International Baccalaureate Program (IB)
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) PROGRAM
麻豆精品 Policy Information
麻豆精品 recognizes the International Baccalaureate Program for those students who earn the IB diploma/certificate. Although Sam Houston typically accepts a maximum of thirty (30) semester hours of credit through a combination of national standardized examinations and/or locally designed and administered departmental tests, students earning the IB diploma/certificate are capable of earning in excess of those 30 hours.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
- Information on the International Baccalaureate Program may be obtained from high school counselors or by visiting the International Baccalaureate website at .
- Letter grades A and B take precedence over credit-by-exam.
- Credit-by-Exam will automatically replace letter grades D and F. If a letter grade of C is listed on the transcript for a course in which credit-by-exam is also applicable, the C will take precedence over the credit-by-exam. Students will have the option to request credit (via credit-by-exam) in lieu of letter grade C. The student will have to initiate the change and work with the respective department and Admissions to finalize the change.
- Although credit-by-exam replaces letter grades C, D, and F, it does not remove the letter grade from the transcript.
- Specific course prefixes, numbers, and credit hours will be awarded for acceptable scores but no grades will be awarded.
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EXAMS ACCEPTED/CREDIT AWARDED
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) PROGRAM EXAM AREA
LEVEL
SHSU COURSE EQUIVALENT
Group 1
Level Course Number Hours English A: Literature
HL ENGL 2332 and ENGL 2333 6 SL
ENGL 2332 (or 2333) 3 English A: Language & Literature HL SL ENGL 2332 and 2333 ENGL 2332 (or 2333) 6 3 English B: Language HL SL ENGL 1301 ENGL 1301 3 3 English Literature & Performance SL
ENGL 2332 (or 2333) 3 Extended Essay Grade A or B
ENGL 1302 3 Group 2
Level
Course Number
Hours
Spanish A: Literature
HL
SPAN 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 & 3362 (or 3363)
17
SL
SPAN 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312
14
Spanish A: Language & Literature
HL
SPAN 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 & 3362 (or 3363)
17
SL
SPAN 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312
14
Spanish B: Language
HL
SPAN 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312
14
SL
SPAN 1411 & 1412
8
Spanish ab initio
SL
SPAN 1411
4
Arabic A: Literature
HL SL ARAB 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, 3380 ARAB 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 17 14 Arabic A: Language & Literature
HL SL ARAB 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, 3380 ARAB 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 17 14 Arabic B: Language
HL SL ARAB 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 ARAB 1411, 1412 14 8 Arabic ab initio
SL
ARAB 1411
4
French A: Literature
HL SL FREN 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, & 3362 (or 3363) FREN 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 17 14 French A: Language & Literature
HL SL FREN 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, & 3362 (or 3363) FREN 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 17 14 French B: Language
HL SL FREN 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 FREN 1411, 1412 14 8 French ab initio
SL
FREN 1411
4
German A: Literature
HL SL GERM 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, 3380 GERM 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 17 14 German A: Language & Literature
HL SL GERM 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, 3380 GERM 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 17 14 German B: Language
HL SL GERM 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 GERM 1411, 1412 14 8 German ab initio
SL
GERM 1411
4
Language A: Literature
Chinese - Cantonese
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, 3061 WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 17 14 Chinese – Mandarin
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, 3061 WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 17 14 Danish
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, 3061 WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 17 14 Hebrew
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, 3061 WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 17 14 Hindi
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, 3061 WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 17 14 Korean
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, 3061 WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 17 14 Norwegian
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, 3061 WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 17 14 Portuguese
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, 3061 WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 17 14 Russian
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, 3061 WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 17 14 Dutch
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, 3061 WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 17 14 Finnish
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, 3061 WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 17 14 Indonesian
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, 3061 WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 17 14 Italian
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, 3061 WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 17 14 Japanese
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, 3061 WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 17 14 Swedish
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, 3061 WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 17 14 Language A1 Self-taught
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, 3061 WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 17 14 Language A: Language & Literature
Chinese - Cantonese
