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.
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 Sciences | 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 | 3 |
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 102 | 3 |
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 |
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 elective credit | 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 | 3 |
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 | JPN 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: Applications and Interpretations | SL only | 4 or higher | MAT 113, MAT 119, and MAT 121 | 11 |
Mathematics: Applications and Interpretations | HL only | 4 or higher | MAT 121, MAT 144, and MAT 252 | 11 |
Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches | SL only | 4 or higher | MAT 113, MAT 119, and MAT 121 | 11 |
Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches | HL only | 4 or higher | MAT 113, MAT 144, and MAT 145 | 12 |
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; Placement in MAT 147, MAT 260 | 8 |
Mathematics, Further | HL only | 7 | MAT 146, 160, 175; Placement in MAT 147 or MAT 260 | 12 |
Mathematics | HL | 4 | MAT 144; Placement: Take ALEKS PPL exam | 4 |
Mathematics | HL | 5 | MAT 145; Placement: MAT 146 | 4 |
Mathematics | HL | 6, 7 | MAT 145 and MAT 146; Placement: Take ALEKS PPL exam | 8 |
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 | THE 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 |