International Baccalaureate
Catalog pages 38-39
The university grants 8 quarter units credit for each International Baccalaureate (IB) higher level examination on which a student scores 5 or higher. Higher level examinations are considered honors courses. The university does not grant credit for subsidiary level examinations. Some higher level examinations may be considered equivalent to freshman level courses in the subject and may be used to satisfy general education or breadth requirements. The units granted for IB examinations are not counted toward the maximum number of credits required for formal declaration of an undergraduate major or the maximum number of units one may accumulate prior to graduation from the university. Students who enter the university with IB credit do not have to declare a major earlier than other students nor are they required to graduate earlier.
See International Baccalaureate Examination Credit chart on next page. International Baccalaureate Examination Credit
IB Examination IB Score Unit Credit Bourns College of Engineering College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences/School of Business/School of
Education/School of Public Policy College of Natural and
Agricultural Sciences Biology 5, 6, 7 4 Elective Natural Sciences and Mathematics
(Biological Sciences) breadth Elective
4 Elective Elective Elective
Business and Management 5, 6, 7 8 Elective Elective Elective
Chemistry 5, 6, 7 4 Elective Natural Sciences and Mathematics
(Physical Sciences) breadth Elective
4 Elective Elective Elective
Classical Languages 5, 6, 7 4 “Additional Humanities” breadth “Additional Humanities” breadth “Additional Humanities” breadth
4 Elective Elective Elective
Computer Science 5, 6, 7 4 Elective Computer Science breadth Computer Science breadth
4 Elective Elective Elective
Dance 5, 6, 7 8 Elective Elective Elective
Economics 5, 6, 7 4 Credit for ECON 002 Credit for ECON 002 Credit for ECON 002
4 Credit for ECON 003 Credit for ECON 003 Credit for ECON 003
English: Language and Literature 5, 6, 7 8 Elective Elective Elective
English: Literature 5 4 Credit for ENGL 001A Credit for ENGL 001A Credit for ENGL 001A
4 Elective (or 8 elective units if student enrolls in ENGLA 001A) Elective (or 8 elective units if student enrolls in ENGLA 001A) Elective (or 8 elective units if student enrolls in ENGLA 001A) 6, 7 4 Credit for ENGL 001A Credit for ENGL 001A Credit for ENGL 001A
4 Credit for ENGL 001B Credit for ENGL 001B Credit for ENGL 001B
English: Literature and Performance 5, 6, 7 8 Elective Elective Elective
Film 5, 6, 7 8 Elective Elective Elective
Further Math 5, 6, 7 8 Elective Elective Elective
Geography 5, 6, 7 4 Credit for GEO 002 Credit for GEO 002 Credit for GEO 002
4 “Additional Social Sciences” breadth “Additional Social Sciences” breadth “Additional Social Sciences” breadth
Global Politics 5, 6, 7 8 Elective Elective Elective
History 5, 6, 7 4 Credit for HIST 020 Credit for HIST 020 Credit for HIST 020
4 Elective Elective Elective
History of the Islamic World 5, 6, 7 4 “Additional Humanities” breadth “Additional Humanities” breadth “Additional Humanities” breadth
4 Elective Elective Elective
Languages other than English 5, 6, 7 8 Elective Elective Elective
Math 5, 6, 7 4 Credit for MATH 009A Credit for MATH 009A Credit for MATH 009A
4 Elective Elective Elective
Music 5, 6, 7 4 Elective Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth
4 Elective Elective Elective
Philosophy 5, 6, 7 4 Credit for PHIL 001 Credit for PHIL 001 Credit for PHIL 001
4 Elective Elective Elective
Physics 5, 6, 7 4 Elective Natural Sciences and Mathematics
(Physical Sciences) breadth Elective
4 Elective Elective Elective
Psychology 5 4 Social Sciences (Psychology) breadth Social Sciences (Psychology) breadth Social Sciences (Psychology) breadth
4 Elective Elective Elective
6, 7 4 Credit for PSYC 002 Credit for PSYC 002 Credit for PSYC 002
4 Elective Elective Elective
Social Anthropology 5, 6, 7 4 Elective Elective Elective
4 Elective Social Sciences breadth Social Sciences breadth
Theatre Arts 5, 6, 7 8 Elective Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth
Visual Arts 5, 6, 7 4 Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth Humanities (Fine Arts) breadth Humanities (Fine Arts) breadt
4 Elective Elective Elective
Note: Certain credit limits apply to Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate tests offered in similar subject areas. See “Programs and Courses” for subject abbreviations