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.
Shippensburg University recognizes the IB Diploma as well as IB Certificates.
International Baccalaureate Transfer Equivalencies
IB Examination | Score | *Credits | *Course Equivalencies |
Art (Visual) HL | 4-7 | 3 | ART 101 |
Biology HL | 5 | 4 | BIOL 161 |
Business and Management HL | 4 | 3 | BUSN 001 |
Chemistry HL | 5 | 3 | CHEM 105 |
Computer Science HL | 5 | 3 | CMSC 103 |
Design Tech. HL | 5 | 3 | GENT 001 |
Economics HL | 4-7 | 3-6 | ECON 101, 102 |
English A: Literature HL | 5 | 3 | ENGL 250 |
English B HL | 5 | 3 | ENGL 114 |
Film HL | 4 | 3 | ENGL 243 |
French A1 HL | 4 | 3 | FREN 101 |
French A2 HL | 4 | 3 | FREN 102 |
French B HL | 4 | 3 | FREN 103 |
Geography HL | 4 | 3 | GEOG 101 |
German A1 HL | 4 | 3 | GERM 101 |
German A2 HL | 4 | 3 | GERM 102 |
German B HL | 4 | 3 | GERM 103 |
Greek (Ancient Greek) HL | 5 | 3 | FORL 010 |
History HL | 4 | 3 | HIST 105 |
History SL | 4 | 3 | HIST 106 |
Information Technology in Global Society HL | 5 | 3 | CMSC 103 |
Italian B HL | 5 | 3 | FORL 010 |
Latin HL | 4 | 3 | FORL 001 |
Mathematics HL | 5 | 3-7 | MATH 140A, MATH 140B |
Further Mathematics HL | 4 | 4-8 | MATH 211, MATH 225 |
Music HL | 4 | 3 | MUSI 121 |
Philosophy HL | 4 | 3 | PHIL 101 |
Physics HL | 5 | 6 | PHYS 121, PHYS 122 |
Portuguese B HL | 5 | 3 | FORL 010 |
Psychology HL | 4 | 3 | PSYC 101 |
Spanish A1 HL | 4 | 3 | SPAN 101 |
Spanish A2 HL | 4 | 3 | SPAN 102 |
Spanish B HL | 4 | 3 | SPAN 103 |
Sports, Exercise & Health Science HL | 5 | 3 | EXER 150 |
Theatre HL | 4 | 3 | THAR 121 |
**Credit will be awarded only for scores on HL courses (2-year programs)**