International Baccalaureate (IB)
Students who graduate from high school with an International Baccalaureate diploma or have completed individual exams may receive university credit for scores of four or higher. Credit for an IB diploma will be a minimum of 24 semester credits. (HB 03-1108 – sub section d). Visit the IB Website for more information regarding IB scores and ordering your IB transcripts. Request for re-evaluation of a specific equivalency listed in the chart will not be considered. Decision of the department is considered final.
IB Equivalencies
| IB Examinations | Score | Credit Hours | CO – Gtpathway | Standard Level Equivalency | Credit Hours | CO – Gtpathway | Higher Level Equivalency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic A: Literature | – | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED | – | – | NO CREDIT |
| AWARDED | |||||||
| Arabic A: Language & Literature | 4 | 3 | – | LARA 1++ | – | – | NO CREDIT |
| AWARDED | |||||||
| Chinese A: Literature | – | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED |
| Chinese A: Language & Literature | – | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED |
| English A: Language & Literature | 7 | 3 | CO1 | CO 130 | 6 | AH2/CO2 | E 140, CO 150 |
| 6 | 3 | CO1 | CO 130 | 6 | AH2/CO2 | E 140, CO 150 | |
| 5 | 3 | CO1 | CO 130 | 6 | AH2/CO2 | E 140, CO 150 | |
| 4 | 3 | CO1 | CO 130 | 3 | CO1 | CO 130 | |
| English A: Literature | 7 | 3 | AH2 | E 140 | 6 | AH2/CO2 | E 140, CO 150 |
| 6 | 3 | AH2 | E 140 | 6 | AH2/CO2 | E 140, CO 150 | |
| 5 | 3 | AH2 | E 140 | 6 | AH2/CO2 | E 140, CO 150 | |
| 4 | 3 | AH2 | E 140 | 3 | AH2/CO2 | E 140 | |
| English B | 5 – 7 | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED | 12 | AH2/CO2 | E 140, CO 150, E1++ |
| 4 | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED | 9 | AH2/CO2 | E 140, CO 150, E1++ | |
| French A: Literature | – | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED |
| French A: Language & Literature | 4 – 7 | 3 | – | LFRE 300 | 3 | LFRE 301 | |
| German A: Literature | – | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED |
| German A: Language & Literature | 4 – 7 | 3 | – | LGER 300 | 3 | LGER 301 | |
| Japanese A: Literature | – | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED |
| Japanese A: Language & Literature | 4 – 7 | 3 | – | LJPN 304 | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED |
| Russian A: Literature | – | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED |
| Russian A: Language & Literature | 4 – 7 | 3 | – | LRUS 304 | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED |
| Spanish A: Literature | – | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED |
| Spanish A: Language & Literature | 4 – 7 | 3 | – | LSPA 300 | 3 | – | LSPA 301 |
| Additional Languages A: Literature | – | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED |
| Additional Languages A: Language & Literature | 4 – 7 | 3 | – | LGEN3++ | 3 | – | LGEN3++ |
| Language Acquisition: | |||||||
| Arabic B | 7 | 10 | AH4 | LARA 100, 101 | 13 | – | LARA 101, 200, 201 |
| 6 | 5 | AH4 | LARA 100 | 9 | – | LARA 101, 200 | |
