Admissions Resources: International Baccalaureate Diploma Program®

What Is The IB Program?

The International Baccalaureate (IB)* program is a rigorous pre-university program, primarily aimed at students aged 16 to 19, available worldwide through the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO). The IB Diploma Program is a challenging two-year curriculum leading to assessment in six subject areas (Best Language, Second Language, Individuals and Societies, Experimental Science, Mathematics and Computer Science, and the Arts). The subject exams are scored on a 1-7 scale by a panel of international examiners. A minimum score of 4 is required to be considered for credit.

*In compliance with SB111, ETAMU offers at least 24 hours of credit to all IB diploma candidates with subject exam scores of 4 or higher.
Students with IB certificates or individual exam scores will have their transcripts evaluated on a subject by subject basis.

East Texas A&M University must receive official scores directly from IB to consider awarding credit.

How Are Students Assessed?

At the end of the two-year program, students are assessed both internally by teachers, who mark individual pieces of work produced as part of a course of study and externally in ways that measure individual performance against stated objectives for each subject. The grading system is criterion based (results are determined by performance against set standards, not by each student's position in the overall rank order). The
grades awarded for each course range from 1 (lowest) to 7 (highest). The diploma is awarded to students who gain at least 24 points, subject to certain minimum levels of performance across the whole diploma and to satisfactory participation in creativity, action, and service (CAS).
For More information: Visit the East Texas A&M Testing Center located in the Student Access and Success Center or on the web at
Office of Student Assessment and Evaluation
Phone: 903.886.5122
Email: [email protected]

IB Exams for Credit at East Texas A&M

Best Language

IB Course: Language A1
Exam Level:
(SL) | East Texas A&M Course: ENG 1301 and 1302 | 6 Credit Hours
(HL) | East Texas A&M Course: ENG 1301, 1302 and 2326 | 9 Credit Hours
Required Score: 4 or higher

Second Language

IB Course: Language A2
Exam Level:
(SL) | East Texas A&M Course: SPAN 131, 132, 231 and 232 | 12 Credit Hours
(SL) | East Texas A&M Course: FREN 131, 132, 231, and 232 | 12 Credit Hours
Required Score: 4 or higher
IB Course: Language B
Exam Level:
(SL) | East Texas A&M Course: SPAN 131 and 132 | 6 Credit Hours
(SL) | East Texas A&M Course: FREN 131 and 132 | 6 Credit Hours
Required Score: 4 or higher
IB Course: Language ab intitio
Exam Level:
(SL) | East Texas A&M Course: SPAN 131 | 3 Credit Hours
(SL) | East Texas A&M Course: FREN 131 | 3 Credit Hours
Required Score: 4 or higher

Individuals and Societies

IB Course: Business and Management
Exam Level:
(SL) | East Texas A&M Course: BA 195 | 3 Credit Hours
(HL) | East Texas A&M Course: BA 195 and MGMT 305 | 6 Credit Hours
Required Score: 4 or higher
IB Course: Economics
Exam Level:
(SL) | East Texas A&M Course: ECO 2301 and 2302 | 6 Credit Hours
Required Score: 4 or higher
IB Course: History
Exam Level:
(SL) | East Texas A&M Course: HIST 1301 and 1302 | 3 Credit Hours
Required Score: 4 or higher
IB Course: Philosophy
Exam Level:
(SL) | East Texas A&M Course: PHIL 1302 | 3 Credit Hours
Required Score: 4 or higher
IB Course: Psychology
Exam Level:
(SL) | East Texas A&M Course: PSYCH 2301 | 3 Credit Hours
Required Score: 4 or higher
IB Course: Social and Cultural Anthropology
Exam Level:
(SL) | East Texas A&M Course: ANTH 2351 | 3 Credit Hours
Required Score: 4 or higher

Experimental Science

IB Course: Biology
Exam Level:
(SL) OR (HL)| East Texas A&M Course: BIO 1411 and 1413 | 8 Credit Hours
Required Score: 4 or higher
IB Course: Chemistry
Exam Level:
(SL) | East Texas A&M Course: CHEM 1411 and 1412 | 8 Credit Hours
Required Score: 4 or higher
IB Course: Environmental Systems
Exam Level:
(SL) | East Texas A&M Course: ENVS 1301 | 4 Credit Hours
Required Score: 4 or higher
IB Course: Physics
Exam Level:
(SL) | East Texas A&M Course: PHYS 1401 and 1402 | 8 Credit Hours
Required Score: 4 or higher

Mathematics and Computer Science

IB Course: Mathematics (HL)
Exam Level:
(HL) | East Texas A&M Course: MATH 2312 and 2413 | 7 Credit Hours
Required Score: 4 or higher
IB Course: Further Mathematics
Exam Level:
(SL) | East Texas A&M Course: MATH 2312 and 2413 | 7 Credit Hours
Required Score: 4 or higher
IB Course: Mathematical Methods
Exam Level:
(SL) | East Texas A&M Course: MATH 1325 and 2414 | 7 Credit Hours
Required Score: 4 or higher
IB Course: Mathematical Studies
Exam Level:
(SL) | East Texas A&M Course: MATH 1324 | 3 Credit Hours
Required Score: 4 or higher
IB Course: Computer Science
Exam Level:
(SL) | East Texas A&M Course: CSCI 126, 151 and 152 | 9 Credit Hours
(HL) | East Texas A&M Course: CSCI 126, 151, 152 and 270 | 12 Credit Hours
Required Score: 4 or higher

The Arts

IB Course: Visual Arts
Exam Level:
(SL) | East Texas A&M Course: ART 1303 and 1304 with departmental exam | 6 Credit Hours
Required Score: 4 or higher
IB Course: Music
Exam Level:
(SL) | East Texas A&M Course: MUS 110 and 111 | 6 Credit Hours
Required Score: 4 or higher
IB Course: Theater Arts
Exam Level:
(SL) | East Texas A&M Course: THE 210 | 3 Credit Hours
Required Score: 4 or higher