International Baccalaureate Program
Students who complete the IB Diploma Program are eligible to receive up to 32 credits at Saint Michael’s College, which is equivalent to one full year of study, or sophomore status.
IB students not completing the Diploma Program are also eligible to receive advanced standing and/or credit, which may be awarded for Higher Level (HL) or Standard Level (SL) courses with grades of 5, 6, or 7. A maximum of 32 credits will be awarded.
Official IB score reports should be sent directly from the International Baccalaureate Organization to the SMC Registrar’s Office. Transfer credit for IB scores is awarded as follows:
IB EXAM | EXAM SCORES & CORRESPONDING CREDIT AWARDED | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
DIPLOMA PROGRAM CORE | ||||
Creativity, Activity, Service | No credit | No credit | No credit | No credit |
The Extended Essay | No credit | Credit varies by topic | Credit varies by topic | Credit varies by topic |
Theory of Knowledge | No credit | HU-1XX (4) | HU-1XX (4) | HU-1XX (4) |
STUDIES IN LANGUAGE & LITERATURE | ||||
English A: Literature (SL) | No credit | No credit | No credit | No credit |
English A: Literature (HL) | No credit | EN-1XX (4) | EN-1XX (4) | EN-1XX (4) |
English A: Language & Literature (SL) | No credit | No credit | No credit | No credit |
English A: Language & Literature (HL) | No credit | EN-1XX (4) | EN-1XX (4) | EN-1XX (4) |
English Literature & Performance (SL) [SL only] | No credit | TH-1XX (4) | TH-1XX (4) | TH-1XX (4) |
French A: Literature (SL) | No credit | FR-3XX (4) | FR-3XX (4) | FR-3XX (4) |
French A: Literature (HL) | No credit | FR-3XX (4) & FR-3XX (4) | FR-3XX (4) & FR-3XX (4) | FR-3XX (4) & FR-3XX (4) |
French A: Language & Literature (SL) | No credit | FR-3XX (4) | FR-3XX (4) | FR-3XX (4) |
French A: Language & Literature (HL) | No credit | FR-3XX (4) & FR-3XX (4) | FR-3XX (4) & FR-3XX (4) | FR-3XX (4) & FR-3XX (4) |
French Literature & Performance (SL) [SL only] | No credit | FR-3XX (4) | FR-3XX (4) | FR-3XX (4) |
Spanish A: Literature (SL) | No credit | SP-3XX (4) | SP-3XX (4) | SP-3XX (4) |
Spanish A: Literature (HL) | No credit | SP-3XX (4) & SP-3XX (4) | SP-3XX (4) & SP-3XX (4) | SP-3XX (4) & SP-3XX (4) |
Spanish A: Language & Literature (SL) | No credit | SP-3XX (4) | SP-3XX (4) | SP-3XX (4) |
Spanish A: Language & Literature (HL) | No credit | SP-3XX (4) & SP-3XX (4) | SP-3XX (4) & SP-3XX (4) | SP-3XX (4) & SP-3XX (4) |
Spanish Literature & Performance (SL) [SL only] | No credit | SP-3XX (4) | SP-3XX (4) | SP-3XX (4) |
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION | ||||
French AB Initio (SL) | No credit | FR-101 (4) | FR-101 (4) | FR-101 (4) |
French B (SL) | No credit | FR-101 (4) | FR-101 (4) | FR-101 (4) |
French B (HL) | No credit | FR-101 (4) & FR-102 (4) | FR-101 (4) & FR-102 (4) | FR-101 (4) & FR-102 (4) |
Latin (SL) | No credit | LA-101 (4) | LA-101 (4) | LA-101 (4) |
Latin (HL) | No credit | LA-101 (4) & LA 2XX (4) | LA-101 (4) & LA 2XX (4) | LA-101 (4) & LA 2XX (4) |
Classical Greek (SL) | No credit | GR-101 (4) | GR-101 (4) | GR-101 (4) |
Classical Greek (HL) | No credit | GR-101 (4) & GR 2XX (4) | GR-101 (4) & GR 2XX (4) | GR-101 (4) & GR 2XX (4) |
Mandarin AB Initio (SL) | No credit | LL-101 (4) | LL-101 (4) | LL-101 (4) |
Mardarin B (SL) | No credit | LL-101 (4) | LL-101 (4) | LL-101 (4) |
Mandarin B (HL) | No credit | LL-101 (4) & LL-102 (4) | LL-101 (4) & LL-102 (4) | LL-101 (4) & LL-102 (4) |
Spanish AB Initio (SL) | No credit | SP-101 (4) | SP-101 (4) | SP-101 (4) |
Spanish B (SL) | No credit | SP-101 (4) | SP-101 (4) | SP-101 (4) |
Spanish B (HL) | No credit | SP-101 (4) & SP-102 (4) | SP-101 (4) & SP-102 (4) | SP-101 (4) & SP-102 (4) |
INDIVIDUALS & SOCIETIES | ||||
Business Management (SL) | No credit | BU-214 (4) | BU-214 (4) | BU-214 (4) |
