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International Baccalaureate Program (IB)

(Sam Houston State University Policy Information - Revised 12/06/2012)

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) PROGRAM.  Sam Houston State University recognizes the International Baccalaureate program for those students who earn the IB diploma.  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 are capable of earning in excess of those 30 hours (See table below). 

 

• 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 will be allowed to gain at least 24 hours or credit provided they score at least a  4 on each exam. SHSU strongly encourages students to meet with an advisor to determine how much credit will best serve their academic needs.  Students should consult the table below to determine which courses  will be given credit for each exam.  Students who score less than a 4 will not be granted credit for that particular exam. Specific course prefixes, numbers, and semester credit hours will be awarded for acceptable scores but no grades will be awarded (except in transfer from another college or university). 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 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 from a beginning freshman (or any student who has not received college credit for these exams at another college or university) before credit will be awarded. A transfer student, who has received credit for one or more IB exams at another college or university, may have credit awarded at SHSU upon receipt of an official transcript from the other institution as long as the credit awarded at the other institution is transferable to SHSU.

 

International Baccalaureate Exams

• A student must earn the international baccalaureate diploma and receive a score of 4 or above to  receive any course credit from IB exams.  
• Students taking IB exams without achieving the IB diploma will be evaluated on an individual basis.

COURSE EQUIVALENCY FOR VARIOUS EXAMS:

 

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	A or B	ENGL 1302	3
Group 2
Spanish	HL	SPAN 1411, 1412, 22311, 2312	14
	SL	SPAN 1411 and 1412	8
French	HL	FREN 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312	14
	SL	FREN 1411 and 1412	8
German	HL	GERM 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312	14
	SL	GERM 1411 and 1412	8
Arabic	SL	FOLG 1411 and 1412	8
Chinese - Cantonese	SL	FOLG 1411 and 1412	8
Chinese - Mandarin	SL	FOLG 1411 and 1412	8
Danish	SL	FOLG 1411 and 1412	8
Hebrew	SL	FOLG 1411 and 1412	8
Hindi	SL	FOLG 1411 and 1412	8
Korean	SL	FOLG 1411 and 1412	8
Norwegian	SL	FOLG 1411 and 1412	8
Poruguese	SL	FOLG 1411 and 1412	8
Russian	SL	FOLG 1411 and 1412	8
Dutch	SL	FOLG 1411 and 1412	8
Finnish	SL	FOLG 1411 and 1412	8
Indonesian	SL	FOLG 1411 and 1412	8
Italian	SL	FOLG 1411 and 1412	8
Japanese	SL	FOLG 1411 and 1412	8
Swedish	SL	FOLG 1411 and 1412	8
Language A1 - Self Taught	SL	FOLG 1411 and 1412	8
Group 3
History Europe	HL	HIST 2312 and 1300 (NA)	6
	SL	HIST 2312	3
History Americas	HL	HIST 1301 and 1302	6
	SL	HIST 1301	3
Economics	HL	ECON 2301 and 2302	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
Group 4
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	BIO 1308 and 1108	4
Physics	HL	PHYS 1301, 1101, 1302, and 1102	8
	SL	PHYS 1305 and 1105	4
Environmental Systems	SL	BIOL2306	3
Group 5
Mathematics	HL	MATH 1420	4
	SL	MATH 1332	3
Math Studies	SL	MATH 1324	3
Further Math	SL	MATH 1316	3
Group 6
Visual Arts A	HL	THEA 1366	3
	SL	THEA 1366	3
Visual Arts B	HL	ARTS 1301	3
	SL	ARTS 1301	3
Film
ITGS	HL	SOCI 3381 (NA) and SOCI 1300 (NA)	6
	SL	SOCI 3381 (NA)	3
Music	HL	MUSI 1306	3
	SL	MUSI 1306	3
Computer Science	HL	COSC 1300	3
	SL	COSC 1300	3