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International Baccalaureate

 

Students who complete International Baccalaureate (IB) exams and receive creditable scores may, upon admission to Portland State, be granted credit toward a bachelor's degree as outlined in the table below.

Students may request official IB transcripts by contacting:

Transcript Officer
International Baccalaureate North America
475 Riverside Drive, 16th Floor
New York, NY, US-10115
USA
E-mail: transcripts.ibna@ibo.org
Phone +1-212-696-4464
Fax: +1-212-889-9242

Send transcript(s) to:

Admissions, Registration and Records
Portland State University
PO Box 901
Portland, OR 97207-0901

Earned IB Diploma

Students enrolling at Portland State who earn their IB diploma with a score of 30 or above will receive a total of 45 college credits and sophomore class standing. 

Specific IB Credit

To be awarded college credit, a minimum score of 5 is required for both Standard Level (SL) and Higher Level (HL) exams.

Specific credit will be awarded based on individual exam scores using the following chart:

 

IB CERTIFICATE COURSE
SL
HL

 

CREDIT

PSU EQUIVALENT

CREDIT

PSU EQUIVALENT

Arts:
   

Film 4 TA LD 8 TA LD
Music 4 MUS LD 8 MUS LD
Theatre 4 TA LD 4 TA LD
Visual Arts 4 ART LD 8 ART 115/131
Experimental Sciences:        
Biology 4 BI LD 15 BI 251/252/253
Chemistry 4 CH LD 12 CH LD
Design Technology TBD Under Review TBD Under Review
Environmental Systems 4 ESM LD ---- ----
Physics 4 PH LD 12 PH 201/202/203
Individuals and Societies:        
Business and Management 4 BA LD 4 BA LD
Economics 4 EC LD 8 EC 201/202
Geography 4 GEOG LD 8
GEOG 230/LD
History 4 HST LD ---- ----
History: Africa
---- ---- 12 HST LD
History: Americas ---- ---- 12
HST LD
History: Asia/Oceania
---- ---- 12
HST LD
History: Europe & Middle East
---- ---- 12
HST LD
History: Medieval Europe & Islamic World
---- ---- 12
HST LD
Info & Tech in a Global Society 4 GEN LD 8 GEN LD
Islamic History 4 HST LD 8 HST LD
Philosophy 4 PHL LD
8 PHL LD
Psychology 4 PSY LD 8 PSY 200/204
Social and Cultural Anthropology 4 ANTH LD 4 ANTH LD
Math and Computer Science:        
Computer Science 4 CS LD 8 CS LD
Further Mathematics 4 MTH LD
---- ----
Math Studies 4 MTH LD ---- ----
Mathematics 4 MTH LD 12 MTH 251/252/253
Languages:        
Language AB initio TBD Contact Dept ---- ----
Language A1 (English) 
4 ENG LD 12 ENG 104/105/106
Language A1 (Other) 4-5 Foreign Language LD
12-15 Foreign Language LD
Language A2 (other than listed)
4-5 Foreign Language LD
12-15
Foreign Language LD
Language B (other than listed)
4-5 Foreign Language LD
12-15 Foreign Language LD
Chinese A2
5 CHN LD 15 CHN 101/102/103
French A2 and B
4 FR LD 15 FR 101/102/103/LD
German A2 and B
4 GER LD 15
GER 101/102/103/LD
Japanese A2 and B 5 JPN LD 15 JPN 101/102/103
Mandarin B 5 CHN LD 15 CHN LD
Spanish A2 and B 4 SPAN LD 15 SPAN 101/102/103/LD
Swedish B 4 SWED LD 12 SWED LD

 

For Fall 2011 and Beyond:

Portland State University is currently reviewing its IB transfer policy.  Please check back for more detailed information.