International Baccalaureate Transfer Equivalency Guide
Use the tabs below to view transfer equivalency courses and credits for International Baccalaureate (IB) Exams.
Please note: The Registrar’s Office regularly works with academic departments to evaluate IB course content. If a specific course is not listed below, please contact the Registrar’s Office for additional information.
DP Core
Transfer Equivalency Courses & Credit:
| IB Exams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Creativity, Activity, Service | No credit | No credit | No credit |
| The Extended Essay | TR credit varies by topic | TR credit varies by topic | TR credit varies by topic |
| Theory of Knowledge | HU-1XX (4) | HU-1XX (4) | HU-1XX (4) |
Studies in Language & Literature
Transfer Equivalency Courses & Credit:
| IB Exams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| English A: Literature (SL) | No credit | No credit | No credit |
| English A: Literature (HL) | EN-1XX (4) | EN-1XX (4) | EN-1XX (4) |
| English A: Language & Literature (SL) | No credit | No credit | No credit |
| English A: Language & Literature (HL) | EN-1XX (4) | EN-1XX (4) | EN-1XX (4) |
| English Literature & Performance (SL) [SL only] | TH-1XX (4) | TH-1XX (4) | TH-1XX (4) |
| French A: Literature (SL) | FR-3XX (4) | FR-3XX (4) | FR-3XX (4) |
| French A: Literature (HL) | FR-3XX (4) & FR-3XX (4) | FR-3XX (4) & FR-3XX (4) | FR-3XX (4) & FR-3XX (4) |
| French A: Language & Literature (SL) | FR-3XX (4) | FR-3XX (4) | FR-3XX (4) |
| French A: Language & Literature (HL) | FR-3XX (4) & FR-3XX (4) | FR-3XX (4) & FR-3XX (4) | FR-3XX (4) & FR-3XX (4) |
| French Literature & Performance (SL) [SL only] | FR-3XX (4) | FR-3XX (4) | FR-3XX (4) |
| Spanish A: Literature (SL) | SP-3XX (4) | SP-3XX (4) | SP-3XX (4) |
| Spanish A: Literature (HL) | SP-3XX (4) & SP-3XX (4) | SP-3XX (4) & SP-3XX (4) | SP-3XX (4) & SP-3XX (4) |
| Spanish A: Language & Literature (SL) | SP-3XX (4) | SP-3XX (4) | SP-3XX (4) |
| Spanish A: Language & Literature (HL) | SP-3XX (4) & SP-3XX (4) | SP-3XX (4) & SP-3XX (4) | SP-3XX (4) & SP-3XX (4) |
| Spanish Literature & Performance (SL) [SL only] | SP-3XX (4) | SP-3XX (4) | SP-3XX (4) |
Language Acquisition
Transfer Equivalency Courses & Credit:
| IB Exams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| French AB Initio (SL) | FR-101 (4) | FR-101 (4) | FR-101 (4) |
| French B (SL) | FR-101 (4) | FR-101 (4) | FR-101 (4) |
| French B (HL) | FR-101 (4) & FR-102 (4) | FR-101 (4) & FR-102 (4) | FR-101 (4) & FR-102 (4) |
| Latin (SL) | LA-101 (4) | LA-101 (4) | LA-101 (4) |
| Latin (HL) | LA-101 (4) & LA-2XX (4) | LA-101 (4) & LA-2XX (4) | LA-101 (4) & LA-2XX (4) |
| Classical Greek (SL) | GR-101 (4) | GR-101 (4) | GR-101 (4) |
| Classical Greek (HL) | GR-101 (4) & GR-2XX (4) | GR-101 (4) & GR-2XX (4) | GR-101 (4) & GR-2XX (4) |
