The IB program is similar to Advanced Placement (AP) in that high school students may earn college credits for coursework while enrolled in high school.
Official score reports must be sent directly to UA Little Rock Testing Services from the IB Organization. To request your official IB score report/transcript, one must submit a transcript request form to IB.
IB scores are reported on a scale of 1 to 7. Many IB classes have a SL (Standard Level) and a HL (Higher Level) option. Theory of Knowledge and Extended Essay tests are given letter grades from A (Excellent) to E (Elementary).
Program website: http://www.ibo.org/
University Credit-by-Exam Policy 503.5
| UA Little Rock Department | IB Test Title | Required Scores | Credit Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | Social and Cultural Anthropology | 4 HL | ANTH 2316, Cultural Anthropology |
| Art | Visual Arts | 4 SL | ARST 1310, Basic Drawing |
| Visual Arts | 4 HL | ARST 1310, Basic Drawing and ARST 1315, Two Dimensional Design | |
| Biology | Biology | 4 SL | Enroll in BIOL 1102, Introductory Biology Laboratory. After passing 1102, one will receive credit for BIOL 1401, Science of Biology, total of 4 hours |
| Biology | 4 HL | Enroll in BIOL 1102, Introductory Biology Laboratory. After passing 1102, one will receive credit for BIOL 1401 Science of Biology, total of 4 hours | |
| Environmental Systems | 4 SL | BIOL 1400, Evolutionary and Environmental Biology | |
| Environmental Systems | 4 HL | BIOL 1400 and 1401, Evolutionary and Environmental Biology and Science of Biology | |
| Chemistry | Chemistry | 4 SL | CHEM 1300, Preparation for General Chemistry |
| Chemistry | 4 HL | CHEM 1402, General Chemistry I | |
| Chemistry | 5 HL | CHEM 1402, General Chemistry I and CHEM 1403, General Chemistry II | |
| Computer Science | Computer Science | 4 SL | CPSC 1375, Programming I, and CPSC 1175, Introduction to Computer Science Laboratory |
| Computer Science | 4 HL | CPSC 1375, Programming I, CPSC 1175, Introduction to Computer Science Laboratory and CPSC 2376, Programming II | |
| Economics | Economics | 4 SL or 4 HL |
ECON 2301, Survey of Economics |
| English | Language A: Literature | 4 SL | ENGL 2337, World Literature *OR* ENGL 2339, World Mythology, *OR* RHET 1311, Composition I |
| Language A: Literature | 4 HL | ENGL 2335, Introduction to Literature, and ENGL 2337, World Literature *OR* ENGL 2335 and ENGL 2338, World Literature Themes *OR* RHET 1311, Composition I, and RHET 1312, Composition II May choose one option for a total of 6 credit hours. | |
| Geography | Geography | 4 SL | GEOG 2312, Cultural Geography |
| Geography | 4 HL | GEOG 2312, Cultural Geography *OR* GEOG 2310, World Regional Geography May choose one option for a total of 3 credit hours. | |
| History | History (Americas concentration) | 4 HL | HIST 2311, US History to 1877 |
| History of Africa | 4 HL | Meet with department chair to determine credit | |
| History of Asia and Oceania | 4 HL | Meet with department chair to determine credit | |
| History (Europe concentration) | 4 HL | HIST 1312, History of Civilization II | |
| History of Europe and the Islamic World | 4 SL or 4 HL | Meet with department chair to determine credit | |
| History of Europe and the Middle East | 4 HL | Meet with department chair to determine credit | |
| Islamic History | 4 HL | HIST 1312, History of Civilization II | |
| Information Science | Information Technology in a Global Society | 4 HL | IFSC 2200, Ethics in the Profession |
| Language: Dept of World Languages | Chinese – Mandarin Ab Initio | 4 SL | CHIN 1311, Elementary Mandarin Chinese I |
| Chinese – Mandarin Ab Initio | 5 SL or 4 HL |
CHIN 1311 and CHIN 1312, Elementary Mandarin Chinese I and II | |
| Chinese – Mandarin Ab Initio | 5 HL | CHIN 1311, CHIN 1312 and 2311, Elementary Mandarin Chinese I and II, and Intermediate Mandarin Chinese I | |
