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International Baccalaureate

The information below identifies how credit is awarded for International Baccalaureate (IB) content areas. Linfield awards four credits for each Standard Level IB exam and eight credits for each Higher Level IB exam when a score of 5 or higher is earned.

Students may count up to a total of 31 credits from Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, and other non-course credits towards the 125 required for graduation. 

Note: Credits may be used to apply only one general education area or a degree (BA or BS). If an IB subject has more than one area listed you can choose where you would like it to apply. Linfield's general education requirements (Linfield Curriculum) includes six modes of inquiry and two areas of diversity studies. These are abbreviated below (CS, IS, NW, QR, UQ, VP, US, GP). (Download PDF table)

Content areas

  • Studies in Language and Literature

    The following Standard Level IB exams will be awarded 4 credits of the indicated course (if a score of at least 5 is earned) and will fulfill the General Education area(s) indicated. Credits from these IB exams do not meet requirements toward a BA or BS. 

    Standard level

    Language A (Literature): LITR 110 (fulfills CS requirement)

    Language A (Language and Literature): elective

    Literature and Performance: elective

    Higher level

    The following Higher Level IB exams will be awarded 8 credits of the indicated course (if a score of at least 5 is earned) and fulfill the General Education area(s) indicated. Credits from these IB exams do not meet requirements toward a BA or BS. 

    Language A (Literature): LITR 110 & elective (fulfills CS requirement)

    Language A (Language and Literature): elective

  • Language Acquisition

    The following Standard Level IB exams will be awarded 4 credits of the indicated course (if a score of at least 5 is earned) and fulfill the degree area indicated. These exams do not fulfill General Education credits.

    Standard level

    Classical Languages (Latin, Greek): Global language elective (fulfills BA requirement)

    Language Ab initio: Global Language elective

    Language B: GLSP 102 or GLFR 102 (fulfills BA requirement)

    Higher level

    The following Higher Level IB exams will be awarded 8 credits of the indicated course(s) (if a score of at least 5 is earned) and fulfill the degree area indicated. These exams do not fulfill General Education credits. 

    Classical Languages (Latin, Greek): Global language elective (fulfills BA requirement)

    Language B: GLSP 102 & 201 or GLFR 102 & 201 (fulfills BA requirement)

  • Individuals and Societies

    The following Standard Level IB exams will be awarded 4 credits of the indicated course (if a score of at least 5 is earned) and apply toward the General Education or degree area(s) indicated. 

    Standard level

    Business Management: BNSS 250 

    Digital Society: COMP 131 (fulfills IS requirement or applies toward the BS degree)

    Economics: ECON 210 (fulfills IS or QR requirement or applies toward the BS degree)

    Geography: elective (fulfills IS or GP requirement)

    Global Politics: POLS 210 (fulfills IS or GP requirement or applies toward the BS degree)

    History (score of 5): elective (fulfills VP or GP requirement)

    History (score of 6 or 7): HIST 122 (fulfills VP or GP requirement)

    Philosophy: PHIL 150 (fulfills UQ requirement)

    Psychology: elective (fulfills IS requirement or applies toward the BS degree)

    Social and Cultural Anthropology: elective (fulfills IS or GP requirement)

    World Religions: elective (fulfills UQ requirement)

    Higher level

    The following Higher Level IB exams will be awarded 8 credits of the indicated course(s) (if a score of at least 5 is earned) and and apply toward the General Education or degree area(s) indicated. 

