For Majors in the School of the Arts and Architecture, Samueli School of Engineering, Herb Albert School of Music, School of Nursing and School of Theater, Film and Television
UCLA awards college credit for higher level (HL) exams only.
Credit awarded by UCLA as a result of IB exams is subject to change without notice. Course descriptions for each IB subject are reviewed by UCLA on a yearly basis.
IB examinations, IB Examinations and college courses taken prior to or after enrolling at UCLA may be duplicative. In these cases we will award credit for only one.
Key for Requirement Codes
Code |
Definition |
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AH |
satisfies American History and Institutions requirement |
EW |
satisfies Entry Level Writing requirement |
QR |
satisfies Quantitative Reasoning requirement (all schools but Engineering, which does not have a QR requirement) |
UCLA Credit Awarded for IB Exams
Biology
IB Exam Name |
IB Score |
Subject Area |
Title/Course # |
Units |
Req’s Met |
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Biology |
5–7 |
EE BIOL |
Intro Biology |
8.0 |
|
Business Management
IB Exam Name |
IB Score |
Subject Area |
Title/Course # |
Units |
Req’s Met |
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Business Management |
5–7 |
MGMT |
Intro |
8.0 |
|
Chemistry
IB Exam Name |
IB Score |
Subject Area |
Title/Course # |
Units |
Req’s Met |
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Chemistry |
5–7 |
CHEM |
Intro |
8.0 |
|
Classical Languages
IB Exam Name |
IB Score |
Subject Area |
Title/Course # |
Units |
Req’s Met |
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Classical Greek |
5–7 |
GREEK |
1 and 2 |
8.0 |
|
Latin |
5–7 |
LATIN |
1 and 2 |
8.0 |
|
Computer Science
IB Exam Name |
IB Score |
Subject Area |
Title/Course # |
Units |
Req’s Met |
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Computer Science |
5–7 |
COM SCI |
Unassigned |
8.0 |
QR |
Dance
IB Exam Name |
IB Score |
Subject Area |
Title/Course # |
Units |
Req’s Met |
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Dance |
5–7 |
DANCE
|
Composition |
2.0
|
|
|
5–7 |
DANCE |
History |
2.0 |
|
|
5–7 |
DANCE-P |
Performance |
4.0 |
|
Economics
IB Exam Name |
IB Score |
Subject Area |
Title/Course # |
Units |
Req’s Met |
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exams taken prior to November, 2013 |
5–7 |
ECON |
Intro |
8.0 |
|
exams taken November, 2013 and later |
5 |
ECON |
Intro |
8.0 |
|
|
6–7 |
ECON |
1 |
4.0 |
|
|
6–7 |
ECON |
2 |
4.0 |
|
Film
IB Exam Name |
IB Score |
Subject Area |
Title/Course # |
Units |
Req’s Met |
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Film |
5–7 |
FILM&TV |
Intro Film |
8.0 |
|
Geography
IB Exam Name |
IB Score |
Subject Area |
Title/Course # |
Units |
Req’s Met |
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Geography |
5–7 |
GEOG |
Intro |
8.0 |
|
Global Politics
IB Exam Name |
IB Score |
Subject Area |
Title/Course # |
Units |
Req’s Met |
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Global Politics |
5–7 |
POL SCI |
Global Studies |
8.0 |
|
History
IB Exam Name |
IB Score |
Subject Area |
Title/Course # |
Units |
Req’s Met |
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Africa |
5–7 |
HIST |
Africa |
8.0 |
|
Americas |
5–7 |
HIST |
Americas |
8.0 |
AH |
Asia and Oceania |
5–7 |
HIST |
Asia/Oceania |
8.0 |
|
Europe & the Islamic World |
5–7 |
HIST |
Europe/Islamic World |
8.0 |
|
Europe & the Middle East |
5–7 |
HIST |
Europe/Middle East |
8.0 |
|
Medieval Europe & the Islamic World |
5–7 |
HIST |
Europe/Islamic World |
8.0 |
|
20th Century World |
5–7 |
HIST |
World |
8.0 |
|
Language A (native)
IB Exam Name |
IB Score |
Subject Area |
Title/Course # |
Units |
Req’s Met |
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English: Literature |
5–7 |
ENGCOMP |
3 |
8.0 |
EW*, WI |
all other languages: Literature |
5–7 |
(language) |
Unassigned |
8.0 |
|
* A score of 6 or higher on the Standard Level (SL) English A: Literature exam also satisfies EW, although it does not result in any course credit.
