{"id":713,"date":"2010-08-26T20:21:59","date_gmt":"2010-08-26T20:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hub-dev.bates.edu\/ras\/for-students-entering-fall-2010\/ap-ib-and-a-levels\/international-baccalaureate-policy\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T16:34:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:34:32","slug":"international-baccalaureate-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/registrar\/academic-record\/non-bates-credit\/international-baccalaureate-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"International Baccalaureate Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Students may be awarded credit for an International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) programs according to the faculty policy for International Baccalaureate. For credit to be awarded, students must arrange for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibo.org\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ibo.org\/\">IBO<\/a> to send their official International Baccalaureate diploma to Bates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Credit is awarded only upon receipt of the official International Baccalaureate transcript with the examination scores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The IB subjects must be equivalent to subjects taught at Bates, with &#8220;English&#8221; accepted only if the focus was on literature rather than language instruction.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For courses taken in the &#8220;Higher Level Subjects&#8221; category:<br><span style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;\">1.0&nbsp;Bates course credit &#8211;&nbsp;examination grade of 5<br>2.0&nbsp;Bates course credits &#8211;&nbsp;examination grades of 6 or 7<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For courses taken in the &#8220;Subsidiary Level Subjects&#8221; category (note some departments\/programs prohibit subsidiary level credit):<br><span style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;\">1.0 Bates course credit &#8211;&nbsp;examination grade of 6 or 7<\/span><br><br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A maximum of four non-Bates credits, including International Baccalaureate credit, may be awarded. Junior Semester\/Year Abroad credit does not count towards this &#8220;non-Bates&#8221; maximum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Credit awarded as &#8220;Unspecified&#8221; does not have a Bates course equivalency but does count towards the credit requirement for graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><\/th><th><\/th><th><\/th><th><\/th><th><\/th><th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Subject<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Higher Level<\/strong><\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><\/td><td><strong>Subsidiary Level<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>6<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>7<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>6<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>7<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Amharic Lit<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arabic Lit<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Art History<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Art studio 3D<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Biology<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Business Management<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chemistry<\/td><td>107A<\/td><td>107A &amp; 108A<\/td><td>107A &amp; 108A<\/td><td>107A<\/td><td>107A<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chinese Lit<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chinese-Mandarin<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Computer Science<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Design Tech.<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Economics<\/td><td>150<\/td><td>150 &amp; 1 unspecified<\/td><td>150 &amp; 1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>English Lit<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Enviroment Science<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Env. 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East<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>History Asia &amp; Oceania<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>History Europe<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>History(ME)<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Italian<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Information Tech Glob.Soc.<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Japanese<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Latin Language<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Latin Lit<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Literature &amp; Performance<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Math Studies<\/td><td>101<\/td><td>101 &amp; I UNSP<\/td><td>101 &amp; 1 unsepcified<\/td><td>101<\/td><td>101<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mathematics<\/td><td>105<\/td><td>105 &amp; 106<\/td><td>105 &amp; 106<\/td><td>105<\/td><td>105<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mathematics Analysis &amp; Approaches<\/td><td>105<\/td><td>105 &amp; 106<\/td><td>105 &amp; 106<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mathematics Applications &amp; Interpretation<\/td><td>105<\/td><td>105<\/td><td>105<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Music &#8211; Listen &amp; lit.<\/td><td>see chair<\/td><td>see chair<\/td><td>see chair<\/td><td>see chair<\/td><td>see chair<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Music Solo. Perf.<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Music theory<\/td><td>see chair<\/td><td>see chair<\/td><td>see chair<\/td><td>see chair<\/td><td>see chair<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Physics<\/td><td>107<\/td><td>107 &amp; 1 unspecified<\/td><td>107 &amp; 1 unspecified<\/td><td>107<\/td><td>107<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Psychology<\/td><td>101<\/td><td>101 &amp; 1 unspecified<\/td><td>101 &amp; 1 unspecified<\/td><td>101<\/td><td>101<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Soc.Cul.Anth.<\/td><td>&nbsp;1 unspecified (ANTH)<\/td><td>&nbsp;2 unspecified (ANTH)<\/td><td>&nbsp;2 unspecified (ANTH)<\/td><td>1 unspecified (ANTH)<\/td><td>1 unspecified (ANTH)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Somali Lit<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Spanish Lang<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Spanish Lit<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sports Ex.Sci.<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>*Statistics<\/td><td>Math 101<\/td><td>Math 101 &amp; 1 unsepcified<\/td><td>Math 101 &amp; 1 unsepcified<\/td><td>Math 101<\/td><td>Math 101<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Thai Lang &amp; Lit<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><td>no credit<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Theatre<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Visual Arts<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>World Religion<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>2 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><td>1 unspecified<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>*Statistics can be posted as ECON 250 upon request<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>HL<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>SL<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5 = 1 credit<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>6=1 credit<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6 or 7 = 2 credits<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>7=1 credit<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students may be awarded credit for an International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) programs&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":116,"featured_media":0,"parent":791,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_hide_ai_chatbot":false,"_ai_chatbot_style":"","associated_faculty":[],"_Page_Specific_Css":"","_bates_restrict_mod":false,"_table_of_contents_display":false,"_table_of_contents_location":"","_table_of_contents_disableSticky":false,"_is_featured":false,"footnotes":"","_bates_seo_meta_description":"","_bates_seo_block_robots":false,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_id":0,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_twitter_id":0,"_bates_seo_share_title":"","_bates_seo_canonical_overwrite":"","_bates_seo_twitter_template":""},"class_list":["post-713","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","with-sidebar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/registrar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/registrar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/registrar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/registrar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/116"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/registrar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=713"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/registrar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/713\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7616,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/registrar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/713\/revisions\/7616"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/registrar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/registrar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}