IB/ AP Benefits
International Baccalaureate (IB) Equivalency Chart
| HL Courses Equivalent | Saint Mary’s University Course |
| Arabic | ARBC 1901 and ARBC 1902 |
| Biology | BIOL 1201 and BIOL 1202 |
| Business Management | MGMT 1281 and BUSI 1901 |
| Chemistry | CHEM 1210 and CHEM 1211 |
| Computer Science | CSCI 1226 and CSCI 1227 |
| Economics | ECON 1201 and ECON 1202 |
| English | ENGL 1205 and ENGL 1901 |
| Environmental Systems | ENVS 1200 and SCIE 1902 |
| Information Technology | ELEC 1901 and ELEC 1902 |
| French | FREN 1111 and FREN 1112 |
| Geography | GEOG 1901 and GEOG 1902 |
| German | GRMN 1101 and GRMN 1102 |
| History | HIST 1901 and HIST 1902 |
| Latin | LATN 1100 (6 credit hours) |
| Mathematics | MATH 1210 and MATH 1211 |
| Music | ELEC 1901 and ELEC 1902 |
| Philosophy | PHIL 1901 and PHIL 1902 |
| Physics | PHYS 1210 and PHYS 1211 |
| Global Politics | POLI 1901 and 1902 |
| Psychology | PSYC 1200 and SCIE 1901 |
| Sociology | SOCI 1901 and SOCI 1902 |
| Spanish | SPAN 1100 (6 credit hours) |
| Sport, Exercise and Health Science | SCIE 1905 and 1906 |
| Theatre | HUMN 1901 and 1902 |
| Theory of Knowledge | PHIL Elective (6 credit hours) |
| Visual Arts | ELEC 1901 and ELEC 1902 |
IB higher-level courses, completed with a result of 5, 6 or 7, are eligible for transfer credit consideration.
Advanced Placement (AP) Equivalency
AP subjects approved for credit:
| AP Courses | Equivalent Saint Mary's University Credit |
| Art History | HUMN 1901 and HUMN 1902 |
| Biology | BIOL 1201 and BIOL 1202 |
| Calculus AB | MATH 1190 and MATH 1210 |
| Calculus BC | MATH 1210 and MATH 1211 |
| Chemistry | CHEM 1210 and SCIE 1901 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | CHNS 1101 and CHNS 1102 |
| Computer Science A | CSCI 1226 and SCIE 1902 |
| Computer Science AB | CSCI 1226 and CSCI 1227 |
| English Literature and Composition | ENGL 1205 |
| Environmental Science | ENVS 1200 and SCIE 1902 |
| European History | HIST 1901 and HIST 1902 |
| French Language and Culture | FREN 2201 and FREN 2202 |
| Geography (Human) | GEOG 1901 and GEOG 1902 |
| German Language | GRMN 1101 and GRMN 1102 |
| Government & Politics | POLI 1901 and POLI 1902 |
| History (U.S.) | HIST 1903 and HIST 1904 |
| History (World) | HIST 1905 and HIST 1906 |
| Italian | LANG 1901 and LANG 1902 |
| Latin | LATN 1100 (6 credit hours) |
| Macroeconomics | ECON 1202 |
| Microeconomics | ECON 1201 |
| Physics 1 | PHYS 1901 |
| Physics 2 | PHYS 1901 |
| Physics Electricity | SCIE 1901 |
| Physics Mechanics | PHYS 1210 |
| Psychology | PSYC 1200 and SCIE 1905 |
| Spanish | SPAN 1100 (6 credit hours) |
| Statistics | MGSC 2207 |
Each of the above courses counts as three credit hours with the exception of LATN 1100 and SPAN 1100 which each count as six credit hours.
Courses are listed in the Saint Mary’s University Academic Calendar with the exception of the following electives:
- GEOG 1901, 1902 unspecified Geography electives
- HIST 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906 unspecified History electives
- SCIE 1901, 1902, 1903 unspecified Science electives
Credit for AP-examined subjects, not listed above but with a grade of 3, 4 or 5, will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
Note: Credit is not awarded on the basis of interim school, predicted or mock results. In addition, students have the choice of refusing credits.
