International Baccalaureate (IB) Credit
Policy for Awarding IB Credit
In most cases, five term credits (or more) are granted for Higher Level subjects in which a grade of 5 or higher is earned, with a maximum of 30 quarter credits. No credit is awarded for Standard Level subject grades. A maximum of 30 credits of alternative credits (IB, CI and AP) may be used toward any degree. C/T is College Transfer and satisfies Elective credits. V/T is Vocational Technical and satisfies Restricted Elective credits.
Student Process
To have IB scores evaluated and credits transferred into Cascadia, students will need to:
- Register for the IB Program Exam(s) and request "Cascadia College – Enrollment Services" as a recipient OR
- Contact the IB Organization to request that official IB Transcript is sent directly to Cascadia College – Enrollment Services.
- Student requests official evaluation of IB Transcript by submitting the Transcript Evaluation Request Form.
The Academic Advisors may use the IB Transcript for placement.
International Baccalaureate (IB) Credit Table
| Subject | IB Score | CC Credit/Placement Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| African History | 4, 5, 6, 7 | History Elective (ex: HIST 9XX) (5 credits) |
| American History | 4, 5, 6, 7 | HIST&146 or HIST&147 or HIST&148 (5 credits) |
| Language A | 4 | Humanities Elective (ex: HUMAN 9XX) (5 credits) |
| Arabic A, Chinese A, French A, Japanese A, Russian A, Spanish A | 5, 6, 7 | Humanities Elective (ex: HUMAN 9XX) (5 credits) |
| Language B | 4 | Humanities Elective: World Language (ex: HUMAN 9XX) (5 credits) |
| Arabic A, Chinese A, French A, Japanese A, Russian A, Spanish A | 5, 6 | Humanities Elective: World Language (ex: HUMAN 9XX) (5 credits) |
| 7 | Humanities Elective: World Language (ex: HUMAN 9XX) (10 credits) | |
| Art/Design | 4, 5, 6, 7 | Humanities Elective (ex: HUMAN 9XX) (5 credit) |
| Biology | 4, 5, 6, 7 | Biology Elective (ex: BIOL 950) (5 credits) |
| Business and Management | 4, 5, 6, 7 | Restricted Elective (ex: V/T 900) (5 credits) |
| Chemistry | 4 | CHEM& 121 (5 credits) |
| 5 | CHEM& 121 (5 credits) or CHEM& 161 (6 credits) | |
| 6, 7 | CHEM& 121 (5 credits) or CHEM& 161 (6 credits) or CHEM& 162 (6 credits) | |
| Computer Science | 4, 5, 6, 7 | IT-CS 115 (5 credits) |
| Dance | 4, 5, 6, 7 | Humanities Elective (ex: HUMAN 9XX) (5 credits) |
| Design Technology | 4, 5, 6, 7 | Engineering Elective (ex: ENGR 9XX) (5 credits) |
| East/Southeast Asia and Oceania History | 4, 5, 6, 7 | History Elective (ex: HIST 9XX) (5 credits) |
| Economics | 4 | Economics Elective (ex: ECON 9XX) (5 credits) |
| 5 | ECON& 201 (5 credits) | |
| 6, 7 | ECON& 201 and ECON& 202 (10 credits) | |
| English A Literature | 4 | Humanities Elective (ex: HUMAN 9XX) (5 credits) |
| 5, 6, 7 | ENGL& 111 (5 credits) | |
| English A Language & Literature | 4 | Humanities Elective (ex: HUMAN 9XX) (5 credits) |
| 5, 6, 7 | ENGL& 101 (5 credits) | |
| Environmental Systems and Societies | 4, 5, 6, 7 | Natural Science Elective (5 credits) |
| European History | 4, 5, 6, 7 | History Elective (ex: HIST 9XX) (5 credits) |
| Film | 4, 5, 6, 7 | Humanities Elective (5 credits) |
| Geography | 4, 5, 6, 7 | Social Science Elective (ex: SOSCI 9XX) (5 credits) |
| Global Politics | 4, 5, 6, 7 | Political Science Elective (ex: POLS 9XX) (5 credits) |
| Information Technology in a Global Society | 4, 5, 6, 7 | Computer Science Elective (ex: C/T 900) (5 credits) |
| Marine Science (SL only) | 4, 5, 6, 7 | Natural Science with Lab Elective (5 credits) |
| Mathematics | 4 | College-level Math Distribution (5 credits) |
| 5, 6 | MATH& 142 (5 credits) | |
| 7 | MATH& 151 (5 credits) | |
| Further Mathematics | 4 | MATH& 142 (5 credits) |
| 5, 6, 7 | MATH& 151 (5 credits) | |
| Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation | SL 4-5 | College-level Math Distribution (5 credits) |
| SL 6-7 | MATH& 107 (5 credits) | |
| HL 4-5 | MATH& 141 (5 credits) | |
| HL 6-7 | MATH& 142 (5 credits) | |
| Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches | SL 4-5 | MATH& 107 (5 credits) |
| SL 6-7 | MATH& 141 (5 credits) | |
| HL 4-5 | MATH& 142 (5 credits) | |
| HL 6-7 | MATH& 151 (5 credits) | |
| Music | 4, 5, 6, 7 | MUSC& 105 (5 credits) |
| Philosophy | 4, 5, 6, 7 | PHIL& 101 (5 credits) |
| Physics | 4 | PHYS& 114 and PHYS& 115 (10 credits) |
| 5, 6, 7 | PHYS& 114, PHYS& 115, and PHYS& 116 (15 credits) | |
| Psychology | 4, 5, 6, 7 | PSYC& 100 (5 credits) |
| Social & Cultural Anthropology | 4, 5, 6, 7 | ANTH& 206 (5 credits) |
| Sports, Exercise & Health Science | 4, 5, 6, 7 | General Elective (ex: C/T 900) (5 credits) |
| Theater | 4, 5, 6, 7 | DRMA& 101 (5 credits) |
| Visual Arts | 4, 5, 6, 7 | ART& 100 (5 credits) |
| World Languages (SL only) | 4, 5, 6, 7, | Social Science or Humanities Elective (ex: HUMAN 9XX) (5 credits) based on institutional placement of World Languages discipline |