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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For the schools that don't offer it, couldn't students dual-enroll? If the IB HL Physics is equivalent to college physics, then that would work, right?[/quote]

I don't know the specifics of OP's kid's school but we just signed our child up for a DE class not offered at the high school with NVCC and it was a huge pain. Lots of paperwork and not easy to navigate. For a niche class it's understandable but it seems terribly unfair to require students at IB schools to go this route when every single AP high school offers the course.[/quote]

IB HL is not well aligned with introductory college physics taught at US universities. Some colleges give IB HL exam credit to the calculus sequence although anyone choosing to continue with the college Physics will be in a lot of trouble. AP Physics C doesn’t have this issue.

To be honest, it’s better to take dual enrollment Physics instead of IB HL. But you need Calculus as a prerequisite, and very few IB students take it in time.

If you’re a parent who chose an IB high school for your child, you should have done your homework before.[/quote]

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