| Mandarin AB Initio (SL) | LL-101 (4) | LL-101 (4) | LL-101 (4) |
| Mandarin B (SL) | LL-101 (4) | LL-101 (4) | LL-101 (4) |
| Mandarin B (HL) | LL-101 (4) & LL-102 (4) | LL-101 (4) & LL-102 (4) | LL-101 (4) & LL-102 (4) |
| Spanish AB Initio (SL) | SP-101 (4) | SP-101 (4) | SP-101 (4) |
| Spanish B (SL) | SP-101 (4) | SP-101 (4) | SP-101 (4) |
| Spanish B (HL) | SP-101 (4) & SP-102 (4) | SP-101 (4) & SP-102 (4) | SP-101 (4) & SP-102 (4) |
Individuals and Societies
Transfer Equivalency Courses & Credit:
| IB Exams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Management (SL) | BU-214 (4) | BU-214 (4) | BU-214 (4) |
| Business Management (HL) | BU-214 (4) & BU-1XX (4) | BU-214 (4) & BU-1XX (4) | BU-214 (4) & BU-1XX (4) |
| Economics (SL) | EC-101 (4) | EC-101 (4) | EC-101 (4) |
| Economics (HL) | EC-101 (4) & EC-1XX (4) | EC-101 (4) & EC-1XX (4) | EC-101 (4) & EC-1XX (4) |
| Geography (SL) | GG-1XX (4) | GG-1XX (4) | GG-1XX (4) |
| Geography (HL) | GG-101 (4) | GG-101 (4) | GG-101 (4) |
| Global Politics (SL) | PO-245 (4) | PO-245 (4) | PO-245 (4) |
| Global Politics (HL) | PO-245 (4) & PO-1XX (4) | PO-245 (4) & PO-1XX (4) | PO-245 (4) & PO-1XX (4) |
| History (SL) | HI-1XX (4) | HI-1XX (4) | HI-1XX (4) |
| History (HL) | HI-1XX (4) & HI-1XX (4) | HI-1XX (4) & HI-1XX (4) | HI-1XX (4) & HI-1XX (4) |
| Information Tech in a Global Society (SL) | BU-1XX (4) OR CS-1XX (4) | BU-1XX (4) OR CS-1XX (4) | BU-1XX (4) OR CS-1XX (4) |
| Information Tech in a Global Society (HL) | BU-1XX (4) OR CS-1XX (4) | BU-1XX (4) OR CS-1XX (4) | BU-1XX (4) OR CS-1XX (4) |
| Philosophy (SL) | No credit | No credit | PH-103 (4) |
| Philosophy (HL) | PH-103 (4) | PH-103 (4) | PH-103 (4) |
| Psychology (SL) | PS-101 (4) | PS-101 (4) | PS-101 (4) |
| Psychology (HL) | PS-101 (4) | PS-101 (4) | PS-101 (4) |
| Social & Cultural Anthropology (SL) | ANT-109 (4) | ANT-109 (4) | ANT-109 (4) |
| Social & Cultural Anthropology (HL) | ANT-109 (4) & ANT-2XX (4) | ANT-109 (4) & ANT-2XX (4) | ANT-109 (4) & ANT-2XX (4) |
| World Religions (SL) [SL only] | RS-1XX (4) | RS-1XX (4) | RS-1XX (4) |
Sciences
Transfer Equivalency Courses & Credit:
| IB Exams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology (SL) | BI-1XX (4) | BI-1XX (4) | BI-1XX (4) |
| Biology (HL) | BI-1XX (4) & BI-1XX (4) | BI-1XX (4) & BI-1XX (4) | BI-1XX (4) & BI-1XX (4) |
| Chemistry (SL) | CH-110 (4) | CH-110 (4) | CH-110 (4) |
| Chemistry (HL) | CH-110 (4) & CH-1XX (4) | CH-110 (4) & CH-1XX (4) | CH-110 (4) & CH-1XX (4) |
| Computer Science (SL) | CS-1XX (4) | CS-1XX (4) | CS-1XX (4) |
| Computer Science (HL) | CS-1XX (4) & CS-1XX (4) | CS-1XX (4) & CS-1XX (4) | CS-1XX (4) & CS-1XX (4) |
| Design Technology (SL) | AR-1XX (4) | AR-1XX (4) | AR-1XX (4) |
| Design Technology (HL) | AR-1XX (4) | AR-1XX (4) | AR-1XX (4) |
