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
| International Baccalaureate Course | Minimum Required Score |
JMU Equivalent | Credit Hours Earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropology (Social and Cultural) | 5 |
GANTH 195 & ANTH elective | 6 |
| Art/Design | 6 |
ART 140 & ART elective | 6 |
5 |
ART 140 | 3 |
|
4 |
ART elective | 3 |
|
| Biology | 7 |
BIO 114 & BIO 124 | 8 |
5 |
BIO elective | 4 |
|
| Chemistry | 5 |
Majors: CHEM 131, 132 | 6 |
5 |
Non-majors: CHEM 131, 131L, 132, 132L | 8 |
|
| Computing Studies | 5 |
CS 139 & CS 238 | 8 |
| Economics | 6 |
ECON 201 & GECON 200 | 6 |
| English A | 5 |
GWRIT 103 | 3 |
| Foreign Languages(Course numbers are the same in each different language) | 7 |
300 + Elective | 6 |
6 |
231-232 | 6 |
|
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 | 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 and Southeast Asia and Australia | 6 |
HIST electives | 6 |
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
| International Baccalaureate Course | Minimum Required Score |
JMU Equivalent | Credit Hours Earned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Anthropology (Social and 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 131-131L | 4 |
|
| 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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