The information below applies to the Class of 2021 and later.
International Baccalaureate Equivalence
College students in the Class of 2020 and earlier should refer to the Policies and Procedures for their class.
Students can receive waivers or credits for certain Higher Level IB examination scores.
HIGHER LEVEL EXAMINATION |
SCORE |
PENN CREDIT AWARDED |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | No credit | |
| Biology | No credit | |
| Economics | 7, 6 | ECON 0100 and 0200 (ECON 001 and 002 prior to Summer 2022) waiver |
| English A/B | No credit | |
| French A | 7, 6 | FREN 1212 (FREN 212 prior to Summer 2022) (1 c.u.) |
| French A | 5 | FREN 1000 (FREN 202 prior to Summer 2022) (1 c.u.) |
| French B | 7, 6 | FREN 1000 (FREN 202 prior to Summer 2022) (1 c.u.) |
| Geography | No credit | |
| German A | 7, 6 | GRMN 2100 (GRMN 203 prior to Summer 2022) (1 c.u.) (fulfills language requirement) |
| German A | 5 | GRMN 0400 (GRMN 104 prior to Summer 2022) (1 c.u.) (fulfills language requirement) |
| German B | 7, 6 | GRMN 0400 (GRMN 104 prior to Summer 2022) (1 c.u.) (fulfills language requirement) |
| History of the Americas | No credit | |
| History of Europe | No credit | |
| Latin | 7 | LATN 0400 (LATN 204 prior to Summer 2022) (1 c.u.) (fulfills language requirement) |
| Latin | 6 | No credit (fulfills language requirement) |
| Mathematics * | No credit | |
| Mathematics with Further Mathematics* | 7 | MATH 1400 (MATH 104 prior to Summer 2022) (1 c.u.) |
| Music | No credit | |
| Philosophy | 7, 6, 5 | Departmental review on case-by-case basis |
| Physics | 7, 6 | PHYS 0150 (1.5 c.u.) and PHYS 0102 (1.5 c.u.) (PHYS 150 and PHYS 102 prior to Summer 2022) |
| Psychology | 7, 6 | Waiver for PSYC 0001 (PSYC 001 prior to Summer 2022) |
| Spanish A | 7, 6 | SPAN 1200 (1 c.u.) (SPAN 212 prior to Summer 2022) (fulfills language requirement) |
| Spanish A | 5 | SPAN 1000 (1 c.u.) (SPAN 202 prior to Summer 2022) (fulfills language requirement) |
| Spanish B | 7, 6 | SPAN 1000 (1 c.u.) (SPAN 202 prior to Summer 2022) (fulfills language requirement) |
| Theater Arts | 7, 6, 5 | Departmental review on case-by-case basis |
* An internal departmental examination is also available for credit.