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International Baccalaureate Diploma Program

Sponsored by the International Baccalaureate Organization, the program is designed to prepare students for success in the University and beyond in a variety of subjects. A student who has participated in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme should have his or her scores sent to the University Registrar at Illinois State University. For more information please see the International Baccalaureate Organization website.

The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program, offers high quality two year programs of study that lead to examinations. Assessments of the examinations are reported as a score via a diploma or individual subject certificates. Students with the appropriate scores will be awarded proficiency for specific International Baccalaureate Program work. In compliance with Illinois State statute, Illinois State University awards academic credit for International Baccalaureate scores of 4 and above. For a complete listing of IB exams and credit awarded, see the University Registrar’s website.

SL means Standard Level; HL means High Level 

IB Examination Level Score Course(s) Credit Hours Awarded

Biological Sciences

SL/HL

4 or 5

BSC 101

3
Biological Science   SL/HL

6 or 7

BSC 196 & BSC 197

8 

Business & Management 

SL/HL 

4 or higher 

Elective credit 

 3

Chemistry

SL/HL

 

4

 

CHE 102 

 3

Chemistry 

SL/HL 

5 or 6

 

CHE 110 or General Education 
Natural Science   

 4 or 3
 Chemistry

SL/HL 

7 

CHE 140 

 4 

Classical Languages-Greek   

SL/HL 

 

4 or 5

 

LAN 111 & LAN 112

8

Classical Languages-Greek   

SL/HL     

6 or 7 

LAN 115 & LAN 116 

8

Classical Languages-Latin    

 SL/HL

4 or 5

LAT 111 & LAT 112

8

Classical Languages-Latin    

 

SL/HL

6 or 7

LAT 115 & LAN 116 

 8 

Computer Science 

SL 

4 or higher

IT 168 

4

Computer Science 

HL 

4 

IT 178

3 

Computer Science 

HL 

5 or higher

 

IT 178 & IT 254

6

Dance 

SL/HL 

4 or higher

DAN 105 & Fine Arts General Education credit 

6 

Design Technology 

SL/HL  

 

4 or higher

Elective credit 

3
 Economics

SL/HL

 

4 or 5

 

ECO 103 

3 

Economics 

SL/HL

 

6 or 7

 
 ECO 105 4 
 

English A, Language & Literature

 

SL/HL

 

4 or 5

ENG 101 and General Education Humanities 

6 
 

English A, Language & Literature

 

SL/HL

6 or 7

 

ENG 101 & ENG 125

6 

English A, Literature 

SL/HL 

4 or 5

 

ENG 101 and General Education Humanities

6 

English A, Literature 

SL/HL

 

6 or 7

 

ENG 101 & ENG 125   

 
6 

English A, Literature & Performance

 

SL only

4 or higher  

ENG 101 and General Education Fine Arts

6 

Environmental Systems (GEO)  

 

SL only

4 

GEO elective credit 

3 

Environmental Systems (GEO)  

SL only

5 or higher

GEO 100

4 

Film 

SL/HL 

4 or higher 

THE 170 

3 
 Geography

SL/HL 

 

4

GEO elective credit 

3 

Geography 

SL/HL 

5 or higher 

 GEO 142 3 

Global Politics 

SL/HL

4 or 5

General Education Social Sciences 

3 

Global Politics

SL/HL 

6 or 7 

POL 151 

3 

History (with or without 

regional focus) 

SL/HL 

4 or higher 

General Education Humanities 

3 

ITGS (Information Tech in a Global Society) 

SL/HL 

4 or higher 

IT 140 

3 

Language A: French Literature; Lang & Lit 

SL/HL 

4 or higher

FRE 213 & FRE 214 

6 

Language A: German Literature;  Lang & Lit 

SL/HL

4 or higher 

GER 213 & GER 217 

6 

Language A: Spanish Literature;  Lang & Lit 

SL/HL

 

4 or higher

SPA 214 & SPA 223 

6 

Language A: Other Languages  

SL/HL

4 or higher 

LAN credit at 200 level 

6 

Language B: Language Acquisition

       

Chinese-Mandarin 

HL or SL 

4 or 5 

CHI 111 & CHI 112 

8 

Chinese-Mandarin 

HL or SL 

6 or 7

CHI 115 & LAN 116 

8 

French 

HL or SL 

4 or 5

FRE 111 & FRE 112 

8 

French

HL or SL

6 or 7

FRE 115 & FRE 116 

8 
 German

HL or SL

4 or 5

GER 111 & GER 112 

8 

German

HL or SL

6 or 7 

GER 115 & GER 116

8 
 Italian

HL or SL 

4 or 5

ITA 111 & ITA 112 

8 

Italian 

HL or SL

6 or 7

ITA 115 & ITA 116 

8 

Japanese 

HL or SL

4 or 5

 

