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 Â鶹´«Ã½¼¯ÍÅ. For more information please see the .

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, Â鶹´«Ã½¼¯ÍÅ awards academic credit for International Baccalaureate scores of 4 and above.Ìý

SL means Standard Level; HL means High LevelÌý

IB Examination Level Score Course(s) Credit Hours Awarded

Biological Sciences

SL/HL

 4 or 5

BSC 101

 3
Biological ScienceÌý Ìý³§³¢/±á³¢

6 or 7

BSC 196 & BSC 197

8Ìý

Business ManagementÌý

³§³¢/±á³¢Ìý

4 or higherÌý

Elective creditÌý

 Ìý3

Chemistry

SL/HL

Ìý

4

Ìý

CHE 102Ìý

 Ìý3

ChemistryÌý

³§³¢/±á³¢Ìý

5 or 6

 Ìý

CHE 110 or General EducationÌý
Natural ScienceÌý Ìý

 Ìý4 or 3
ÌýChemistry

³§³¢/±á³¢Ìý

7Ìý

CHE 140Ìý

 Ìý4Ìý

Classical Languages-GreekÌýÌýÌý

³§³¢/±á³¢Ìý

 Ìý

4 or 5

 Ìý

LAN 111 & LAN 112

 8

Classical Languages-GreekÌýÌýÌý

³§³¢/±á³¢Ìý ÌýÌýÌý

6 or 7Ìý

LAN 115 & LAN 116Ìý

 8

Classical Languages-LatinÌý ÌýÌý

 Ìý³§³¢/±á³¢

4 or 5

LAT 111 & LAT 112

 8

Classical Languages-LatinÌý ÌýÌý

 Ìý

SL/HL

6 or 7

LAT 115 & LAN 116Ìý

 Ìý8Ìý

Computer ScienceÌý

SLÌý

4 or higher

IT 168Ìý

 4

Computer ScienceÌý

HLÌý

4Ìý

IT 178

 3Ìý

Computer ScienceÌý

HLÌý

5 or higher

 Ìý

IT 178 & IT 254

 6

DanceÌý

³§³¢/±á³¢Ìý

4 or higher

DAN 105 & Fine Arts GeneralÌýEducation creditÌý

 3Ìý

Design TechnologyÌý

³§³¢/±á³¢ÌýÌý

 Ìý

4 or higher

Elective creditÌý

 3
ÌýEconomics

SL/HL

Ìý

4 or 5

Ìý

ECO 103Ìý

 3Ìý

EconomicsÌý

SL/HL

Ìý

6 or 7

Ìý		 ÌýECO 105 4Ìý
Ìý

English A, Language &ÌýLiterature

 Ìý

SL/HL

 Ìý

4 or 5

ENG 101 and General EducationÌýHumanitiesÌý

 6Ìý
Ìý

English A, Language & Literature

 Ìý

SL/HL

6 or 7

 Ìý

ENG 101 & ENG 125

 6Ìý

English A, LiteratureÌý

³§³¢/±á³¢Ìý

4 or 5

 Ìý

ENG 101 and General EducationÌýHumanities

 6Ìý

English A, LiteratureÌý

SL/HL

Ìý

6 or 7

Ìý

ENG 101 & ENG 125Ìý Ìý

Ìý		 6Ìý

Literature & Performance

Ìý

SL only

4 or higherÌýÌý

ENG 101 and General EducationÌýFine Arts

 6Ìý

Environmental Systems (GEO)ÌýÌý

 Ìý

SL only

4Ìý

GEO elective creditÌý

 3Ìý

Environmental Systems (GEO)ÌýÌý

SL only

5 or higher

GEO 100

 4Ìý

FilmÌý

³§³¢/±á³¢Ìý

4 or higherÌý

THE 170Ìý

 3Ìý
ÌýGeography

³§³¢/±á³¢Ìý

 Ìý

4

GEO elective creditÌý

 3Ìý

GeographyÌý

³§³¢/±á³¢Ìý

5 or higherÌý

 ÌýGEO 142 3Ìý

