Petitioning International Baccalaureate (IB) Credit
Petitioning examination of credit is recommended to be completed within the student's first term at UT Dallas, but not 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.
Courses shown in green meet Texas Core Curriculum requirements.
IB Course Credit
IB TEST | SCORE | LEVEL | UT DALLAS EQUIVALENCY | SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Biology | Minimum 5 | Standard | BIOL1300 | 3SCH |
Biology | Minimum 7 | Standard | BIOL2311/2111 BIOL2312/2112 |
8SCH |
Biology | Minimum 4 | Higher | BIOL1300 | 3SCH |
Biology | Minimum 6 | Higher | BIOL2311/2111 BIOL2312/2112 |
8SCH |
Chemistry | Minimum 7 | Standard | CHEM1311/1111 CHEM1312/1112 |
8SCH |
Chemistry | Minimum 6 | Higher | CHEM1311/1111 CHEM1312/1112 |
8SCH |
Computer Science | Minimum 6 | Higher | CS1436 | 4SCH |
Computer Science | Minimum 6 | Standard | CS1334/1134 | 4SCH |
Economics | Minimum 5 | Standard | ECON2301 | 3SCH |
Economics | Minimum 5 | Higher | ECON2301 ECON2302 |
6SCH |
Language A: Literature |
Minimum 4 | Standard or Higher | RHET1302 | 3SCH |
Language A: Literature |
Minimum 5 | Standard or Higher | RHET1302 LIT1301 |
6SCH |
Language A: Language and Literature |
Minimum 4 | Standard or Higher | RHET1302 | 3SCH |
Language A: Language and Literature |
Minimum 5 | Standard or Higher | RHET1302 LIT1301 |
6SCH |
Environmental Systems and Societies |
Minimum 4 | Standard | Geoscience elective credit | 3SCH |
Environmental Systems and Societies |
Minimum 6 | Standard | GEOS2302 | 3SCH |
Geography | Minimum 4 | Higher | Geography elective credit | 3SCH |
Geography | Minimum 5 | Higher | GEOG2303 | 3SCH |
History (Any Regional Area) | Minimum 6 | Higher | History elective credit | 6SCH |
Any B language offered by UTD | Minimum 4 | Standard | Language elective credit | 3SCH |
Arabic B | Minimum 5 | Higher | ARAB1311 ARAB1312 |
6SCH |
Chinese B | Minimum 5 | Higher | CHIN1311 CHIN1312 |
6SCH |
French B | Minimum 5 | Higher | FREN1311 FREN1312 |
6SCH |
Spanish (A or B)* | Minimum 5 | Standard | SPAN1311 SPAN1312 SPAN2311 |
9SCH |
Spanish (A or B)* | Minimum 5 | Higher | SPAN1311 SPAN1312 SPAN2311 SPAN2312 |
12SCH |
Mathematics | Minimum 6 | Standard | MATH2312 | 3SCH |
Mathematics | Minimum 7 | Standard | MATH2312 STAT1342 |
6SCH |
Mathematics | Minimum 4 | Higher | MATH1314 | 3SCH |
Mathematics | Minimum 6 | Higher | MATH1325 MATH1326 STAT1342 |
9SCH |
Mathematics Analysis and Approaches | Minimum 5 | Higher | MATH1325 or MATH2312 |
3SCH |
Mathematics Analysis and Approaches | Minimum 6 | Higher | MATH2413 | 4SCH |
Mathematics Analysis and Approaches | Minimum 7 | Higher | MATH2417 | 4SCH |
Mathematics Analysis and Approaches | Minimum 5 | Standard | MATH1314 | 3SCH |
Mathematics Analysis and Approaches | Minimum 6 | Standard | MATH1325 | 3SCH |
Mathematics Applications and Interpretations | Minimum 6 | Higher | MATH1314 or MATH1316 |
3SCH |
Mathematics Applications and Interpretations | Minimum 6 | Standard | MATH1314 | 3SCH |
Further Mathematics | Minimum 6 | Higher | MATH2312 MATH2333 MATH2413 STAT1342 |
13SCH |
Further Mathematics | Minimum 7 | Higher | MATH2312 MATH2333 MATH2413 STAT1342 STAT2332 |
16SCH |
Music | Minimum 4 | Standard or Higher | MUSI1306 | 3SCH |
Philosophy | Minimum 4 | Standard or Higher | PHIL1301 | 3SCH |
Physics | Minimum 7 | Standard | PHYS1301/2125 PHYS1302/2126 |
8SCH |
Physics | Minimum 6 | Higher | PHYS1301/2125 PHYS1302/2126 |
8SCH |
Psychology | Minimum 5 | Higher | PSY2301 | 3SCH |
Theatre | Minimum 4 | Standard or Higher | THEA1310 | 3SCH |
Visual Arts | Minimum 4 | Standard or Higher | AHST2331 | 3SCH |
Film | Minimum 4 | Standard or Higher | FILM2332 | 3SCH |
* Students continuing in this language should take a placement exam
Last Updated August 31, 2023