International Baccalaureate
The International Baccalaureate program is accepted at the College of Charleston. Students who have taken college-level courses in secondary schools and who have achieved a score of 4, 5, 6, or 7 on a higher level (HL) IB examination will be awarded credit as detailed in the chart below.
Other language exams not listed can also be reviewed for credit. Results may be similar to those listed for Spanish, French, and German.
International Baccalaureate Exam Credit
College of Charleston awards credit for selected Standard Level (SL) IB examination scores only. Credit for SL exams are indicated in this table with an asterisk (*).
| IB Course | IB Score | CofC Course Equivalent | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art History SL* | 4, 5, 6, 7 | ARTH 190 | 3 |
| Biology HL | 4 | BIOL 101 & BIOL 101L | 4 |
| Biology HL | 5 | BIOL 111 & BIOL 111L | 4 |
| Biology HL | 6, 7 | BIOL111, 111L, 112, 112L | 8 |
| Biology SL* | 4, 5, 6, 7 | BIOL 101 & BIOL 101L | 4 |
| Business & Management HL | 4, 5, 6, 7 | MGMT 105 | 3 |
| Chemistry HL | 4, 5 | CHEM 111 & CHEM 111L | 4 |
| Chemistry HL | 6, 7 | CHEM 111, 111L, 112, 112L | 8 |
| Chemistry SL* | 4, 5 | No credit awarded | 0 |
| Chemistry SL* | 6, 7 | CHEM 101 & 101L | 4 |
| Chinese A: Lang & Lit HL | 4, 5, 6, 7 | CHNS 101, 102, 201, 202 | 16 |
| Chinese A: Lang & Lit SL* | 4, 5, 6, 7 | CHNS 101, 102, 201, 202 | 16 |
| Computer Science HL | 4, 5 | CSCI 220 & CSCI 220L | 4 |
| Computer Science HL | 6, 7 | CSCI 220, 220L, 221 | 7 |
| Computer Science SL* | 4 | CSCI 2MM | 3 |
| Computer Science SL* | 5, 6, 7 | CSCI 220 & CSCI 220L | 4 |
| Dance HL | 4, 5 | DANC 150 | 3 |
| Dance HL | 6, 7 | DANC 150 & DANC 332 | 6 |
| Dance SL* | 4, 5, 6, 7 | DANC 2EE (elective) | 3 |
| Design Tech HL | 4, 5, 6, 7 | HUMS 1EE (elective) | 3 |
| Economics HL | 4, 5, 6, 7 | ECON 200 & ECON 201 | 6 |
| Economics SL* | 4, 5, 6, 7 | ECON 101 | 3 |
| English A Lang & Lit HL | 4 | ENGL 1EE (elective) | 3 |
| English A Lang & Lit HL | 5 | ENGL 190 | 3 |
| English A Lang & Lit HL | 6, 7 | ENGL 190 & ENGL 290 | 6 |
| English A Literature HL | 4 | ENGL 1EE (elective) | 3 |
| English A Literature HL | 5 | ENGL 190 | 3 |
| English A Literature HL | 6, 7 | ENGL 190 & ENGL 290 | 6 |
| Environment Sys & Soc SL* | 4 | ENVT 1EE (elective) | 3 |
| Environment Sys & Soc SL* | 5, 6, 7 | ENVT 200 | 3 |
| Film HL | 4, 5, 6, 7 | ENGL 212 | 3 |
| French A HL | 4, 5, 6, 7 | FREN 335 | 3 |
| French B HL | 4 | FREN 101 & FREN 102 | 6 |
| French B HL | 5 | FREN 101, 102, 201 | 9 |
| French B HL | 6, 7 | FREN 101, 102, 201, 202 | 12 |
| French A Lang & Lit SL* | 4, 5, 6, 7 | FREN 313 | 3 |
| Geography HL | 4, 5, 6, 7 | GEOG 119 | 3 |
| German A HL | 4, 5, 6, 7 | GRMN 365 | 3 |