Business Management (HL) | No credit | BU-214 (4) & BU-1XX (4) | BU-214 (4) & BU-1XX (4) | BU-214 (4) & BU-1XX (4) |
Economics (SL) | No credit | EC-101 (4) | EC-101 (4) | EC-101 (4) |
Economics (HL) | No credit | EC-101 (4) & EC-1XX (4) | EC-101 (4) & EC-1XX (4) | EC-101 (4) & EC-1XX (4) |
Geography (SL) | No credit | GG-1XX (4) | GG-1XX (4) | GG-1XX (4) |
Geography (HL) | No credit | GG-101 (4) | GG-101 (4) | GG-101 (4) |
Global Politics (SL) | No credit | PO-245 (4) | PO-245 (4) | PO-245 (4) |
Global Politics (HL) | No credit | PO-245 (4) & PO-1XX (4) | PO-245 (4) & PO-1XX (4) | PO-245 (4) & PO-1XX (4) |
History (SL) | No credit | HI-1XX (4) | HI-1XX (4) | HI-1XX (4) |
History (HL) | No credit | HI-1XX (4) & HI 1XX (4) | HI-1XX (4) & HI 1XX (4) | HI-1XX (4) & HI 1XX (4) |
Information Tech in a Global Society (SL) | No credit | BU-1XX (4) or CS 1XX (4) | BU-1XX (4) or CS 1XX (4) | BU-1XX (4) or CS 1XX (4) |
Information Tech in a Global Society (HL) | No credit | BU-1XX (4) or CS 1XX (4) | BU-1XX (4) or CS 1XX (4) | BU-1XX (4) or CS 1XX (4) |
Philosophy (SL) | No credit | No credit | No credit | PH-103 (4) |
Philosophy (HL) | No credit | PH-103 (4) | PH-103 (4) | PH-103 (4) |
Psychology (SL) | No credit | PS-101 (4) | PS-101 (4) | PS-101 (4) |
Psychology (HL) | No credit | PS-101 (4) | PS-101 (4) | PS-101 (4) |
Social & Cultural Anthropology (SL) | No credit | ANT-109 (4) | ANT-109 (4) | ANT-109 (4) |
Social & Cultural Anthropology (HL) | No credit | ANT-109 (4) & ANT-2XX (4) | ANT-109 (4) & ANT-2XX (4) | ANT-109 (4) & ANT-2XX (4) |
World Religions (SL) [SL only] | No credit | RS-1XX (4) | RS-1XX (4) | RS-1XX (4) |
SCIENCES | ||||
Biology (SL) | No credit | BI-1XX (4) | BI-1XX (4) | BI-1XX (4) |
Biology (HL) | No credit | BI-1XX (4) & BI-1XX (4) | BI-1XX (4) & BI-1XX (4) | BI-1XX (4) & BI-1XX (4) |
Chemistry (SL) | No credit | CH-110 (4) | CH-110 (4) | CH-110 (4) |
Chemistry (HL) | No credit | CH-110 (4) & CH-1XX (4) | CH-110 (4) & CH-1XX (4) | CH-110 (4) & CH-1XX (4) |
Computer Science (SL) | No credit | CS-1XX (4) | CS-1XX (4) | CS-1XX (4) |
Computer Science (HL) | No credit | CS-1XX (4) & CS-1XX (4) | CS-1XX (4) & CS-1XX (4) | CS-1XX (4) & CS-1XX (4) |
Design Technology (SL) | No credit | AR-1XX (4) | AR-1XX (4) | AR-1XX (4) |
Design Technology (HL) | No credit | AR-1XX (4) | AR-1XX (4) | AR-1XX (4) |
Environmental Systems & Societies (SL) [SL only] | No credit | ES-106 (4) | ES-106 (4) | ES-106 (4) |
Physics (SL) | No credit | PY-220 (4) | PY-220 (4) | PY-220 (4) |
Physics (HL) | No credit | PY-220 (4) | PY-210 (4) | PY-210 (4) |
Sports, Exercise & Health Science (SL) | No credit | BI-1XX (4) | BI-1XX (4) | BI-1XX (4) |
Sports, Exercise & Health Science (HL) | No credit | BI-1XX (4) & BI-1XX (4) | BI-1XX (4) & BI-1XX (4) | BI-1XX (4) & BI-1XX (4) |
MATHEMATICS | ||||
Analysis & Approaches (SL) | No credit | MA-130 (4) | MA-130 (4) | MA-130 (4) |
Analysis & Approaches (HL) | MA-130 (4) | MA-150 (4) & MA-1XX (4) | MA-150 (4) & MA-1XX (4) | MA-150 (4) & MA-1XX (4) |
Application & Interpretation (SL) | No credit | ST-120 (4) | ST-120 (4) | ST-120 (4) |
Application & Interpretation (HL) | ST-120 (4) & MA-130 (4) | ST-120 (4) & MA-150 (4) | ST-120 (4) & MA-150 (4) | ST-120 (4) & MA-150 (4) |
ARTS | ||||
Dance (SL) | No credit | DA-1XX (2) | DA-1XX (2) | DA-1XX (2) |
Dance (HL) | No credit | DA-1XX (4) | DA-1XX (4) | DA-1XX (4) |
Film (SL) | No credit | MJD-219 (4) | MJD-219 (4) | MJD-219 (4) |
Film (HL) | No credit | MJD-219 (4) | MJD-219 (4) | MJD-219 (4) |
Music (SL) | No credit | MU-1XX (4) | MU-1XX (4) | MU-1XX (4) |
Music (HL) | No credit | MU-1XX (4) & MU-2XX (4) | MU-1XX (4) & MU-2XX (4) | MU-1XX (4) & MU-2XX (4) |
Theatre (SL) | No credit | TH-110 (4) | TH-110 (4) | TH-110 (4) |
Theatre (HL) | No credit | TH-2XX (4) | TH-2XX (4) | TH-2XX (4) |
Visual Arts (SL) | No credit | AR-1XX (4) | AR-1XX (4) | AR-1XX (4) |
Visual Arts (HL) | No credit | AR-1XX (4) | AR-1XX (4) | AR-1XX (4) |