International Baccalaureate Courses

JMU recognizes the International Baccalaureate diploma and individual IB courses by awarding credit on IB higher-level examinations in essentially the same manner in which credit is allowed for Advanced Placement courses. Typically, credit hours will be awarded for each higher-level examination on which a score of five, six, or seven has been earned.

Note: This information is subject to change at the discretion of James Madison University.

Higher Level IB Courses

IB Course
Minimum Required Score
JMU Equivalent
Credit Hours
Anthropology (Social or Cultural)
5
GANTH 195 & ANTH elective
6
Art/Design
6
ART 140 & ART elective
6
 
5
ART 140
3
 
4
ART elective
3
Art/Visual
5
ART 140
3
Biology
7
GSCI 003-GSCI104
3,1
 
BIO 000(elective)
4
 
5
BIO 000(elective)
4
Chemistry
5
Majors:CHEM 131, 132
6
 
5
Non-majors: CHEM 131,
8
 
131L, 132, 132L
Computing Studies
5
CS 139 & CS 238
8
Economics
6
ECON 201 & GECON 200
6
English A
5
GWRIT 103
3
Foreign Languages
7
300 + Elective
6
**(Course numbers same in
6
231-232
6
each language)**
5
231
3
 
4
102
4
Geography
6
GGEOG 200
3
 
5
GEOG elective
3
History: All Regions
6
HIST electives
6
 
5
HIST elective
3
History: Africa
6
HIST 263
3
 
5
HIST 263
3
History: Americas
5
GHIST 225
4
History: West and South Asia
6
HIST electives
6
 
5
HIST elective
3
History: East, Southeast Asia 
6
HIST electives
6
and Australia
5
HIST elective
3
History: Europe
6
HIST 202 & HIST elective
6
 
5
HIST 202
3
Mathematics
5
MATH 135
3
Philosophy
6
GPHIL 101 & PHIL elective
6
 
5
GPHIL 101
3
Physics
5
PHYS 140 & PHYS 150
6
Psychology
4
GPSYC 101
3

Standard-Level IB Courses

IB Course
Minimum Required
JMU Equivalent
Credit Hours
Anthropology (Social, Cultural)
5
GANTH 195
3
Art/Design
7
ART 140
3
 
6
ART elective
3
Chemistry
6
Majors: CHEM 131
3
 
6
Non-majors: CHEM 131, 
4
 
131 L
Computing Studies
5
CS 238
4
Economics
6
ECON 201 with IB diploma
3
Foreign Languages
7
232
3
 
6
231
3
 
5
102
4
Geography
5
GEOG elective
3
History
5
HIST elective
3
Philosophy
5
GPHIL 101
3
Physics
6
PHYS 140 & PHYS 150
6
Psychology
6
GPSYC 101
3

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