International Baccalaureate (IB)
Students can earn OCC credit for International Baccalaureate examinations with a minimum score of 5, except where noted.
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 score of 5, 6 or 7 on Higher Level exams is required to grant credit for Cal-GETC certification.
• An acceptable IB score for Cal-GETC equates to either 3 semester or 4 quarter units for certification purposes. International Baccalaureate (HL) Table
| IB Exam | OCC AA/AS GE Area | Cal-GETC Area & Units for Certification | CSU Semester Transfer Units | UC Semester Transfer Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology HL | (3) Area B | 5B (without lab) (3) | 6 | 5.3 |
| Chemistry HL | (3) Area B | 5A (without lab) (3) | 6 | 3 |
| Economics HL | (3) Area D2 (AA) / D (AS) | 4B (3) | 6 | 5.3 |
| Geography HL | (3) Area D2 (AA) / D (AS) | 4E (3) | 6 | 5.3 |
| History (any region) HL | (3)Area D2/C2 (AA) / D (AS) | 3B or 4F (3) | 6 | 5.3 |
| Language A: Literature HL | (3) Area C1 (AA) / C2 (AS) | 3B (3) | 6 | 5.3 |
| Language A: Language and Literature HL | (3) Area C1 (AA) / C2 (AS) | 3B (3) | 6 | 5.3 |
| Language A1 (any language, except English) HL | (3) Area C1 (AA) / C2 (AS) | 3B | 0 | 5.3 |
| Language A2 (any language, except English) HL | (3) Area C1 (AA) / C2 (AS) | 3B (3) | 0 | 5.3 |
| Language A1 (any language) HL | (3) Area C1 (AA) / C2 (AS) | 3B (3) | 6* | 5.3 |
| Language A2 (any language) HL | (3) Area C1 (AA) / C2 (AS) | 3B (3) | 6* | 5.3 |
| Language B (any language) HL | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathematics HL | (3) Area A2 | 2 | 6* | 5.3 |
| Physics HL | (3) Area B | 5A (without lab) (3) | 6 | 5.3 |
| Psychology HL | (3) Area D3 (AA) / D (AS) | 4 (3) | 3 | 5.3 |
| Theatre HL | (3) Area C | 3A (3) | 6* | 5.3 |
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A minimum score of 4 is needed for CSU credit.
Note: IB courses that have been discontinued are not shown on this table. A student with catalog rights may be able to use a now discontinued course if accepted under the directly comparable area of IGETC or under Cal-GETC at the time the course was taken. Example: History IB HL at a CCC is approved for Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities). History IB HL may be used in Cal-GETC Area 3B (Humanities) or Cal-GETC Area 4 (Social and Behavioral Sciences).
Actual IB transfer credit (including possible differences in units to be awarded beyond those used for Cal-GETC certification) awarded for these and other IB exams at admission is determined by the CSU and UC.
• The UC Policy for IB credit
• The CSU system-wide minimums policy, CSU Systemwide Credit for External Examination