| Chinese – Mandarin Ab Initio | 6 SL or 6 HL |
Credit determined on an individual basis by International and Second Language Studies | |
| Chinese B – Mandarin | 4 SL | CHIN 1311, Elementary Chinese I and CHIN 1312, Elementary Chinese II | |
| Chinese B – Mandarin | 4 HL | CHIN 1311, CHIN 1312 and CHIN 2311, Elementary Chinese I, II, and Intermediate Chinese | |
| Classical Languages (All languages other than Spanish and French) |
4 SL or 3 HL |
CLNG 1301, Elementary Classical Language I | |
| Classical Languages (All languages other than Spanish and French) |
5 SL or 4 HL |
CLNG 1301 and CLNG 1302, Elementary Classical Language I and II | |
| Classical Languages (All languages other than Spanish and French) |
6 SL or 5 HL |
CLNG 1301, CLNG 1302, and CLNG 2301, Elementary Classical Language I and II, and Intermediate Classical Language I | |
| Classical Languages (All languages other than Spanish and French) |
6 HL | CLNG 1301, CLNG 1302, CLNG 2301, and CLNG 2302, Elementary Classical Language I and II, and Intermediate Classical Language I and II | |
| Language Ab Initio (All languages other than Spanish and French) |
4 SL | LANG 1311, Elementary Language I | |
| Language Ab Initio (All languages other than Spanish and French) |
5 SL | LANG 1311 and LANG 1312, Elementary Language I and II | |
| Language Ab Initio (All languages other than Spanish and French) |
6 SL | LANG 1311, LANG 1312, and LANG 2311, Elementary Language I and II, and Intermediate Language I | |
| Language B (All languages other than Spanish and French) |
4 SL or 3 HL |
LANG 1311, Elementary Language I | |
| Language B (All languages other than Spanish and French) |
5 SL or 4 HL |
LANG 1311 and LANG 1312, Elementary Language I and II | |
| Language B (All languages other than Spanish and French) |
6 SL or 5 HL |
LANG 1311, LANG 1312, and LANG 2311, Elementary Language I and II, and Intermediate Language I | |
| Language B (All languages other than Spanish and French) |
6 HL | LANG 1311, LANG 1312, LANG 2311, and LANG 2312, Elementary Language I and II, Intermediate Language I and II, and Independent Study | |
| Language A: Literature (All languages other than Spanish and French) |
4 SL or 3 HL |
LANG 1311 and LANG 1312, Elementary Language I and II | |
| Language A: Literature (All languages other than Spanish and French) |
5 SL or 4 HL |
LANG 1311, LANG 1312, and LANG 2311, Elementary Language I and II, and Intermediate Language I | |
| Language A: Literature (All languages other than Spanish and French) |
6 SL or 5 HL |
LANG 1311, LANG 1312, LANG 2311, and LANG 2312, Elementary Language I and II, and Intermediate Language I and II | |
| Language A: Literature (All languages other than Spanish and French) |
6 HL | LANG 1311, LANG 1312, LANG 2311, LANG 2312, and LANG 3321, Elementary Language I and II, Intermediate Language I and II, and Independent Study | |
| Language A: Language and Literature (All languages other than Spanish and French) |
4 SL or 3 HL |
LANG 1311 and LANG 1312, Elementary Language I and II | |
| Language A: Language and Literature (All languages other than Spanish and French) |
5 SL or 4 HL |
LANG 1311, LANG 1312, and LANG 2311, Elementary Language I and II, and Intermediate Language I | |
| Language A: Language and Literature (All languages other than Spanish and French) |
6 SL or 5 HL |
LANG 1311, LANG 1312, LANG 2311, and LANG 2312, Elementary Language I and II, and Intermediate Language I and II | |
| Language A: Language and Literature (All languages other than Spanish and French) |
6 HL | LANG 1311, LANG 1312, LANG 2311, LANG 2312, and LANG 3321, Elementary Language I and II, Intermediate Language I and II, and Independent Study | |
| Language A: Literature and Performance (All languages other than Spanish and French) |
4 SL or 3 HL |
LANG 1311 and LANG 1312, Elementary Language I and II | |
