International Baccalaureate (IB) Credit

The Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) Policy provides the basis for providing comparable undergraduate course credit for the successful completion of AP and IB courses as required by Code of Virginia § 23-9.2:3.8.

Having an IB Score Report Sent
Students should contact their high school IB Coordinator or the IBO.org to request an official IB Score Report (“Transcript of Grades”) be sent from the IBO to UMW.

HL = Higher Level (4 or higher) and SL = Standard Level (5 or higher)

IB ExamIB ScoreUMW CourseUMW CreditGen-Ed Requirement
Biology-HL4BIOL-1214Natural Science/^^Natural Science with Lab Beginning Fall 2020
Biology-HL5, 6, 7BIOL-121 & 1328Natural Science Complete/^^Natural Science with Lab Beginning Fall 2020
Biology-SL5, 6, 7BIOL-1214Natural Science/^^Natural Science with Lab Beginning Fall 2020
Business & Management-HL4, 5, 6, 7BUAD-1053 
Business & Management-SL5, 6, 7BUAD-1053 
Chemistry-HL4

CHEM-111 or

CHEM-105A & 107A

4 or 8Natural Science (105A & 107A Complete Requirement)/^^Natural Science with Lab Beginning Fall 2020
Chemistry-HL5, 6, 7CHEM-111 & 1128Natural Science Complete/^^Natural Science with Lab Beginning Fall 2020
Chemistry-SL5

