What is the International Baccalaureate Program?
The International Baccalaureate (IB) Program is an internationally recognized curriculum that offers 11th and 12th grade students an opportunity to earn the IB diploma. The IB diploma is a passport to higher education. The program is offered in over 800 public and private secondary schools in more than 100 countries around the world. To earn the IB diploma, students complete and test in six IB subjects; write an extended essay of independent research guided by a faculty mentor, complete 150 hours of creative, action, and service activities (CAS); and participate in a critical thinking course called Theory of Knowledge. This advanced, comprehensive program of study offers an integrated approach to learning across the disciplines with an emphasis on meeting the challenges of living and working in a global, technological society. Students who take IB courses without completing the entire program may earn IB certificates by testing in selected IB courses.
Shippensburg University recognizes the IB Diploma as well as IB Certificates.
International Baccalaureate Transfer Equivalencies @ SHIP
| IB Examination |
Score |
*Credits |
*Course Equivalencies |
Anthropology
|
4-7
|
3
|
ANT 111
|
Art (Visual)
|
4-7
|
3
|
ART 101
|
Biology
|
5
|
4
|
BIO 116
|
Biology
|
6-7
|
8
|
BIO 115 and 116
|
Chemistry
|
5
|
3
|
CHM 121
|
Chemistry
|
6
|
6
|
CHM 121/125
|
Chemistry
|
7
|
9
|
CHM 121/125/122
|
Economics
|
4-7
|
6
|
ECO 101, 102
|
Environmental Systems
|
4-7
|
3
|
BIO 145 or ESS 108
|
Geography
|
4-7
|
3
|
GEO 101
|
History
|
4-7
|
3
|
HIS 010 Transfer
|
Language A: English and Language B: English
|
5-7
|
6
|
ENG 101 and ENG 250
|
Language A: Other
|
5-7
|
6
|
Foreign Language 101 and 102
|
Language B: Other
|
5-7
|
6
|
Foreign Language 101 and 102
|
Mathematics
|
5-7
|
7
|
MAT 140, 117
|
Music
|
4-7
|
3
|
MUS 121
|
Philosophy
|
4-7
|
3
|
PHL 101
|
Physics
|
5
|
4
|
PHY 121/123
|
Physics
|
6-7
|
8
|
PHY 121/123/122/125
|
Psychology
|
4-7
|
3
|
PSY 101
|
Theatre Arts
|
4-7
|
3
|
THE 121
|
**Credit will be awarded only for scores on HL courses (2-year programs)**