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IB
vs. AP
- IB is a whole curriculum leading to the IB diploma and the
AP program is individual exams
leading to a score for each subject test you write.
- IB
is recognized by American, European, and other International universities. AP is accepted almost exclusively by American
universities.
- Both are recognized in Canada.
- The
IB is a 2 year, comprehensive program including an independent research essay. AP marks are based only on a
single big (mostly multiple choice) exam in May.
- To participate in the IB program, you need to be registered at an IB school. You don’t need to be in a
school that teaches AP in order to write the AP tests; you just have to find a location at which to write it and pay the per course examination fee.
- Any student, including IB students and home schooled students, can write AP
exams since registration in a particular course is not required. You can prep
on your own with AP prep books from the bookstore/library and web resources.