International Baccalaureate 2005-2006
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 or 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 000 | 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 | 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 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 235 & MATH 004 | 7 |
| 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, 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 |