JPN 111 & JPN 112

8 

Japanese

HL or SL

6 or 7

JPN 115 & JPN 116 

8 

Spanish

HL or SL  

4 or 5 

SPA 111 & SPA 112 

8 

Spanish 

HL or SL 

6 or 7

SPA 115 & SPA 116

8 

Other Languages 

HL or SL   

4 or 5

LAN 111 & LAN 112 

8 
 

Other Languages

HL or SL 

6 or 7 

LAN 115 & LAN 116 

8 

Language ab initio

       

Chinese-Mandarin 

SL only

4 or 5

CHI 111 

4

Chinese Mandarin 

SL only

6 or 7

 CHI 111 & CHI 112 8

French

SL only

4 or 5 

FRE 111

4
 French

SL only 

6 or 7 

FRE 111 & FRE 112

8

German

SL only

4 or 5

GER 111

4

German

SL only

6 or 7

GER 111 & GER 112 

8

Italian 

SL only

4 or 5

 ITA 111 4
 

Italian

SL only

6 or 7 

ITA 111 & ITA 112 

8

Japanese 

SL only

4 or 5

ITA 111 

4

Japanese 

SL only

6 or 7

JPN 111 & JPN 112 

8

Spanish 

SL only

4 or 5

SPA 111 

4

Spanish

SL only 

6 or 7

SPA 111 & SPA 112 

8

Other Languages

SL only 

4 or 5

LAN 111 

4

Other Languages 

 

SL only

6 or 7 

LAN 111 & LAN 112

8

Mathematics Studies Standard Level

SL only

 

4 or 5

MAT 113; Placement: Take ALEKS PPL exam 

4

Mathematics Studies Standard Level

SL only

6 or 7 

MAT 113, MAT 150; Placement: take ALEKS PPL exam 

8

Mathematics, Further 

HL only

4 or 5

 

MAT 146, MAT 160; Placement in MAT 147, MAT 260 

8

Mathematics, Further 

 

HL only

6

MAT 146, MAT 160 and 

General Education Quantitative Reasoning;
Placement in MAT 147, MAT 260 

12

Mathematics, Further 

HL only

7

MAT 146, 175, MAT 160 and
General Education Quantitative Reasoning; 
Placement in MAT 147, MAT 260 

15
 

Mathematics

HL

 

4

 

MAT 144; Placement. 

Take ALEKS PPL exam

 

 
4

Mathematics

HL

5

MAT 145; Placement: Take ALEKS PPL exam MAT 146

4

Mathematics

HL

6, 7

MAT 145 and MAT 150; MAT 146 MAT 119; 
Placement: Take ALEKS PPL  exam

3

Mathematics 

 

SL

4,5

MAT 119; Placement: Take ALEKS PPL  exam

3

Mathematics

SL

6

MAT 144; Placement: Take ALEKS PPL exam 

4

Mathematics

SL

7

MAT 144 and MAT 150; Placement: MAT 145

8

Music-Creating

HL

4 or higher 

MUS 205A01 

2
 Music-Perception  

SL/HL

4 or higher 

MUS 152 

3

Music-Solo Performing (SLS)

 

HL

 

4 or higher

MUS 131-138 (based on instrument type)

3

Music-Group Performance

SL/HL

4 or higher

MUS 180-188 (based on group type) 

1

Philosophy

SL/HL

4 or higher

PHI 101 

3

Physics

HL

4

PHY 102 

3

Physics 

 

HL

 

5

PHY 105 

4
 

Physics

HL 

6 or 7 

 

PHY 108 & PHY 109

10

Physics 

SL

4 or 5

PHY 102

3

Physics  

SL 

6 or 7 

PHY 105

4

Political Thought

SL only 

4 or higher

General Education Social Sciences

3

Psychology 

 

SL/HL

4 or 5

General Elective

3

Psychology

SL/HL 

6 or 7

PSY 110 

3

Social and Cultural Anthropology

SL/HL

4

ANT 185

3
 

Social and Cultural Anthropology

SL/HL

 

5 or 6

 

ANT 185 or ANT 281  

 
3

Social and Cultural Anthropology 

 

SL/HL

7

ANT 185 & ANT 281 

6

Sports, Exercise & Health Science 

SL only

4 or higher

General Elective 

3

Theatre 

SL/HL

4 or 5

General Education Fine Arts 

3

Theatre

SL/HL

6 or 7

THD 176A01 

3

Visual Arts 

SL/HL 

 

4 or 5

General Education Fine Arts 

3

Visual Arts

SL/HL

6 or 7

ART 176

3

 

World Religions

SL only

4 or higher 

General Education Humanities 

3 

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