International Baccalaureate Program (IB)
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) PROGRAM
Sam Houston State University Policy Information
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.
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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.
- Letter grades A and B take precedence over credit-by-exam.
- Credit-by-Exam will automatically replace letter grades D and F. If a letter grade of C is listed on the transcript for a course in which credit-by-exam is also applicable, the C will take precedence over the credit-by-exam. Students will have the option to request credit (via credit-by-exam) in lieu of letter grade C. The student will have to initiate the change and work with the respective department and Admissions to finalize the change.
- Although credit-by-exam replaces letter grades C, D, and F, it does not remove the letter grade from the transcript.
- Specific course prefixes, numbers, and credit hours will be awarded for acceptable scores but no grades will be awarded
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EXAMS ACCEPTED/CREDIT AWARDED
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM EXAM AREA
LEVEL
SHSU COURSE EQUIVALENT
Group 1
Level Course Number Hours English
HL ENGL 1301 and ENGL 2332 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 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
Portuguese
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
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 1301
3
SL
PHIL 1301
3
ITGS
HL
SOCI 3381 and 1000
6
SL
SOCI 3381
3
Group 4
Level
Course Number
Hours
Chemistry
HL
CHEM 1411 and 1412
8
SL
CHEM 1411 4 Biology
HL
BIOL 1406 and 1407
8
SL
BIOL 1408
4
Physics
HL
PHYS 1301, 1101, 1302, and 1102
8
SL
PHYS 1305 and 1105
4
Environmental Systems and Societies
SL
ENVR 1301
3
Group 5
Level
Course Number
Hours
Mathematics Analysis and Approaches
SL
Math 1410
4
HL
Math 1420
4
Mathematics Applications and Interpretation
SL Math 1314 or Math 1332 or Math 1342
3
HL
Math 1410 4 Computer Science
HL
CSTE 1330
3
SL
CSTE 1330
3
Group 6
Level
Course Number
Hours
Dance
HL
DANC 1372
3
SL
DANC 1372
3
Film
HL
MCOM 2366
3
SL
MCOM 2366
3
Music
HL
MUSI 1306
3
SL
MUSI 1306
3
Theatre
HL
THEA 1366
3
SL
THEA 1366
3
Visual Arts
HL
ARTS 1301
3
SL
ARTS 1301
3
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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.
- 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.
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ACCEPTABLE SCORES AND CREDIT
- An official score report must be received before credit will be awarded.
- Click here to request your IB score report to be sent to SHSU.
- 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.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Visit our website at www.shsu.edu/centers/testing-center.
- 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