IB Diploma Programme

During the pre-year, the students choose the six subjects they will study in the Diploma Programme from the 6 subject groups.

1. Language A: English A Language and Literature, Finnish A Literature (or a self-taught language A literature)

2. Language B/ab initio: English B, Finnish B, French B, German ab initio (or two languages A from group 1!)

3. Individuals and Societies: History, Psychology, Economics, ESS (Environmental Systems and Societies) 

4. Experimental Sciences: Biology, Chemistry, Physics,  ESS (Environmental Systems and Societies)

5. Mathematics: Mathematics: Analysis & Approaches (HL/SL) or Mathematics: Applications & Interpretation (HL/SL)

6. Electives: Another subject from groups 2, 3 or 4.

Over the course of the two years:

• students can choose only six subjects:

  1. students must take one subject from each group, although a student can take TWO Group 1 subjects and leave out Group 2

  2. students can leace out Group 3 if he/she wants to study BIO, CHE&PHY

  3.  students can take three languages only when one of them is a self taught language

• write an Extended Essay of about 4,000 words in a Diploma subject

• study four courses of Theory of Knowledge, three in DP1 and one in DP2

• plan and implement their own CAS programme (Creativity, Activity, Service)

Three or four of the subjects taken must be studied at higher level (HL), 2-3 at standard level (SL)

The Diploma Programme is also committed to the development of students according to the IB learner profile. Find out more: http://www.ibo.org/benefits/learner-profile/