International Baccalaureate North America examinations (IB)

International Baccalaureate North America Examinations (IB)

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 units) CO6
Biology	4 or 5 6 or 7	BIOL 100A (3 units) CO4 BIOL 190A (3 units) and BIOL 191A * (3 units) CO4 *
*Meets a biology major requirement only after successful completion of BIOL 192.
Business Management	4+	BUS 101 (3 credits)
Chemistry	4 5 6+	CHEM Elective (3 units) CHEM 121A (3 units) CO4 CHEM 121A (3 units) CO4 and CHEM 122A (3 units) CO4
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 Core Curriculum Physical & Natural Phenomena with lab (CO4L) requirement only after successful completion of CHEM 121L and/or CHEM 122L .
Computer Science	4	CS 135 (3 units)
Dance	4+	DAN 101 (3 units) CO7
Design Technology	4+	ENGR Elective (3 units)
Economics	4 or 5 6+	ECON 102 (3 units) CO6 ECON 102 (3 units) CO6 and ECON 103 (3 units) CO6
English Language A: Literature English Language A: Language and Literature	4+ 5+	ENG 101 (3 units) ENG 101 and ENG 298 (6 units) These courses fulfill the ENG 102 (CO1, CO3) requirement when ENG 104 (1 unit) is taken.
Film	4+	ENG 202 (3 units) CO7
French Language	4 5+	FREN 211 (3 units) FREN 211 and FREN 212 (6 units)
Geography	4+	GEOG 106 (3 units) CO6
German Language	4 5+	GER 211 GER 211 and GER 212
Global Politics	5+	PSC Elective (3 units) CO6
History of Africa	4 5+	HIST Elective (3 units) HIST 230 (3 units)
History of the Americas	4 5+	HIST Elective (3 units) HIST 101 and HIST 102 (6 units)
HIST 101 meets Core Humanities 203/CO5, CO8 requirement ONLY after successful completion of PSC 100 (1 cr.) available via 365Learning.
History of Europe	4 5+	HIST Elective (3 units) HIST 105 and HIST 106 (6 credits)
History of Islam	4+	HIST Elective (3 units)
Info Tech in Global Society	4+	IS Elective (3 units)
Mathematics Analysis and Approaches	4 5+	MATH Elective (3 units) CO2 MATH 181 (4 units) CO2
Mathematics Applications and Interpretation	5+	MATH Elective (3 units) CO2
Music	4+	MUS Elective (3 units) CO7
Philosophy	4+	PHIL 101 (3 units)
Physics	4 5 6+	PHYS Elective (3 units) PHYS 151A (3 units) * PHYS 151A and PHYS 152A (6 units) *
* Students must complete an appropriate physics laboratory course (PHYS 151LA , PHYS 152LA ) to meet a Core Curriculum Physical & Natural Phenomena with lab (CO4L) requirement.
Political Science (Global Politics)	4+	PSC Elective (3 units)
Psychology	4+	PSY 101 (3 units) CO6
Spanish Language	4 5+	SPAN 211 (3 units) SPAN 211 and SPAN 212 (6 units)
Theatre Arts	4 5+	THTR Elective (3 units) THTR 100 (3 units) CO7
Visual Arts	4+	ART 100 (3 units) CO7

Standard Level Exams

Arabic	5+	ARA Elective (3 units)
Biology	5+	BIOL Elective (3 units)
Business Management	5+	BUS Elective (3 units)
Chemistry	5+	CHEM Elective (3 units)
Chinese	5+	CHI Elective (3 units)
Computer Science	5+	CS Elective (3 units)
Dance	5+	DAN Elective (3 units)
Design Technology	5+	ENGR Elective (3 units)
English A: Literature	5+	ENG Elective (3 units)
English A: Language and Literature	5+	ENG Elective (3 units)
English A1	5+	ENG Elective (3 units)
Environment and Society	5+	ENV Elective (3 units)
Film	5+	FILM Elective (3 units)
French Language	5+	FREN 111 and FREN 112 (8 units)
Geography	5+	GEOG Elective (3 units)
German Language	5+	GER 111 and GER 112 (8 units)
Global Politics	5+	PSC Elective (3 units)
History of Asia and Oceana	5+	HIST Elective (3 units)
History of Islam	5+	HIST Elective (3 units)
Information Technology in a Global Society	5+	IS Elective (3 units)
Japanese Language	5+	JPN 111 and JPN 112 (8 units)
Mandarin Language	5+	CHI Elective (3 units)
Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches	5+	MATH Elective (3 units) CO2
Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation	5+	MATH Elective (3 units) CO2
Mathematics Studies	5+	MATH Elective (3 units)
Music: Solo Performing	5+	MUSA Elective (3 units)
Music: Group Performing	5+	MUSE Elective (3 units) CO7
Physics	5+	PHYS 100 (3 units) CO4L
Psychology	5+	PSY Elective (3 units)
Social and Cultural Anthropology	5+	ANTH Elective (3 units)
Spanish Language	5+	SPAN 111 and SPAN 112 (8 units)
Sports, Exercise, and Health Science	5+	CHS Elective (3 units)
Theatre	5+	THTR Elective (3 units) CO7
Visual Arts	5+	ART Elective (3 units) CO7
World Religions	5+	RST Elective (3 units)