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International Baccalaureate (IB)


Credit may be awarded for credit for each standard-level (SL) and higher-level (HL) examination passed at a level of 4 or above.

UNLV courses or requirements satisfied through International Baccalaureate
Students with a high school graduation date on or after May 1, 2020, who submit official scores for International Baccalaureate exams will have those scores articulated as specified in the table below.

IB Subject and Level
Score
Credit
UNLV Course and Core Area Requirement
Individuals and Societies
Business Management HL
4
3
BUS 101
Business Management HL
5+
6
BUS 101 and MGT LDELEC
Business Management SL
5+
3
BUS 101
Economics HL
5+
6
ECON 102 and ECON 103
Economics SL
5+
3
Gen Ed (Social Science)
Geography HL
5+
4
GEOG 103 and GEOG 104
Geography SL
5+
3
Gen Ed (Social Science)
Global Politics HL
5+
3
PSC 211
Global Politics SL
5+
3
PSC LDELEC (Social Science)
History of Africa and the Middle East HL
5+
6
HIST 208 and HIST 232 (Humanities and INTL)
History of the Americas HL
5+
7
HIST 100 and HIST 208 (Humanities and INTL)
History of Asia and Oceania HL
5+
6
HIST 208 and HIST 212 (Humanities and INTL)
History of Europe HL
5+
6
HIST 208 and HIST 209 (Humanities and INTL)
History SL
5+
3
Gen Ed (Humanities)
Information Technology in a Global Society HL
5+
3
INF 100
Information Technology in a Global Society SL
N/A
-
No Credit
Philosophy HL
4
3
PHIL 101
Philosophy HL
5+
6
PHIL 101 and PHIL 130
Philosophy SL
5+
3
PHIL 101
Psychology HL
4+
3
PSY 101
Psychology SL
5+
3
PSY 101
Social and Cultural Anthropology HL
4
3
ANTH 101
Social and Cultural Anthropology HL
5+
6
ANTH 101 (Humanities and INTL) and ANTH 102
Social and Cultural Anthropology SL
5+
3
ANTH 101 (Humanities and INTL)
World Religions SL
5+
3
PHIL 210
Language and Literature
English A: Language and Literature HL
4+
3
ENG 101
English A: Language and Literature SL
N/A
-
No Credit
English A: Literature HL
4+
3
ENG LDELEC (Humanities)
English A: Literature SL
N/A
-
No Credit
Sciences
Biology HL
4+
4
BIOL 189A and BIOL 189L
Biology SL
5+
4
BIOL 189A and BIOL 189L
Chemistry HL
5+
3
CHEM 121A
Chemistry SL
5+
4
CHEM 108
Computer Science HL
5+
6
IS 101 and INF 100
Computer Science SL
4+
3
IS 101
Design Technology HL
5+
3
AAD LDELEC
Design Technology SL
4+
3
AAD LDELEC
Environmental Systems and Societies SL
5+
3
ENV 101
Physics HL
5+
8
PHYS 151A/151L and PHYS 152A/152L
Physics SL
5+
4
PHYS 151A/151L
Sports, Exercise and Health Science HL
5+
6
KIN 170 and KIN 172
Sports, Exercise and Health Science SL
5+
3
KIN 170
Mathematics
Further Math HL
5+
4
MATH 182
Mathematical Studies SL
5+
3
MATH 124
Mathematics HL
5+
4
MATH 181
Mathematics SL
5+
5
MATH 128
The Arts
Dance HL
4+
6
DAN 101 and DAN LDELEC
Dance SL
5+
3
DAN 101
Film HL
4
6
FILM 100 and FILM 110
Film HL
5+
9
FILM 100, FILM 110, and FILM 220
Film SL
5+
6
FILM 100 and FILM 110
Music HL
5+
5
MUS 101 and MUS 102
Music SL
NA
-
No Credit
Theatre HL
4+
3
THTR 100
Theatre SL
5+
3
THTR 100
Visual Arts HL
4
3
ART 160
Visual Arts HL
5+
6
ART 160 and ART 291
Visual Arts SL
5+
3
ART 160