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Nov 21, 2024
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University General Course Catalog 2017-2018 ARCHIVED CATALOG: LINKS AND CONTENT ARE OUT OF DATE. CHECK WITH YOUR ADVISOR.
International Baccalaureate North America examinations (IB)
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International Baccalaureate (IB) Examination
The university grants credit and assigns a grade of “TST” for IB higher level examinations passed with scores of 4,5,6, or 7. Credit is granted for the standard level examinations listed below, with a score of 5 or more. Evaluation is on a course by course basis with a maximum of eight semester credits in any one discipline.
The applicability of IB credits towards satisfying specific major/degree requirements is determined by individual colleges and departments. A maximum of 60 semester credits may be earned in any combination of non-traditional learning examinations and applied towards a bachelor’s degree. The following examinations have been determined to have UNR course equivalence.
Higher Level Exams
| IB Examination |
Score Required |
University Course Equivalent |
| Anthropology (Social/Cultural) |
4+ |
ANTH 101 (3 credits) |
| Biology |
4 or 5
6 or 7
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BIOL 100 * (3 credits)
BIOL 190 and BIOL 191 * (6 credits)**
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*Meets a Silver Core Curriculum Natural Sciences with lab (CO4L) requirement only after successful completion of the laboratory portion of BIOL 100 at UNR. Contact the Biology Department to enroll in 1 credit of independent study to complete the lab requirement.
**Meets a biology major requirement only after successful completion of BIOL 192.
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| Business Management |
4+ |
BUS 101 (3 credits) |
| Chemistry |
5
6 or 7
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CHEM 121A (3 credits)
CHEM 121A and CHEM 122A (6 credits)
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| Meets a chemistry major requirement only if the Chemistry Department certifies that the student has completed an appropriate, advanced chemistry laboratory in high school; or after successful completion of CHEM 121L and CHEM 122L . Meets a Silver Core Curriculum Natural Sciences with lab (CO4L) requirement only after successful completion of CHEM 121L and/or CHEM 122L . |
| Computer Science |
5, 6, or 7 |
CS 135 (3 credits) |
| Economics |
4 or 5
6 or 7
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ECON 102 (3 credits)
ECON 102 and ECON 103 (6 credits)
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English Language A: Literature or
English Language A: Language and Literature
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4
5, 6 or 7
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ENG 101 (3 credits)
ENG 101 and ENG 298 (6 credits) OR
ENG 101 and ENG 102 (6 credits) when ENG 104 is taken.
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| No more than 6 credits may be awarded in English. |
| French Language |
4
5, 6 or 7
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FREN 211 (3 credits)
FREN 211 and FREN 212 (6 credits)
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| Geography |
5+ |
GEOG 106 (3 credits) |
| German Language |
4
5, 6, or 7
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GER 211
GER 211 and GER 212
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| History of Africa |
5+ |
HIST 230 (3 credits) |
| History of the Americas |
5+ |
HIST 101 and HIST 102 (6 credits) |
| HIST 101 meets Silver Core Humanities 203/CO5, CO8 requirement ONLY after successful completion of PSC 100 (1 cr.) available via 365Learning. |
| History of Europe |
5+ |
HIST 105 and HIST 106 (6 credits) |
| History of Islam |
5+ |
HIST LELC (3 credits) |
| Info Tech in Global Society |
5+ |
Elective Credit (3 credits) |
| Mathematics |
5, 6, or 7 |
MATH 181 (4 credits) |
| Music |
5+ |
Music Elective Credit (3 credits) |
| Philosophy |
4+ |
PHIL 101 (3 credits) |
| Physics |
5
6 or 7
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PHYS 151A (3 credits)
PHYS 151A and PHYS 152A (6 credits)
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| Students must complete an appropriate physics laboratory course (PHYS 151LA , PHYS 152A ) to meet a Silver Core Curriculum Natural Sciences with lab (CO4L) requirement. |
| Political Science (Global Politics) |
5, 6, or 7 |
PSC 231 (3 credits) |
| Psychology |
4+ |
PSY 101 (3 credits) |
| Spanish Language |
5, 6, or 7 |
SPAN 211 and SPAN 212 (6 credits) |
| Theatre Arts |
5+ |
THTR 100 (3 credits) |
| Visual Arts |
4+ |
Elective Credit (3 credits) |
Standard Level Exams
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