International Baccalaureate Credit
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The University of Louisville awards credit based on scores received on the International Baccalaureate Examinations. Scores must be submitted to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions as soon as they are available.
Upon receipt of test scores, the appropriate number of credit hours will be entered on the student's record. If test scores for new freshmen are received after the time of summer orientation/registration, then students will need to work with their academic advisor to ensure duplicate courses are not taken.
IB Credit by Exam
Standard Level: SL
Higher Level: HL
| IB Exam | Level | Required Score | Course Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
Arabic AB Initio | SL | 5 or better | ARAB 121 (4 hrs) |
Arabic B | SL | 5 or better | ARAB 122 (4 hrs) |
| HL | 5 | ARAB 123 (4 hrs) |
| HL | 6 or better | ARAB 201 and 202 (6 hrs) |
Biology | SL | 5 or better | BIOL 102 and 104 (4 hrs) |
| HL | 5 or better | BIOL 240 and 241 (4 hrs) |
Business and Management | SL | 5 or better | MGMT 100X (3 hrs) |
| HL | 5 or better | MGMT 100X (3 hrs) |
Chemistry | SL | 5 or better | CHEM 101-S (3 hrs) |
| HL | 4 or better | CHEM 101-S (3 hrs) |
| HL | 5 or 6 | CHEM 201, 207 and 208-S (5 hrs) |
| HL | 7 | CHEM 201, 202, 207 and 208-S (8 hrs) |
Chinese AB Initio | SL | 5 or better | CHNS 101 (3 hrs) |
Chinese B | SL | 5 or better | CHNS 102 (3 hrs) |
| HL | 5 | CHNS 202 (3 hrs) |
| HL | 6 or better | CHNS 301 and 302 (6 HOURS) |
Economics | SL | 5 or better | ECON 201-SB (3 hrs) |
| HL | 5 or better | ECON 201 and 202-SB (6 hrs) |
English A: Lang and Literature | SL |
| No credit awarded |
| HL | 5 or better | ENGL 101 and 250 (6 hrs) WC, AH |
English A: Literature | SL |
| No credit awarded |
| HL | 5 or better | ENGL 250 (3 hrs) AH |
Environmental Systems and Societies | SL | 5 or better | ENVS 100XN (3 hrs) |
| HL | 5 or better | ENVS 200-NS (3 hrs) |
French AB Initio | SL | 5 or better | FREN 121 (4 hours |
French B | SL | 5 or better | FREN 122 (4 hrs) |
| HL | 5 or better | FREN 221 (4 hrs) |
| HL | 6 or better | FREN 222 and 313 (6 hrs) |
Geography | SL | 5 or better | GEOG 100XN (3 hrs) |
| HL | 5 or better | GEOG 200 - SBP2 (3 hrs) |
German AB Initio | SL | 5 or better | GER 121 (4 hrs) |
German B | SL | 5 or better | GER 122 (4 hrs) |
| HL | 5 | GER 221 (4 hrs) |
| HL | 6 or better | GER 222 and 313 (6 hrs) |
Global Politics | SL | 5 or better | POLS 100X (3 hrs) |
| HL | 5 or better | POLS 202 (3 hrs) - SBP2 |
History Americas | HL | 5 or better | HIST 100XGENSBHP1 (3 hrs) |
History: Europe | HL | 5 or better | HIST 100XGENSBHP2 (3 hrs) |
Japanese AB Initio | SL | 5 or better | JAPN 101 (3 hrs) |
Japanese B | SL | 5 or better | JAPN 102 (3 hrs) |
| HL | 5 | JAPN 202 (3 hrs) |
| HL | 6 or better | JAPN 301 and 302 (6 hrs) |
Latin Ab Initio | SL | 5 or better | LAT 101 (3 hrs) |
Latin B | SL | 5 or better | LAT 102 (3 hrs) |
| HL | 5 | LAT 201 (3 hrs) |
| HL | 6 | LAT 202 (3 hrs) |
| HL | 7 or better | LAT 301 and 302 (6 hrs) |
Mathematics Analysis and Approaches | SL | 5 or better | MATH 205 -QR (4 hrs) |
| HL | 5 or better | MATH 205 and 206 -QR (8 hrs) |
Mathematics Applications and Interpretations | SL | 5 or better | MATH 180 -QR (3 hrs) |
| HL | 5 or better | MATH 205 -QR (4 hrs) |
Music | HL | 5 or better | MUS 100X (3 hrs) |
Other Languages AB Initio | SL | 5 or better | ML 101 (3 hrs) |
Other Languages B | SL | 5 or better | ML 102 (3 hrs) |
| HL | 5 | ML 202 (3 hrs) |
| HL | 6 or better | ML 301 and 302 (6 hrs) |
Psychology | SL | 5 or better | Psyc 201 -SB (3 hrs) |
| HL | 5 or better | Psyc 201 -SB (3 hrs) |
Social and Cultural Anthropology | SL | 5 or better | ANTH 200XGENSBP2 (3 hrs) |
| HL | 5 or better | ANTH 201-SBP2 (3 hrs) |
Spanish AB Initio | SL | 5 or better | SPAN 121 (4 hrs) |
Spanish B | SL | 5 or better | SPAN 122 (4 hrs) |
| HL | 5 | SPAN 123 (4 hrs) |
| HL | 6 or better | SPAN 201 and 202 (6 hrs) |
Theatre | SL | 5 or better | TA 207 - AH (3 hrs) |
| HL | 5 or better | TA 207 - AH (3 hrs) |
Visual Arts | SL | 5 or better | ART 101 (3 hrs) |
| HL | 5 or better | ART 101 and ART 100XN (6 hrs) |
World Religions | SL | 5 or better | HUM 216 - AHP1 (3 hrs) |