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International Baccalaureate Program (IB)

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) PROGRAM

(Sam Houston State University Policy Information – Revised 09/11/2013)

Sam Houston State University recognizes the International Baccalaureate Program for those students who earn the IB diploma/certificate.  Although Sam Houston typically accepts a maximum of thirty (30) semester hours of credit through a combination of national standardized examinations and/or locally designed and administered departmental tests,  students earning the IB diploma/certificate are capable of earning in excess of those 30 hours. 

 GENERAL INFORMATION:

• Information on the International Baccalaureate Program may be obtained from high school counselors or by visiting the International Baccalaureate website at www.ibo.org.

 LIMITATIONS:

• Students with the IB diploma/certificate will be allowed to gain at least 24 hours of credit provided they score at least a 4 on each exam.
• Specific course prefixes, numbers, and semester credit hours will be awarded for acceptable scores but no grades will be awarded.
• Credit will not be awarded for an exam if the student is enrolled in the course or has already taken the course.
• Students without an IB diploma/certificate may earn credit for taking the exam on a case by case basis.  In such cases, the various academic departments will determine what level of proficiency is needed to earn credit.

 ACCEPTABLE SCORES AND CREDIT:

• An official score report must be received before credit will be awarded.
• A student must earn the International Baccalaureate diploma/certificate and receive a score of 4 or above to receive any course credit from the IB exam.  
• Students taking IB exams without achieving the IB diploma/certificate will be evaluated on an individual basis.

 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Visit our website at www.shsu.edu/testing. 
• Email test.ctr@shsu.edu
• Visit the office located in Academic Building IV, Room 102
• Call (936) 294-1025
• Write to the Testing Center, Box 2240 SHSU, Huntsville, Texas 77341-2240

 

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM
EXAM AREA	LEVEL	SHSU COURSE EQUIVALENT
Group 1	Level	Course Number	Hours
English	HL	ENGL 1301 and 2331	6
	SL	ENGL 1301	3
Extended Essay	Grade A or B	ENGL 1302	3
Group 2	Level	Course Number	Hours
Spanish	HL	SPAN 1411, 1412, 2311, and 2312	14
	SL	SPAN 1411 and 1412	8
French	HL	FREN 1411, 1412, 2311, and 2312	14
	SL	FREN 1411 and 1412	8
German	HL	GERM 1411, 1412, 2311, and 2312	14
	SL	GERM 1411 and 1412	8
Arabic	SL	ARAB 1311 and 1312	6
Chinese - Cantonese	SL	FOLG 1401 and 1402	8
Chinese – Mandarin	SL	FOLG 1401 and 1402	8
Danish	SL	FOLG 1401 and 1402	8
Hebrew	SL	FOLG 1401 and 1402	8
Hindi	SL	FOLG 1401 and 1402	8
Korean	SL	FOLG 1401 and 1402	8
Norwegian	SL	FOLG 1401 and 1402	8
Portuguese	SL	FOLG 1401 and 1402	8
Russian	SL	FOLG 1401 and 1402	8
Dutch	SL	FOLG 1401 and 1402	8
Finnish	SL	FOLG 1401 and 1402	8
Indonesian	SL	FOLG 1401 and 1402	8
Italian	SL	FOLG 1401 and 1402	8
Japanese	SL	FOLG 1401 and 1402	8
Swedish	SL	FOLG 1401 and 1402	8
Language A1 Self-taught	SL	FOLG 1401 and 1402	8
Group 3	Level	Course Number	Hours
History Europe	HL	HIST 2312 and 1000	6
	SL	HIST 2312	3
History Americas	HL	HIST 1301 and 1302	6
	SL	HIST 1301	3
Economics	HL	ECON 2302 and 2301	6
	SL	ECON 2302	3
Psychology	HL	PSYC 1301 and 2315	6
	SL	PSYC 1301	3
Philosophy	HL	PHIL 2361	3
	SL	PHIL 2361	3
ITGS	HL	SOCI 3381 and 1000	6
	SL	SOCI 3381	3
Group 4	Level	Course Number	Hours
Chemistry	HL	CHEM 1311, 1111, 1312 and 1112	8
	SL	CHEM 1311 and 1111	4
Biology	HL	BIOL 1311, 1111, 1313 and 1113	8
	SL	BIOL 1308 and 1108	4
Physics	HL	PHYS 1301, 1101, 1302, and 1102	8
	SL	PHYS 1305 and 1105	4
Environmental Systems	SL	BIOL 1301	3
Group 5	Level	Course Number	Hours
Mathematics	HL	MATH 1420	4
	SL	MATH 1332	3
Math Studies	SL	MATH 1324	3
Further Math	SL	MATH 1316	3
Computer Science	HL	CSTE 1330	3
	SL	CSTE 1330	3
Group 6	Level	Course Number	Hours
Visual Arts A	HL	THEA 1366	3
	SL	THEA 1366	3
Visual Arts B	HL	ARTS 1301	3
	SL	ARTS 1301	3
Music	HL	MUSI 1306	3
	SL	MUSI 1306	3