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International Baccalaureate Test Scores

American River College may award college credit for international baccalaureate (IB) higher-level (HL) course completion, if the coursework is compatible with the college's curriculum. IB test scores may be used to meet American River College Local AA/AS General Education requirements or California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) requirements. No credit will be granted for lower-level coursework completed in the IB program.

A student may receive credit for IB tests they have successfully passed once the following requirements are met:

Official copies of test scores are on file with Admissions and Records
Student has completed twelve (12) units of credit and has a minimum 2.0 grade point average (GPA)

Students should be aware that other colleges and universities can accept, modify, or reject using IB scores towards their graduation requirements. Check with your counselor to determine whether these test results will be accepted at the transfer institution of your choice.

Students who have earned credit from an IB exam should not take a comparable college course because transfer credit will not be granted for both.

American River College General Education IB Credit
The use of IB exam scores for American River College course credit and general education is determined by American River College policy.
IB Exam	Passing Score	ARC Course Credit	ARC GE Area	Units Earned at ARC
Biology HL	5	N/A	L5: Natural Sciences	3
Chemistry HL	5	CHEM 305	L5: Natural Sciences	5
Chemistry HL	6	CHEM 310	L5: Natural Sciences	5
Chemistry HL	7	CHEM 400	L5: Natural Sciences	5
Economics HL	5	ECON 302 and ECON 304	L4: Social and Behavioral Sciences	6
Geography HL	5	N/A	L4: Social and Behavioral Sciences	3
History HL (any region)	5	N/A	L3: Arts and Humanities or L4: Social and Behavioral Sciences	3
Language A: Language and Literature HL (any language)	5	N/A	L3: Arts and Humanities	3
Language A: Literature HL (any language)	5	N/A	L3: Arts and Humanities	3
Language B HL (any language)	5	N/A	N/A	3
Mathematics HL	5	N/A	L2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning	3
Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches HL	5	N/A	L2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning	3
Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation HL	5	N/A	L2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning	3
Physics HL	5	N/A	L5: Natural Sciences	3
Psychology HL	5	PSYC C1000 (formerly PSYC 300)	L4: Social and Behavioral Sciences	3
Theatre HL	5	N/A	L3: Arts and Humanities	3

Cal-GETC IB Credit

Visit Cal-GETC External Exams (Section 6.1) to find information on how credit is granted for general education using the Cal-GETC pattern. Note that each CSU and UC campus individually determines how it will apply external examination credit in the major. For more information about IB credit, consult a counselor.

CSU IB Credit

Visit CSU's IB Page to find information on how credit is granted for admission and general education. Note that each campus in the CSU system individually determines how it will apply external examination credit in the major. For more information about IB credit, consult a counselor.

UC IB Credit

Visit UC's IB Page to find information on how credit is granted for admission and general education. Note that each campus in the UC system individually determines how it will apply external examination credit in the major. For more information about IB credit, consult a counselor.

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