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 two exceptions: (1)
Literature and Writing Courses, if taken to satisfy the Level I Writing Requirement,
must be taken at Hendrix; and (2) Learning Domain requirements may not be satisfied
by IB credits. A maximum of six credits may be awarded for any combination of AP,
IB and Cambridge IE exams.
| IB Exam |
Min. Score |
Hendrix Course Equivalent |
| Politics—Comparative Politics |
4 |
One course
elective in POLI
|
| Psychology |
4 |
PSYC 110—Introduction to Psychology |
| Art—Visual Arts (SL/HL) |
5 |
One course elective in ARTS |
| Anthropology—Cultural & Social (SL/HL) |
5 |
ANTH 100—Introduction to Anthropology |
| Biology HL |
5 |
BIOL 101—Concepts in Biology |
| 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—Cont. Issues in Business & Entrep. |
| English (SL/HL) |
5 |
One course elective in ENGL |
| Film (SL/HL) |
5 |
One course elective in FILM |
| Foreign Languages—French (SL/HL) |
5 |
FREN 110—French I |
| Foreign Languages—Greek (Ancient) (SL/HL) |
5 |
GREE 110—Greek I |
| Foreign Languages—German (SL/HL) |
5 |
GERM 110—German I |
| Foreign Languages—Latin (SL/HL) |
5 |
LATI 110—Latin I |
| Foreign Languages—Spanish (SL/HL) |
5 |
SPAN 110—Spanish I |
| Geography (SL/HL) |
5 |
One geography course in EDUC (counts towards licensure) |
| History HL (any regional focus) |
5 |
One course elective in HIST (doesn't count towards major) |
| 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 |
| Philosophy (SL/HL) |
5 |
PHIL 110—Intro to Philosophical Questioning |
| Physics HL |
5 |
PHYS 210—Gen. Physics I (w/Lab) and PHYS 220—Gen. Physics II (w/Lab)
|
| 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 may be earned or, upon completion of BIOL
210 Botany or a more advanced core biology course, with a grade of C or better,
credit for BIOL 150 Cell Biology.
** Credit for CHEM 100 Concepts of Chemistry may be earned or, upon completion of
CHEM 120 General Chemistry II with a grade of C or better, credit for CHEM 110 General
Chemistry I may be earned.