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

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 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