International Baccalaureate Credits and Equivalents The International Baccalaureate IB

							International Baccalaureate – Credits and Equivalents
The International Baccalaureate (IB) is a comprehensive course of study offered to
academically talented high school students in select high schools throughout the
world. For most examinations on which you score four or higher, we will award                            2007-2008
credit for a specific Colorado State University course.
Exam                           Standard Level Credit Higher Level                           Credit
Arabic                         Elective              3    No Credit
Biology                        BZ 110, 111           4    LIFE 102                            4
Business & Management          Elective              3    Elective                            6
Chemistry                      CHEM 107, 108         5    CHEM 111, 112, 113, 114             9
Applied Chemistry              CHEM 103, 104         4    No Credit
Computer Science               No Credit                  No Credit
Dance                          D 110                 3    D 110                               3
Design Technology              No Credit                  No Credit
Economics                      Elective              3    ECON 202, 204                       6
English - score of 4
          score of 5
                               No Credit
                               No Credit
                                                          E 140
                                                          E 140, CO 150
                                                                                             3
                                                                                             6
                                                                                                       Advanced
          score of 6
          score of 7
                               No Credit
                               No Credit
                                                          E 140, CO 150, Elective
                                                          E 140, CO 150, Elective
                                                                                             9
                                                                                             12        Placement
Environmental Systems          NR 130                3    No Credit
Film                           Elective              3    Elective (score of 5 or higher)     6
                                                                                                           and
Foreign Language ab initio
Foreign Language A             L* 300
                                          CSU Foreign Language Placement Test Required
                                                     3    L* 301                              3
                                                                                                      International
Foreign Language B - score of 4 L* 200
(French, German, Spanish)
                                                     3    L* 200, 201, 300                    9      Baccalaureate
Foreign Language B - score of 5 L* 200,              6    L* 200, 201, 300                    9
(French, German, Spanish)       L* 201
Foreign Language B - score of 6 L* 200, 201, 300     9    L* 200, 201, 300                    9
or 7 (French, German, Spanish)
Geography                      GR 100                3    GR 100, GR 210                      6
HL History                     No Credit                  AUCC 3D and/or 3E                   6
SL History                     AUCC 3D               3    No Credit
History of the Islamic World   HIST 115              3    HIST 115                            3
Information Technology
   in a Global Society         Elective              3    No Credit
Japanese                       LJPN 304              3    LJPN 305                            3
Latin                          Elective              3    Elective                            3
Math Studies                   MATH 117              5    No Credit
                               MATH 118
                               MATH 124
                               MATH 125
                               MATH 126
Mathematics                    MATH 117              9    No Credit
                               MATH 118
                               MATH 124
                               MATH 125
                               MATH 126
                               MATH 160
Math, Higher Level             No Credit                  MATH 117, MATH 118,                13
                                                          MATH 124, MATH 125,
                                                          MATH 126, MATH 160,
                                                          MATH 161
Math, Further                  AUCC 1B               3    No Credit
Music                          MU 100                3    MU 111                              3
Philosophy                     PHIL 100              3    PHIL 100                            3
Physics                        PH 110                3    PH 121, 122                        10
Psychology                     PSY 100               3    PSY 100, 250                        7
Russian A                      LRUS 304              3    No Credit
Social Anthropology            ANTH 100              3    Elective                            3
Theatre Arts                   TH 141                3    TH 141                              3
Visual Arts                    Elective              3    Elective                            3
*L = LFRE or LGER or LSPA
General Information                                                                 Advanced Placement (AP) – Credits
                                                                                    The following table shows the specific courses and credit to be awarded based on
“At Colorado State University, we encourage academically                            score(s) on the AP examination(s).
