International Baccalaureate (IB) Credit

All International Baccalaureate (IB) credit must be accepted and approved before the completion of a student's first two semesters at Villanova.

If a student has taken International Baccalaureate (IB) exams and Villanova has received their official scores, the student may receive Villanova credit. Villanova only awards credit for Higher Level exams. It is the student's responsibility to ensure their scores have been received. 

Credit will be added to your academic record based on the below credit equivalency. 

International Baccalaureate (IB) Credit Equivalencies 2023-2024

Note: Credit is only given for Higher Level (HL) exams

Subject Score Villanova Course(s) Credits
Anthropology 6 or 7 SOC 2100 Cultural Anthropology 3
Biology 6 or 7 BIO 2105 General Biology I 4
    BIO 2106 General Biology II 4
Chemistry 6 or 7 CHM 1151 General Chemistry I 4
    CHM 1152 General Chemistry II 4
    CHM 1103 General Chemistry Lab I 1
    CHM 1104 General Chemistry Lab II 1
Computer Science HL 5, 6, or 7 CSC 1051 Algorithms & Data Structure I 4
Information Technology 5, 6, or 7 SC 1930 Explorations in Computing 3
Economics 5, 6, or 7 ECO 1001 Intro to Micro 3
    ECO 1002 Intro to Macro 3
English 5, 6, or 7 ENG 1050 The Literary Experience 3
French A2 or B 6 or 7 FFS 1121 Intermediate French I 3
    FFS 1122 Intermediate French II 3
Geography 5, 6, or 7 GEV 1002 Geography of a Globalizing World 3
History Americas 6 or 7 HIS 4495 Topics in Latin American History 3
History Europe 6 or 7 HIS 1021 History of Western Civil II 3
Italian A2 or B 6 or 7 ITA 1121 Intermediate Italian I 3
    ITA 1122 Intermediate Italian II 3
Latin 6 or 7 LAT 1121 Intermediate Latin I 3
    LAT 1122 Intermediate Latin II 3
Mathematics 6 or 7 MAT 1500 Calculus I 4
Mathematics Further 5 MAT 1500 Calculus I 4
  6 or 7  MAT 1505 Calculus II 4
Music 6 or 7 SAR 3030 Special Topics in Music 3
Philosophy 6 or 7 PHI 2990 Topics in Philosophy 3
Physics 6 or 7 PHY 2400 Physics I Mechanics 3
    PHY 2402 Physics II Elec and Magnet 1
    PHY 2403 Physics Lab for Egr 1
Psychology 6 or 7 PSY 1000 General Psychology 3
Spanish A2 or B 6 or 7 SPA 1121 Intermediate Spanish I 3
    SPA 1122 Intermediate Spanish II 3