Students with scores of 5 or higher (4 in certain subjects) in International Baccalaureate Higher Level courses will be awarded baccalaureate credit of 4 to 10 units, depending on course equivalency. Applicants to CSULB who wish to obtain lower-division course credit for completed International Baccalaureate Higher Level examinations must submit an official IB transcript. Course equivalency for Higher Level examinations completed with satisfactory scores is listed in the International Baccaluareate Examination Credit table that follows.
For the most up-to-date IB credit information, click the "Admission" icon on the CSULB Enrollment Services Web page, and follow the links under "Freshmen" and "Transfer."
IB Exam |
IB Score |
Credit |
|---|---|---|
Arts, Visual |
5, 6, or 7 |
ART electives - 4 units |
Arabic A1 Arabic A2 Arabic B |
4, 5, 6, or 7 4, 5, 6, or 7 4, 5, 6, or 7 |
ARAB 101A - 4 units & 2 units ARAB electives ARAB 101A - 4 units & 2 units ARAB electives |
Biology |
5 6 7 |
BIOL 200 - 4 units & 2 units BIOL electives |
Business & Management |
5, 6, or 7 |
CBA electives - 4 units |
Chemistry |
5, 6, or 7 |
CHEM 111A - 5 units & 1 unit CHEM elective |
Chinese A1 Chinese A2 |
4, 5, 6, or 7 4, 5, 6, or 7 |
3 units GE C.2c & 3 units CHIN electives 3 units GE C.2c & 3 units CHIN electives |
Classical Greek |
4, 5, 6, or 7 |
GK 101A - 4 units & GK 101B - 4 units |
Computing Studies |
5, 6, or 7 |
CECS electives - 4 units |
Economics |
5, 6, or 7 |
ECON 100 - 3 units & ECON 101 - 3 units |
English A1 English B |
4, 5, 6, or 7 4, 5, 6, or 7 |
ENGL 100 - 3 units & ENGL 180 - 3 units ENGL 100 - 3 units & ENGL 180 - 3 units |
| Film in English | 5, 6, or 7 | ENGL electives - 4 units |
French A2 French B |
4, 5, 6, or 7 |
FREN 312A - 3 units & FREN 312B - 3 units & FREN 411 - 3 units |
Geography |
5, 6, or 7 |
GEOG 100 - 3 units & 3 units GEOG elective |
German A1 German A2 |
4, 5, 6, or 7 4, 5, 6, or 7 |
GERM 301 - 3 units & GERM 302 - 3 units GERM 301 - 3 units & GERM 302 - 3 units |
History of Africa |
5, 6, or 7 |
3 units GE D2 & 3 units HIST electives |
History of the Americas |
5, 6, or 7 |
3 units GE D2 & 3 units HIST electives |
History of Asia: |
5, 6, or 7 5, 6, or 7 |
3 units GE D2 & 3 units HIST electives |
History of Europe |
5, 6, or 7 |
HIST 132 - 3 units & 3 units HIST electives |
History and Culture Islamic World |
5, 6, or 7 |
3 units GE D2 & 3 units HIST electives |
Information Tech- nology in a Global Society |
5, 6, or 7 |
4 units of electives |
Italian A1 Italian A2 Italian B |
4, 5, 6, or 7 4, 5, 6, or 7 4, 5, 6, or 7 |
3 units GE C.2c & 3 units ITAL electives ITAL 312A - 3 units & ITAL 312B - 3 units & ITAL 411 - 3 units |
Japanese A1 Japanese A2 Japanese B |
4, 5, 6, or 7 4, 5, 6, or 7 |
JAPN 302 - 3 units & JAPN 371 - 3 units & JAPN 421 - 3 units JAPN 421 - 3 units & JAPN 302 - 3 units & JAPN 301 - 3 units |
Korean A1 Korean B |
4, 5, 6, or 7 4, 5, 6, or 7 |
KOR 102 - 4 units & 2 units KOR electives KOR 102 - 4 units & 2 units KOR electives |
Latin |
4, 5, 6, or 7 |
LAT 301 - 4 units & 2 units of upper division Latin electives |
Math - Higher Level |
4, 5, 6, or 7 |
MATH 114 - 3 units & MATH 122 - 4 units |
Music |
5, 6, or 7 |
MUS 160 - 3 units & MUS 490 - 3 units |
Philosophy |
5, 6, or 7 |
PHIL 100 - 3 units & 1 unit PHIL elective |
Physics |
5, 6, or 7 |
PHYS 100A - 4 units & PHYS 100B - 4 units |
Portuguese A1 Portuguese A2 Portuguese B |
4, 5, 6, or 7 4, 5, 6, or 7 |
PORT 101A - 4 units & 2 units PORT electives 3 units GE C.2c & 3 units PORT electives PORT 201B - 4 units & 2 units PORT electives |
Psychology |
5, 6, or 7 |
PSY 100 - 3 units & 1 unit PSY elective |
Russian A1 Russian A2 Russian B |
4, 5, 6, or 7 4, 5, 6, or 7 4, 5, 6, or 7 |
3 units GE C.2c & 3 units RUSS electives RUSS 312 - 3 units & RUSS 314 - 3 units & 3 units upper division RUSS electives |
Social and Cultural Anthropology |
5, 6, or 7 |
4 units ANTH electives |
Spanish A1 Spanish A2 Spanish B |
4, 5, 6, or 7 4, 5, 6, |
3 units GE C.2c, & 3 units SPAN electives SPAN 300 - 6 units & SPAN 314 - 3 units |
Theatre Arts |
4, 5, 6, or 7 |
THEA 122 - 3 units & 3 units THEA electives |
