A number of American and secondary schools abroad participate in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program. This is a comprehensive two-year curriculum leading to examinations and a possible IB diploma if the requirements of the full program are satisfied. Students are encouraged to submit their IB diploma record or examination results with their application to the University for evaluation. Advanced placement credit may be granted in appropriate subjects to freshmen who earn a grade of 4 or better on the IB higher level examinations. Credit is not allowed for IB subsidiary level examinations.
Policies governing minimum required scores and the acceptance of credit of IB examinations are established by the National Council on the Evaluation of Foreign Credentials and by the appropriate academic departments.
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE ADVANCED PLACEMENT CREDIT*
| Subject | Score | Credit |
| Biology 2003—syllabus | 4 | BIOL 1201 (3), 1202 (3) |
| 5 | BIOL 1201 (3), 1202 (3), 1209 (1) | |
| Chemistry 2003—syllabus | 4 | CHEM 1201 (3) |
| 5 | CHEM 1201 (3), 1202 (3), 1212 (2) | |
| Computer Science | 4 | CSC 1248 (3) |
| 5 | CSC 1253 (3) or 1350 (3) | |
| Economics | 5 | ECON 2030 (3) |
| English Literature (A1) | 4 | ENGL 2025 (3) |
| 5 | ENGL 2025 (3), 2027 (3) | |
| History—Modern Europe | 4 | HIST 2022 (3) |
| 5 | HIST 2023 (3) | |
| History—2003 syllabus | 4 | HIST 1007 (3) |
| History—all other | 4 | HIST 2**** (3) |
| Language A1: English | 4 | ENGL 2025 (3) |
| 5 | ENGL 2025 (3), 2027 (3) | |
| Mathematics | 4 | MATH 1021 (3), 1431 (3) |
| 5 | MATH 1021 (3), 1550 (3) | |
| Music—2002 syllabus | 4 | MUS 1751 (3) |
| 5 | MUS 1751 (3), 1799 (3) | |
| Physics—2003 syllabus | 4 | PHYS 2001 (3) |
| 5 | PHYS 2001 (3), 2002 (3) | |
| Psychology | 4 | PSYC 2000 (3) |
| Visual Arts—2003 syllabus | 4 | ART 1001 (3) |
| Other HL’s | 4 | 3 credit hours by title (1***) |
*Advanced Placement credit given for Higher Level (HL) exams only, with grades of 4 or higher.