The International Baccalaureate exams and courses for which credit is granted are listed below. Credit granted for a specific course counts toward the satisfaction of any requirement toward which the listed course counts, with the exception of General Education requirements. Credits from International Baccalaureate courses may not be used to satisfy General Education category (A, L, H, N, S, Q, or W) requirements. A maximum of six credits may be awarded for any combination of AP, IB, and Cambridge IE exam credits.
| IB Exam |
Min. Score |
Hendrix Course Equivalent |
| Art—Visual Arts (SL/HL) |
5 |
One course elective in ARTS |
| Anthropology—Cultural & Social (SL/HL) |
5 |
ANTH 100 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology |
| Biology HL |
5 |
BIOL 101 Concepts in Biology (w/Lab) |
| Business and Management HL |
5 |
BUSI 100 Cont. Issues in Business & Entrep. |
| Chemistry HL |
5 |
** |
| Computer Science HL |
5 |
CSCI 150 Foundations of Computer Science |
| Economics HL |
5 |
ECON 100 Survey of Economic Issues |
| English (SL/HL) |
5 |
One course elective in ENGL |
| Film (SL/HL) |
5 |
One course elective in ENGF |
| Languages—Chinese (Mandarin) (SL/HL) |
5 |
CHIN 110 Elementary Chinese I |
| Languages—French (SL/HL) |
5 |
FREN 110 First Year French I |
| Languages—Greek (Ancient) (SL/HL) |
5 |
GREE 110 Fundamentals of Ancient Greek I |
| Languages—Latin (SL/HL) |
5 |
LATI 110 Fundamentals of Latin I |
| Languages—Spanish (SL/HL) |
5 |
SPAN 110 Fundamentals of Spanish I |
| History HL (any regional focus) |
5 |
One course elective in HIST |
| Mathematics—Math HL |
5 |
MATH 130 Calculus I |
| Mathematics—Further Math SL |
5 |
No course credit; QS credit only |
| Music (SL/HL) |
5 |
One course elective in MUSI |
| Physics HL |
5 |
PHYS 210 Gen. Physics I (w/Lab) and PHYS 220 Gen. Physics II (w/Lab) |
| Politics—Comparative Politics |
4 |
One course elective in POLI
|
| Psychology (SL/HL) |
5 |
PSYC 110 Introduction to Psychology |
| Theatre Arts (SL/HL) |
5 |
TART 100 Introduction to Theatre |
* Credit for BIOL 101 Concepts in Biology (w/Lab) may be earned or, upon completion of BIOL 210 Botany (w/Lab) or a more advanced core biology course, with a grade of C or better, credit for BIOL 150 Cell Biology (w/Lab).
** Credit for CHEM 100 Concepts of Chemistry may be earned or, upon completion of CHEM 120 Gen Chem II: Analy & React (w/Lab)with a grade of C or better, credit for CHEM 110 Gen Chem I: Struct & Prop (w/Lab) may be earned.
The Cambridge IE exams and courses for which credit is granted are listed below. Credit granted for a specific course counts toward the satisfaction of any requirement toward which the listed course counts, with the exception of General Education requirements. Credits from Cambridge IE courses may not be used to satisfy General Education category (A, L, H, N, S, Q, or W) requirements. A maximum of six credits may be awarded for any combination of AP, IB, and Cambridge IE exam credits.
| Cambridge Exams |
Min. Score |
Hendrix Equivalent Course |
| Accounting (A Level) |
B |
One course elective in BUSI |
| Biology |
B |
BIOL 100 Cont.
Issues in Business & Entrep. |
| Business (A Level) |
B |
BUSI 100 Cont.
Issues in Business & Entrep. |
| Business (Subsidiary Exam) |
A |
BUSI 100 Cont
Issues in Business & Entrep. |
| Chemistry (A Level) |
B |
** |
| Classical Studies |
B |
CLAS 290 Topics
in Classical Literature |
| Divinity |
B |
RELI 123
Introduction to Hebrew Bible |
| Economics (A Level) |
B |
ECON 100 Survey
of Economic Issues |
| Economics (Subsidiary Exam) |
A |
ECON 100 Survey
of Economic Issues |
| English |
B |
One course elective in ENGL |
| Foreign Language—French |
B |
FREN 110 First
Year French I |
| Foreign Language—Spanish |
B |
SPAN 110 Fundamentals
of Spanish I |
| Hinduism |
B |
RELI 223 Introduction
to Hinduism |
| History |
B |
One course elective in HIST |
| Islamic Studies |
B |
RELI 339 Contemporary
Islamic Thought |
| Physics (A Level) |
B |
PHYS 210 Gen.
Physics I (w/Lab) and PHYS 220 Gen.
Physics II (w/Lab) |
| Psychology |
A |
PSYC 110 Introduction to Psychology |
* Credit for BIOL 101 Concepts in Biology may be earned or, upon completion of BIOL 210 Botany (w/Lab) or a more advanced core biology course, with a grade of C or better, credit for BIOL 150 Cell Biology (w/Lab).
** Credit for CHEM 100 Concepts of Chemistry may be earned or, upon completion of CHEM 120 Gen Chem II: Analy & React (w/Lab) with a grade of C or better, credit for CHEM 110 Gen Chem I: Struct & Prop (w/Lab) may be earned.