how many subjects do you have to take for ib?

[willow adder]

so i know the subject requirement stated is 6, but adding cas, tok, etc makes it 8-9, and i was wondering if there is leeway to take less (pretty sure i heard this before)? the workload is pretty heavy

[south notch]

All of this is compulsory

3 High level subjects, 3 standard level subjects and tok and your extended essay

Cas is extra but not exactly "work"

Mainly just volunteering

And attending events

[willow adder]

oh, so it has to be 6 (sl+hl), tok, ee, cas

[south notch]

Yes

[versed pilot]

Defintely not, the only way to really ease your workload is take the subjects you like as HL and do CAS on stuff you enjoy doing. Or you can take some easier subjects such as maths applications and interpretations than maths analysis and approaches (the later is said to be harder)

[heady panther]

yeah, the IB Diploma is like a full course meal

if you want to go a la carte, you have to take IB certificate (take as many subjects as you want up to your school timetable limits), but all unis prefer the IB diploma

also not many international schools offer IB certificate

[willow adder]

ohh

then are there any popular ib alternatives that may have a less demanding workload?

[primal basalt]

A levels / AP / IB

[primal basalt]

If you don't wanna do IB, decide on which country you want to go to uni for, and then choose the curriculum offered there most likely

[willow adder]

ohh okay, thankss yall