International Baccalaureate Examination Program
Santa Barbara City College
Santa Barbara City College may grant credit toward the Associate Degree by petition for some high-level International Baccalaureate examinations, where a grade of a 5, 6, or 7 has been earned. Students wishing to receive credit for international baccalaureate examinations should contact the college’s Articulation Officer for petition procedures.
University of California and California State University
A score of 5, 6 or 7 on Higher Level exams is required to grant credit for Cal-GETC certification. An acceptable IB score for Cal-GETC equates to either 3 semester or 4 quarter units for certification purposes. Students who have earned credit from an IB exam should not take a comparable college course because transfer credit will not be granted for both.
For detailed information about campus-specific International Baccalaureate (IB) policies, please consult the individual websites of each University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) campus.
To learn more about how the University of California awards course credit for IB exams, visit the University of California's Admissions website. Please note that each UC campus independently determines how external examinations apply toward credit in the major. For campus-specific policies, contact the UC campus directly.
For information on the CSU system’s IB credit policies, visit the California State University website. Like the UC system, each CSU campus sets its own policy regarding the application of external exams toward credit in the major. Please contact the individual CSU campus for more details.
| IB Subject | CSU Elective Units1 | UC Elective Units2 | Cal-GETC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropology, Social and Cultural HL | None | 5.3 | None |
| Biology HL | 6.0 | 5.3 | 5B (without lab) |
| Business Management HL | None | 5.3 | None |
| Chemistry | 6.0 | 5.3 | 5A (without lab) |
| Computer Science HL | None | 5.3 | None |
| Dance HL | None | 5.3 | None |
| Economics HL | 6.0 | 5.3 | 4 |
| Film HL | None | 5.3 | None |
| Geography HL | 6.0 | 5.3 | 4 |
| Global Politics | None | 5.3 | None |
| History (any region) HL | 6.0 | 5.3 | 3B or 4 |
| Language A: Language and Literature (any language) HL | 6.0* | 5.3 | 3B |
| Language A: Language and Literature(any language, except English) HL | 6.0* | 5.3 | 3B |
| Language A: Literature (any language) HL | 6.0* | 5.3 | 3B |
| Language A: Literature (any language, except English) HL | 6.0* | 5.3 | 3B |
| Language B (any language) HL | 6.0* | 5.3 | None |
| Mathematics Analysis and Approaches HL | 6.0* | 5.3 | 2 |
| Mathematics Applications & Interpretation HL | 6.0* | None | 2 (may not be at all UC) |
| Music HL | None | 5.3 | None |
| Philosophy HL | None | 5.3 | None |
| Physics HL | 6.0 | 5.3 | 5A (without lab) |
| Psychology HL | 6.0 | 5.3 | 4 |
| Theatre HL | 6.0* | 5.3 | 3A |
| Visual Arts HL | None | 5.3 | None |
| World History HL | 6.0 | 5.3 | 3B or 4 |
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Visit the California State University website to find the CSU policy for IB. Each campus in the California State University system determines how it will apply external examinations toward credit in the major. Contact the individual CSU campus for more information.
- 2
The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) awards either a diploma or a certificate for individual IB exams. UC awards students who complete the International Baccalaureate diploma with a score of 30 or above with 6 quarter (4 semester) units toward their UC degree, in addition to the units earned for individual Higher Level exams (usually 24 quarter/16 semester units). Students who receive IB certificates with scores of 5, 6 or 7 on Higher Level exams will receive 8 quarter (5.3 semester) units. For more information about course credit awarded by the University of California, visit the University of California's Admissions website. Each campus in the University of California system determines how it will apply external examinations toward credit in the major. Contact the individual UC campus for more information.
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A score of 4 on these IB subjects is considered a passing score by the CSU system to earn CSU elective units.