CHEM-111 or

CHEM-105A & 107A

4 or 8Natural Science (105A & 107A Complete Requirement)/^^Natural Science with Lab Beginning Fall 2020
Chemistry-SL6, 7CHEM-111 & 1128Natural Science Complete/^^Natural Science with Lab Beginning Fall 2020
Classical Lang – Greek-HL4, ,5 6, 7GREK-2023Language Requirement Complete
Classical Lang – Greek-SL5, 6, 7GREK-1023 
Classical Lang – Latin-HL4, 5, 6, 7LATN-2023Language Requirement Complete
Classical Lang – Latin-SL5, 6, 7LATN-1023 
Computer Science-HL4CPSC-NOTMJ3 
Computer Science-HL5, 6CPSC-1103Quantitative Reasoning
Computer Science-HL7CPSC-110 & 2207Quantitative Reasoning
Computer Science-SL5, 6, 7CPSC-NOTMJ3 
Dance-HL4DANC-NOTMJ3 
Dance-HL5DANC-NOTMJ4 
Dance-HL6DANC-NOTMJ5 
Dance-HL7DANC-NOTMJ6 
Dance-SL5DANC-NOTMJ2 
Dance-SL6DANC-NOTMJ3 
Dance-SL7DANC-NOTMJ4 
Design Technology-HL4, 5, 6, 7No Credit0 
Design Technology-SL5, 6, 7No Credit0 
Economics-HL4, 5, 6, 7ECON-201B3Human Experience & Society/^^Social Science Beginning Fall 2020
Economics-SL5, 6, 7ECON-201B3Human Experience & Society/^^Social Science Beginning Fall 2020
Environmental Systems & Societies- SL Only5, 6, 7EESC-1103Natural Science/^^Natural Science without Lab Beginning Fall 2020
Film-HL4, 5, 6, 7ENGL-2453Art, Literature, Performance (Appreciation)/^^Arts & Literature Beginning Fall 2020
Film-SL5, 6, 7ENGL-2453Art, Literature, Performance (Appreciation)/^^Arts & Literature Beginning Fall 2020
Geography-HL4, 5, 6, 7GEOG-NOTMJ3 
Geography-SL5, 6, 7No Credit0 
Global Politics-HL4, 5, 6, 7PSCI-102A3Global Inquiry/^^Social Science Beginning Fall 2020
Global Politics-SL5, 6, 7PSCI-102A3Global Inquiry/^^Social Science Beginning Fall 2020
History – American-HL4, 5, 6, 7HIST-131 & 1326Human Experience & Society/^^Humanities Beginning Fall 2020
History – American-SL5, 6, 7HIST-131 & 1326Human Experience & Society/^^Humanities Beginning Fall 2020
History – Europe-HL4, 5, 6, 7HIST-121 & 1226Human Experience & Society or Global Inquiry (HIST-122)/^^Humanities Beginning Fall 2020
History – Europe-SL5, 6, 7HIST-121 & 1226Human Experience & Society or Global Inquiry (HIST-122)/^^Humanities Beginning Fall 2020
Information Technology in a Global Society-HL4, 5, 6, 7ELEC-NOTMJ3 
Information Technology in a Global Society-SL5, 6, 7ELEC-NOTMJ3 
Language A: Literature-HL4, 5, 6, 7ENGL-2053Art, Literature, Performance (Appreciation)/^^Arts & Literature & Writing Intensive
Language A: Literature-SL5, 6, 7ENGL-2053Art, Literature, Performance (Appreciation)/^^Arts & Literature & Writing Intensive
Language A: Language & Literature-HL4, 5, 6, 7ENGL-2053Art, Literature, Performance (Appreciation)/^^Arts & Literature & Writing Intensive
Language A: Language & Literature-SL5, 6, 7ENGL-2053Art, Literature, Performance (Appreciation)/^^Arts & Literature & Writing Intensive
Literature & Performance-SL Only5ENGL-205 & THEA-1126Art, Literature, Performance (Appreciation)/^^Arts & Literature & Writing Intensive
Literature & Performance-SL Only6, 7ENGL-205, THEA-111 & 1129Art, Literature, Performance  (111-Appreciation 112-Process) Complete/^^Arts & Literature Beginning Fall 2020
Language B
Arabic-HL4ARAB-2013^^Language Requirement Complete Beginning Fall 2020
Arabic-HL5ARAB-2023Language Requirement Complete
Arabic-HL6ARAB-301 (Waiver granted for ARAB-202)3Language Requirement Complete
Arabic-HL7ARAB-301 & 302 (Waiver granted for ARAB-202)6Language Requirement Complete
Arabic-SL5ARAB-1023 
Arabic-SL6ARAB-2013^^Language Requirement Complete Beginning Fall 2020
Arabic-SL7ARAB-2023Language Requirement Complete
Chinese-Cantonese-HL4CHIN-NOTMJ3^^Language Requirement Complete Beginning Fall 2020
Chinese-Cantonese-HL5, 6CHIN-NOTMJ3Language Requirement Complete
Chinese-Cantonese-HL7CHIN-NOTMJ6Language Requirement Complete
Chinese-Cantonese-SL5, 6CHIN-NOTMJ3 
Chinese-Cantonese-SL7CHIN-NOTMJ3Language Requirement Complete
Chinese-Mandarin-HL4CHIN-2013^^Language Requirement Complete Beginning Fall 2020
Chinese-Mandarin-HL5CHIN-2023Language Requirement Complete
Chinese-Mandarin-HL6CHIN-300A (Waiver granted for CHIN-202)3Language Requirement Complete
Chinese-Mandarin-HL7CHIN-300A & 300B (Waiver granted for CHIN-202)6Language Requirement Complete
Chinese-Mandarin-SL5CHIN-1023 
Chinese-Mandarin-SL6CHIN-2013^^Language Requirement Complete Beginning Fall 2020
Chinese-Mandarin-SL7CHIN-2023Language Requirement Complete
Danish-HL4MDFL-NOTMJ3^^Language Requirement Complete Beginning Fall 2020
Danish-HL5, 6MDFL-NOTMJ3Language Requirement Complete
Danish-HL7MDFL-NOTMJ6Language Requirement Complete
