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International Baccalaureate (IB) Credit

The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth accepts scores of 4,5,6 or 7 on Higher Level exams only (except for Standard Level Further Mathermatics).

Please note, this chart may change at the discretion of the University. 

IB Exam UMassD Course Code UMassD Course Title University Studies Core Credit
Art Design STU 800 Studio Elective N/A 4
Art History  ARH 800 Art History Elective 3B 4
Biology  BIO 121/131 BIO 122/132 Bio of Organisms I w/Lab, BIO of Organisms II w/Lab 2A & 2B 8
Brazilian Social Studies  HUM 800 Humanities Elective 4A 4
Business Management  FRE 800 Free Elective N/A 3
Chemistry  CHM 151/161 CHM 152/162 Prin of Modern Chem 1 w/Applied Chem I, Prin of Modern Chem II w/Applied Chem II 2A & sB 8
Computer Science A   CIS 800 Computer Science Elective N/A 4
Computer Science AB  CIS 800 Computer Science Elective  N/A  4
Dance  HUM 800 Humanities Elective 3B 4
Design Tech  STU 800 Studio Elective N/A 4
Economics  ECO 231 ECO 232 Prin of Microeconomics, Prin of Macroeconomics 4A & 4B 6
English A1 or English A: Literature  ENL 101  Critical Writing and Reading I 1A 3
English A2 or English A: Language and Literature  ENL 102 Critical Writing and Reading II 1B 3
English B No Transfer Credit      
Environment and Societies SCI 800 Science Elective 2A 4
Environmental Systems SCI 800 Science Elective 2A & 2B 8
Film HUM 800 Humanities Elective 3A 4
Further Mathematics MTH 147, MTH 181 Foundamentals of Statistics, Intro to Discrete Structures I 1D 6
History - African HST 200 Topics in History 4A 3
History - American HST 200 Topics in History 4A 3
History - European HST 200 Topics in History 4A 3
History - European/Middle East HST 200 Topics in History 4A 3
History - Asia/Middle East HST 200 Topics in History 4A 3
Information Tech in Global Society SSE 800 Social Science Elective 4B 4
Islamic History HST 200 Topics in History 4A 3
Literature & Performance ENL 200 Topics in History 4A 3
Mathematics MTH 151, MTH 152 Calculus I, Calculus II 1D 8
Music MUS 800 Music Elective N/A 4
Peace and Conflict  SSE 800 Social Science Elective 4B 4
Philosophy PHL 101 Intro to Philosohy N/A 3
Physics  PHY 800 Physics Elective N/A 3
Policital Thought  PSC 800 Political Science Elective 4C 4
Psychology  PSY 101 General Psychology 4B 3
Science, Technology and Society SSE 800  Social Science Elective 4C 4
Social Anthropology ANT 800 Anthropology Elective 4C 4
Sports, Exercise, and Health Science FRE 800 Free Elective N/A 4
Theater Arts HUM 800 Humanities Elective 3B 4
Visual Arts STU 800 Studio Elective N/A 4
World Politics PSC 161 Intro to Inernational Relations 4C 3
World Religion REL 200 Special Topics in Religious Studies 3A 3
Arabic B ARA 101, ARA 102 Elementary Arabic I, Elementary Arabic II N/A 6
Chinese B CHN 101, CHN 102 Elementary Chinese I, Elementary Chinese II N/A 6
French B FRN 101, FRN 102 Elementary French I, Elementary French II N/A 6
German B GER 101, GER 102 Elementary German I, Elementary German II N/A 6
Italian B ITA 101, ITA 102 Elementary Italian I, Elementary Italian II N/A 6
Japanese B FLL 101, FLL 102 Elementary Japanese I, Elementary Japanese II N/A 6
Mandarin B FLL 101, FLL 102 Elementary Mandarin I, Elementary Mandarin II N/A 6
Portuguese B POR 101, POR 102 Elementary Portuguese I, Elementary Portuguese II N/A 6
Russian B FLL 101, FLL 102 Foreign Language Equivalent 101 and 102 N/A 6
Spanish AB SPA 101 Elementary Spanish I N/A 3
Spanish B SPA 101, SPA 102 Elementary Spanish I, Elementary Spanish II N/A 6
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