| 5 | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED | 10 | – | LARA 100, 101 | |
| 4 | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED | 5 | – | LARA 100 | |
| Arabic ab initio | – | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED |
| Chinese B | 7 | 10 | AH4 | LCHI 100, 101 | 15 | AH4 | LCHI 101, 200, 201 |
| 6 | 5 | AH4 | LCHI 100 | 10 | AH4 | LCHI 101, 200 | |
| 5 | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED | 5 | – | LCHI 101 | |
| 4 | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED | 5 | – | LCHI 101 | |
| Chinese ab initio | – | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED |
| French B | 7 | 13 | AH4 | LFRE 100,101, 200 | 9 | AH4 | LFRE 200, 201, 300 |
| 6 | 10 | AH4 | LFRE 100,101 | 9 | AH4 | LFRE 200,201,301 | |
| 5 | 5 | AH4 | LFRE 100 | 6 | AH4 | LFRE 200, 201 | |
| 4 | 5 | AH4 | LFRE 100 | 3 | AH4 | LFRE 200 | |
| French ab initio | – | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED |
| German B | 7 | 13 | – | LGER 100,101, 200 | 9 | AH4 | LGER 200, 201, 300 |
| 6 | 10 | – | LGER 100,101 | 9 | AH4 | LGER 200,201,301 | |
| 5 | 5 | – | LGER 100 | 6 | AH4 | LGER 200, 201 | |
| 4 | 5 | – | LGER 100 | 3 | AH4 | LGER 200 | |
| German ab initio | – | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED |
| Japanese B | 7 | 10 | AH4 | LJPN 100, 101 | 15 | AH4 | LJPN 101,200, 201 |
| 6 | 5 | AH4 | LJPN 100 | 10 | AH4 | LJPN 101, 200 | |
| 5 | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED | 5 | – | LJPN 101 | |
| 4 | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED | 5 | – | LJPN 101 | |
| Japanese ab initio | – | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED |
| Mandarin B | 7 | 10 | AH4 | LCHI 100, 101 | 15 | AH4 | LCHI 101,200, 201 |
| 6 | 5 | AH4 | LCHI 100 | 10 | AH4 | LCHI 101, 200 | |
| 5 | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED | 5 | – | LCHI 101 | |
| 4 | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED | 5 | – | LCHI 101 | |
| Mandarin ab initio | – | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED |
| Portuguese B | 7 | 13 | LGEN 114, 115, 214 | 9 | LGEN 214, 215, 314 | ||
| 6 | 10 | LGEN 114, 115 | 9 | LGEN 214, 215, 315 | |||
| 5 | 5 | LGEN 114 | 6 | LGEN 214, 215 | |||
| 4 | 5 | LGEN 114 | 3 | LGEN 214 | |||
| Portuguese ab initio | – | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED |
| Spanish B | 7 | 13 | – | LSPA 100,101, 200 | 9 | AH4 | LSPA 200, 201, 300 |
| 6 | 10 | – | LSPA 100,101 | 9 | AH4 | LSPA 200,201,301 | |
| 5 | 5 | – | LSPA 100 | 6 | AH4 | LSPA 200, 201 | |
| 4 | 5 | – | LSPA 100 | 3 | AH4 | LSPA 200 | |
| Spanish ab initio | – | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED |
| General Language B | 7 | 10 | – | LGEN1++ | 13 | – | LGEN2++3B, LGEN2++ |
| 6 | 5 | – | LGEN1++ | 9 | – | LGEN2++3B, LGEN2++ | |
| 5 | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED | 10 | – | LGEN1++ | |
| 4 | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED | 5 | – | LGEN1++ | |
| Classical Languages: | |||||||
| Classical Greek | 7 | 3 | – | LGEN 1++ | 13 | – | LGEN 1++, 296 |
| 6 | 3 | – | LGEN 1++ | 13 | – | LGEN 1++, 296 | |
| 5 | 3 | – | LGEN 1++ | 10 | – | LGEN 1++, 296 | |
| 4 | 3 | – | LGEN 1++ | 5 | – | LGEN 1++ | |
