International Baccalaureate Policy

Students holding an International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma or who have completed IB exams may be awarded transfer credit. Credit can only be awarded for higher-level (HL) exams with a score of 4 or higher. No credit will be awarded for exams at the subsidiary level (SL). Scores should be sent to ugaa@iit.edu.

Exam Title Credit Hours Awarded Equivalent Course
Biology 3 BIOL 107
Business and Management 3 BUS 290 (Business Elect)
  3 Free Elective
Chemistry 4 CHEM 124
  4 CHEM 125
Computer Science 3 CS 110
  3 Free Elective
Economics 3 ECON 151
  3 ECON 152
English 3 COM 101
  3 Free Elective
English Literature 3 COM 101
  3 HUM 206
Foreign Language A: Language and Literature 3 HUM 190
  3 Free Elective
Foreign Language B 3 HUM 390
  3 HUM 391
Geography 3 SOC 190
  3 SOC 191
Global Politics 3 PS 230
  3 PS 190
History 3 HUM 202
  3 HUM 190
Information Technology and Global Studies 3 SOC 190
  3 Free Elective
Math: Analysis and Approaches 5 MATH 151
Math: Applications and Interpretation 3 MATH 122
Physics 3 PHYS 190*
  3 PHYS 191* or PHYS 200*
Psychology 3 PSYC 221
  3 PSYC 190
Visual Arts 3 Free Elective
  3 Free Elective

*This course does not count towards science requirements in any engineering, computer science or physical science program.