Language A1 (native)
IB Exam Name |
IB Score |
Subject Area |
Title/Course # |
Units |
Req’s Met |
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English |
5–7 |
ENGCOMP |
3 |
8.0 |
EW*, WI |
all other languages |
5–7 |
(language) |
Unassigned |
8.0 |
|
* A score of 6 or higher on the Standard Level (SL) A1 English exam also satisfies EW, although it does not result in any course credit.
Language A2/B (2nd native/non-native)
IB Exam Name |
IB Score |
Subject Area |
Title/Course # |
Units |
Req’s Met |
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English |
5–7 |
ENGLISH |
ESL |
8.0 |
|
French |
5–7 |
FRNCH |
1 and 2 |
8.0 |
|
German |
5–7 |
GERMAN |
1 and 2 |
8.0 |
|
Spanish |
5–7 |
SPAN |
1 and 2 |
8.0 |
|
Mathematics
IB Exam Name |
IB Score |
Subject Area |
Title/Course # |
Units |
Req’s Met |
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Mathematics |
5 |
MATH |
1 |
4.0 |
|
|
5 |
MATH |
Unassigned |
4.0 |
QR |
|
6–7* |
MATH |
31A |
4.0 |
QR |
|
6–7* |
MATH |
Unassigned |
4.0 |
QR |
Mathematics, Analysis & Approaches HL |
5–7 |
MATH |
Unassigned |
8.0 |
QR |
Mathematics, Further |
5–7 |
MATH |
Further |
8.0 |
QR |
* For Mathematics exam taken prior to Spring 2018: A score of 5–7 will result in MATH 1 and MATH Calculus.
Music
IB Exam Name |
IB Score |
Subject Area |
Title/Course # |
Units |
Req’s Met |
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Music |
5–7 |
MUSIC |
Theory |
4.0 |
|
|
5–7 |
MUS HST |
Surv of Music |
4.0 |
|
Philosophy
IB Exam Name |
IB Score |
Subject Area |
Title/Course # |
Units |
Req’s Met |
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Philosophy |
5–7 |
PHILOS |
Intro |
8.0 |
|
Physics
IB Exam Name |
IB Score |
Subject Area |
Title/Course # |
Units |
Req’s Met |
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Physics |
5–7 |
PHYSICS |
Intro |
8.0 |
|
Psychology
IB Exam Name |
IB Score |
Subject Area |
Title/Course # |
Units |
Req’s Met |
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Psychology |
5–7 |
PSYCH |
Intro |
8.0 |
|
Social and Cultural Anthropology
IB Exam Name |
IB Score |
Subject Area |
Title/Course # |
Units |
Req’s Met |
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Social and Cultural Anthropology |
5–7 |
ANTHRO |
Social/Cultural |
8.0 |
|
Theatre
IB Exam Name |
IB Score |
Subject Area |
Title/Course # |
Units |
Req’s Met |
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Theatre |
5–7 |
THEATER |
Intro |
8.0 |
|
Visual Arts
IB Exam Name |
IB Score |
Subject Area |
Title/Course # |
Units |
Req’s Met |
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Visual Arts |
5–7 |
ART HIST |
Surv of Art |
4.0 |
|
|
5–7 |
DESMA |
Intro |
4.0 |
|
IB Diploma
IB Exam Name |
IB Score |
Subject Area |
Title/Course # |
Units |
Req’s Met |
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IB Diploma (Spring 2020 and later) |
30 or higher |
NONDEPT |
Unassigned |
6.0 |
|
IB Diploma (2002–2019) |
30 or higher |
NONDEPT |
Unassigned —
anywhere from 0–30 units depending on credit
awarded for individual AP/IB HL exams. |
|
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