| German A Lang & Lit HL | 4, 5, 6, 7 | GRMN 390 | 3 |
| German A Literature HL | 4, 5, 6, 7 | GRMN 200 | 3 |
| German B HL | 4 | GRMN 101 & GRMN 102 | 6 |
| German B HL | 5 | GRMN 101, 102, 201 | 9 |
| German B HL | 6, 7 | GRMN 101, 102, 201, 202 | 12 |
| Global Politics HL | 4, 5, 6, 7 | POLI 103 | 3 |
| Global Politics SL* | 4, 5, 6, 7 | POLI 103 | 3 |
| Greek B HL | 4 | GREK 201 | 3 |
| Greek B HL | 5, 6, 7 | GREK 201 & GREK 202 | 6 |
| HIstory HL (all Regions) | 4, 5 | HIST 1EE (elective) | 3 |
| HIstory HL (all Regions) | 6 | HIST 115 & HIST 116 | 6 |
| HIstory HL (all Regions) | 7 | HIST 115, 116, 250 | 9 |
| HIstory SL* | 4, 5 | HIST 1EE (elective) | 3 |
| HIstory SL* | 6, 7 | HIST 250 | 3 |
| Info Tech in Glbl Soc HL | 4, 5, 6, 7 | CSCI 110 | 3 |
| Info Tech in Glbl Soc SL* | 4, 5, 6, 7 | CSCI 110 | 3 |
| Italian B HL | 4 | ITAL 101 & ITAL 102 | 6 |
| Italian B HL | 5 | ITAL 101, 102, 201 | 9 |
| Italian B HL | 6, 7 | ITAL 101, 102, 201, 202 | 12 |
| Latin HL | 4 | LATN 201 | 3 |
| Latin HL | 5, 6, 7 | LATN 201 & LATN 202 | 6 |
| Lit & Performance SL* | 4, 5 | ENGL 1EE (elective) | 3 |
| Lit & Performance SL* | 6, 7 | ENGL 190 & THTR 176 | 6 |
| Marine Science SL* | 4, 5, 6, 7 | GEOL 107 | 3 |
| Mathematics HL | 4, 5, 6, 7 | MATH 1EE (elective) | 3 |
| Math Analysis & Appr HL | 4, 5, 6, 7 | MATH 120 | 4 |
| Math Analysis & Appr SL* | 4, 5, 6, 7 | MATH 111 | 4 |
| Math Analysis & Int HL | 4, 5, 6, 7 | MATH 120 | 4 |
| Math Analysis & Int SL* | 4, 5, 6, 7 | MATH 111 | 4 |
| Further Mathematics HL | 4, 5, 6, 7 | MATH 1EE (elective) | 3 |
| Music HL | 4, 5, 6, 7 | MUSC 131 | 3 |
| Philosophy HL | 4, 5, 6, 7 | PHIL 101 | 3 |
| Physics HL | 4, 5 | PHYS 101 & PHYS 101L | 4 |
| Physics HL | 6, 7 | PHYS 101, 101L, 102, 102L | 8 |
| Physics SL* | 4, 5 | No credits awarded | 0 |
| Physics SL* | 6, 7 | PHYS 101 & PHYS 101L | 4 |
| Port A Lang & Lit HL | 4, 5, 6, 7 | PORT 390 | 3 |
| Psychology HL | 4 | PSYC 1EE (elective) | 3 |
| Psychology HL | 5, 6, 7 | PSYC 103 | 3 |
| Soc & Cul Anthropology HL | 4, 5 | ANTH 1EE (elective) | 3 |
| Soc & Cul Anthropology HL | 6, 7 | ANTH 1EE, 2EE (elective) | 6 |
| Spanish A Lang & Lit HL | 4, 5, 6, 7 | SPAN 333 | 3 |
| Spanish B HL | 4 | SPAN 101 & SPAN 102 | 6 |
| Spanish B HL | 5 | SPAN 101, 102, 201 | 9 |
| Spanish B HL | 6 | SPAN 102, 201, 202 | 9 |
| Spanish B HL | 7 | SPAN 102, 201, 202, 313 | 12 |
| Sports, Exc, Hlth Sci HL | 4 | EXSC 201 | 3 |
| Sports, Exc, Hlth Sci HL | 5, 6, 7 | EXSC 201 & EXSC 320 | 6 |
| Theatre HL | 4, 5 | THTR 176 | 3 |
| Theatre HL | 6, 7 | THTR 176 & THTR 276 | 6 |
| Theory of Knowledge TK | A, B, C | PHIL 198 | 3 |
| Visual Arts HL | 4, 5, 6, 7 | ARTS 1EE (elective) | 3 |
| World Religions SL* | 4, 5, 6, 7 | RELS 105 | 3 |