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International Baccalaureate Exams - Higher Level Credit

	IB Exam	IB Score	Unit Credit		Credit Allowed Toward Degree
	Biology	5, 6, or 7	8		Satisfies one Biological Science course toward category II of the UCI GE requirement.
	Chemistry	5, 6, or 7	8		Elective credit only.
	Classical Languages
	Classical Greek	5 6 or 7	8 8		Grk 100A, 103 or 100B, 104 100B, 2 courses of 104
	Latin	5 6 or 7	8 8		Lat 100A, 103 or 100B, 104 100A, 2 courses of 103 or 100B, and 2 courses of 104
	(Course credit satisfies the School of Humanities language other than English requirement for School of Humanities majors; satisfies categories VI and VIII of the UCI GE requirement.)
	Computer Science	5, 6, or 7	8		Satisfies categories V and IX of the UCI GE requirement.
	Economics	5, 6, or 7	8		Econ 20A-B satisfies the major requirement for Economics and International Studies; satisfies category III of the UCI GE requirement.
	Environmental Systems	5, 6, or 7	4		ESS 1 or ESS 25
	Geography	5, 6, or 7	8		Satisfies two Geography courses toward category III of the UCI GE requirement.
	History
	History of the Americas	5, 6, or 7	8		Satisfies two courses toward Hist 40A-B-C for category IV of the UCI GE requirement.
	Non-U.S. exams	5, 6, or 7	8		Satisfies two courses toward Hist 21A-B-C for category IV; satisfies category VIII of the UCI GE requirement.
	(History exam credit is only applicable toward GE, not School of Humanities major requirements.)
	Language A1 (native language)	5, 6, or 7	8		Satisfies the UC Entry Level Writing Requirement (English exam only).
	Language A2 (native second language)
	French German Italian Portuguese Spanish**	5, 6, or 7 5, 6, or 7 5, 6, or 7 5, 6, or 7 5 or 6 7	8 8 8 8 8 8		French 2C German 2C Italian 2C Portuguese 2C Span 3A Span 3B
	(Course credit applies toward the School of Humanities language other than English requirement for School of Humanities majors and International Studies; satisfies both categories VI and VIII of the UCI GE requirement.)
	Language B (non-native language)
	French German Italian Portuguese Spanish**	5, 6, or 7 5, 6, or 7 5, 6, or 7 5, 6, or 7 5 or 6 7	8 8 8 8 8 8		French 2C* German 2C* Italian 2C* Portuguese 2C* Span 2C Span 3A or 3B
	* Additional course credit may be awarded toward the major, upon petition. (Course credit applies toward the School of Humanities language other than English requirement for School of Humanities majors and International Studies; satisfies both categories VI and VIII of the UCI GE requirement.)
	Mathematics	5, 6, or 7	8		Math 2A
	Music	5, 6, or 7	8		Elective credit only.
	Philosphy	5, 6, or 7	8		Elective credit only.
	Physics	5, 6, or 7	8		Satisfies two Physics courses toward category II of the UCI GE requirement.
	Psychology	5 6 or 7	8 8		Satisfies category III of the UCI GE requirement. Psych 9A-B-C satisfies major requirement for Psychology; satisfies category III of the UCI GE requirement.
	Social & Cultural Anthropology	5, 6, or 7	8		Anthro 2A satisfies the School requirement for School of Social Sciences majors; satisfies one Anthropology course toward category III, and one course toward category VIIB of the UCI GE requirement.
	Theater Arts	5, 6, or 7	8		Elective credit only.
	Visual Arts	5, 6, or 7	8		Elective credit only.
	Diploma Programme		Up to 30*
	The programme includes six IB exams, with varying GE and/or course credit. *Students are granted 30 units if they earn 30 total Diploma Programme points.
	Elective Credit : Elective credit is awarded in cases where GE and/or UCI course credit does not apply.
	Duplicate Credit : Students should be aware that IB exams, AP exams, and college courses taken prior to or after enrolling at the University may be duplicative. In these cases, the University will award credit for only one of these.
	Credit Limitation : A student may receive eight units maximum for Higher Level IB exams that are duplicative.
	** Students who wish to enroll in any Spanish course at UCI are still required to take the placement exam (and oral interview if necessary). Students, however, cannot earn units or grade points in courses from which they have been exempted on the basis of IB credit, even if placement results require enrollment in such a level.