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International Baccalaureate (IB) Credit Guide for General Education (GE)

International Baccalaureate (IB) Credit Guide for General Education (GE)

IB Exam MiraCosta GE Area/Units Maximum Degree Units CSU-GE Certification Area/Units CSU Admission Units IGETC Area/Units UC Admission Units
Biology HL Area 5/3 units AA/AS 6 units Area B2/3 units 6 units Area 5B/3 units 5.3 units
Chemistry HL Area 5/3 units AA/AS 6 units Area B1/3 units 6 units Area 5A/3 units 5.3 units
Economics HL Area 4/3 units AA/AS 6 units Area D/3 units 6 units Area 4/3 units 5.3 units
Geography HL Area 4/3 units AA/AS 6 units Area D/3 units 6 units Area 4/3 units 5.3 units
History HL (any region) Area 3 or 4/3 units AA/AS 6 units Area C2 or D/3 units 6 units Area 3B or 4/3 units 5.3 units
Language A: Literature (any language except English) HL* Area 3/3 units AA/AS 6 units Area C2 6 units Area 3B and 6A/3 units 5.3 units
Language A: Language and Literature (any language except English) HL* Area 3/3 units AA/AS 6 units Area C2 6 units Area 3B and 6A/3 units 5.3 units
Language A: Literature (any language) HL* Area 3/3 units AA/AS 6 units Area C2 6 units Area 3B/3 units 5.3 units
Language A: Language and Literature (any language) HL* Area 3/3 units AA/AS 6 units Area C2 6 units Area 3B/3 units 5.3 units
Language B: (any language) HL* 6 units N/A 6 units Area 6A/3 units 5.3 units
Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches HL* Area 2/3 units AA/AS 6 units Area B4/3 units 6 units Area 2A/3 units 5.3 units
Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation HL* Area 2/3 units AA/AS 6 units Area B4/3 units 6 units Area 2A/3 units 5.3 units
Physics HL Area 5/3 units AA/AS 6 units Area B1/3 units 6 units Area 5A/3 units 5.3 units
Psychology HL Area 4/3 units AA/AS 6 units Area D/3 units 3 units Area 4/3 units 5.3 units
Theatre HL* Area 3/3 units AA/AS 6 units Area C1/3 units 6 units Area 3A/3 units 5.3 units

NOTE: Each CSU and UC campus determines how it will apply external examinations toward credit in the major. Students who have earned credit from an IB exam should not take a comparable college course because transfer credit will not be granted for both.

* A minimum score of 5 for all exams is required by the University of California (UC). California State University (CSU) requires a minimum score of 5, except for Mathematics, Language, and Theatre exams, which require a score of 4. IB credit applied to the MiraCosta College associate degree requires a score of 5 for all exams except​ Language, Theater, and Mathematics, which require a score of 4.

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Oceanside, CA 92056
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Cardiff, CA 92007
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Carlsbad, CA 92011
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