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Learn how your IB exam scores translate into valuable college credit at Marian University.

First Language

English Al (SL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
n/a
Not transferable
0

English Al (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
ENG 105 and ENG 106
6

English A2 (SL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
n/a
Not transferable
0

English A2 (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
Not transferable
0

All non-English A Languages (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
Not transferable
0

Language and Literature

Language A: literature (SL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
n/a
Not transferable
0

Language A: literature (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
ENG 112
3

Language A: language & literature (SL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
n/a
Not transferable
0

Language A: language & literature (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
Not transferable
0

Language B (SL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
n/a
Not transferable
0

Language B (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
Not transferable
0

Second Language

French B (SL), German B (SL), Spanish B (SL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
101
3

French B (HL), German B (HL), Spanish B (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
101 and 102
6

Arabic B (HL), Chinese B (HL), Greek B (HL), Italian B (HL), Japanese B (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
Not transferable
0

Other non-English B Languages

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
Not transferable
0

Language Acquisition

Latin (SL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
FLA 299
3

Latin (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
FLA 299
6

Classical Greek (SL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
FLA 299
3

Classical Greek (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
FLA 299
6

Individuals & Societies

Business and Management (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
BUA 299
3

Economics (SL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
n/a
Not transferable
0

Economics (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
ECO 201 and ECO 202
6

Geography (SL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
n/a
Not transferable
0

Geography (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
GEO 201
3

History of Europe and the Islamic World (SL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
n/a
Not transferable
0

History of Europe and the Islamic World (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
HIS 299 33 History Elective
3

20th Century World History (SL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
n/a
Not transferable
0

20th Century World History (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
Not transferable
0

History: Africa (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
HIS 426
3

History: Americas (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
HIS 112
3

History: Asia (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
HIS 431
3

History: Europe (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
HIS 110
3

History: Islam (SL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
n/a
Not transferable
0

History: Islam (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
Not transferable
0

Information Technology in a Global Society (SL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
n/a
Not transferable
0

Information Technology in a Global Society (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
GEN 299
3

Philosophy (SL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
n/a
Not transferable
0

Philosophy (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
PHI 299 Elective
3

Psychology (SL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
n/a
Not transferable
0

Psychology (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
PSY 101
3

Social and Cultural Anthropology (SL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
n/a
Not transferable
0

Social and Cultural Anthropology (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
SOC 100
3

World Religions (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
Not transferable
0

Theory of Knowledge (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
PHI 130
3

Experimental Sciences

Biology (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
BIO 101 and BIO 102
8

Chemistry (SL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
n/a
Not transferable
0

Chemistry (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
CHE 101 and CHE 102
8

Environmental Systems & Societies (SL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
n/a
Not transferable
0

Physics (SL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
n/a
Not transferable
0

Physics (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
PHS 203
5

Physics (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
5, 6, or 7
PHS 203 and PHS 205
10

Mathematics & Computer Science

Computer Science (SL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
n/a
Not transferable
0

Computer Science (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
TEC 299 and TEC 212
6

Design Technology (SL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
n/a
Not transferable
0

Design Technology (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
GEN 299
3

Mathematical Studies (SL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
n/a
Not transferable
0

Further Mathematics (SL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
n/a
Not transferable
0

Further Mathematics (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
Not transferable
0

Mathematics (SL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
n/a
Not transferable
0

Mathematics (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4 or 5
MAT 201
5

Mathematics (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
6 or 7
MAT 201 and MAT 202
10

Math Studies (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, or 6
MAT 101 and MAT 102 or Mat 299
3

Sport Exercise

HL

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, or 6
ESS 205
2

The Arts

Dance (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
Not transferable
0

Music (SL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
n/a
Not transferable
0

Music (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
MUS 299 Elective
3

Theatre Arts (SL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
n/a
Not transferable
0

Theatre Arts (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
GEN 299
3

Visual Arts (SL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
n/a
Not transferable
0

Visual Arts (HL)

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
ART 299 Elective
3

Business

HL

Score
Equivalency
Credit
4, 5, 6, or 7
MGT 213
3

Note: No credit is awarded for scores of 1, 2, or 3. Revised 3/2022