    Business Management: BNSS 250 & elective

    Digital Society: COMP 131 & JAMS 150 (fulfills IS and US requirement or applies toward the BS degree)

    Economics: ECON 210 & elective (fulfills IS and QR requirement or the BS degree)

    Global Politics: POLS 210 & elective (fulfills IS or GP requirement or the BS degree)

    History (Africa and the Middle East)(score of 5): HIST 123 & elective (fulfills VP and GP requirement)

    History (Africa and the Middle East)(score of 6 or 7): HIST 122 & 123 (fulfills VP and GP requirement)

    History (The Americas)(score of 5): HIST 151 & elective (fulfills VP and US requirement)

    History (The Americas)(score of 6 or 7): HIST 150 & 151 (fulfills VP and US requirement) 

    History (Asia and Oceania)(score of 5): HIST 125 & elective (fulfills VP and GP requirement)

    History (Asia and Oceania)(score of 6 or 7): HIST 124 & 125 (fulfills VP and GP requirement)

    History (Europe)(score of 5): HIST 121 & elective (fulfills VP and GP requirement)

    History (Europe)(score of 6 or 7): HIST 120 & 121 (fulfills VP and GP requirement)

    Philosophy: PHIL 150 & elective (fulfills UQ requirement)

    Psychology: PSYC 101 & elective (fulfills IS and NW requirement or the BS degree)

    Social and Cultural Anthropology: elective (fulfills IS or GP requirement)

  • Sciences

    The following Standard Level IB exams will be awarded 4 credits of the indicated course (if a score of at least 5 is earned) and apply toward the General Education or degree area(s) indicated. 

    Standard level

    Biology: elective (fulfills NW requirement or applies toward BS degree)

    Chemistry: elective (fulfills NW requirement or applies toward BS degree)

    Computer Science: COMP 131 (fulfills IS requirement or applies toward BS degree)

    Design Technology: elective

    Environmental Systems and Societies: elective (fulfills NW requirement or applies toward BS degree)

    Physics: elective (fulfills NW requirement or applies toward BS degree)

    Sports, Exercise and Health Science: elective

    Higher level

    The following Higher Level IB exams will be awarded 8 credits of the indicated course(s) (if a score of at least 5 is earned) and and apply toward the General Education or degree area(s) indicated. 

    Biology: elective (fulfills NW requirement or the BS degree)

    Chemistry: CHEM 210 & elective (fulfills NW requirement or the BS degree)

    Computer Science: COMP 101 & 131 (fulfills IS requirement or the BS degree)

    Design Technology: elective

    Environmental Systems and Societies: ENVS 201 & elective (fulfills NW requirement or the BS degree)

    Physics: elective (fulfills NW requirement or the BS degree)

    Sports, Exercise and Health Science: HHPA 270 & elective

  • Mathematics

    The following Standard Level IB exams will be awarded 4 credits of the indicated course (if a score of at least 5 is earned) and will apply toward the BS degree. These exams do not fulfill General Education credits.

    Standard level

    Analysis and Approaches: elective 

    Applications and Interpretation: elective

    Higher level

    The following Higher Level IB exams will be awarded 8 credits of the indicated course(s) (if a score of at least 5 is earned) and fulfill the BS degree. These exams do not fulfill General Education credits.

    Analysis and Approaches: MATH 170 & elective

    Applications and Interpretation: MATH 170 & elective

  • Arts

    The following Standard Level IB exams will be awarded 4 credits of the indicated course (if a score of at least 5 is earned) and will fulfill the General Education area(s) indicated. Credits from these IB exams do not meet requirements toward a BA or BS. 

    Standard level

    Dance: elective (fulfills CS requirement)

    Film: elective (fulfills CS requirement)

    Music: MUSC 100 (fulfills CS requirement)

    Theatre: THTR 181 (fulfills CS requirement)

    Visual Arts: ARTS 110 (fulfills CS or IS requirement)

    Higher level

    The following Higher Level IB exams will be awarded 8 credits of the indicated course(s) (if a score of at least 5 is earned) and will fulfill the General Education area(s) indicated. Credits from these IB exams do not meet requirements toward a BA or BS. 

    Dance: elective (fulfills CS requirement)

    Film: elective (fulfills CS requirement)

    Music: MUSC 100 & elective (fulfills CS requirement)

    Theatre: THTR 181 & THTR 375 or 471 (fulfills CS requirement)

    Visual Arts: ARTS 110 & elective (fulfills CS or IS requirement)