Global PoliticsÌý

SL/HL

4 or 5

General Education Social SciencesÌý

 3Ìý

Global Politics

³§³¢/±á³¢Ìý

6 or 7Ìý

POL 151Ìý

 3Ìý

History (with or withoutÌýregional focus)Ìý

³§³¢/±á³¢Ìý

4 or higherÌý

General Education HumanitiesÌý

 3Ìý

ITGS (Information Tech in aÌýGlobal Society)Ìý

³§³¢/±á³¢Ìý

4 or higherÌý

IT 140Ìý

 3Ìý

Language A: French Literature; Lang & LitÌý

³§³¢/±á³¢Ìý

4 or higher

FRE 213 & FRE elective creditÌý

 6Ìý

Language A: German Literature;Ìý Lang & LitÌý

SL/HL

4 or higherÌý

GER 213 & GER 217Ìý

 6Ìý

Language A: Spanish Literature;Ìý Lang & LitÌý

 SL/HL

4 or higher

SPA 214Ìý

 3

Language A: Other LanguagesÌýÌý

SL/HL

4 or higherÌý

LAN credit at 200 levelÌý

 6Ìý

Language B: Language Acquisition

 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý

Chinese-MandarinÌý

HL or SLÌý

4 or 5Ìý

CHI 111 & CHI 112Ìý

 8Ìý

Chinese-MandarinÌý

HL or SLÌý

6 or 7

CHI 115 & LAN 116Ìý

 8Ìý

FrenchÌý

HL or SLÌý

4 or 5

FRE 111 & FRE 112Ìý

 8Ìý

French

HL or SL

6 or 7

FRE 115 & FRE 116Ìý

 8Ìý
ÌýGerman

HL or SL

4 or 5

GER 111 & GER 112Ìý

 8Ìý

German

HL or SL

6 or 7Ìý

GER 115 & GER 116

 8Ìý
ÌýItalian

HL or SLÌý

4 or 5

ITA 111 & ITA 112Ìý

 8Ìý

ItalianÌý

HL or SL

6 or 7

ITA 115 & ITA 116Ìý

 8Ìý

JapaneseÌý

HL or SL

4 or 5

 Ìý

JPN 111 & JPN 112

 8Ìý

Japanese

HL or SL

6 or 7

JPN 115 & JPN 116Ìý

 8Ìý

Spanish

HL or SLÌýÌý

4 or 5Ìý

SPA 111 & SPA 112Ìý

 8Ìý

SpanishÌý

HL or SLÌý

6 or 7

SPA 115 & SPA 116

 8Ìý

Other LanguagesÌý

HL or SLÌýÌýÌý

4 or 5

LAN 111 & LAN 112Ìý

 8Ìý
Ìý

Other Languages

HL or SLÌý

6 or 7Ìý

LAN 115 & LAN 116Ìý

 8Ìý

Language ab initio

 Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý

Chinese-MandarinÌý

SL only

4 or 5

CHI 111Ìý

 4

Chinese MandarinÌý

SL only

6 or 7

 ÌýCHI 111 & CHI 112 8

French

SL only

4 or 5Ìý

FRE 111

 4
ÌýFrench

SL onlyÌý

6 or 7Ìý

FRE 111 & FRE 112

 8

German

SL only

4 or 5

GER 111

 4

German

SL only

6 or 7

GER 111 & GER 112Ìý

 8

ItalianÌý

SL only

4 or 5

 ÌýITA 111 4
Ìý

Italian

SL only

6 or 7Ìý

ITA 111 & ITA 112Ìý

 8

JapaneseÌý

SL only

4 or 5

JPN 111Ìý

 4

JapaneseÌý

SL only

6 or 7

JPN 111 & JPN 112Ìý

 8

SpanishÌý

SL only

4 or 5

SPA 111Ìý

 4

Spanish

SL onlyÌý

6 or 7

SPA 111 & SPA 112Ìý

 8

Other Languages

