Diploma Program Core

Creativity, activity, service (CAS) is one of the three essential elements that every student must complete as part of the Diploma Program (DP).

Theory of knowledge (TOK) plays a special role in the International Baccalaureate® (IB) Diploma Program (DP), by providing an opportunity for students to reflect on the nature of knowledge, and on how we know what we claim to know.

The extended essay is an independent, self-directed piece of research, finishing with a 4,000-word paper.