International Baccalaureate (IB) credits are awarded based on student performance on high-level exams. Standard-level exam scores are not accepted.
If the IB Candidate Results have not been released, ask your Program Coordinator to email them to the Office of the Registrar. After they are officially released, you can request results via the International Baccalaureate website.
International Baccalaureate Higher Level (HL) Accepted Scores Starting Fall 2024
Exam | Accepted Score | RPI course awarded | RPI Course Name | Credit hours |
Art/Design | 6 or 7 | ARTS 1050 | Art History: Paleolithic | 4 credits |
Biology |
6 or 7 | BIOL 1010 and BIOL 1015 | Introduction to Biology |
3 credits + 1 credit |
Business and Management | 6 or 7 | MGMT 1100 | Management in the | 4 credits |
Chemistry | 6 or 7 | CHEM 1100 + CHEM 1200 | Chemistry I & II | 4 credits + 4 credits |
Classical Languages | 6 or 7 | COMM 1000 | Communications | 4 credits |
Economics | 6 or 7 | ECON 1200 | Principles of Economics | 4 credits |
English | 6 or 7 | WRIT 1000 | Writing Elective | 4 credits |
Foreign Languages | 6 or 7 | LANG 1000 | Language Elective | 4 credits |
History | 6 or 7 | STSO 1000 | STSO Elective | 4 credits |
History of the Islamic World | 6 or 7 | STSO 1000 | STSO Elective | 4 credits |
Information Technology in a Global | 6 or 7 | STSO 1000 | STSO Elective | 4 credits |
Mathematics Analysis and Approaches | 6 or 7 | MATH 1010 | Calculus I | 4 credits |
Music | 6 or 7 | ARTS 1000 | Arts Elective | 4 credits |
Philosophy | 6 or 7 | PHIL 1110 | Introduction to | 4 credits |
Physics | 6 or 7 | PHYS 1100 + PHYS 1200 | Physics I & II | 4 credits + 4 credits |
Psychology | 6 or 7 | PSYC 1200 | General Psychology | 4 credits |
Social Anthropology | 6 or 7 | STSO 1000 | STSO Elective | 4 credits |
Theatre Arts | 6 or 7 | ARTS 1000 | Arts Elective | 4 credits |