Credit for Prior Learning

College Credit for International Baccalaureate Exams (IB Exams)

For Saddleback College AA/AS and IGETC credit, a minimum score of 5 is required. For CSU GE credit, see chart below for minimum score required.

EXAM	SADDLEBACK COLLEGE AA/AS CREDIT FOR GE	CSU Passing Score	CSU GE	CSU - UNITS EARNED TOWARD TRANSFER	IGETC	UC -UNITS EARNED TOWARD TRANSFER
IB BIOLOGY HL	3 units Natural Science No Lab	5	AREA B2 (without Lab) 3 sem. units	6 sem. units	AREA 5B (without Lab) 3 sem. units	5.3 sem. units
IB CHEMISTRY HL	3 units Natural Science No Lab	5	AREA B1 (without Lab) 3 sem. units	6 sem. units	AREA 5A (without Lab) 3 sem. units	5.3 sem. units
IB ECONOMICS HL	3 units Social and Behavioral Sciences Area 3A	5	AREA D2 3 sem. units	6 sem. units	AREA 4B 3 sem. units	5.3 sem. units
IB GEOGRAPHY HL	3 units Natural Science	5	AREA D5 3 sem. units	6 sem. units	AREA 4E 3 sem. units	5.3 sem. units
IB HISTORY (ANY REGION) HL	3 units Social and Behavioral Sciences Area 3A	5	AREA C2 or D6 3 sem. units	6 sem. units	AREA 3B or 4F 3 sem. units	5.3 sem. units
IB LANGUAGE A1 (ENGLISH) HL	3 units Fine Arts and Humanities Area 1B	4	AREA C2* 3 sem. units	6 sem. units*	AREA 3B 3 sem. units	5.3 sem. units
IB LANGUAGE A1 (ANY OTHER LANGUAGE) HL	3 units Fine Arts and Humanities Area 1B	4	AREA C2* 3 sem. units	6 sem. units*	AREA 3B & 6A 3 sem. units	5.3 sem. units
IB LANGUAGE A2 (ENGLISH) HL	3 units Fine Arts and Humanities Area 1B	4	AREA C2* 3 sem. units	6 sem. units*	AREA 3B 3 sem. units	5.3 sem. units
IB LANGUAGE A2 (ANY OTHER LANGUAGE) HL	3 units Fine Arts and Humanities Area 1B	4	AREA C2* 3 sem. Units	6 sem. units*	AREA 3B & 6A 3 sem. units	5.3 sem. units
IB LANGUAGE B (ANY LANGUAGE) HL	3 units Fine Arts and Humanities Area 1B	4	N/A 0 units	6 sem. units *	AREA 6A 3 sem. units	5.3 sem. units
IB MATHEMATICS HL	3 units Mathematics Area 2B	4	AREA B4* 3 sem. units	6 sem. units*	AREA 2A 3 sem. units	5.3 sem. units
IB PHYSICS	3 units Natural Science No Lab	5	AREA B1 (without Lab) 3 sem. Units	6 sem. units	AREA 5A (without Lab) 3 sem. units	5.3 sem. units
IB PSYCHOLOGY	3 units Social and Behavioral Sciences Area 3A	5	AREA D9 3 sem. units	3 sem. units	AREA 4J 3 sem. units	5.3 sem. units
IB THEATRE HL	3 units Fine Arts and Humanities Area 1A	4	AREA C1* 3 sem. units	6 sem. units*	AREA 3A 3 sem. units	5.3 sem. units

CSU GE: The IB examinations may be incorporated into the certification of CSU General Education Breath requirements by any certifying institution. All CSU campuses will accept the minimum units shown and apply them toward fulfillment of the Education Breath requirements.

IGETC: IB exams must be used in area indicated regardless of where the certifying CCC’s discipline is located. Students who earn credit from an IB exam should not take a comparable college course because transfer credit will not be granted for both.

University of California gives elective credit for additional IB exams posted on http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/counselors/exam-credit/ib-credits/index.html