| I think ty misses the point: IB is international and thus refers to itself as a diploma program with an international perspective. As Upton said, many European countries equate the IB diploma with undergraduate college years and permit direct application to graduate school. Thus, clearly, IB is considered "college level."
In addition, many colleges do give credit and/or standing to SL courses, especially when the student has received the IB diploma. Furthermore, check out the specific colleges for their rules on awarding credit for AP. Many AP course receive no credit at many colleges. You must look at the specific school.
Lastly, I have read on this and many other threads of high school students "self-studying" for AP tests, but I have not read one mention of a student self-studying for an IB test. I think being able to "self-study" for a test is indicative of its level of rigor. |