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 2025
Exam | Accepted Score | RPI course awarded | RPI Course Name | Credit hours |
Biology |
6 or 7 | BIOL 1010 and BIOL 1015 | Introduction to Biology and Introduction to Biology lab |
3 credits + 1 credit |
Business Management | 6 or 7 | MGMT 1100 | Management in the Digital Age | 4 credits |
Chemistry | 6 or 7 | CHEM 1100+ CHEM 1200 | Chemistry I & II | 4 credits + 4 credits |
Classical Greek | 6 or 7 | LANG 1000 | Language Elective | 4 credits |
Design Technology | 6 or 7 | STSO 1000 | STSO Elective | 4 credits |
Digital Societies | 6 or 7 | STSO 1000 | STSO Elective | 4 credits |
Economics | 6 or 7 | ECON 1200 | Principles of Economics | 4 credits |
English A: Language and Literature | 6 or 7 | WRIT 1000 | Writing Elective | 4 credits |
English A: Literature
| 6 or 7 | WRIT 1000 | Writing Elective | 4 credits |
Language B | 6 or 7 | LANG 1000 | Language Elective | 4 credits |
History (Africa and Middle East, Americas, Asia and Oceania, Europe) | 6 or 7 | STSO 1000 | STSO Elective | 4 credits |
Latin | 6 or 7 | LANG 1000 | Language 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 Philosophy | 4 credits |
Physics | 6 or 7 | PHYS 1110+ 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 |
