Students with scores of 5 or higher (4 in certain subjects) in International Baccalaureate Higher Level courses will be awarded baccalaureate credit of 4 to 10 units, depending on course equivalency. Applicants to CSULB who wish to obtain lower-division course credit for completed International Baccalaureate Higher Level examinations must submit an official IB transcript. Course equivalency for Higher Level examinations completed with satisfactory scores is listed in the International Baccaluareate Examination Credit table that follows.
For the most up-to-date IB credit information, click the "Admission" icon on the CSULB Enrollment Services Web page, and follow the links under "Freshmen" and "Transfer."
IB Exam |
IB Score |
Credit |
---|---|---|
Arts, Visual |
5, 6, or 7 |
ART electives - 4 units |
Arabic A: Literature Arabic A: Language and Literature Arabic B |
4, 5, 6, or 7 4, 5, 6, or 7 4, 5, 6, or 7 |
ARAB 101A - 4 units & ARAB 101B - 4 units ARAB 201A - 4 units & 2 units ARAB electives |
Biology |
5 6 7 |
BIOL 200 - 4 units & 2 units BIOL electives |
Business & Management |
5, 6, or 7 |
CBA electives - 4 units |
Chemistry |
5, 6, or 7 |
CHEM 111A - 5 units & 1 unit CHEM elective |
Chinese A: Literature Chinese A: Language and Literature |
4, 5, 6, or 7 4, 5, 6, or 7 |
3 units GE C.2c & 3 units CHIN electives 3 units GE C.2c & 3 units CHIN electives |
Classical Greek |
4, 5, 6, or 7 |
GK 101A - 4 units & GK 101B - 4 units |
Computer Science |
5, 6, or 7 |
CECS electives - 4 units |
Dance | 5, 6, or 7 | 4 units of electives |
Design Technology | 5, 6, or 7 | 4 units of electives |
Economics |
5, 6, or 7 |
ECON 100 - 3 units & ECON 101 - 3 units |
English A: Literature English B |
4, 5, 6, or 7 4, 5, 6, or 7 |
ENGL 100 - 3 units & ENGL 180 - 3 units
|
Film in English | 5, 6, or 7 | ENGL electives - 4 units |
French A: Literature
French B |
4, 5, 6, or 7
|
FREN 312A - 3 units & FREN 312B - 3 units & FREN 411 - 3 units
|
Geography |
5, 6, or 7 |
GEOG 100 - 3 units & 3 units GEOG elective |
German A: Literature German A: Language and Literature |
4, 5, 6, or 7 4, 5, 6, or 7 |
GERM 398 - 3 units & GERM 498 - 3 units GERM 398 - 3 units & GERM 498 - 3 units |
History of Africa |
5, 6, or 7 |
3 units GE D2 & 3 units HIST electives |
History of the Americas |
5, 6, or 7 |
3 units GE D2 & 3 units HIST electives |
History of Asia: |
5, 6, or 7
|
|
History of Europe |
5, 6, or 7 |
HIST 132 - 3 units & 3 units HIST electives |
History of Europe and the Middle East | 5, 6, or 7 | HIST 132 - 3 units & 3 units HIST electives |
History and Culture Islamic World |
5, 6, or 7 |
3 units GE D2 & 3 units HIST electives |
Information Technology in a Global Society |
5, 6, or 7 |
4 units of electives |
Italian A: Literature Italian A: Language and Literature Italian B |
4, 5, 6, or 7 4, 5, 6, or 7
|
3 units GE C.2c & 3 units ITAL electives ITAL 312A - 3 units & ITAL 312B - 3 units & ITAL 411 - 3 units |
Japanese A: Literature Japanese A: Language and Literature Japanese B |
4, 5, 6, or 7 4, 5, 6, or 7 |
JAPN 371 - 3 units & JAPN 421 - 3 units & JAPN 471 - 3 units JAPN 371 - 3 units & JAPN 421 - 3 units & JAPN 471 - 3 units |
Korean A: Literature Korean A: Language and Literature Korean B |
4, 5, 6, or 7 4, 5, 6, or 7
|
KOR 102 - 4 units & 2 units KOR electives KOR 102 - 4 units & 2 units KOR electives
|
Latin |
4, 5, 6, or 7 |
LAT 301 - 4 units & 2 units of upper division Latin electives |
Math - Higher Level |
4, 5, 6, or 7 |
MATH 114 - 3 units & MATH 122 - 4 units |
Further Mathematics - Higher Level | 4, 5, 6, or 7 | 4 units of lower division Math electives |
Music |
5, 6, or 7 |
MUS 160 - 3 units & MUS 490 - 3 units |
Philosophy |
5, 6, or 7 |
PHIL 100 - 3 units & 1 unit PHIL elective |
Physics |
5, 6, or 7 |
PHYS 100A - 4 units & PHYS 100B - 4 units |
Portuguese A: Literature Portuguese A: Language and Literature Portuguese B |
4, 5, 6, or 7 4, 5, 6, or 7 |
PORT 100 - 6 units PORT 200 - 6 units
|
Psychology |
5, 6, or 7 |
PSY 100 - 3 units & 1 unit PSY elective |
Russian A: Literature Russian A: Language and Literature Russian B |
4, 5, 6, or 7 4, 5, 6, or 7
|
3 units GE C.2c & 3 units RUSS electives RUSS 312 - 3 units & RUSS 314 - 3 units & 3 units upper division RUSS electives
|
Social and Cultural Anthropology |
5, 6, or 7 |
4 units ANTH electives |
Spanish A: Literature Spanish A: Language and Literature Spanish B |
4, 5, 6, or 7 4, 5, 6,
or 7 |
3 units GE C.2c, & 3 units SPAN electives SPAN 300 - 6 units & SPAN 314 - 3 units |
Theatre Arts |
4, 5, 6, or 7 |
THEA 122 - 3 units & 3 units THEA electives |