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International Baccalaureate (IB) Credit

Petitioning examination of International Baccalaureate (IB) credit is recommended to be completed within the student’s first term at UT Dallas, but no later than the first day of the student’s graduating term. A first-year student must weigh the advantages of accepting college credit through examinations against the possible impact such credit might have on tuition rebate eligibility and their readiness for subsequent courses in an academic sequence.

UT Dallas must receive an official score report from the testing agency that provided the examination. UT Dallas does not accept examination credit from other higher education institutions’ transcripts.

As credit is petitioned after admission, credit by examination is not considered as part of an applicant’s transferable GPA or transfer hours for admissions. In accordance with Texas Education Code 51.968, The University of Texas at Dallas will award undergraduate course credit for achieving the required IB examination scores below. Students who have earned an International Baccalaureate Diploma and present IB exam scores of 4 or higher may be eligible for additional credit.

IB TestScareLevelUT Dallas EquivalencySemester Credit Hours
BiologyMinimum 5StandardBIOL13003SCH
BiologyMinimum 7StandardBIOL2311/2111
BIOL2312/2112
8SCH
BiologyMinimum 4HigherBIOL13003SCH
BiologyMinimum 6HigherBIOL2311/2111
BIOL2312/2112
8SCH
ChemistryMinimum 7StandardCHEM1311/1111
CHEM1312/1112
8SCH
ChemistryMinimum 6HigherCHEM1311/1111
CHEM1312/1112
8SCH
Computer ScienceMinimum 6HigherCS14364SCH
Computer ScienceMinimum 6StandardCS1334/11344SCH
EconomicsMinimum 5StandardECON23013SCH
EconomicsMinimum 5HigherECON2301
ECON2302
6SCH
Language A:
Literature
Minimum 4Standard or HigherRHET13023SCH
Language A:
Literature
Minimum 5Standard or HigherRHET1302
LIT1301
6SCH
Language A:
Language and Literature
Minimum 4Standard or HigherRHET13023SCH
Language A:
Language and Literature
Minimum 5Standard or HigherRHET1302
LIT1301
6SCH
Environmental Systems
and Societies
Minimum 4StandardGeoscience elective credit3SCH
Environmental Systems
and Societies
Minimum 6StandardGEOS23023SCH
GeographyMinimum 4HigherGeography elective credit3SCH
GeographyMinimum 5HigherGEOG23033SCH
History (Any Regional Area)Minimum 6HigherHistory elective credit6SCH
Any B language offered by UTDMinimum 4StandardLanguage elective credit3SCH
Arabic BMinimum 5HigherARAB1311
ARAB1312
6SCH
Chinese BMinimum 5HigherCHIN1311
CHIN1312
6SCH
French BMinimum 5HigherFREN1311
FREN1312
6SCH
Spanish (A or B)*Minimum 5StandardSPAN1311
SPAN1312
SPAN2311
9SCH
Spanish (A or B)*Minimum 5HigherSPAN1311
SPAN1312
SPAN2311
SPAN2312
12SCH
MathematicsMinimum 6StandardMATH23123SCH
MathematicsMinimum 7StandardMATH2312
STAT1342
6SCH
MathematicsMinimum 4HigherMATH13143SCH
MathematicsMinimum 6HigherMATH1325
MATH1326
STAT1342
9SCH
Mathematics Analysis and ApproachesMinimum 5HigherMATH1325 or
MATH2312
3SCH
Mathematics Analysis and ApproachesMinimum 6HigherMATH24134SCH
Mathematics Analysis and ApproachesMinimum 7HigherMATH24174SCH
Mathematics Analysis and ApproachesMinimum 5StandardMATH13143SCH
Mathematics Analysis and ApproachesMinimum 6StandardMATH13253SCH
Mathematics Applications and InterpretationsMinimum 6HigherMATH1314 or
MATH1316
3SCH
Mathematics Applications and InterpretationsMinimum 6StandardMATH13143SCH
Further MathematicsMinimum 6HigherMATH2312
MATH2333
MATH2413
STAT1342
13SCH
Further MathematicsMinimum 7HigherMATH2312
MATH2333
MATH2413
STAT1342
STAT2332
16SCH
MusicMinimum 4Standard or HigherMUSI13063SCH
PhilosophyMinimum 4Standard or HigherPHIL13013SCH
PhysicsMinimum 7StandardPHYS1301/2125
PHYS1302/2126
8SCH
PhysicsMinimum 6HigherPHYS1301/2125
PHYS1302/2126
8SCH
PsychologyMinimum 5HigherPSY23013SCH
TheatreMinimum 4Standard or HigherTHEA13103SCH
Visual ArtsMinimum 4Standard or HigherAHST23313SCH
FilmMinimum 4Standard or HigherFILM23323SCH

* Students continuing in this language should take a placement exam.

Course meets Core Curriculum requirements.

Last Updated August 31, 2023