| Language A: Literature and Performance (All languages other than Spanish and French) |
5 SL or 4 HL |
LANG 1311, LANG 1312, and LANG 2311, Elementary Language I and II, and Intermediate Language I | |
| Language A: Literature and Performance (All languages other than Spanish and French) |
6 SL or 5 HL |
LANG 1311, LANG 1312, LANG 2311, and LANG 2312, Elementary Language I and II, and Intermediate Language I and II | |
| French Ab Initio | 4 SL | FREN 1311, Elementary French I | |
| French Ab Initio | 5 SL | FREN 1311 and FREN 1312, Elementary French I and II | |
| French Ab Initio | 6 SL | FREN 1311, FREN 1312 and FREN 2311, Elementary French I and II, and Intermediate French I | |
| French B | 4 SL or 3 HL |
FREN 1311, Elementary French I | |
| French B | 5 SL or 4 HL |
FREN 1311 and FREN 1312, Elementary French I and II | |
| French B | 6 SL or 5 HL |
FREN 1311, FREN 1312, and FREN 2311, Elementary French I and II and Intermediate French | |
| French B | 6 HL | FREN 1311, FREN 1312, FREN 2311, and FREN 2315, Elementary French I and II, Intermediate French, and Intermediate Conversational French | |
| French Language A: Literature | 4 SL or 3 HL |
FREN 1311 and FREN 1312, Elementary French I and II | |
| French Language A: Literature | 5 SL or 4 HL |
FREN 1311, FREN 1312, and FREN 2311, Elementary French I and II, and Intermediate French | |
| French Language A: Literature | 6 SL or 5 HL |
FREN 1311, FREN 1312, FREN 2311, and FREN 2315, Elementary French I and II, Intermediate French, and Intermediate Conversational French | |
| French Language A: Literature | 6 HL | FREN 1311, FREN 1312, FREN 2311, FREN 2315, and FREN 3333, Elementary French I and II, Intermediate French, Intermediate Conversational French, and Selected Readings in French Literature | |
| French Language A: Language and Literature | 4 SL or 3 HL |
FREN 1311 and FREN 1312, Elementary French I and II | |
| French Language A: Language and Literature | 5 SL or 4 HL |
FREN 1311, FREN 1312, and FREN 2311, Elementary French I and II, and Intermediate French | |
| French Language A: Language and Literature | 6 SL or 5 HL |
FREN 1311, FREN 1312, FREN 2311, and FREN 2315, Elementary French I and II, Intermediate French, and Intermediate Conversational French | |
| French Language A: Language and Literature | 6 HL | FREN 1311, FREN 1312, FREN 2311, FREN 2315, and FREN 3333, Elementary French I and II, Intermediate French, Intermediate Conversational French, and Selected Readings in French Literature | |
| French Language A: Literature and Performance | 4 SL | FREN 1311 and FREN 1312, Elementary French I and II | |
| French Language A: Literature and Performance | 5 SL | FREN 1311, FREN 1312, and FREN 2311, Elementary French I and II, and Intermediate French | |
| French Language A: Literature and Performance | 6 SL | FREN 1311, FREN 1312, FREN 2311, and FREN 2315, Elementary French I and II, Intermediate French, and Intermediate Conversational French | |
| Spanish Ab Initio | 4 SL | SPAN 1311, Elementary Spanish I | |
| Spanish Ab Initio | 5 SL | SPAN 1311 and SPAN 1312, Elementary Spanish I and II | |
| Spanish Ab Initio | 6 SL | SPAN 1311, SPAN 1312 and SPAN 2311, Elementary Spanish I and II, and Intermediate Spanish I | |
| Spanish B | 4 SL or 3 HL |
SPAN 1311, Elementary Spanish I | |
| Spanish B | 5 SL or 4 HL |
SPAN 1311 and SPAN 1312, Elementary Spanish I and II | |
| Spanish B | 6 SL or 5 HL |
SPAN 1311, SPAN 1312, and SPAN 2311, Elementary Spanish I and II, and Intermediate Spanish I | |
| Spanish B | 6 HL | SPAN 1311, SPAN 1312, SPAN 2311, and SPAN 2313, Elementary Spanish I and II, and Intermediate Spanish I and II | |
| Spanish Language A: Literature | 4 SL or 3 HL |
SPAN 1311 and SPAN 1312, Elementary Spanish I and II | |
| Spanish Language A: Literature | 5 SL or 4 HL |
SPAN 1311, SPAN 1312, and SPAN 2311, Elementary Spanish I and II, and Intermediate Spanish I | |