| Environmental Systems & Societies (SL) [SL only] | ES-106 (4) | ES-106 (4) | ES-106 (4) |
| Physics (SL) | PY-220 (4) | PY-220 (4) | PY-220 (4) |
| Physics (HL) | PY-220 (4) | PY-210 (4) | PY-210 (4) |
| Sports, Exercise & Health Science (SL) | BI-1XX (4) | BI-1XX (4) | BI-1XX (4) |
| Sports, Exercise & Health Science (HL) | BI-1XX (4) & BI-1XX (4) | BI-1XX (4) & BI-1XX (4) | BI-1XX (4) & BI-1XX (4) |
Mathematics
Transfer Equivalency Courses & Credit:
| IB Exams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis & Approaches (SL) | No credit | MA-130 (4) | MA-130 (4) | MA-130 (4) |
| Analysis & Approaches (HL) | MA-130 (4) | MA-130 (4) & MA-1XX (4) | MA-130 (4) & MA-1XX (4) | MA-130 (4) & MA-1XX (4) |
| Application & Interpretation (SL) | No credit | ST-120 (4) | ST-120 (4) | ST-120 (4) |
| Application & Interpretation (HL) | ST-120 (4) & MA-130 (4) | ST-120 (4) & MA-150 (4) | ST-120 (4) & MA-150 (4) | ST-120 (4) & MA-150 (4) |
The Arts
Transfer Equivalency Courses & Credit:
| IB Exams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dance (SL) | DA-1XX (2) | DA-1XX (2) | DA-1XX (2) |
| Dance (HL) | DA-1XX (4) | DA-1XX (4) | DA-1XX (4) |
| Film (SL) | MJD-219 (4) | MJD-219 (4) | MJD-219 (4) |
| Film (HL) | MJD-219 (4) | MJD-219 (4) | MJD-219 (4) |
| Music (SL) | MU-1XX (4) | MU-1XX (4) | MU-1XX (4) |
| Music (HL) | MU-1XX (4) & MU-2XX (4) | MU-1XX (4) & MU-2XX (4) | MU-1XX (4) & MU-2XX (4) |
| Theatre (SL) | TH-110 (4) | TH-110 (4) | TH-110 (4) |
| Theatre (HL) | TH-2XX (4) | TH-2XX (4) | TH-2XX (4) |
| Visual Arts (SL) | AR-1XX (4) | AR-1XX (4) | AR-1XX (4) |
| Visual Arts (HL) | AR-1XX (4) | AR-1XX (4) | AR-1XX (4) |
DP Core
Transfer Equivalency Courses & Credit:
| IB Exams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Creativity, Activity, Service | No credit | No credit | No credit |
| The Extended Essay | TR credit varies by topic | TR credit varies by topic | TR credit varies by topic |
| Theory of Knowledge | HU-1XX (4) | HU-1XX (4) | HU-1XX (4) |
Studies in Language & Literature
Transfer Equivalency Courses & Credit:
| IB Exams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| English A: Literature (SL) | No credit | No credit | No credit |
| English A: Literature (HL) | EN-1XX (4) | EN-1XX (4) | EN-1XX (4) |
| English A: Language & Literature (SL) | No credit | No credit | No credit |
| English A: Language & Literature (HL) | EN-1XX (4) | EN-1XX (4) | EN-1XX (4) |
| English Literature & Performance (SL) [SL only] | TH-1XX (4) | TH-1XX (4) | TH-1XX (4) |
| French A: Literature (SL) | FR-3XX (4) | FR-3XX (4) | FR-3XX (4) |
| French A: Literature (HL) | FR-3XX (4) & FR-3XX (4) | FR-3XX (4) & FR-3XX (4) | FR-3XX (4) & FR-3XX (4) |
| French A: Language & Literature (SL) | FR-3XX (4) | FR-3XX (4) | FR-3XX (4) |
| French A: Language & Literature (HL) | FR-3XX (4) & FR-3XX (4) | FR-3XX (4) & FR-3XX (4) | FR-3XX (4) & FR-3XX (4) |