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, 3061 WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 17 14 Chinese - Mandarin
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, 3061 WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 17 14 Danish
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, 3061 WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 17 14 Hebrew
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, 3061 WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 17 14 Hindi
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, 3061 WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 17 14 Korean
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, 3061 WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 17 14 Norwegian
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, 3061 WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 17 14 Portuguese
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, 3061 WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 17 14 Russian
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, 3061 WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 17 14 Dutch
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, 3061 WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 17 14 Finnish
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, 3061 WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 17 14 Indonesian
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, 3061 WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 17 14 Italian
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, 3061 WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 17 14 Japanese
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, 3061 WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 17 14 Swedish
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, 3061 WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 17 14 Language A1 Self-taught
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312, 3061 WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 17 14 Language B: Language
Chinese - Cantonese
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 WOLC 1411, 1412 14 8 Chinese - Mandarin
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 WOLC 1411, 1412 14 8 Danish
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 WOLC 1411, 1412 14 8 Hebrew
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 WOLC 1411, 1412 14 8 Hindi
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 WOLC 1411, 1412 14 8 Korean
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 WOLC 1411, 1412 14 8 Norwegian
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 WOLC 1411, 1412 14 8 Portuguese
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 WOLC 1411, 1412 14 8 Russian
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 WOLC 1411, 1412 14 8 Dutch
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 WOLC 1411, 1412 14 8 Finnish
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 WOLC 1411, 1412 14 8 Indonesian
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 WOLC 1411, 1412 14 8 Italian
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 WOLC 1411, 1412 14 8 Japanese
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 WOLC 1411, 1412 14 8 Swedish
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 WOLC 1411, 1412 14 8 Language A1 Self-taught
HL SL WOLC 1411, 1412, 2311, 2312 WOLC 1411, 1412 14 8 Language ab initio
Chinese - Cantonese
SL WOLC 1411 4 Chinese - Mandarin
SL WOLC 1411 4 Danish
SL WOLC 1411 4 Hebrew
SL WOLC 1411 4 Hindi
SL WOLC 1411 4 Korean
SL WOLC 1411 4 Norwegian
SL WOLC 1411 4 Portuguese
SL WOLC 1411 4 Russian
SL WOLC 1411 4 Dutch
SL WOLC 1411 4 Finnish
SL WOLC 1411 4 Indonesian
SL WOLC 1411 4 Italian
SL WOLC 1411 4 Japanese
SL WOLC 1411 4 Swedish
SL WOLC 1411 4 Language A1 Self-taught
SL WOLC 1411 4 Group 3
Level
Course Number
Hours
History Europe
HL
HIST 2312, 1000
6
SL
HIST 2312
3
History Americas
HL
HIST 1301, 1302
6
SL
HIST 1301
3
Economics
HL
ECON 2302, 2301
6
SL
ECON 2302
3
Psychology
HL
PSYC 1301, 2315
6
SL
PSYC 1301
3
Philosophy
HL
PHIL 1301
3
SL
PHIL 1301
3
Digital Society
HL
SOCI 1000, 3381
6
SL
SOCI 1000
3
Group 4
Level
Course Number
Hours
Biology
HL SL BIOL 1406, 1407 BIOL 1408 8 4 Chemistry
HL SL CHEM 1411, 1412 CHEM 1411 8 4 Computer Science HL SL CSTE 1330 CSTE 1330 3 3 Environmental Systems and Societies SL
ENVR 1301
3
Physics HL SL PHYS 1301, 1101, 1302, 1102 PHYS 1305, 1105 8 4 Sports, Exercise, and Health Science
HL SL KINE 1117, 2119 KINE 1117 2 1 Group 5
Level
Course Number
Hours
Mathematics Analysis and Approaches
HL
Math 1420
4
SL
Math 1410
4
Mathematics Applications and Interpretation
HL Math 1410
4
SL
Math 1314 or 1332 or 1342 3 Group 6
Level
Course Number
Hours
Dance
HL
DANC 1372
3
SL
DANC 1372
3
Film
HL
MCOM 2366
3
SL
MCOM 2366
3
Music
HL
MUSI 1306
3
SL
MUSI 1306
3
Theatre
HL
THEA 1366
3
SL
THEA 1366
3
Visual Arts
HL
ARTS 1301
3
SL
ARTS 1301
3
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LIMITATIONS
- Students with the IB diploma/certificate will be allowed to gain at least 24 hours of credit provided they score at least a 4 on each exam.
- Students without an IB diploma/certificate may earn credit for taking the exam on a case by case basis. In such cases, the various academic departments will determine what level of proficiency is needed to earn credit.
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ACCEPTABLE SCORES AND CREDIT
- An official score report must be received before credit will be awarded.
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- A student must earn the International Baccalaureate diploma/certificate and receive a score of 4 or above to receive any course credit from the IB exam.
- Students taking IB exams without achieving the IB diploma/certificate will be evaluated on an individual basis.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Visit our website at www.shsu.edu/centers/testing-center.
- Email test.ctr@shsu.edu
- Visit the office located in Academic Building IV, Room 102
- Call (936) 294-1025
- Write to the Testing Center, Box 2240 SHSU, Huntsville, Texas 77341-2240