International Baccalaureate (IB) Exam Equivalencies
Maximum of 30 semester hours of IB credits are eligible to transfer
Students must earn a 4 or better to receive credit
SL = Standard Level Exam; HL=Higher Level Exam
Effective Fall 2010, Updated Fall 2011
Exam Code
IB Exam Title
Score
Equivalent(s)
General
Education
Attribute
ART HL
Visual Arts HL
4, 5,
6, 7
ARTS 10E (3 cr) &
ARTS 10E (3 cr)
AA2
6
ART SL
Art/Design SL
4+
ARTS 10E (3 cr)
AA2
3
BIOL SL
Biology SL
4+
BIOL 10E (3 cr)
NL2
3
BIOL HL
Biology HL
4+
BIOL 10E (3 cr) &
BIOL 10E (3 cr)
NL2
6
CHEM SL
Chemistry SL
4+
CHEM 10E (3 cr)
NL2
3
CHEM HL
Chemistry HL
4+
NL2
6
ENGL HL
English A1 HL
4+
BC2 & AH2
6
ENVS SL
Environmental Systems
SL
4+
ENVS 10E (3 cr)
N2
3
FILM HL
Film HL
4+
MCOM 10E (3 cr) &
MCOM 10E (3 cr)
AA2
6
FREN SL
French B SL
4+
FREN 10E (3 cr)
FL2
3
FREN HL
Intermediate French HL
4+
FL2
8
GEOG HL
Geography HL
4+
S2
6
GERM SL
German B SL
4+
FL2
3
GERM HL
German HL
4+
HIST HL
History Americas HL
4+
IGTS HL
Information Tech for
Global Society HL
4+
MATH SL
Math Studies SL
MATH HL
CHEM 10E (3 cr) &
CHEM 10E (3 cr)
COMP 100 (3 cr) &
LITR 10E (3 cr)
FREN 103 (4 cr) &
FREN 104 (4 cr)
GEOG 100 (3 cr) &
GEOG 10E (3 cr)
GERM 101
#
Credits
GERM 102 (3 cr) &
GERM 10E (3 cr)
HIST 144 (3 cr)
& HIST 145 (3 cr)
CSCI 101 (3 cr) &
CSCI 10E (3 cr)
FL2
6
HA2
6
--
6
4+
MATH 10E (3 cr)
--
3
Mathematics HL
4+
MATH 10E (3 cr)
M2
3
PHYS SL
Physics SL
4+
PHYS 100
NL2
3
PHYS HL
Physics HL
4+
PHYS 100 (3 cr) &
PHYS 10E (3 cr)
NL2
6
PSYC SL
Psychology SL
4+
PSYC 100 (3 cr)
S2
3
PSYC HL
Psychology HL
4+
PSYC 100 (3 cr) &
PSYC 10E (3 cr)
S2
6
SOCL SL
Soc Cul Anth SL
4+
SOCL 10E (3 cr)
S2
3
SPAN SL
Spanish SL
4+
SPAN 101 (3 cr)
FL2
3
SPAN HL
Spanish B HL
4+
SPAN 103 (3 cr) &
SPAN 104 (3 cr)
FL2
6
Notes
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