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International Baccalaureate Certificate Examination

The International Baccalaureate Diploma Program is a preuniversity course of study that culminates in examinations for high school students. The University of Texas at San Antonio recognizes and assigns course credit for the following IB Higher Level Certificate exams when the appropriate cutoff scores are achieved. The credits listed below are given in individual subject areas if the student did not achieve the full IB diploma.

International Baccalaureate Examination

Examination

UTSA Course
Minimum Score Required
College of Business

Business/Management

MKT 3013
4
College of Liberal and Fine Arts

Anthropology

ANT 2053
6

Art/Design

ART 1003
5

English Language A1 or A2

ENG 1013, 1023
5

French A1 or A2

FRN (3 hrs upper division)
3
FRN (6 hrs upper division)
4
FRN (9 hrs upper division)
5

French Language B

FRN 1014, 1024, 2013
3
FRN 1014, 1024, 2013, 2023
4
FRN 1014, 1024, 2013, 2023 & 6 hrs upper division
5
FRN 1014, 1024, 2013, 2023 & 9 hrs upper division
6

German Language A1 or A2

GER (3 hrs upper division)
3
GER (6 hrs upper division)
4
GER (9 hrs upper division)
5

German Language B

GER 1014, 1024, 2013
3
GER 1014, 1024, 2013, 2023
4
GER 1014, 1024, 2013, 2023 & 6 hrs upper division
5
GER 1014, 1024, 2013, 2023 & 9 hrs upper division
6

Geography

GRG 1023,3213,3633 POL 3463
5

History, European

HIS (3 hrs at sophomore level)
6

History, African

HIS (3 hrs at sophomore level)
6

History, American

HIS (3 hrs at sophomore level)
6

Italian Language A1 or A2 ITL

ITL (3 hrs upper division)
3
ITL (6 hrs upper division)
4
ITL (9 hrs upper division)
5

Italian Language B

ITL 1014, 1024, 2013
3
ITL 1014, 1024, 2013, 2023
4
ITL 1014, 1024, 2013, 2023 & 6 hrs upper division
5
ITL 1014, 1024, 2013, 2023 & 9 hrs upper division
6

Japanese Language A1 or A2

JPN (3 hrs upper division)

3

JPN (6 hrs upper division)
4
JPN (9 hrs upper division)
5

Japanese Language B

JPN 1014, 1024, 2013
3
JPN 1014, 1024, 2013, 2023
4
JPN 1014, 1024, 2013, 2023 & 6 hrs upper division
5
JPN 1014, 1024, 2013, 2023 & 9 hrs upper division
6

Music

MUS 2623 Basic Elements
4

Philosophy

PHI 2013
5

Psychology

PSY 1013
5

Russian Language A1 or A2

RUS (3 hrs upper division)
3
RUS (6 hrs upper division)
4
RUS (9 hrs upper division)
5

Russian Language B

RUS 1014, 1024, 2013
3
RUS 1014, 1024, 2013, 2023
4
RUS 1014, 1024, 2013, 2023 & 6 hrs upper division
5
RUS 1014, 1024, 2013, 2023 & 9 hrs upper division
6

Sociology

SOC 3253, 3373
4

Spanish Language A1 or A2

SPN (3 hrs upper division)
3
SPN (6 hrs upper division)
4
SPN (9 hrs upper division)
5

Spanish Language B

SPN 1014, 1024, 2013
3
SPN 1014, 1024, 2013, 2023
4
SPN 1014, 1024, 2013, 2023 & 6 hrs upper division
5
SPN 1014, 1024, 2013, 2023 & 9 hrs upper division
6

College of Sciences

Biology

As of 8-1-08


BIO 1404, 1413
4

Chemistry

CHE 1103, 1122
4
CHE 1103, 1122, 1303, 1312
5

Computer Science

CS 1063, 1713
4

Environmental Systems

ES 2013, 2023, 2021, 2031
4

Mathematics

MAT 1093, 1214
4

Physics

PHY 1013
5

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