International Baccalaureate
Students who complete International Baccalaureate (IB) exams and receive creditable scores may, upon admission to Portland State, be granted credit toward a bachelor's degree as outlined in the table below.
Students may request official IB transcripts by contacting:
Transcript Officer
International Baccalaureate North America
475 Riverside Drive, 16th Floor
New York, NY, US-10115
USA
E-mail: transcripts.ibna@ibo.org
Phone +1-212-696-4464
Fax: +1-212-889-9242
Send transcript(s) to:
Admissions, Registration and Records
Portland State University
PO Box 901
Portland, OR 97207-0901
Earned IB Diploma
Students enrolling at Portland State who earn their IB diploma with a score of 30 or above will receive a total of 45 college credits and sophomore class standing.
Specific IB Credit
To be awarded college credit, a minimum score of 5 is required for both Standard Level (SL) and Higher Level (HL) exams.
Specific credit will be awarded based on individual exam scores using the following chart:
| IB Certificate Course | SL | HL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Credit |
PSU Equivalent |
Credit |
PSU Equivalent |
|
| Arts: |
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| Film | 4 | TA LD | 8 | TA LD |
| Music | 4 | MUS LD | 8 | MUS LD |
| Theatre | 4 | TA LD | 4 | TA LD |
| Visual Arts | 4 | ART LD | 8 | ART 115/131 |
| Experimental Sciences: | ||||
| Biology | 4 | BI LD | 15 | Biology 251/252/253 |
| Chemistry | 4 | CH LD | 12 | CH LD |
| Design Technology | TBD | Under Review | TBD | Under Review |
| Environmental Systems | 4 | ESR LD | ---- | ---- |
| Physics | 4 | PH LD | 12 | PH 201/202/203 |
| Individuals and Societies: | ||||
| Business and Management | 4 | BA LD | 4 | BA LD |
| Economics | 4 | EC LD | 8 | EC 201/202 |
| Geography | 4 | GEOG LD | 8 |
GEOG 230/LD |
| History | 4 | HST LD | ---- | ---- |
| History: Africa |
---- | ---- | 4 | HST LD |
| History: Americas | ---- | ---- | 12 |
HST LD |
| History: Asia/Middle East |
---- | ---- | 4 |
HST LD |
| History: Asia/Oceana | ---- | ---- | 4 |
HST LD |
| History: Europe | ---- | ---- | 12 |
HST 101/102/103 |
| Info & Tech in a Global Society | 4 | GEN LD | 8 | GEN LD |
| Islamic History | 4 | HST LD | 8 | HST LD |
| Philosophy | TBD | Under Review | TBD | Under Review |
| Psychology | 4 | PSY LD | 8 | PSY 200/204 |
| Social and Cultural Anthropology | 4 | ANTH LD | 4 | ANTH LD |
| Math and Computer Science: | ||||
| Computer Science | 4 | CS LD | 8 | CS LD |
| Further Mathematics | TBD | Under Review | ---- | ---- |
| Math Studies | 4 | MTH LD | ---- | ---- |
| Mathematics | 4 | MTH LD | 12 | MTH 251/252/253 |
| Languages: | ||||
| Language AB initio | TBD | Under Review | ---- | ---- |
| Language A1 (English) |
4 | ENG LD | 12 | ENG 104/105/106 |
| Language A1 (Other) | TBD | Under Review | TBD | Under Review |
| Language A2 (other than listed) |
4-5 | Contact Dept | 12-15 |
Contact Dept |
| Language B (other than listed) |
4-5 | Contact Dept | 12-15 | Contact Dept |
| Chinese A2 |
5 | CHN LD | 15 | CHN 101/102/103 |
| French A2 and B |
4 | FR LD | 15 | FR 101/102/103/LD |
| German A2 and B |
4 | GER LD | 15 |
GER 101/102/103/LD |
| Japanese A2 and B | 5 | JPN LD | 15 | JPN 101/102/103 |
| Mandarin B | 5 | CHN LD | 15 | CHN LD |
| Spanish A2 and B | 4 | SPAN LD | 15 | SPAN 101/102/103/LD |
| Swedish B | 4 | SWED LD | 12 | SWED LD |
For Fall 2011 and Beyond:
Portland State University is currently reviewing its IB transfer policy. Please check back for more detailed information.
