International Baccalaureate

High school students may be able to receive credit through the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme. IB examination scores should be sent for evaluation from the IB Office (New York, Geneva, or London) directly to Registrar’s Office, Attention: Transfer Credit, Warriner Hall 212, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859 USA. Strong scores on IB Higher Level examinations may allow for course waiver or course credit. The following table shows the current credit awarded for specific IB examinations and scores. Additional IB course content and examinations are under review by departments. Contact the Registrar’s office for the most current information.

International Baccalaureate
IB Course Name & Exam Level	Score Required	CMU Equivalent	Credit	Course Number	U.P./ Competency*
Biology HL	4 or Higher	General Biology	3	BIO 101 (3)	II-A
Biology HL	5 or Higher	Foundations of Cell Biology	4	BIO 112 (4)
Business Management HL	4 or Higher	Essential Business Skills	3	BUS 100
Chemistry HL	5 or Higher	General Chemistry I & General Chemistry II	8	CHM 131 & CHM 132	II-B
Computer Science HL	3 or 4	A First Byte of Computer Science	3	CPS 101	II-B
Computer Science HL	5, 6, or 7	CPS Credit**	6	CPS Credit (3) + CPS 101 (3)
***Note:* the CPS credit can substitute for CPS 180 on the major if the student takes an internal placement test in Java.
Economics A HL	5 or Higher	Principles of Macroeconomics and Principles of Microeconomics	6	ECO 201 (3)
Economics A HL	5 or Higher		6	ECO 202 (3)
English A: Literature HL (Language)	4 or Higher	Freshman Composition and	6	ENG 101 (3)	Freshman Composition
English A: Literature HL (Language)	4 or Higher	Introduction to Literature	6	ENG 134 (3)	I-B
English A: Language and Literature HL (Language)	4 or Higher	Freshman Composition and	6	ENG 101 (3)	Freshman Composition
English A: Language and Literature HL (Language)	4 or Higher	Introduction to Literature	6	ENG 134 (3)	I-B
French B HL (Language)	4 or 5	Elementary French II and Intermediate French I	8	FRN 102 (4) FRN 201 (4)	IV-B
French B HL (Language)	6 or 7	Intermediate French I and Intermediate French II	8	FRN 201 (4) FRN 202 (4)	IV-B
French A HL (Literature)	3 or higher	Intermediate French II and French Conv. and Comp.	7	FRN 202 (4) FRN 315 (3)	IV-B
German B HL (Language)	4 or 5	Elementary German II and Intermediate German I	8	GER 102 (4) GER 201 (4)	IV-B
German B HL (Language	6 or 7	Intermediate German I and Intermediate German II	8	GER 201 (4) GER 202 (4)	IV-B
German A HL (Literature)	3 or higher	Intermediate German II and Advanced German I or II	7	GER 202 (4) GER 311 or 312 (3)	IV-B
History - Africa and Middle East HL	4 or Higher	The African Experience and History Credit	6	HST 176 (3)	IVB
History - Africa and Middle East HL	4 or Higher	The African Experience and History Credit	6	HST Credit (3)
History of the Americas HL	4 or Higher	United States to 1865 and United States 1865 to Present	6	HST 111 (3)	IIIB
History of the Americas HL	4 or Higher	United States to 1865 and United States 1865 to Present	6	HST 112 (3)	IIIB
History – East Asian HL	4 or Higher	Modern East Asia	3	HST 168 (3)	IVB
History – Europe HL	4 or Higher	History Credit	6	HST Credit (6)	IA
History HL - World History	4 or Higher	History Credit	3	HST Credit (3)
Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches HL	4	Pre-Calculus Mathematics	4	MTH 130 (4)	Mathematics Competency
	5 or 6	Calculus I	4	MTH 132 (4)
	7 or higher	Calculus I and Calculus II	8	MTH 132/MTH 133 (8)
Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation HL	4 or higher	Mathematics: A Modeling Approach	3	MTH 113	Mathematics Competency and II-B
Music HL	5 or higher	Listening Experience: Expand Your Playlist and Music Credit	5	MUS 114 (3) MUS credit (2)	IB
Philosophy HL	4 or Higher	Introduction to Philosophy and Critical Thinking in Everyday Life	6	PHL 100 (3)	IA
Philosophy HL	4 or Higher		6	PHL 105 (3)
Physics HL	4	University Physics I and University Physics Laboratory I	5	PHY 145QR (4) PHY 175 (1)	IIB
Physics HL	5 or Higher	University Physics I & University Physics Laboratory I University Physics II & University Physics Laboratory II	10	PHY 145QR (4) and PHY 175 (1)	IIB
Physics HL	5 or Higher		10	PHY 146 (4) and PHY 176 (1)
Psychology HL	4 or Higher	Introduction to Psychology	3	PSY 100 (3)	IIIA
Social and Cultural Anthropology HL	4 or Higher	Anthropology Credit	3	ANT Credit (3)
Spanish B HL (Language)	4 or 5	Elementary Spanish II and Intermediate Spanish I	8	SPN 102 (4) SPN 201 (4)	IVB
Spanish B HL (Language	6 or 7	Intermediate Spanish I and Intermediate Spanish II and	8	SPN 201 (4) SPN 202 (4)	IVB
Spanish A HL (Literature)	3 or higher	Intermediate Spanish II and Intercultural Conversations	7	SPN 202 (4) SPN 341 (3)	IVB
Theatre HL	4 or Higher	Acting I	3	TAI 182 (3)
Visual Arts Option A HL in English	No Credit	No Credit	0	No Credit

*Note: The University Program or Competency credit apply only to the course directly to the left of the University Program Group or the competency designator. For example, a score of 4 or higher on the Biology HL exam will gain the student 6 credits, 3 credits for BIO 101 and lab, and 3 unspecified BIO credits. Only BIO 101 with the lab counts for University Program Group II-A credit. The unspecified BIO credit does not count toward a University Program requirement.