SL onlyÌý

4 or 5

LAN 111Ìý

 4

Other LanguagesÌý

 Ìý

SL only

6 or 7Ìý

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 StudiesÌýStandard Level

SL only

 Ìý

4 or 5

MAT 113; Placement: TakeÌýALEKS PPL examÌý

 4

Mathematics StudiesÌýStandard Level

SL only

6 or 7Ìý

MAT 113, MAT 150;ÌýPlacement: take ALEKSÌýPPL examÌý

 8

Mathematics, FurtherÌý

HL only

4 or 5

 Ìý

MAT 146, MAT 160;ÌýPlacement in MAT 147, MAT 260Ìý

 8

Mathematics, FurtherÌý

 Ìý

HL only

6

MAT 146, MAT 160;
Placement inÌýMAT 147, MAT 260Ìý

 8

Mathematics, FurtherÌý

HL only

7

MAT 146, 160, 175;Ìý
Placement in MAT 147 or MAT 260Ìý

 12
Ìý

Mathematics

HL

Ìý

4

Ìý

MAT 144; Placement:Ìý

Take ALEKS PPL exam

Ìý

Ìý		 4

Mathematics

HL

5

MAT 145; Placement: MAT 146

 4

Mathematics

HL

6, 7

MAT 145 and MAT 146;Ìý
Placement: Take ALEKS PPL exam

 8

MathematicsÌý

 Ìý

SL

4,5

MAT 119;ÌýPlacement: Take ALEKSÌýPPLÌý exam

 3

Mathematics

SL

6

MAT 144;ÌýPlacement: Take ALEKSÌýPPL examÌý

 4

Mathematics

SL

7

MAT 144 and MAT 150;ÌýPlacement: MAT 145

 8

Music-Creating

HL

4 or higherÌý

MUS 205A01Ìý

 2
ÌýMusic-Perception Ìý

SL/HL

4 or higherÌý

MUS 152Ìý

 3

Music-Group Performance

SL/HL

4 or higher

MUS 180-188 (based onÌýgroup type)Ìý

 1

Philosophy

SL/HL

4 or higher

PHI 101Ìý

 3

Physics

HL

4

PHY 102Ìý

 3

PhysicsÌý

 Ìý

HL

 Ìý

5

PHY 105Ìý

 4
Ìý

Physics

HLÌý

6 or 7Ìý

 Ìý

PHY 108 & PHY 109

 10

PhysicsÌý

SL

4 or 5

PHY 102

 3

PhysicsÌýÌý

SLÌý

6 or 7Ìý

PHY 105

 4

Political Thought

SL onlyÌý

4 or higher

General Education SocialÌýSciences

 3

PsychologyÌý

 Ìý

SL/HL

4 or 5

General Elective

 3

Psychology

³§³¢/±á³¢Ìý

6 or 7

PSY 110Ìý

 3

Social and Cultural Anthropology

SL/HL

4

ANT 185

 3
Ìý

Social and Cultural Anthropology

SL/HL

Ìý

5 or 6

Ìý

ANT 185 or ANT 281ÌýÌý

Ìý		 3

Social and Cultural AnthropologyÌý

 Ìý

SL/HL

7

ANT 185 & ANT 281Ìý

 6

Sports, Exercise & Health ScienceÌý

SL only

4 or higher

General ElectiveÌý

 3

TheatreÌý

SL/HL

4 or 5

General Education Fine ArtsÌý

 3

Theatre

SL/HL

6 or 7

THE 176A01Ìý

 3

Visual ArtsÌý

³§³¢/±á³¢Ìý

 Ìý

4 or 5

General Education Fine ArtsÌý

 3

Visual Arts

SL/HL

6 or 7

ART 176

3

Ìý

World Religions

SL only

4 or higherÌý

General Education HumanitiesÌý

 3Ìý