International Baccalaureate Credit and Chart
Students who earn scores of 5, 6, or 7 on International Baccalaureate (IB) Higher Level (HL) Examinations taken before high school graduation will receive 8 units of credit toward graduation at UCSB for each such test completed with the required scores, provided official scores are submitted to the Office of Admissions. Students who complete the IB diploma with a score of 30 or above will receive 6 quarter units in addition to the units earned for individual Higher Level exams (effective S20). The university does not grant credit for Standard Level (SL) exams. The application of this credit to the General Education requirements and course equivalents for these exams are listed below.
Students should be advised that college courses taken before or after attending UC may duplicate AP, IB and/or A Level examinations. Additionally, exams may duplicate each other (for example, an AP or IB exam in the same subject area). If the student does duplicate an exam with another exam of the same subject content, and/or an exam with a college course, we will award credit only once.
Note: International Baccalaureate credit earned prior to entering the university will not be counted toward maximum unit limitations either for selection of a major or for graduation.
IB Higher Level (HL) Exam with score of 5, 6, or 7 | Units Awarded | General Education Credit | UCSB Course Equivalent (You may not enroll in these courses for credit at UCSB.) |
Biology | 8 | **C: 1 course | EEMB 22, MCDB 20 |
Business Management | 8 | None | None |
Chemistry | 8 | **C: 1 course# | None |
Computer Science | 8 | **C: 1 course# | Computer Science 8 |
Dance | 8 | None | None |
Economics | 8 | D: 2 courses | Economics 1, 2 |
English A: Literature or English A: Language and Literature | |||
| 8 | Entry Level Writing Requirement | Writing 1, 1E |
| 8 | A1 | Writing 1, 1E, 2, 2E, 2LK |
| 8 | A1, A2 | Writing 1, 1E, 2, 2E, 2LK, 50, 50E |
English B | 8 | None | None |
Film | 8 | None | None |
Geography | 8 | D: 1 course | None |
Global Politics | 8 | D: 1 course | None |
History | 8 | E: 1 course^ | None |
History of Africa | 8 | D: 1 course+ | None |
History of the Americas | 8 | D: 1 course | None |
History of Asia and Oceania | 8 | D: 1 course+ | None |
History of Europe and the Middle East | 8 | D: 1 course^ | None |
Languages other than English (if not listed separately) | 8 | **B | See department for level placement |
Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches (S21 only) | 8 | **C: 1 course# | Mathematics 2A, 3A, 34A, or equivalent |
Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches (beginning S22) | 8 | **C: 2 courses# | Mathematics 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 34A, 34B, or equivalent |
Mathematics (last offered F20) | 8 | **C: 2 courses# | Mathematics 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 34A, 34B, or equivalent |
Mathematics, Further (last offered S20) | 8 | None | None |
Music | 8 | F: 1 course | None |
Philosophy | 8 | E: 1 course | None |
Physics | 8 | **C: 1 course# | Physics 10 |
Psychology | 8 | D: 1 course | None |
Social and Cultural Anthropology | 8 | D: 1 course | Anthropology 2 |
Spanish A | |||
| 8 | **B | Spanish 1-6 |
| 8 | **B | Spanish 1-6, 16A |
Spanish B | |||
| 8 | **B | Spanish 1-4 |
| 8 | **B | Spanish 1-5 |
| 8 | **B | Spanish 1-6 |
Theatre | 8 | F: 1 course | None |
Visual Arts | 8 | F: 1 course | None |
NOTE: UC will not award credit for the IB HL Mathematics: Applications and Interpretations exam.
# course also satisfies the Quantitative Relationships Requirement
+ course also satisfies the World Cultures Requirement
^ course also satisfies the European Traditions Requirement
** College of Letters and Science only