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 | BIO 161 |
Business and Management HL | 4 | 3 | BSN 001 |
Chemistry HL | 5 | 3 | CHM 105 |
Computer Science HL | 5 | 3 | CSC 103 |
Design Tech. HL | 5 | 3 | ELC 001 |
Economics HL | 4-7 | 3-6 | ECO 101, 102 |
English A: Literature HL | 5 | 3 | ENG 250 |
English B HL | 5 | 3 | ENG 114 |
Film HL | 4 | 3 | ENG 243 |
French A1 HL | 4 | 3 | FRN 101 |
French A2 HL | 4 | 3 | FRN 102 |
French B HL | 4 | 3 | FRN 103 |
Geography HL | 4 | 3 | GEO 101 |
German A1 HL | 4 | 3 | GER 101 |
German A2 HL | 4 | 3 | GER 102 |
German B HL | 4 | 3 | GER 103 |
Greek (Ancient Greek) HL | 5 | 3 | FL 010 |
History HL | 4 | 3 | HIS 105 |
History SL | 4 | 3 | HIS 106 |
Information Technology in Global Society HL | 5 | 3 | CSC 103 |
Italian B HL | 5 | 3 | FL 010 |
Latin HL | 4 | 3 | FL 001 |
Mathematics HL | 5 | 3-7 | MAT 140A, MAT 140B |
Further Mathematics HL | 4 | 4-8 | MAT 211, MAT 225 |
Music HL | 4 | 3 | MUS 121 |
Philosophy HL | 4 | 3 | PHL 101 |
Physics HL | 5 | 6 | PHY 121, PHY 122 |
Portuguese B HL | 5 | 3 | FL 010 |
Psychology HL | 4 | 3 | PSY 101 |
Spanish A1 HL | 4 | 3 | SPN 101 |
Spanish A2 HL | 4 | 3 | SPN 102 |
Spanish B HL | 4 | 3 | SPN 103 |
Sports, Exercise & Health Science HL | 5 | 3 | ESC 150 |
Theatre HL | 4 | 3 | THE 121 |
**Credit will be awarded only for scores on HL courses (2-year programs)**