Authorization milestones
The authorization process is school focused and aims to promote a culture of school readiness by allowing schools to determine their own readiness schedule, based on the satisfactory completion of authorization process milestones
Schools will work with members of the IB’s Development team to complete their projected timeline, schools should review the timeline with the consultant once granted candidacy and throughout the process based on their implementation progress.
The information below is intended as general information only. For detailed information please use this downloadable chart.
Diploma Programme and Career-related Programme
Additional information for schools seeking to offer the CP that are already authorized or are seeking authorization for the DP can be found in the footnotes below.
Consideration
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Request for candidacy/decision on candidacy
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Candidacy (incorporating Consultation)
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Request for authorization/decision on authorization
[1] Schools seeking to offer the CP that are already authorized or are seeking authorization for the DP pay a one-time preauthorization fee. See Fees for candidate schools for more information. [2] Schools seeking to offer the CP that are already authorized or are seeking authorization for the DP do not pay this fee. See Fees for candidate schools for more information. [3] Schools seeking to offer the CP that are already authorized or are seeking authorization for the DP do not receive a consultancy visit or visit report. [4] Schools seeking to offer the CP that are already authorized or are seeking authorization for the DP do not pay this fee. See Fees for candidate schools for more information. |
Primary Years Programme and Middle Years Programme
Consideration
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Request for candidacy/decision on candidacy
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Candidacy (incorporating Consultancy)
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Request for authorization/decision on authorization
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