IB Transfer Credit Equivalencies

International Baccalaureate (IB) Credit

Gettysburg College recognizes the quality of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma in the admissions process. In addition the College awards one course credit in each subject area for higher level examination scores of five or higher.

 

Subject

Equivalent Course Code

Units

Requirement Satisfied

Biology

BIO 100-IB

1.00

MI - Natural Science with lab

Chemistry

CHEM 100-IB

1.00

Elective

Economics

ECON 103-IB

1.00

MI - Social Science

English A: Literature

ENG 101-IB

1.00

Elective

Geography

ES 121-IB

1.00

Elective

History - Americas

HIST 120-IB

1.00

MI - Humanities

History - Europe

HIST 101-IB

1.00

MI - Humanities

Mathematics

MATH 161-IB

1.00

MI – Formal Science

Music

MUS_CLAS 100-IB

1.00

Elective

Philosophy

PHIL 101-IB

1.00

MI - Humanities

Physics

PHY 100-IB

1.00

Elective

Psychology

PSYCH 101-IB

1.00

Elective

Spanish B

SPAN 201-IB

1.00

Second Language. Counts toward requirement, but does not fulfill

Theatre

THA 100-IB

1.00

Elective

Visual Arts Option A

ARTS 100-IB

1.00

MI - Arts

Gettysburg College only accepts High Level (HL) with a score of 5 or above.