International Baccalaureate (IB) Credits
How IB Credits Transfer at Rollins
- Credit for IB course work is granted for students with an IB diploma, on a course-by-course basis.
- Students with an IB Diploma and a score of thirty (30) or better will be awarded one year (thirty-two [32] semester hours) of credit.
- Students without the Diploma, or with the Diploma and a score of less than thirty (30), will be awarded eight (8) semester hours for each higher-level score of five (5) or better and four (4) semester hours for each score of four (4) or better (on a higher or subsidiary level), to a maximum of twenty-four (24) semester hours.
- General education credit will be awarded as appropriate, to be determined by suitable bodies.
- Advanced placement will be awarded for major courses, subject to departmental approval.
- Students who present both IB and AP work in the same subject area will not be awarded double credit.
- To receive credit, students must submit an official IB transcript from the International Baccalaureate Organization to Rollins.
IB Credit List
HL=High Level
SL=Standard Level
Score must be 4 or better
| IB SUBJECT | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Math Studies | LEVEL HL/SL | Comp MCMP | NOTES MAT 111: Calculus I |
| Biology | LEVEL HL | Comp | NOTES BIO 120: General Biology I or BIO 121 with department approval |
| Biology | LEVEL SL | Comp | NOTES Elective credit: BIO 1XX |
| Business & Organization | LEVEL HL/SL | Comp | NOTES Elective credit: BUS 1XX |
| Business Management | LEVEL HL/SL | Comp | NOTES Elective credit: BUS 1XX |
| Chemistry | LEVEL HL | Comp | NOTES Elective credit: CHM 1XX; Score of 5 or 6 - CHM 120; Score of 7: CHM 120 and CHM 121 |
| Chemistry | LEVEL SL | Comp | NOTES Elective credit: CHM 1XX |
| Computer Science | LEVEL HL/SL | Comp | NOTES Elective credit: CMS 1XX (with department approval) |
| Cultural Anthropology | LEVEL HL/SL | Comp | NOTES ANT 200: Cultural Anthropology |
| Economics | LEVEL HL/SL | Comp | NOTES Elective credit: ECO 1XX |
| English A: Language & Literature | LEVEL HL/SL | Comp WCMP | NOTES ENGW 140: Composition: Writing about Selected Topics |
| English B | LEVEL HL/SL | Comp | NOTES Elective credit: ENG 1XX |
| Environmental Systems & Societies | LEVEL HL/SL | Comp | NOTES Elective credit: ENV 1XX |
| Film | LEVEL HL/SL | Comp | NOTES Elective credit: FIL 1XX |
| French A: Language & Literature | LEVEL HL/SL | Comp FCMP | NOTES Score of 4 or 5 - Elective credit: FRN 2XX; Score of 6 or higher- Elective credit: FRN 2XX and fulfills Foreign Language Requirement |
| French B | LEVEL HL/SL | Comp FCMP | NOTES Elective credit: FRN 1XX Score of 6 or higher- Elective credit: FRN 1XX and fulfills Foreign Language Requirement |
| Geography | LEVEL HL | Comp | NOTES ENV 130: The Geosphere with Lab |
| Geography | LEVEL SL | Comp | NOTES Elective credit: ENV 1XX |
| German A: Language & Literature | LEVEL HL/SL | Comp FCMP | NOTES Score of 4 or 5 - Elective credit: GMN 2XX; Score of 6 or higher- Elective credit: GMN 2XX and fulfills Foreign Language Requirement |
| German B | LEVEL HL/SL | Comp FCMP | NOTES Elective credit: GMN 1XX; Score of 6 or higher- Elective credit: GMN 1XX and fulfills Foreign Language Requirement |
| History | LEVEL HL/SL | Comp | NOTES Elective credit: HIS 1XX |
| History: Africa & Middle East | LEVEL HL | Comp | NOTES Elective credit: HIS 1XX |
| History: Americas | LEVEL HL | Comp | NOTES Elective credit: HIS 1XX |
| History: Asia & Oceania | LEVEL HL | Comp | NOTES Elective credit: HIS 1XX |
| History: Europe | LEVEL HL | Comp | NOTES Elective credit: HIS 1XX |
| Information Technology in Global Security | LEVEL HL/SL | Comp | NOTES Elective credit: IFT 1XX |
| Math Studies | LEVEL HL/SL | Comp MCMP | NOTES Elective credit: MAT 1XX |
| Mathematics | LEVEL HL | Comp MCMP | NOTES MAT 112: Calculus II |
| Mathematics | LEVEL SL | Comp MCMP | NOTES MAT 111: Calculus I |
| Mathematics Analysis & Approaches | LEVEL HL | Comp MCMP | NOTES MAT 112: Calculus II |
| Mathematics Analysis & Approaches | LEVEL SL | Comp MCMP | NOTES MAT 109: Precalculus |
| Mathematics Applications & Interpretations | LEVEL HL | Comp MCMP | NOTES MAT 110: Applied Calculus |
| Mathematics Applications & Interpretations | LEVEL SL | Comp MCMP | NOTES MAT 109: Precalculus |
| Music | LEVEL HL/SL | Comp | NOTES Elective credit: MUS 1XX |
| Philosophy | LEVEL HL | Comp | NOTES PHI 103: Introduction to Philosophy |
| Philosophy | LEVEL SL | Comp | NOTES Elective credit: PHI 1XX |
| Physics | LEVEL HL/SL | Comp | NOTES Elective credit: PHY 1XX |
| Psychology | LEVEL HL | Comp | NOTES PSY 101: Introduction to Psychology |
| Social & Cultural Anthropology | LEVEL HL/SL | Comp | NOTES Elective credit: ANT 2XX |
| Spanish A: Language & Literature | LEVEL HL/SL | Comp FCMP | NOTES Score of 4 or 5 - Elective credit: SPN 2XX; Score of 6 or higher- Elective credit: SPN 2XX and fulfills Foreign Language Requirement |
| Other Foreign Language A: Language & Literature | LEVEL HL/SL | Comp FCMP | NOTES Score of 4 or 5- Elective credit: GLC 2XX Score of 6 or higher- Elective credit: GLC 2XX and fulfills Foreign Language Requirement |
| Other Foreign Language B | LEVEL HL/SL | Comp FCMP | NOTES Score of 4 or 5- Elective credit: GLC 1XX Score of 6 or higher- Elective credit: GLC 1XX and fulfills Foreign Language Requirement |
| Spanish B | LEVEL HL/SL | Comp FCMP | NOTES Elective credit: SPN 1XX; Score of 6 or higher- Elective credit: SPN 1XX and fulfills Foreign Lang |
| Theatre Arts | LEVEL HL/SL | Comp | NOTES Elective credit: THE 1XX |
| Visual Arts | LEVEL HL/SL | Comp | NOTES Elective credit: ART 1XX |
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