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International Baccalaureate

Policy for Acceptance for University “Credit”

 

Grand Valley State University recognizes the International Baccalaureate (IB) program and awards academic credit for successful scores on the Higher Level (HL) examinations.  To receive credit for International Baccalaureate examinations, students must request that their official IB score reports be forwarded to the Admissions Office from the International Baccalaureate Organization.

 

Arts and Humanities

Exam Title

Score

Credit Awarded

GVSU Equivalency

English A-1

4

3 credits

ENG 203 or ENG 205

All Non-English A Languages

4

To be Determined

Credit/placement to be determined after taking the Grand Valley foreign language test

French, German, Spanish , Chinese, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Russian – Level B

4

Placement into level 201

8 credits in that language awarded for levels 101 & 102

Art and Design

4

6 credits

ART 150 and ART 155

Theater Arts

4

6 credits

CTH 101 and 3 credits CTH general

Music

4

6 credits

MUS 130 and MUS 218

History: Africa

4

6 credits

HST 335 and HST 336

History: Americas

4

6 credits

HST 205 and HST 206

History: Europe

4

6 credits

HST 384 and HST 385

Philosophy

4

6 credits

PHI 101 and PHI 102

 

Seidman School of Business

Exam Title

Score

Credit Awarded

GVSU Equivalency

Economics

4

6 credits

ECO 210 and 3 credits ECO general

Business & Organization

4

6 credits

BUS 101 and 3 credits BUS general

 

Science and Mathematics

Exam Title

Score

Credit Awarded

GVSU Equivalency

Biology

4

6 credits

BIO 112 and 2 credits BIO general

Chemistry

4

8 or 10 credits

8 credits CHM general or CHM 115/116 w/proof of lab (10 credits)

Physics

4

6 credits

PHY 220 and PHY 221

Mathematics

4

11 credits

MTH 122, MTH 123, and MTH 201

Computer Science

4

6 credits

CS general or CS 162 or 262 after further review by the CS Department

 

Social Science

Exam Title

Score

Credit Awarded

GVSU Equivalency

Geography

4

6 credits

GPY 235 and SS 324

Psychology

4

6 credits

PSY 101 and 3 credits PSY general

Social Anthropology

4

6 credits

ANT 204 and SS 211