| Latin | 7 | 3 | – | LLAT1++ | 13 | – | LLAT 100, 101, 296 |
| 6 | 3 | – | LLAT1++ | 13 | – | LLAT 100, 101 296 | |
| 5 | 3 | – | LLAT1++ | 10 | – | LLAT 100, 101 | |
| 4 | 3 | – | LLAT1++ | 5 | – | LLAT100 | |
| Individuals & Societies: | |||||||
| Business & Management | 4 – 7 | 3 | – | BUS 1++ | 6 | – | BUS 2++ |
| Economics | 4 – 7 | 3 | SS1 | ECON2++3C | 6 | SS1 | ECON 202, 204 (6) |
| Geography | 4 – 7 | 3 | SS2 | GR 100 | 6 | SS2 | GR 100, 210 |
| Global Politics | 4 – 7 | 3 | SS1 | POLS 232 | 3 | SS1 | POLS 232 |
| History | 4 – 7 | 3 | HI1 | HIST 1++3D | – | – | EXAM NOT OFFERED |
| History of Africa and the Middle East | 4 – 7 | – | – | EXAM NOT OFFERED | 6 | HI1 | EXAM UNDER REVIEW |
| History of the Americas | 4 – 7 | – | – | EXAM NOT OFFERED | 6 | HI1 | HIST 150, 151 |
| History of Asia and Oceania | 4 – 7 | – | – | EXAM NOT OFFERED | 6 | HI1 | HIST 120, 121 |
| History of Europe | 4 – 7 | – | – | EXAM NOT OFFERED | 6 | HI1 | HIST 1++3D, 1++ |
| Human Rights | 4 – 7 | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED |
| Information Technology in a Global Society (ITGS) | 4 – 7 | 3 | – | CIS 1++ | 3 | – | CIS 1++ |
| Philosophy | 4 – 7 | 3 | AH3 | PHIL 100 | 3 | AH3 | PHIL 100 |
| Psychology | 4 – 7 | 3 | SS3 | PSY 1++3C | 6 | SS3 | PSY 100, 250 |
| Social & Cultural Anthropology | 4 – 7 | 3 | SS3 | ANTH100 | 3 | SS3 | ANTH 100 |
| World Religions | 4 – 7 | 3 | AH3 | PHIL 170 | – | – | EXAM NOT OFFERED |
| Sciences: | |||||||
| Biology | 4 – 7 | 4 | SC1 | BZ 110, 111 | 4 | SC1 | LIFE 102 |
| Chemistry | 4 – 7 | 5 | SC1 | CHEM 107, 108 | 9 | SC1 | CHEM 111, 112, 113, 114 |
| Computer Science | 4 – 7 | 3 | – | CS 1++ | 3 | – | CS 1++ |
| Design Technology | – | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED |
| Environmental Systems & Societies | 4 – 7 | 3 | SC2 | NR 130 | – | – | EXAM NOT OFFERED |
| Physics | 4 – 7 | 4 | SC1 | PH 110,111 | 10 | SC1 | PH 121, 122 |
| Sport, Exercise and Health Science | 4 – 7 | 3 | HES 1++ | – | – | EXAM NOT OFFERED | |
| Mathematics: | |||||||
| Further Mathematics | 4 – 7 | – | – | EXAM NOT OFFERED | 3 | MA1 | MATH 1++1B |
| Mathematics | 4 – 7 | 8 | MA1 | MATH 117,118,124,125,126,141 | 9 | MA1 | MATH 117,118,124,125,126,160 |
| Mathematical Studies | 4 – 7 | 3 | MA1 | MATH 1++1B | – | – | EXAM NOT OFFERED |
| Math: Applications and Interpretations | 4-7 | 3 | MA1 | MATH 1++1B | 3 | MA1 | MATH 1++1B |
| Math: Analysis and Approaches | 4 | 5 | MA1 | MATH 117,118,124,125,126 | 5 | MA1 | MATH 117,118,124,125,126 |
| Math: Analysis and Approaches | 5-7 | 5 | MA1 | MATH 117,118,124,125,126 | 5 | MA1 | MATH 124,160 |
| Arts: | |||||||
| Dance | 5 – 7 | 3 | AH1 | D 110 | 5 | AH1 | D 110, 220A |
| 4 | 3 | AH1 | D 110 | – | – | NO CREDIT AWARDED | |
| Film | 4 – 7 | 3 | – | SPCM 1++ | 6 | – | SPCM 1++ |
| Literature and Performance | 5 – 7 | 9 | – | TH 2++, E 245 | – | – | EXAM NOT OFFERED |
| 4 | 3 | – | TH 1++ | – | – | EXAM NOT OFFERED | |
| Music | 4 – 7 | 3 | AH1 | MU 100 | 3 | AH1 | MU 111 |
| Theatre Arts | 4 – 7 | 3 | AH1 | TH 141 | 3 | AH1 | TH 141 |
| Visual Arts | 4 – 7 | 3 | AH1 | ART 1++3B | 3 | AH1 | ART 1++3B |
All information is current as of April 25, 2023.