Danish-SL5, 6MDFL-NOTMJ3 
Danish-SL7MDFL-NOTMJ3Language Requirement Complete
Dutch-HL4MDFL-NOTMJ3^^Language Requirement Complete Beginning Fall 2020
Dutch-HL5, 6MDFL-NOTMJ3Language Requirement Complete
Dutch-HL7MDFL-NOTMJ6Language Requirement Complete
Dutch-SL5, 6MDFL-NOTMJ3 
Dutch-SL7MDFL-NOTMJ3Language Requirement Complete
English-HL4, 5, 6, 7ENGL-1013Writing Intensive
English-SL5, 6, 7ENGL-1013Writing Intensive
Finnish-HL4MDFL-NOTMJ3^^Language Requirement Complete Beginning Fall 2020
Finnish-HL5, 6MDFL-NOTMJ3Language Requirement Complete
Finnish-HL7MDFL-NOTMJ6Language Requirement Complete
Finnish-SL5, 6MDFL-NOTMJ3 
Finnish-SL7MDFL-NOTMJ3Language Requirement Complete
French-HL4FREN-201A3^^Language Requirement Complete Beginning Fall 2020
French-HL5FREN-202A3Language Requirement Complete
French-HL6FREN-311 (Waiver granted for FREN-202)3Language Requirement Complete
French-HL7FREN-311 & 312 (Waiver granted for FREN-202)6Language Requirement Complete
French-SL5FREN-1023 
French-SL6FREN-201A3^^Language Requirement Complete Beginning Fall 2020
French-SL7FREN-202A3Language Requirement Complete
German-HL4GERM-201A3^^Language Requirement Complete Beginning Fall 2020
German-HL5GERM-202A3Language Requirement Complete
German-HL6GERM-393 (Waiver granted for GERM-202)4Language Requirement Complete
German-HL7GERM-393 & 394 (Waiver granted for GERM-202)8Language Requirement Complete
German-SL5GERM-1023 
German-SL6GERM-201A3^^Language Requirement Complete Beginning Fall 2020
German-SL7GERM-202A3Language Requirement Complete
Hebrew-SL Only5MDFL-NOTMJ3 
Hebrew-SL Only6MDFL-NOTMJ3^^Language Requirement Complete Beginning Fall 2020
Hebrew-SL Only7MDFL-NOTMJ3Language Requirement Complete
Hindi-HL4MDFL-NOTMJ3^^Language Requirement Complete Beginning Fall 2020
Hindi-HL5, 6MDFL-NOTMJ3Language Requirement Complete
Hindi-HL7MDFL-NOTMJ6Language Requirement Complete
Hindi-SL5, 6MDFL-NOTMJ3 
Hindi-SL7MDFL-NOTMJ3Language Requirement Complete
Indonesian-HL4MDFL-NOTMJ3^^Language Requirement Complete Beginning Fall 2020
Indonesian-HL5, 6MDFL-NOTMJ3Language Requirement Complete
Indonesian-HL7MDFL-NOTMJ6Language Requirement Complete
Indonesian-SL5, 6MDFL-NOTMJ3 
Indonesian-SL7MDFL-NOTMJ3Language Requirement Complete
Italian-HL4ITAL-2013^^Language Requirement Complete Beginning Fall 2020
Italian-HL5ITAL-2023Language Requirement Complete
Italian-HL6ITAL-291 (Waiver granted for ITAL-202)3Language Requirement Complete
Italian-HL7ITAL-291 & 292 (Waiver granted for ITAL-202)6Language Requirement Complete
Italian-SL5ITAL-1023 
Italian-SL6ITAL-2013^^Language Requirement Complete Beginning Fall 2020
Italian-SL7ITAL-2023Language Requirement Complete
Japanese-HL4MDFL-NOTMJ3^^Language Requirement Complete Beginning Fall 2020
Japanese-HL5, 6MDFL-NOTMJ3Language Requirement Complete
Japanese-HL7MDFL-NOTMJ6Language Requirement Complete
Japanese-SL5, 6MDFL-NOTMJ3 
Japanese-SL7MDFL-NOTMJ3Language Requirement Complete
Korean-HL4MDFL-NOTMJ3^^Language Requirement Complete Beginning Fall 2020
Korean-HL5, 6MDFL-NOTMJ3Language Requirement Complete
Korean-HL7MDFL-NOTMJ6Language Requirement Complete
Korean-SL5, 6MDFL-NOTMJ3 
Korean-SL7MDFL-NOTMJ3Language Requirement Complete
Norwegian-HL4MDFL-NOTMJ3^^Language Requirement Complete Beginning Fall 2020
Norwegian-HL5, 6MDFL-NOTMJ3Language Requirement Complete
Norwegian-HL7MDFL-NOTMJ6Language Requirement Complete
Norwegian-SL5, 6MDFL-NOTMJ3 
Norwegian-SL7MDFL-NOTMJ3Language Requirement Complete
Portuguese-HL4MDFL-NOTMJ3^^Language Requirement Complete Beginning Fall 2020
Portuguese-HL5, 6MDFL-NOTMJ3Language Requirement Complete
Portuguese-HL7MDFL-NOTMJ6Language Requirement Complete
Portuguese-SL5, 6MDFL-NOTMJ3 
Portuguese-SL7MDFL-NOTMJ3Language Requirement Complete
Russian-HL4MDFL-NOTMJ3^^Language Requirement Complete Beginning Fall 2020
Russian-HL5, 6MDFL-NOTMJ3Language Requirement Complete
Russian-HL7MDFL-NOTMJ6Language Requirement Complete
Russian-SL5, 6MDFL-NOTMJ3 
Russian-SL7MDFL-NOTMJ3Language Requirement Complete
Spanish-HL4SPAN-201A3^^Language Requirement Complete Beginning Fall 2020
Spanish-HL5SPAN-202A3Language Requirement Complete
Spanish-HL6SPAN-312 (Waiver granted for SPAN-202)3Language Requirement Complete
Spanish-HL7SPAN-312 & 306 (Waiver granted for SPAN-202)6Language Requirement Complete
Spanish-SL5SPAN-1023 
Spanish-SL6SPAN-201A3^^Language Requirement Complete Beginning Fall 2020
Spanish-SL7SPAN-202A3Language Requirement Complete
Swedish-HL4MDFL-NOTMJ3^^Language Requirement Complete Beginning Fall 2020