| Spanish Language A: Literature | 6 SL or 5 HL |
SPAN 1311, SPAN 1312, SPAN 2311, and SPAN 2313, Elementary Spanish I and II, and Intermediate Spanish I and II | |
| Spanish Language A: Literature | 6 HL | SPAN 1311, SPAN 1312, SPAN 2311, SPAN 2313, and SPAN 3333 Elementary Spanish I and II, and Intermediate Spanish I and II, and Selected Texts | |
| Spanish Language A: Language and Literature | 4 SL or 3 HL |
SPAN 1311 and SPAN 1312, Elementary Spanish I and II | |
| Spanish Language A: Language and Literature | 5 SL or 4 HL |
SPAN 1311, SPAN 1312, and SPAN 2311, Elementary Spanish I and II, and Intermediate Spanish I | |
| Spanish Language A: Language and Literature | 6 SL or 5 HL |
SPAN 1311, SPAN 1312, SPAN 2311, and SPAN 2313, Elementary Spanish I and II, and Intermediate Spanish I and II | |
| Spanish Language A: Language and Literature | 6 HL | SPAN 1311, SPAN 1312, SPAN 2311, SPAN 2313, and SPAN 3333, Elementary Spanish I and II, and Intermediate Spanish I and II, and Selected Texts | |
| Spanish Language A: Literature and Performance | 4 SL | SPAN 1311 and SPAN 1312, Elementary Spanish I and II | |
| Spanish Language A: Literature and Performance | 5 SL | SPAN 1311, SPAN 1312, and SPAN 2311, Elementary Spanish I and II, and Intermediate Spanish I | |
| Spanish Language A: Literature and Performance | 6 SL | SPAN 1311, SPAN 1312, SPAN 2311, and SPAN 2313, Elementary Spanish I and II, and Intermediate Spanish I and II | |
| Management | Business and Management | 4 SL | MGMT 1300, Introduction to Business |
| Business and Management | 4 HL | MGMT 3300, Organizational Behavior and Management | |
| Information Technology in a Global Society (ITGS) | Not accepted for credit | ||
| Mass Communication | Film Studies | 4 SL | MCOM 2306, Introduction to Motion Pictures |
| Film Studies | 4 HL | MCOM 2306, Introduction to Motion Pictures and MCOM 3356, Movie Criticism | |
| Mathematics | Mathematical Studies | 5 | MATH 1321, Quantitative and Mathematical Reasoning |
| Mathematics | 5 SL | MATH 1401, Precalculus | |
| Mathematics | 5 HL | MATH 1451, Calculus I | |
| Further Mathematics | 5 | MATH 1321, Quantitative and Mathematical Reasoning | |
| Music | Music | 4 SL | MUTH 2381, Music Theory I |
| Music | 4 HL | MUTH 2381, Music Theory I, and MUTH 2391, Music Theory II | |
| Philosophy & Interdisciplinary Studies | Creativity, Action, Service (CAS) | n/a | Not accepted for credit |
| Philosophy | 4 SL | PHIL 1310, Introduction to Philosophy | |
| Philosophy | 4 HL | PHIL 1310, Introduction to Philosophy and PHIL 1330, Critical Thinking | |
| Theory of Knowledge | 4 SL | PHIL 1330, Critical Thinking | |
| World Religions | 4 SL | RELS 2305, World Religions | |
| Physics and Astronomy | Physics (May retake twice max) | 4 SL | PHYS 1321, Elementary Physics I. (PHYS 1121, Elementary Physics Lab, required to receive 4 hours credit) |
| Physics (May retake two times maximum) | 4 HL | PHYS 1321, Elementary Physics I and PHYS 1322, Elementary Physics II | |
| Political Science | Global Politics | 5 SL or 4 HL | POLS 2303, Introduction to International Politics |
| Psychology | Psychology | 5 HL | PSYC 2300, Psychology and the Human Experience |
| Religion | World Religions | 4 SL | RELS 2305, World Religions |
| Rhetoric and Writing | Extended Essay | “C” | RHET 1311, Composition I |
| Extended Essay | “A” | RHET 1311, Composition I and RHET 1312, Composition II | |
| Theatre | Theatre Arts | 4 SL | SL – THEA 1310, Introduction to Theatrical Production; THEA 2305, Introduction to Theatre and Dance; THEA 2352, Script Analysis; THEA 2360, Acting I; THEA 3160 and 3161, Stage Production |
| Theatre Arts | 4 HL | Same as SL and also THEA 4350, Theatre History I and THEA 4351, Theatre History II; and 1 to 3 additional independent study hours based on evaluation of the student’s curriculum. |