Academic Catalog

International Baccalaureate (IB)

Students who successfully complete the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, with a minimum score of four on each examination, may be granted up to 30 semester credit hours. ATU may grant fewer than 30 semester credit hours if the student received a score of less than four on an examination administered as part of the IB Diploma Programme.

Following are the IB examinations that Tech will accept, the corresponding qualifying score, and credit awarded.

IB Examination Qualifying Score Credit Awarded
Biology/Standard 4 BIOL 1014
Biology/Higher 4 BIOL 1014 or BIOL 1114
Business Management/Standard or Higher 4 3 hours General Elective
Chemistry/Standard 4 CHEM 2124
Chemistry/Higher 4 CHEM 2124 & CHEM 2134
Computer Science/Standard or Higher 4 COMS 1013 & COMS 1011
Dance/Standard or Higher 4 3 hours General Elective
Design Technology/Standard or Higher 4 3 hours General Elective
Economics/Standard 4 ECON 2003
Economics/Higher 4 ECON 2003 & ECON 2013
English/Standard 4 ENGL 1013 or ENGL 2003
English/Higher 4 6 hours from the following courses: ENGL 1013, ENGL 1023, ENGL 2003, ENGL 2013
Environmental Systems/Higher 4 BIOL 1004
Film Studies/Higher 4 ENGL 2173 or JOUR 2173
French: Language A/Standard 4 FR 1013
French: Language A/Standard 5 FR 1013 & FR 1023
French: Language A/Higher 4 FR 1013 & FR 1023
French: Language A/Higher 5 FR 1013, FR 1023, FR 2013, & FR 2023
French: Language B/Standard or Higher 4 FR 1013, FR 1023, FR 2013, & FR 2023
Geography/Standard or Higher 4 GEOG 2013
German: Language A/Standard 4 GER 1013
German: Language A/Standard 5 GER 1013 & GER 1023
German: Language A/Higher 4 GER 1013 & GER 1023
German: Language A/Higher 5 GER 1013, GER 1023, GER 2013, & GER 2023
German: Language B/Standard or Higher 4 GER 1013, GER 1023, GER 2013, & GER 2023
Global Politics/Standard or Higher 4 POLS 2413
Greek: Language A/Standard 4 3 hours General Education Humanities
Greek: Language A/Standard 5 6 hours General Education Humanities
Greek: Language A/Higher 4 6 hours General Education Humanities
Greek: Language A/Higher 5 12 hours General Education Humanities
Greek: Language B/Standard or Higher 4 12 hours General Education Humanities
History (U.S)/Standard 4 HIST 2003
History (U.S)/Higher 4 HIST 2003 & HIST 2013
History (World)/Standard 4 HIST 1503
History(World)/Higher 4 HIST 1503 & HIST 1513
IT Global Society/Standard or Higher 4 3 hours General Elective
Japanese: Language A/Standard 4 JPN 1013
Japanese: Language A/Standard 5 JPN 1013 & JPN 1023
Japanese: Language A/Higher 4 JPN 1013 & JPN 1023
Japanese: Language A/Higher 5 JPN 1013, JPN 1023, JPN 2013, & JPN 2023
Japanese: Language B/Standard or Higher 4 JPN 1013, JPN 1023, JPN 2013, & JPN 2023
Latin: Language A/Standard 4 LAT 1013
Latin: Language A/Standard 5 LAT 1013 & LAT 1023
Latin: Language A/Higher 4 LAT 1013 & LAT 1023
Latin: Language A/Higher 5 LAT 1013, LAT 1023, & 6 hours General Education Humanities
Latin: Language B/Standard or Higher 4 LAT 1013, LAT 1023, & 6 hours General Education Humanities
Literature & Performance/Standard or Higher 4 COMM 3063
Mandarin: Language A/Standard 4 3 hours General Education Humanities
Mandarin: Language A/Standard 5 6 hours General Education Humanities
Mandarin: Language A/Higher 4 6 hours General Education Humanities
Mandarin: Language A/Higher 5 12 hours General Education Humanities
Mandarin: Language B/Standard or Higher 4 12 hours General Education Humanities
Math Appl Interpretations/Standard or Higher 4 MATH 1113
Math Appl Interpretations/Standard or Higher 5 MATH 1113 & MATH 1203
Math Analyst Approach/Standard or Higher 4 MATH 2914
Math Analyst Approach/Higher 5 MATH 2914 & MATH 2924
Music/Standard or Higher 4 MUS 1713
Music/Higher 5 MUS 1713 & MUS 1723
Philosophy/Standard or Higher 4 PHIL 2003
Physics/Standard 4 PHYS 2014
Physics/Higher 4 PHYS 2014 & PHYS 2024
Psychology/Standard or Higher 4 PSY 2003
Social and Cultural Anthropology/Standard 4 ANTH 1213
Social and Cultural Anthropology/Higher 4 ANTH 2003
Spanish: Language A/Standard 4 SPAN 1013
Spanish: Language A/Standard 5 SPAN 1013 & SPAN 1023
Spanish: Language A/Higher 4 SPAN 1013 & SPAN 1023
Spanish: Language A/Higher 5 SPAN 1013, SPAN 1023, SPAN 2013, & SPAN 2023
Spanish: Language B/Standard or Higher 4 SPAN 1013, SPAN 1023, SPAN 2013, & SPAN 2023
Sports, Exercise Health Science/Standard or Higher 4 3 hours General Elective
Theater Arts/Standard or Higher 4 TH 2273
Visual Arts/Standard or Higher 4 ART 2123
World Religions/Standard or Higher 4 3 hours General Elective