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 A: Literature | ENGL 1205 and ENGL 1901 |
| Environmental Systems | ENVS 1200 and SCIE 1902 |
| French | FREN 1111 and FREN 1112 |
| Geography | GEOG 1901 and GEOG 1902 |
| German | GRMN 1101 and GRMN 1102 |
| Global Politics | POLI 1901 and POLI 1902 |
| History | HIST 1901 and HIST 1902 |
| Information Technology | ELEC 1901 and ELEC 1902 |
| Latin | LATN 1100 |
| Mathematics | MATH 1210 and MATH 1211 |
| Music | ELEC 1901 and ELEC 1902 |
| Philosophy | PHIL 1903 and PHIL 1904 |
| Physics | PHYS 1210 and PHYS 1211 |
| Psychology | PSYC 1000 and SCIE 1901 |
| Sociology | SOCI 1901 and SOCI 1902 |
| Spanish | SPAN 1100 |
| Sport, Exercise and Health Science | SCIE 1905 and 1906 |
| Theatre | HUMN 1901 and 1902 |
| Theory of Knowledge | PHIL 1901 and PHIL 1902 |
| Visual Arts | ELEC 1902 and ELEC 1903 |
Students achieving a final grade of 5, 6, or 7 in IB Higher Level courses will be awarded university level credits. Credit for IB Higher Level subjects not listed above but with a grade of 5, 6, or 7 will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Students who earn 30 points are eligible to receive 30 credit hours.
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 CSCI 1227 |
| Computer Science Principles | CSCI 1226 |
| English Literature | ENGL 1205 |
| English Language | ENGL 1901 |
| Environmental Science | ENVS 1200 and SCIE 1903 |
| European History | HIST 1901 and HIST 1902 |
| French | FREN 2201 and FREN 2202 |
| German Literature and Culture | GRMN 1101 and GRMN 1102 |
| Human Geography | GEOG 1901 and GEOG 1902 |
| Italian | LANG 1901 and LANG 1902 |
| Latin | LATN 1100 |
| Microeconomics | ECON 1201 |
| Macroeconomics | ECON 1202 |
| Physics 1: Algebra-based | PHYS 1901 |
| Physics 2: Algebra-based | PHYS 1902 |
| Physics: Electricity | SCIE 1904 |
| Physics: Mechanics | PHYS 1210 |
| Psychology | PSYC 1000 and SCIE 1905 |
| Spanish | SPAN 1100 |
| Statistics | MGSC 2207 |
| US Government and Politics | POLI 1901 and POLI 1902 |
| US History | HIST 1903 and HIST 1904 |
| World History | HIST 1905 and HIST 1906 |
Each of the above courses counts as three credit hours with the exception of LATN 1100 and SPAN 1100, each of which count as six credit hours.
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.