Swedish-HL5, 6MDFL-NOTMJ3Language Requirement Complete
Swedish-HL7MDFL-NOTMJ6Language Requirement Complete
Swedish-SL5, 6MDFL-NOTMJ3 
Swedish-SL7MDFL-NOTMJ3Language Requirement Complete
Language ab initio (foreign language for beginners)
Arabic-SL Only5ARAB-1023 
Arabic-SL Only6ARAB-2013^^Language Requirement Complete Beginning Fall 2020
Arabic-SL Only7ARAB-2023Language Requirement Complete
English-SL Only5, 6, 7ENGL-1013Writing Intensive
French-SL Only5FREN-1023 
French-SL Only6FREN-201A3^^Language Requirement Complete Beginning Fall 2020
French-SL Only7FREN-202A3Language Requirement Complete
German-SL Only5GERM-1023 
German-SL Only6GERM-201A3^^Language Requirement Complete Beginning Fall 2020
German-SL Only7GERM-202A3Language Requirement Complete
Italian-SL Only5ITAL-1023 
Italian-SL Only6ITAL-2013^^Language Requirement Complete Beginning Fall 2020
Italian-SL Only7ITAL-2023Language Requirement Complete
Japanese-SL Only5, 6MDFL-NOTMJ3 
Japanese-SL Only7MDFL-NOTMJ3Language Requirement Complete
Malay-SL Only5, 6MDFL-NOTMJ3 
Malay-SL Only7MDFL-NOTMJ3Language Requirement Complete
Mandarin-SL Only5, 6MDFL-NOTMJ3 
Mandarin-SL ONLY7MDFL-NOTMJ3Language Requirement Complete
Russian-SL Only5, 6MDFL-NOTMJ3 
Russian-SL Only7MDFL-NOTMJ3Language Requirement Complete
Spanish-SL Only5SPAN-1023 
Spanish-SL Only6SPAN-201A3^^Language Requirement Complete Beginning Fall 2020
Spanish-SL Only7SPAN-202A3Language Requirement Complete
Swahili-SL Only5, 6MDFL-NOTMJ3 
 Swahili-SL Only 7MDFL-NOTMJ3Language Requirement Complete
Further Mathematics-HL4, 5, 6, 7MATH-121 & 1228Quantitative Reasoning/^^121-Quantitative Reasoning Beginning Fall 2020
Mathematics Studies- SL5, 6, 7MATH-1203Quantitative Reasoning
Mathematics- HL4, 5, 6, 7MATH-121 & MATH-NOTMJ6Quantitative Reasoning/121-Quantitative Reasoning Beginning Fall 2020
Mathematics- SL5, 6, 7MATH-1214Quantitative Reasoning/Quantitative Reasoning Beginning Fall 2020
Mathematics: Applications & Interpretation-HL4, 5, 6, 7MATH-120**3Quantitative Reasoning
Mathematics: Application & Interpretation-SL5, 6, 7MATH-120**3Quantitative Reasoning
Mathematics: Analysis & Approaches – HL4, 5, 6, 7MATH-121 & MATH-122**8121-Quantitative Reasoning Beginning Fall 2020
Mathematics: Analysis & Approaches-SL5, 6MATH-121**4Quantitative Reasoning
Mathematics: Analysis & Approaches-SL7MATH-121 & MATH-122**8121-Quantitative Reasoning Beginning Fall 2020
Music-HL4, 5, 6, 7MUSC-NOTMJ3 
Music-SL5, 6, 7MUSC-NOTMJ3 
Philosophy-HL4, 5, 6, 7PHIL-NOTMJ3 
Philosophy-SL5, 6, 7PHIL-NOTMJ3 
Physics-HL4PHYS-1014Natural Science/^^Natural Science with Lab Beginning Fall 2020
Physics-HL5, 6, 7PHYS-101 & 1028Natural Science Complete/^^Natural Science with Lab Beginning Fall 2020
Physics-SL5PHYS-1014Natural Science/^^Natural Science with Lab Beginning Fall 2020
Physics-SL6, 7PHYS-101 & 1028Natural Science Complete/^^Natural Science with Lab Beginning Fall 2020
Psychology-HL4, 5, 6, 7PSYC-1003Human Experience & Society/^^Social Science Beginning Fall 2020
Psychology-SL5, 6, 7PSYC-1003Human Experience & Society/^^Social Science Beginning Fall 2020
Social & Cultural Anthropology-HL4, 5, 6, 7ANTH-1013Human Experience & Society or Global Inquiry/^^Humanities or Social Science Beginning Fall 2020
Social & Cultural Anthropology-SL5, 6, 7ANTH-1013Human Experience & Society or Global Inquiry/^^Humanities or Social Science Beginning Fall 2020
Sport, Exercise & Health Science-SL Only5, 6, 7No Credit0 
Theatre-HL4THEA-NOTMJ3.0 
Theatre-HL5THEA-1113Art, Literature, Performance (Appreciation)/^^Arts & Literature Beginning Fall 2020
Theatre-HL6THEA-111 & 1126Art, Literature, Performance  (111-Appreciation 112-Process) Complete/^^Arts & Literature Beginning Fall 2020
Theatre-HL7THEA-111 & 112 & THEA-NOTMJ9Art, Literature, Performance  (111-Appreciation 112-Process) Complete/^^Arts & Literature Beginning Fall 2020
Theatre-SL5THEA-1123Art, Literature, Performance Process/^^Arts & Literature Beginning Fall 2020
Theatre-SL6THEA-111 & 1126Art, Literature, Performance  (111-Appreciation 112-Process) Complete/^^Arts & Literature Beginning Fall 2020
Theatre-SL7THEA-111 & 112 & THEA-NOTMJ9Art, Literature, Performance  (111-Appreciation 112-Process) Complete/^^Arts & Literature Beginning Fall 2020
Visual Arts-HL4, 5, 6, 7ARTS-1053Art, Literature, Performance Appreciation/^^Arts & Literature Beginning Fall 2020
Visual Arts-SL5, 6, 7ARTS-1053Art, Literature, Performance Appreciation/^^Arts & Literature Beginning Fall 2020
World Religions-SL Only5, 6, 7RELG-NOTMJ3 

