International Baccalaureate (IB) Credit Guide for General Education (GE)
| IB Exam | MiraCosta GE Area/Units Maximum Degree Units | CSU-GE Certification Area/Units | CSU Admission Units | IGETC Area/Units | UC Admission Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology HL | Area B/3 units | Area B2 (w/out lab)/3 units | 6 units | Area 5B (w/out lab)/3 units | 5.3 units |
| Chemistry HL | Area B/3 units | Area B1 (w/out lab)/3 units | 6 units | Area 5A (w/out lab)/3 units | 5.3 units |
| Economics HL | Area D/3 units | Area D2/3 units | 6 units | Area 4/3 units | 5.3 units |
| Geography HL | Area D/3 units | Area D5/3 units | 6 units | Area 4/3 units | 5.3 units |
| History HL (any region) | Area D/3 units | Area C2 or D6/3 units | 6 units | Area 3B or 4/ 3 units | 5.3 units |
| Language A1 HL (any language)* | Area C/3 units | Area C2/3 units (until fall '13) | 6 units | Area 3B/3 units | 5.3 units |
| Language A2 HL (any language) * | Area C/3 units | Area C2/3 units (until fall '13) | 6 units | Area 3B/3 units | 5.3 units |
| Language A Literature HL | Area C/3 units | Area C2/3 units | 6 units | Area 3B/3 units | 5.3 units |
| Language A Language and Literature HL | Area C/3 units | Area C2/3 units | 6 units | Area 3B/3 units | 5.3 units |
| Language B HL (any language) * | Area C/3 units | N/A | 6 units | Area 6/3 units | 5.3 units |
| Mathematics HL* | Area A2/3 units | Area B4/3 units | 6 units | Area 2/3 units | 5.3 units |
| Physics HL | Area B/3 units | Area B1 (w/out lab)/3 units | 6 units | Area 5A (w/out lab)/3 units | 5.3 units |
| Psychology HL | Area D/3 units | Area D9/3 units | 3 units | Area 4/3 units | 5.3 units |
| Theatre HL* | Area C/3 units | Area C1/3 units | 6 units | Area 3A/3 units | 5.3 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.
