premise of giving you a balanced education, which includes doing at least one Social Science.However, there are cases where students have been permitted to forgo a Group 3 subject to allow them to do all three major science courses (Biology, Chemistry and Physics). This is a non-traditional diploma. However, you have to take special permission from the IB to do this and it s only allowed if the student in question is applying to a university/universities for a course that has a mandatory prerequisite for all three Sciences (for example, applying for Medicine/Dentistry in India). But this is quite rare and allowed on a case-by-case basis by the IB.In the situation you've described, unless there are compelling reasons (à la specific university requirements), you and your friends cannot omit a Group 3 subject. Edited July 18, 2013 by Arrowhead 3 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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