| French Literature & Performance (SL) [SL only] | FR-3XX (4) | FR-3XX (4) | FR-3XX (4) |
| Spanish A: Literature (SL) | SP-3XX (4) | SP-3XX (4) | SP-3XX (4) |
| Spanish A: Literature (HL) | SP-3XX (4) & SP-3XX (4) | SP-3XX (4) & SP-3XX (4) | SP-3XX (4) & SP-3XX (4) |
| Spanish A: Language & Literature (SL) | SP-3XX (4) | SP-3XX (4) | SP-3XX (4) |
| Spanish A: Language & Literature (HL) | SP-3XX (4) & SP-3XX (4) | SP-3XX (4) & SP-3XX (4) | SP-3XX (4) & SP-3XX (4) |
| Spanish Literature & Performance (SL) [SL only] | SP-3XX (4) | SP-3XX (4) | SP-3XX (4) |
Language Acquisition
Transfer Equivalency Courses & Credit:
| IB Exams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| French AB Initio (SL) | FR-101 (4) | FR-101 (4) | FR-101 (4) |
| French B (SL) | FR-101 (4) | FR-101 (4) | FR-101 (4) |
| French B (HL) | FR-101 (4) & FR-102 (4) | FR-101 (4) & FR-102 (4) | FR-101 (4) & FR-102 (4) |
| Latin (SL) | LA-101 (4) | LA-101 (4) | LA-101 (4) |
| Latin (HL) | LA-101 (4) & LA-2XX (4) | LA-101 (4) & LA-2XX (4) | LA-101 (4) & LA-2XX (4) |
| Classical Greek (SL) | GR-101 (4) | GR-101 (4) | GR-101 (4) |
| Classical Greek (HL) | GR-101 (4) & GR-2XX (4) | GR-101 (4) & GR-2XX (4) | GR-101 (4) & GR-2XX (4) |
| Mandarin AB Initio (SL) | LL-101 (4) | LL-101 (4) | LL-101 (4) |
| Mandarin B (SL) | LL-101 (4) | LL-101 (4) | LL-101 (4) |
| Mandarin B (HL) | LL-101 (4) & LL-102 (4) | LL-101 (4) & LL-102 (4) | LL-101 (4) & LL-102 (4) |
| Spanish AB Initio (SL) | SP-101 (4) | SP-101 (4) | SP-101 (4) |
| Spanish B (SL) | SP-101 (4) | SP-101 (4) | SP-101 (4) |
| Spanish B (HL) | SP-101 (4) & SP-102 (4) | SP-101 (4) & SP-102 (4) | SP-101 (4) & SP-102 (4) |
Individuals and Societies
Transfer Equivalency Courses & Credit:
| IB Exams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Management (SL) | BU-214 (4) | BU-214 (4) | BU-214 (4) |
| Business Management (HL) | BU-214 (4) & BU-1XX (4) | BU-214 (4) & BU-1XX (4) | BU-214 (4) & BU-1XX (4) |
| Economics (SL) | EC-101 (4) | EC-101 (4) | EC-101 (4) |
| Economics (HL) | EC-101 (4) & EC-1XX (4) | EC-101 (4) & EC-1XX (4) | EC-101 (4) & EC-1XX (4) |
| Geography (SL) | GG-1XX (4) | GG-1XX (4) | GG-1XX (4) |
| Geography (HL) | GG-101 (4) | GG-101 (4) | GG-101 (4) |
| Global Politics (SL) | PO-245 (4) | PO-245 (4) | PO-245 (4) |
| Global Politics (HL) | PO-245 (4) & PO-1XX (4) | PO-245 (4) & PO-1XX (4) | PO-245 (4) & PO-1XX (4) |
| History (SL) | HI-1XX (4) | HI-1XX (4) | HI-1XX (4) |
| History (HL) | HI-1XX (4) & HI-1XX (4) | HI-1XX (4) & HI-1XX (4) | HI-1XX (4) & HI-1XX (4) |
| Information Tech in a Global Society (SL) | BU-1XX (4) OR CS-1XX (4) | BU-1XX (4) OR CS-1XX (4) | BU-1XX (4) OR CS-1XX (4) |
| Information Tech in a Global Society (HL) | BU-1XX (4) OR CS-1XX (4) | BU-1XX (4) OR CS-1XX (4) | BU-1XX (4) OR CS-1XX (4) |
| Philosophy (SL) | No credit | No credit | PH-103 (4) |
