International Baccalaureate Credit and Chart
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Students completing the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma
with a score of 30 or above will receive 30 quarter units total toward
their UC undergraduate degree. The university grants 8 quarter units
for certified IB Higher Level examinations on which a student scores 5,
6, or 7. The university does not grant credit for standard level exams.
The application of this credit to the General Education requirements
and course equivalents for these exams are listed below.
Note: International Baccalaureate Examination credit earned prior
to entering the university will not be counted toward maximum unit
limitation either for selection of a major or for graduation.
| IB Higher Level Exam With A Score of 5 or Higher |
Units Awarded |
GE Credit |
UCSB Course Equivalent (You may not enroll in these courses for credit at UCSB.) |
| Biology |
8 |
C: 1 course |
MCDB 20/EEMB 20 |
| Business and Management |
8 |
None |
None |
| Chemistry |
8 |
C: 1 course# |
Natural Science 1B |
| Computer Science |
8 |
C: 1 course# |
Computer Science 5NM |
| Design Technology |
8 |
None |
None |
| Economics |
8 |
Pending |
Pending |
| English (A1 level) |
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| Score of 5 |
8 |
Entry Level Writing Requirement |
Writing 1, 1E, 1LK |
| Score of 6 |
8 |
Writing 2 |
Writing 1, 1E, 1LK, 2, 2E, 2LK |
| Score of 7 |
8 |
Writing 2, 50 |
Writing 1, 1E, 1LK, 2, 2E, 2LK, 50, 50E, 50LK |
| Foreign Languages |
8 |
B |
Levels 1-6 |
| Geography |
8 |
D: 1 course |
None |
| History of Africa |
8 |
E: 1 course+ |
None |
| History of the Americas |
8 |
E: 1 course |
None |
| History of East/South Asia and Oceania |
8 |
E: 1 course+ |
None |
| History of Europe |
8 |
E: 1 course^ |
History 4C |
| History of South Asia and the Middle East |
8 |
E: 1 course+ |
None |
| Islamic History |
8 |
E: 1 course+ |
None |
| Math |
8 |
C: 1 course# |
None |
| Music |
8 |
F: 1 course |
None |
| Philosophy |
8 |
E: 1 course |
None |
| Physics |
8 |
C: 1 course# |
Natural Science 1A, Physics 10 |
| Psychology |
8 |
D: 1 course |
None |
| Social and Cultural Anthropology |
8 |
D: 1 course |
Anthropology 2 |
| Theater |
8 |
F: 1 course |
None |
| Visual Arts |
8 |
F: 1 course |
None |
# course also satisfies the Quantitative Relationships Requirement
+ course also satisfies the World Cultures Requirement
^ course also satisfies the European Traditions Requirement