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International Baccalaureate (IB) Credit Guide for General Education (GE)

IB Exam MiraCosta GE Area/Semester Units CSU-GE Certification Area/Semester Units CSU Minimum Admission Semester Units IGETC Certification Area/Semester Units UC Minimum Admission Semester Units
Biology HLArea B/3 unitsArea B2 (w/out lab)/3 units6 unitsArea 5B (w/out lab)/3 units5.3 units
Chemistry HLArea B/3 unitsArea B1 (w/out lab)/3 units6 unitsArea 5A (w/out lab)/3 units5.3 units
Economics HLArea D/3 unitsArea D2/3 units6 unitsArea 4/3 units5.3 units
Geography HLArea D/3 unitsArea D5/3 units6 unitsArea 4/3 units5.3 units
History HL (any region)Area D/3 unitsArea C2 or D6/ 3 units6 unitsArea 3B or 4/ 3 units5.3 units
Language A1 HL (any language except English)*Area C/3 unitsN/AN/AAreas 3B and 6/ 3 units5.3 units
Language A1 HL (any language)*Area C/3 unitsArea C2/3 units6 unitsArea 3B/3 units5.3 units
Language A2 HL (any language except English)*Area C/3 unitsN/AN/AAreas 3B and 6/ 3 units5.3 units
Language A2 HL (any language) *Area C/3 unitsArea C2/3 units6 unitsArea 3B/3 units5.3 units
Language B HL (any language) *Area C/3 unitsN/A6 unitsArea 6/3 units5.3 units
Mathematics HL*Area A2/3 unitsArea B4/3 units6 unitsArea 2/3 units5.3 units
Physics HLArea B/3 unitsArea B1 (w/out lab)/3 units6 unitsArea 5A (w/out lab)/3 units5.3 units
Psychology HLArea D/3 unitsArea D9/3 units3 unitsArea 4/3 units5.3 units
Theatre HL*Area C/3 unitsArea C1/3 units6 unitsArea 3A/3 units5.3 units

NOTE: Each CSU and UC campus determines how it will apply external examinations toward credit in the major. Students who have earned credit from an IB exam should not take a comparable college course because transfer credit will not be granted for both.

* A minimum score of 5 for all exams is required by the University of California (UC). California State University (CSU) requires a minimum score of 5, except for Mathematics, Language, and Theatre exams, which require a score of 4. MiraCosta requires a score of 5 for all exams except Mathematics, which requires a minimum score of 4.

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