| Philosophy (HL) | PH-103 (4) | PH-103 (4) | PH-103 (4) |
| Psychology (SL) | PS-101 (4) | PS-101 (4) | PS-101 (4) |
| Psychology (HL) | PS-101 (4) | PS-101 (4) | PS-101 (4) |
| Social & Cultural Anthropology (SL) | ANT-109 (4) | ANT-109 (4) | ANT-109 (4) |
| Social & Cultural Anthropology (HL) | ANT-109 (4) & ANT-2XX (4) | ANT-109 (4) & ANT-2XX (4) | ANT-109 (4) & ANT-2XX (4) |
| World Religions (SL) [SL only] | RS-1XX (4) | RS-1XX (4) | RS-1XX (4) |
Sciences
Transfer Equivalency Courses & Credit:
| IB Exams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology (SL) | BI-1XX (4) | BI-1XX (4) | BI-1XX (4) |
| Biology (HL) | BI-1XX (4) & BI-1XX (4) | BI-1XX (4) & BI-1XX (4) | BI-1XX (4) & BI-1XX (4) |
| Chemistry (SL) | CH-110 (4) | CH-110 (4) | CH-110 (4) |
| Chemistry (HL) | CH-110 (4) & CH-1XX (4) | CH-110 (4) & CH-1XX (4) | CH-110 (4) & CH-1XX (4) |
| Computer Science (SL) | CS-1XX (4) | CS-1XX (4) | CS-1XX (4) |
| Computer Science (HL) | CS-1XX (4) & CS-1XX (4) | CS-1XX (4) & CS-1XX (4) | CS-1XX (4) & CS-1XX (4) |
| Design Technology (SL) | AR-1XX (4) | AR-1XX (4) | AR-1XX (4) |
| Design Technology (HL) | AR-1XX (4) | AR-1XX (4) | AR-1XX (4) |
| Environmental Systems & Societies (SL) [SL only] | ES-106 (4) | ES-106 (4) | ES-106 (4) |
| Physics (SL) | PY-220 (4) | PY-220 (4) | PY-220 (4) |
| Physics (HL) | PY-220 (4) | PY-210 (4) | PY-210 (4) |
| Sports, Exercise & Health Science (SL) | BI-1XX (4) | BI-1XX (4) | BI-1XX (4) |
| Sports, Exercise & Health Science (HL) | BI-1XX (4) & BI-1XX (4) | BI-1XX (4) & BI-1XX (4) | BI-1XX (4) & BI-1XX (4) |
Mathematics
Transfer Equivalency Courses & Credit:
| IB Exams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis & Approaches (SL) | No credit | MA-130 (4) | MA-130 (4) | MA-130 (4) |
| Analysis & Approaches (HL) | MA-130 (4) | MA-130 (4) & MA-1XX (4) | MA-130 (4) & MA-1XX (4) | MA-130 (4) & MA-1XX (4) |
| Application & Interpretation (SL) | No credit | ST-120 (4) | ST-120 (4) | ST-120 (4) |
| Application & Interpretation (HL) | ST-120 (4) & MA-130 (4) | ST-120 (4) & MA-150 (4) | ST-120 (4) & MA-150 (4) | ST-120 (4) & MA-150 (4) |
The Arts
Transfer Equivalency Courses & Credit:
| IB Exams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dance (SL) | DA-1XX (2) | DA-1XX (2) | DA-1XX (2) |
| Dance (HL) | DA-1XX (4) | DA-1XX (4) | DA-1XX (4) |
| Film (SL) | MJD-219 (4) | MJD-219 (4) | MJD-219 (4) |
| Film (HL) | MJD-219 (4) | MJD-219 (4) | MJD-219 (4) |
| Music (SL) | MU-1XX (4) | MU-1XX (4) | MU-1XX (4) |
| Music (HL) | MU-1XX (4) & MU-2XX (4) | MU-1XX (4) & MU-2XX (4) | MU-1XX (4) & MU-2XX (4) |
| Theatre (SL) | TH-110 (4) | TH-110 (4) | TH-110 (4) |
| Theatre (HL) | TH-2XX (4) | TH-2XX (4) | TH-2XX (4) |
| Visual Arts (SL) | AR-1XX (4) | AR-1XX (4) | AR-1XX (4) |
| Visual Arts (HL) | AR-1XX (4) | AR-1XX (4) | AR-1XX (4) |