IB Guidelines
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To receive credit for International Baccalaureate (IB) examinations, an official transcript of examination grades must be officially sent by the IB Office directly to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Contact the International Baccalaureate Organization to submit scores to the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor electronically. The Office of Undergraduate Admissions only awards credit for IB Higher Level examinations.
Please note: guidelines are subject to change and are current as of 2023.
| I.B. Subject | Level | I.B. Grade | Course Equivalent (Credit Hours) | Total Hours |
| Biology | ||||
| HL | 4 | Biology 100 (4) | 4 | |
| HL | 5 or above | Biology 195 (5) | 5 | |
| Chemistry | ||||
| HL | 4 | Chemistry 130 (3), 125 (1), 126 (1) | 5 | |
| HL | 5 or above | Chemistry 130 (3), 125 (1), 126 (1), Dept. (3) | 8 | |
| Computer Science | ||||
| HL | 4 | EECS 101x (Departmental credit) | 4 | |
| HL | 5 or above | EECS 101x (Departmental credit) | 6 | |
| Dance | ||||
| HL | 5 or above | Dance Dept. (3) | 3 | |
| Design Technology | ||||
| HL | 5 or above | Interdepartmental (Artdes) (3) Interdisciplinary (Interid) Dept. (3) |
6 | |
| Economics | ||||
| HL | 5 or above | Economics 101 (4) and Economics 102 (4) |
8 | |
| English A: Language and Literature and English A: Literature | ||||
| HL | 5 | Lit. Dept (3) | 3 | |
| HL | 6 or 7 | Lit. Dept (6) | 6 | |
| Film | ||||
| HL | 5 or above | Film, Television, and Media Dept (4) | 4 | |
| World Languages (A & B) | ||||
| Chinese | HL | 4 or above | Asian Languages Dept. (8) | 8 |
| Danish | HL | 4 or above | Danish Dept. (8) | 8 |
| French | HL | 4 or above |
French 232 (4)* Placement into French 235 *Course credits satisfy the LSA language requirement. †3 additional credits for French 250x will be awarded upon completion of French 235 or RCLANG 320 with a grade of "B" or better **Counts toward the French major or minor as a 270-level course. ***4 credits plus an optional additional 3 credits upon completion of French 235 |
4*** |
| German | HL | 4 or above |
German 232 (4)* *4 additional credits for Ger 301X will be awarded for completing German 300, 315, 325, 326, 332, 336, 350, 380, 383, 385, 388, 389, or RCLANG 321 with a grade of "B" or better. |
4* |
| Hindi | HL | 4 or above | ASIANLAN 115 (4) and ASIANLAN 116 (4) | 8 |
| Italian | HL | 4 or above |
Italian 232* (4 credits) *Course credits satisfy the LSA language requirement. †3 additional credits for Italian 235 will be awarded for completing any course beyond Italian 232 taught in Italian with a grade of "B" or better **Counts toward the Italian major or minor as an upper 200 level course ***4 credits plus an optional additional 3 credits upon completion of one Italian course beyond 232 taught in Italian |
4*** |
| Japanese | HL | 4 or above | Asian Languages Dept. (8) | 8 |
| Latin | HL | 4 or above | Latin 231 (4) and Latin 232 (4) | 8 |
| Modern Greek | HL | 4 or above | Greek Dept. (8) | 8 |
| Mandarin | HL | 4 or above | Asian Languages Dept. (8) | 8 |
| Norwegian | HL | 4 or above | Norw. Dept. (8) | 8 |
| Portuguese | HL | 4 or above |
Portug 232* (4) † 3 additional credits for Portug 201x will be awarded for completing one course beyond Portug 232, taught in Portuguese, with a grade of "B" or better. *Satisfies the LSA Language Requirement **Counts toward the Portuguese minor as a 200 level course. ***4 credits plus an optional 3 additional credits upon completion of a Portuguese course beyond 232 taught in Portuguese |
4*** |
| Russian | HL | 4 or above | Russian Dept. (7) | 7 |
| Spanish (A or B) |
HL | 4 or above |
Spanish 232 (4)* Spanish 279x (3)†** Placement into Spanish 277 *Course credits satisfy the LSA language requirement. †3 additional credits for Spanish 279x will be awarded for completing Spanish 277 or RCLANG 324 with a grade of "B" or better. **Counts toward the Spanish major or minor as a 279-399 level course. ***4 credits plus an optional 3 additional credits upon completion of Spanish 277 |
4*** |
| Others | HL | 4 or above | Dept. (8) | 8 |
| Geography | ||||
| HL | 5 or above | Geography Dept. (4) | 4 | |
| Global Politics | ||||
| HL | 5 or above | Political Science Dept. - 100 Level (3) | 3 | |
| History | ||||
| Africa | HL | 5 or above | History Dept. - 100 Level (4) | 4 |
| History of the Americas | HL | 5 or above | History Dept. - 100 Level (4) | 4 |
| Asia/Middle East | HL | 5 or above | History Dept. - 100 Level (4) | 4 |
| European | HL | 5 or above | History Dept. - 100 Level (4) | 4 |
| Other | HL | 5 or above | History Dept. - 100 Level (4) | 4 |
| ITGS (Information Technology in a Global Society) |
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| HL | 5 or above | 4 credits of interdepartmental social science | 4 | |
| Mathematics Analysis and Approaches* | ||||
| Engineering & others | HL | 6 | ENGIN Math 120 (115) 4 | 4 |
| 7 | ENGIN Math: 120 (115) 4 and 121 (116) 4 | 8 | ||
| LSA | HL | 6 | LSA Math: 120 (115) 2** | 2** |
| 7 | LSA Math: 120 (115) 2†*** | 2†*** | ||
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*No credit for either Math 120 or Math 121 if Math 105 or 115 is elected. **2 additional credits for Math 120 can be granted after successful completion of higher-level math courses with grade of C or better. (**Math 116, 156, 185, 186, 275, 295) ***2 additional credits can be granted for each Math 120 and Math 121 upon successful completion of this course with grade of C or better. (***Math 116, 156, 185, 186, 205, 215, 216, 275, 276, 285, 286, 295) †The IB exam does not adequately cover Sequences, Series, and Power Series. Students who receive a score of 7 students can demonstrate mastery of this material by completing the non-credit online course Calculus II (Self-Paced), also known as Math 117, that the Math Department offers. Students who do this will receive 2 credits of Math 121. Please email [email protected] for more information about Math 117. Upon successful completion of a higher-level math course with a grade of C or better,2 additional Math 121 credits will be awarded. (†Math 185, 186, 215, 216, 275, 285, 295). Contact Student Services staff for more information regarding Math 117: 734-763-4223, Mathematics, 2084 East Hall, 1043, [email protected]. |
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| Music | ||||
| HL | 5 or above | Music Theory Dept. (4) | 4 | |
| Music History | ||||
| HL | 5 or above | Music History Dept. (4) | 4 | |
| Philosophy | ||||
| HL | 5 or above | Philosophy Dept. (4) | 4 | |
| Physics | ||||
| HL | 4 or above | Physics 140 (4), 141 (1), 240 (4), 241 (1) | 10 | |
| Psychology | ||||
| HL | 5 or above | Psychology 111 (4) Dept. (4) | 8 | |
| Soc. Cult. Anthro. | ||||
| HL | 5 or above | Anthro Dept. (4) | 4 | |
| Theatre Arts | ||||
| HL | 5 or above | Theatre and Drama Dept. (4) | 4 | |
| Visual Arts | ||||
| HL | 5 or above | Art Dept. (4) | 4 | |