International Baccalaureate (IB) Exam Equivalencies

SL = Standard Level Exam; HL=Higher Level Exam

Updated May 2023

IB Exam Title Score EQUIVALENT(S) EFFECTIVE FALL 2022 Equivalent(s) BEFORE FALL 2022 General Education Attribute EFFECTIVE FALL 2023 CORE COMPETENCIES EFFECTIVE FALL 2023 General Education Attribute BEFORE FALL 2023 Number of Credits Notes
Art/Design SL 4+ ARTS 100E ARTS 10E ARTS A3 3 Credit awarded with IB Diploma only
Visual Arts HL 4+ ARTS 100E ARTS 10E ARTS A3 6
Biology SL 4+ BIOL 100E BIOL 10E NSCI NS3 3 Credit awarded with IB Diploma only
Biology HL 4+ BIOL 1000 (3 cr) & BIOL 100E (3 cr) BIOL 100 (3 cr) & BIOL 10E (3 cr) NSCI CTR (BIOL 1000) NS3 6
Business and Management SL 4+ BUS 100E BUS 10E 3 Credit awarded with IB Diploma only
Business and Management HL 4+ BUS 100E (3 cr) & MGMT 100E (3 cr) BUS 10E (3 cr) & MGMT 10E (3 cr) 6
Chemistry SL 4+ CHEM 100E CHEM 10E NSCI NS3 3 Credit awarded with IB Diploma only
Chemistry HL 4+ CHEM 100E CHEM 10E NSCI NS3 6
Dance SL 4+ DANC 100E DANC 10E 3 Credit awarded with IB Diploma only
Dance HL 4+ DANC 100E DANC 10E 6
Economics SL 4+ ECON 100E ECON 10E 3 Credit awarded with IB Diploma only
Economics HL 4+ ECON 100E ECON 10E 6
English A1 HL 4+ COMP 1000 (3 cr) & LITR 100E (3 cr) COMP 100 (3 cr) & LITR 10E (3 cr) WCOM & HUMA CTR, IL (COMP 1000) BC3 & H3 6
Environmental Systems SL 4+ ENSS 100E ENVS 10E NSCI NS3 3 Credit awarded with IB Diploma only
Film HL 4+ MDIA 100E MCOM 10E ARTS A3 6
French B SL 4+ FREN 100E FREN 10E WLAN FL3 3 Credit awarded with IB Diploma only
Intermediate French HL 4+ FREN 2001 (3 cr) & FREN 3002 (3 cr) FREN 103 (3 cr) & FREN 104 (3 cr) WLAN FL3 6
Geography HL 4+ GEOG 1000 (3 cr) & GEOG 100E (3 cr) GEOG 100 (3 cr) & GEOG 10E (3 cr) SOSC GL (GEOG 1000) SS3 6
German B SL 4+ GERM 1001 GERM 101 WLAN FL3 3 Credit awarded with IB Diploma only
German HL 4+ GERM 1001 (3 cr) & GERM 1002 (3 cr) GERM 101 (3 cr) & GERM 102 (3 cr) WLAN FL3 6
History Americas HL 4+ HIST 1144 (3 cr) & HIST 1145 (3 cr) HIST 144 (3 cr) & HIST 145 (3 cr) UHCE CTR, IL (both classes) AM3 6
HISTORY Africa & Mid East HL 4+ HIST 2200 HIST 120 OW3 3
History sl 4+ HIST 2200 HIST 120 OW3 3 Credit awarded with IB Diploma only
Italian B SL 4+ ITAL 100E ITAL 10E WLAN FL3 3 Credit awarded with IB Diploma only
Information Tech for Global Society HL 4+ CSCI 100E CSCI 10E 3
LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE SL 4+ LITR 100E LITR 10E HUMA H3 3 Credit awarded with IB Diploma only
LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE HL 4+ LITR 100E & COMP 100E LITR 10E & COMP 10E HUMA H3 6
Math Studies SL 4+ MATH 100E MATH 10E 3 Credit awarded with IB Diploma only
Mathematics HL 4+ MATH 100E MATH 10E MAT M3 3
mathematics applications & interpretation sl 4+ MATH 100E MATH 10E MAT M3 3 Credit awarded with IB Diploma only
mathematics applications & interpretation Hl 4+ MATH 100E MATH 10E MAT M3 3
Music SL 4+ MUSC 100E MUSC 10E 3 Credit awarded with IB Diploma only
Music HL 4+ MUSC 100E MUSC 10E 6
Physics SL 4+ PHYS 1000 PHYS 100 NSCI CTR NS3 3 Credit awarded with IB Diploma only
Physics HL 4+ PHYS 1000 (3 cr) & PHYS 100E (3 cr) PHYS 100 (3 cr) & PHYS 10E (3 cr) NSCI CYR (PHYS 1000) NS3 6
POLS Global Politics SL 4+ POLS 1710 POLS 171 GL OW3 3
Psychology SL 4+ PSYC 1000 PSYC 100 SOSC SS3 3 Credit awarded with IB Diploma only
Psychology HL 4+ PSYC 1000 (3 cr) & PSYC 100E (3 cr) PSYC 100 (3 cr) & PSYC 10E (3 cr) SOSC SS3 6
social & Cultural anthropology sl 4+ SOCL 100E SOCL 10E SOSC S2 & SS3 3 Credit awarded with IB Diploma only
social & Cultural anthropology HL 4+ ANTH 1000 ANTH 100 WHGA HO2 / OW2 / S2 / SS3 3
Spanish SL 4+ SPAN 1001 SPAN 101 WLAN FL3 3 Credit awarded with IB Diploma only
Spanish B HL 4+ SPAN 2001 (3 cr) & SPAN 2002 (3 cr) SPAN 103 (3 cr) & SPAN 104 (3 cr) WLAN FL3 6
Sports Exercise Science SL 4+ INTD 100E INTD 10E 3 Credit awarded with IB Diploma only
Sports exercise & health Science 4+ PHED 110E PHED 11E 3
Theatre SL 4+ THTR 1111 THTR 100 ARTS A3 3 Credit awarded with IB Diploma only
Theatre HL 4+ THTR 1111 (3 cr) & THTR 100E THTR 100 (3 cr) & THTR 10E ARTS A3 6
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