International Baccalaureate (IB)
Students who completed the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme or took individual IB exams at the Higher Level (HL) at their high school/secondary school should submit official score reports to the First Year Admissions Office for evaluation.
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE DIPLOMA
Students who completed the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme with a total score of 30 or higher and a score of 4 or higher on each exam will have the following Liberal Education Program (general education) requirements waived:
- Multilingual Communication
- Written Communication Pre-requisite
- Written Communication
- Cultural Expression
In addition, students will be awarded up to 30 credits for scores of 4 or higher on Higher Level exams as outlined below.
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE EXAMS
Students will be awarded up to 18 credits for individual IB exams taken at the Higher Level (HL) with a score of 4 or higher. These credits may count towards the overall 120 credit minimum required for a degree in one of three ways:
- Major course credit.
- General Education (LEP) credit.
- Elective credit (i.e. course numbers such as 0100 and 0200 are generally elective credits).
Credit will not be awarded for any IB exam that covers material from a college course for which the student has already received credit. A minimum score of 4 is required to earn credits, and each course is awarded 3 credits, unless a different score or credit value is specified below.
IB Exams |
SCSU Course Equivalent |
LEP Requirement Met |
| Biology | BIO 102 (4 cr.) and BIO 103 (8 cr.) |
Natural World II: Life and Environment |
| Business Management | ELE 0100 | |
| Chemistry | CHE 120 (4 cr.) | Natural World I: Physical Realm |
| Classical Languages | LAT 200 | Multilingual Communication |
| Computer Science | CSC 101 | Technological Fluency |
| Dance | ELE 0100 | |
| Design Technology | Not Accepted | |
| Economics | ECO 100 | Social Structure, Conflict and Consensus |
| Film | COM 258 and 360 (6 cr.) | |
| Further Math (min. score 5) |
MAT 107, 150, and 178 (10 cr.) |
Quantitative Reasoning |
| Further Math (min. score 6) |
MAT 107, 150, 178, 372, and 375 (16 cr.) |
Quantitative Reasoning |
| Geography | GEO 100 | Time and Place |
| Global Politics | PSC 270 | Global Awareness |
| History | HIS 0200 | |
| Information Technology | CSC 101 | Technological Fluency |
| Language and Literature | ENG 112 | Written Communication |
| Language B, Language ab initio |
FLA 101 and 200 (6 cr.) | Multilingual Communication and Cultural Expression |
| Literature | ENG 217 | Cultural Expression |
| Math-Analysis and Approaches | MAT 150 (4 cr.) | Quantitative Reasoning |
| Math-Analysis and Approaches (min. score 5) |
MAT 150 and 151 (8 cr.) | Quantitative Reasoning |
| Math-Applications and Interpretation |
MAT 150 and 221 (8 cr.) | Quantitative Reasoning |
| Math-Higher Level: Statistics and Probability (min. score 5) |
MAT 107 | Quantitative Reasoning |
| Math-Higher Level: Discrete Mathematics (min. score 5) |
MAT 178 | Quantitative Reasoning |
| Math-Higher Level: Calculus (min. score 5) |
MAT 150 (4 cr.) | Quantitative Reasoning |
| Math-Higher Level: Calculus (min. score 6) |
MAT 150 and 151 (8 cr.) | Quantitative Reasoning |
| Music (min. score 3) | MUS 210 | Cultural Expression |
| Philosophy | ELE 0100 | |
| Physics | PHY 200 and 201 (8 cr.) | Natural World I: Physical Realm |
| Psychology | PSY 100 | Mind and Body |
| Social and Cultural Anthropology |
ANT 100 | |
| Sports, Exercise, and Health Science |
ELE 0100 | |
| Theater | ELE 0100 | |
| Visual Arts | ART 0100 |