motivated students to participate in the College Board Advanced                     AP Exam                     Score     Credit Received
Placement Program and the International Baccalaureate. Over                         Art History                 3         3 credits for ART 110
the years, we have seen that students who have participated in                                                  4, 5      3 credits for ART 110, 111
these programs are better prepared for their first year of university               Art, Studio (2-D Design,
                                                                                      3-D Design, Drawing)      3, 4, 5   3 credits art elective
work and contribute greatly to the overall quality of our student                   Biology                     4         4 credits for LIFE 102
population.   ”                                                                                                 5         8 credits for LIFE 102, 103
              – Mary Ontiveros, Executive Director of Admissions                    Chemistry                   3         5 credits for CHEM 107, 108
                                                                                                                4, 5      9 credits for CHEM 111, 112, 113, 114
By taking on the additional “academic challenge” in high school,                    Computer Science A          4, 5      4 credits for CS elective
you may be eligible to receive University credit and advanced                       Computer Science AB         4, 5      8 credits for CS 200, elective
placement standing at Colorado State. Any AP or IB credit                           Economics –
                                                                                      Macroeconomics            3, 4, 5 3 credits for ECON 204
awarded may be used to fulfill the University requirement of                          Microeconomics            3, 4, 5 3 credits for ECON 202
120 semester credits for a degree and to clear specific curricula                   English –
requirements.                                                                         Literature/Composition    4         3 credits for E 140
                                                                                                                5         6 credits for E 140, CO 150
To receive University credit, you must take the examination(s)                        Language/Composition      4, 5      3 credits for CO 150
and request that your scores be sent to Colorado State University.                  Environmental Science       4, 5      3 credits for NR 130
Our Registrar’s Office will evaluate your test scores for credit and                Foreign Languages (French, 3          3 credits for L* 200
notify you of the results.                                                            German, Italian, Spanish) 4         6 credits for L* 200, 201
                                                                                                                5         9 credits for L* 200, 201, 300
Please refer to the chart on the right for specific AP test and                     French Literature           3         3 credits for L* 200
credit information or to the back panel for IB credit information.                  and                         4         6 credits for L* 200, 201
                                                                                    Spanish Literature          5         9 credits for L* 200, 201, 310
If you would like to participate in the Advanced Placement                          Government and Politics –
                                                                                      United States             4, 5      3 credits for POLS 101
Program and take the examination(s), contact your high school                         Comparative               4, 5      3 credits for POLS 241
counselor or write to:                                                              History – European          3         3 credits for HIST 100
                                                                                                                4, 5      6 credits for HIST 100, 101
Advanced Placement Program
                                                                                    History – United States     3         3 credits for HIST 150
P.O. Box 6671                                                                                                   4, 5      6 credits for HIST 150, 151
Princeton, NJ 08541-6671                                                            History – World             3         3 credits for HIST 171
www.collegeboard.org/ap/students/                                                                               4, 5      6 credits for HIST 170, 171
                                                                                    Human Geography             4, 5      3 credits for GR 100
For more information about the International Baccalaureate                          Latin (Vergil, Literature)  3         3 credits for Latin elective
Program, write to:                                                                                              4         6 credits for Latin elective
                                                                                                                5         9 credits for Latin elective
IBNA Regional Office                                                                Mathematics –
200 Madison Avenue                                                                    Calculus AB (Subscore) 3, 4, 5    9 credits for MATH 117, 118,
New York, NY 10016                                                                                                      124, 125, 126, 160
                                                                                                                3, 4, 5 13 credits for MATH 117, 118, 124, 125,
If you have any questions regarding the granting of University                        Calculus BC                       126, 160, 161
                                                                                    Music Theory (Aural and     3, 4, 5 3 credits for Music elective
credit, please contact:                                                             Non-aural subscore)
Colorado State University                                                           Physics B                   3, 4, 5   10 credits for PH 121, 122
Registrar’s Office, Transfer Evaluation Section                                     Physics C – Mechanics       3, 4, 5   5 credits for PH 141
                                                                                    Psychology                  3, 4, 5   3 credits for PSY 100
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                                                                                    Statistics                  3, 4      3 credits for STAT 201
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1063                                                                                     5         3 credits for STAT 301
(970) 491-7147                                                                      *L = LFRE or LGER or LSPA
www.registrar.colostate.edu

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