^^Effective Fall 2020

**Effective Fall 2021

*NOTMJ means: not major, general elective credit that will apply to the overall credits needed to graduate (120). These credits are not found equivalent to an one-to-one UMW course. These credits do not satisfy any requirements for the major unless a re-evaluation is submitted by the student. The NOTMJ course(s) also do not apply to the Gen-Ed requirements unless a re-evaluation is submitted by the Student to be re-evaluated by the Gen-Ed Committee. Although Modern Foreign Language courses transfer as general elective credit, they will satisfy the foreign language requirement.

Note: The University of Mary Washington now accepts Standard and Higher Learning test scores HL-4 and higher, SL-5 and higher.

International Baccalaureate (IB). The University awards academic credit for test scores of four (4) or higher on individual higher-level IB courses and for scores of five (5) or higher on individual standard-level IB course. Credit is also provided for the completion of the IB Diploma. A minimum of 15 credits will be awarded for the completed IB Diploma. If the IB Diploma student’s test scores results do not result in at least 15 credits, the difference will be awarded as elective credit (to add up to a minimum of 15 credits). Credit is awarded at the time of matriculation and is based on the scores earned on the IB examinations. All credit awarded will be recorded on the student’s permanent record and will be included in the credit total toward degree requirements. Credit will be awarded for 100-and 200-level course work (upper level credit can be awarded in some language areas). Credits awarded may count toward the major program or general education requirements. Credit awarded for particular tests is posted on the University website. Questions regarding credit equivalencies should be directed to the Office of the Registrar.

Guidelines Covering the Application and/or Deletion of Transfer Credits. The following provisions apply to all forms of examination-based transfer credit (AP, Cambridge, IB, CLEP, DANTES).

  1. Transfer credits will be forfeited and removed from the record if the equivalent course or courses are completed at UMW or another institution (and transferred into UMW for credit).
  2. Transfer credits are counted as completed credits toward graduation, and thus affect all decisions regarding probation, suspension, and dismissal.
  3. A student may request the permanent deletion of transfer credits from his or her record at any time except after academic dismissal.