IB Policy 2016-17
For information regarding International Baccalaureate credit earned, course equivalency and exemption please refer to the following chart.
Special Note: Students cannot use IB courses to satisfy divisional requirements.
WFU Department | International Baccalaureate Subject (Higher Level Tests ONLY) | IB Score | WFU Hours | WFU Course Equivalent |
Art | Visual Arts | 6 or 7 | 3 | ART 111 |
Biology | Biology | 6 or 7 | 4 | BIO 111 |
Chemistry | Chemistry | 6 or 7 | 7 | CHM 111/Lab & CHM 280 (3) |
Computer Science | Computer Science | 6 or 7 | 4 | CSC 111A |
Economics | Economics | 6 or 7 | 3 | ECN 150 |
Education | Geography | 6 or 7 | 3 | EDU 271 |
English | English Language | 6 or 7 | 4 | WRI 111 |
French | French Language | 6 or 7 | 3 | FRH 154 |
History | History – Americas | 6 or 7 | 3 | HST 150 |
History – European | 6 or 7 | 3 | HST 102 | |
Mathematics | Mathematics with further Mathematics | 6 or 7 | 4 | MTH 111 |
Physics | Physics | 6 or 7 | 4 | PHY 111 |
Psychology | Psychology | 6 or 7 | 3 | PSY 151 |
Spanish | Spanish Language | 6 or 7 | 3 | SPN 154 |