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.
Students who wish to remove IB credit from their record should first discuss with their academic advisor prior to requesting credit removal. Students should email the Manager of Academic Policies and Procedures to have their credit removed. Once the request has been processed, it cannot be reversed.
International Baccalaureate (IB) Credit Equivalencies 2024-2025
Note: Credit is only given for Higher Level (HL) exams
|
Subject |
Score |
Villanova Course(s) |
Credits |
|
Biology |
6 or 7 |
BIO 2105 General Biology I BIO 2106 General Biology II |
4 4 |
|
Chemistry |
6 or 7 |
CHM 1151 General Chemistry I CHM 1152 General Chemistry II CHM 1103 General Chemistry Lab I CHM 1104 General Chemistry Lab II |
4 4 1 1 |
|
Computer Science HL |
5, 6, or 7 |
CSC 1051 Algorithms & Data Structure I |
4 |
|
Economics |
5, 6, or 7 |
ECO 1001 Intro to Micro ECO 1002 Intro to Macro |
3 3 |
|
English |
5, 6, or 7 |
ENG 1050 The Literary Experience |
3 |
|
French A2 or B |
6 or 7 |
FFS 1119 Foundations in French I FFS 1120 Foundations in French II |
3 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 |
|
Information Technology |
5, 6, or 7 |
CSC 1930 Explorations in Computing |
3 |
|
Italian A2 or B |
6 or 7 |
ITA 1119 Foundations in Italian I ITA 1120 Foundations in Italian II |
3 3 |
|
Latin |
6 or 7 |
LAT 1119 Foundations in Latin I LAT 1120 Foundations in Latin II |
3 3 |
|
Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation |
5 |
MAT 1500 Calculus I |
4 |
|
Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation |
6 or 7 |
MAT 1500 Calculus I MAT 1505 Calculus II |
4 4 |
|
Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches |
5 |
MAT 1500 Calculus I |
4 |
|
Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches |
6 or 7 |
MAT 1500 Calculus I MAT 1505 Calculus II |
4 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 PHY 2402 Physics II Elec and Magnet PHY 2403 Physics Lab for Egr |
3 3 1 |
|
Psychology |
6 or 7 |
PSY 1000 General Psychology |
3 |
|
Spanish A2 or B |
6 or 7 |
SPA 1119 Foundations in Spanish I SPA 1120 Foundations in Spanish II |
3 3 |