International Baccalaureate® (IB) Credit Policy
Each college and university has its own IB course matches and cut off scores. Consult the schools you are considering to discuss IB subjects, levels and scores; and their transferability.
SL is Standard Level; HL is Higher Level.
IB Diploma Programme Subject | IB level | Score | PSC course equivalent |
Language A: literature (Any language) | SL | 4-5 | Electives (3) |
Language A: literature (Any language) | SL | 6-7 | Humanities General Education (3) |
Language A: literature (Any language) | HL | 4-7 | Humanities General Education (3) |
Language A: language and literature (English) | SL or HL | 4-5 | Electives (3) |
Language A: language and literature (English) | SL or HL | 6-7 | ENG 101 (3) |
Language A: language and literature (Spanish) | SL or HL | 4-7 | SPAN 101, SPAN 102, SPAN 201 and SPAN 202 (16) |
Language A: language and literature (languages other than English and Spanish) | SL or HL | 4-7 | Humanities General Education (3) and Electives (13) |
Literature and performance | SL | 4-7 | Humanities General Education (3) |
Classical languages | SL | 4-5 | Electives (4) |
Classical languages | SL | 6-7 | Electives (8) |
Classical languages | HL | 4-5 | Electives (8) |
Classical languages | HL | 6-7 | Electives (8) |
Language B (English) | SL or HL | 4 | Electives (3) |
Language B (English) | SL or HL | 5-7 | Humanities General Education (3) |
Language B (Spanish) | SL | 4-5 | SPAN 101 (4) |
Language B (Spanish) | SL | 6-7 | SPAN 101 and SPAN 102 (8) |
Language B (Spanish) | HL | 4-5 | SPAN 101 and SPAN 102 (8) |
Language B (Spanish) | HL | 6-7 | SPAN 101, SPAN 102 and SPAN 201 (12) |
Language B (languages other than English and Spanish) | SL | 4-5 | Electives (4) |
Language B (languages other than English and Spanish) | SL | 6-7 | Electives (8) |
Language B (languages other than English and Spanish) | HL | 4-5 | Electives (8) |
Language B (languages other than English and Spanish) | HL | 6-7 | Electives (12) |
Language ab initio (Spanish) | SL | 4-5 | SPAN 101 and SPAN 102 (8) |
Language ab initio (Spanish) | SL | 6-7 | SPAN 101, SPAN 102 and SPAN 201 (12) |
Language ab initio (languages other than Spanish) | SL | 4-5 | Electives (8) |
Language ab initio (language other than Spanish) | SL | 6-7 | Electives (12) |
Business management | SL or HL | 4-7 | BUS 241 (3) |
Economics | SL or HL | 4 | Electives (3) |
Economics | SL or HL | 5 | ECON 201 (3) |
Economics | SL or HL | 6-7 | ECON 201 and ECON 202 (6) |
Geography | SL or HL | 4-5 | Electives (3) |
Geography | SL | 6-7 | GEOG 101 (3) |
Geography | HL | 6-7 | GEOG 101 and Electives (6) |
Global Politics | SL or HL | 4-5 | Electives (3) |
Global Politics | SL or HL | 6-7 | POLSC 240 (3) |
History | SL | 4-7 | Electives (3) |
History: Africa/Middle East option | HL | 4 | Electives (3) |
History: Africa/Middle East option | HL | 5-7 | Social/Behavioral Sciences General Education (3) |
History: Americas option | HL | 4 | Electives (3) |
History: Americas option | HL | 5-7 | HIST 202 (3) |
History: Asia/Oceania option | HL | 4 | Electives (3) |
History: Asia/Oceania option | HL | 5-7 | Social/Behavioral Sciences General Education (3) |
History: Europe option | HL | 4 | Electives (3) |
History: Europe option | HL | 5-7 | HIST 152 (3) |
Information technology in a global society | SL or HL | 4-7 | ITAPP 101 (3) |
Philosophy | SL or HL | 4-5 | Electives (3) |
Philosophy | SL or HL | 6-7 | PHILO 101 (3) |
Psychology | SL or HL | 4-7 | PSYCH 101 (3) |
Social and cultural anthropology | SL or HL | 4-5 | Electives (3) |
Social and cultural anthropology | SL or HL | 6-7 | ANTHR 215 (3) |
World religions | SL | 4-7 | HUMAN 101 (3) |
Biology | SL or HL | 4 | BIOL 100 (4) |
Biology | SL or HL | 5-7 | BIOL 111 and BIOL 112 (8) |
Chemistry | SL | 4-5 | CHEM 105 (4) |
Chemistry | SL | 6 | CHEM 110 (5) |
Chemistry | SL | 7 | CHEM 110 and CHEM 130 (10) |
Chemistry | HL | 4 | CHEM 105 (4) |
Chemistry | HL | 5 | CHEM 110 (5) |
Chemistry | HL | 6-7 | CHEM 110 and CHEM 130 (10) |
Computer Science | SL or HL | 4-5 | |
Computer Science | SL | 6-7 | |
Computer Science | HL | 6-7 | |
Design technology | SL or HL | 4-7 | Electives (3) |
Environmental systems and societies | SL | 4-5 | Physical Science General Education (3) |
Environmental systems and societies | SL | 6-7 | Physical Science General Education (4) |
Physics | SL | 4 | Electives (3) |
Physics | SL | 5-7 | PHYSI 101 (4) |
Physics | HL | 4 | Electives (3) |
Physics | HL | 5-7 | PHYSI 120 and PHYSI 130 (8) |
Sports, exercise and health science | SL | 4-7 | Electives (3) |
Further mathematics | HL | 4 | MATH 153 and MATH 171 (9) |
Further mathematics | HL | 5-7 | MATH 153, MATH 171 and MATH 172 (14) |
Mathematical studies | SL | 4-7 | MATH 153 and MATH 171 (9) |
Mathematics | SL | 4-7 | MATH 153 and MATH 171 (9) |
Mathematics | HL | 4-5 | MATH 153 and MATH 171 (9) |
Mathematics | HL | 6-7 | MATH 153, MATH 171 and MATH 172 (14) |
Dance | SL or HL | 4-7 | Electives (3) |
Film | SL or HL | 4 | Electives (3) |
Film | SL or HL | 5-7 | COMM 113 (3) |
Music: Creating option | SL | 4-7 | MUSIC 100, MUSIC 101 and MUSIC 130 (9) |
Music: Performing option | SL | 4-7 | MUSIC 100, MUSIC 101 and MUSIC 130 (9) |
Music | HL | 4-7 | MUSIC 100, MUSIC 101 and MUSIC 130 (9) |
Theatre | SL or HL | 4-7 | Electives (3) |
Visual arts | SL or HL | 4-7 | ART 129 (3) |