AP/IB

• AP Biology/IB Biology HL1
• AP Calculus AB
• AP Calculus BC
• AP Chemistry
• AP Computer Science A
• AP Economics: Macroeconomics
• AP Economics: Microeconomics
• AP English Language and Composition
• AP English Literature and Composition
• AP Environmental Science
• AP European History
• AP French Language and Culture
• AP Japanese Language and Culture
• AP Physics C: Mechanics
• AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
• AP Psychology
• AP Research (a Capstone Diploma course)
• AP Seminar (a Capstone Diploma course)
• AP Spanish Language and Culture
• AP Statistics
• AP U.S. Government and Politics
• AP U.S. History

Visit the College Board's AP website to visit the Course and Exam page, which provides course and exam descriptions for each course. 

Group 1: Language A

Group 2: Language B

Visit The International Baccalaureate (IB) website to access "Subject Briefs." The website provides an overview of course content and assessments. Scroll to the bottom of the page for course descriptions labeled "Subject Briefs"

To this end the organization works with schools, governments, and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment.

These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.

AP:  20 courses offered, but students are able to test in 22 because we allow students to self-study for world languages we do not offer.

IB:  15 courses - Higher Level (HL) courses are 2 years, Standard Level (SL) courses are 1-2 years plus Theory of Knowledge for all Diploma students and the Career-related Program Core for all Career-related students.

AP: $99 most courses, $147 Capstone courses, Capstone Diploma costs at least $690*

$99 fee covers on exam in May

$147 fee for Capstone courses covers scoring of presentations and essays submitted prior to May.

*4 AP classes + Capstone Courses - Seminar & Research required

IB: $124 per course, IB Diploma costs $744**, IB Career-related program certificate costs $248***

$124 fee covers scoring of one assessment prior to May in addition to one to two exam sessions in May

**IB Diploma includes the scoring of six courses, plus the Extended Essay and Theory of Knowledge as well as a review of Creativity, Activity and Service (CAS) experiences.

***Pending authorization, CP students are required to take and test in two IB courses, there is no fee for CP Core requirements.

Yes!

Biology = AP Biology/IB Biology  HL1 

Chemistry = AP Chemistry

Physics =  IB Physics SL

English 11 = AP Language and Composition or IB Literature HL1

English 12 = AP Literature and COmposition or IB Literature HL2

US History = AP US History or IB History of the Americas HL2

Civics = AP US Government

Economics = AP Micro AND Macro Economics

World History = AP European HIstory or IB World SL/HL1

AP: Overall, the courses are designed to assist with advanced placement in courses, meaning earning college credit and/or fulfilling college graduation requirements. The AP Capstone™ program, is specifically designed to support critical thinking in students by requiring students to consider and evaluate multiple points of view to develop their own perspectives on complex issues and topics through inquiry and investigation.

IB: The aim of all IB programmes is to develop internationally minded people, who, recognizing their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet, help to create a better and more peaceful world. All elements/courses  of the program support the Learner Profile, which means, IB learners strive to be: 

• Inquirers
• Knowledgeable
• Thinkers
• Communicators
• Principled
• Open-Minded
• Caring
• Risk-Takers
• Balanced
• Reflective

And while it is not an expressed part of IB's mission, students may earn college credit and/or fulfill college graduation requirements with IB courses.

AP: Students can focus all of their coursework on the subject(s) of interest.

Junior year students may take Seminar and senior year they may take Research. The culmination of these courses is group and individual presentations and writing. Students write a 5,000 word essay on a topic of interest in Research.

IB: The Diploma Programme is recognized as the most rigorous high school program. Diploma students are required to take one course from each category, demonstrating their ability across subjects. Subjects of interest are typically taken for two years, while those meant to round out the student are typically only one.

Diploma students must complete the core requirements in addition to IB classes. The core requirements include Theory of Knowledge (TOK), Creativity, Activity and Service (CAS) experiences, and writing their own 4,000 word Extended Essay (EE) under the guidance of a teacher mentor.

The IB Career-related Programme (pending authorization) allows students to focus on a selected career related study and employability, plus academic skills. Students choosing to join the CP programme will be required to take the CP Core course for two years. It will provide curriculum around personal and professional skills; instruction, support and guidance on their reflective project, and time to work on their language and service learning portfolios.

AP: Perceived as increasing opportunity to earn college credits.

IB Diploma: Perceived as an opportunity to increase chances of admission because it is the most rigorous high school curriculum.

IB Career-related Program Certificate: Perceived as an opportunity to be both college and career ready.

Examples of college credit based on scores

Michigan State

English: AP - up to 4 credits total for both classes, IB 4-8 credits 

Biology: AP - up to 8 credits, IB up to  8 credits 

University of Michigan LSA

English: AP - up to 6 credits but does not fulfill first year writing requirements, IB up to 6 credits 

Biology: AP - up to 5 credits, IB up to  5 credits 

*All IB classes listed are 2-year HL courses, only similar AP/IB classes are listed for illustrative purposes. Students must achieve passing scores for these credits to apply. 

**More credit opportunities in AP classes overall due to the number of classes offered and single year requirement.

All questions about AP and IB programs can be sent to the AP/IB Coordinator, Alaina.Brown@NoviK12.org.

Scores?

Your score report contains scores from all of the AP Exams you have ever taken. Your college will only use those scores that meet the minimum required score to receive credit or placement. You do have the option to withhold a score from a particular college, or cancel a score altogether.

WITHHOLDING

You can request that the AP Program withhold one or more AP Exam scores from any college, university, or scholarship program that you chose as a score recipient. The score will be withheld from any future score reports sent to that college, university, or scholarship program.

• A request to withhold a score does not permanently delete your score.
• You may later release the score to the recipient by sending the AP Program a signed written request. There is no charge to release scores.
• For scores to be withheld from the college, university, or scholarship program that you indicated as your free score report recipient at cb.org/apfreescoresend the AP Program must receive your request by June 15 of the year you took the AP Exam.

Cancel Scores

The AP Program allows you to cancel your AP Exam scores. When you request cancellation, your exam won’t be scored, and if it has already been scored, the score will be permanently deleted from our records. Once a score is canceled, it can’t be reinstated. There’s no fee for this service, but your exam fee is not refunded. Archived scores cannot be canceled.

Scores can be canceled at any time, but for scores not to be sent to the college, university, or scholarship program that you indicated as your free score report recipient at cb.org/apfreescoresend, the AP Program must receive your request by June 15 of the year you took the AP Exam.