International Baccalaureate Credit

For Majors in the UCLA College

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
CodeDefinition
AHsatisfies American History and Institutions requirement
EWsatisfies Entry Level Writing requirement
QRsatisfies Quantitative Reasoning requirement
W1satisfies English Composition Writing 1 requirement

UCLA Credit Awarded for IB Exams

Biology
IB Exam NameIB ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
Biology5–7EE BIOLIntro Biology8.0 
Business Management
IB Exam NameIB ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
Business Management5–7MGMTIntro8.0 
Chemistry
IB Exam NameIB ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
Chemistry5–7CHEMIntro8.0 
Classical Languages
IB Exam NameIB ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
Classical Greek5–7GREEK1 and 28.0 
Latin5–7LATIN1 and 28.0 

 

Computer Science
IB Exam NameIB ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
Computer Science5–7COM SCIUnassigned8.0QR
Dance
IB Exam NameIB ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
Dance5–7DANCEComposition2.0 
 5–7DANCEHistory2.0 
 5–7DANCE-PPerformance4.0 
Design Technology
IB Exam NameIB ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
Design Technology--no credit- 
Economics
IB Exam NameIB ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
exams taken prior to November, 20135–7ECONIntro8.0 
exams taken November, 2013 and later5ECONIntro8.0 
 6–7ECON14.0 
 6–7ECON24.0 
Film
IB Exam NameIB ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
Film5–7FILM&TVIntro Film 8.0 
Geography
IB Exam NameIB ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
Geography5–7GEOGIntro8.0 
Global Politics
IB Exam NameIB ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
Global Politics5–7POL SCIGlobal Studies8.0 
History
IB Exam NameIB ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
Africa5–7HISTAfrica8.0 
Americas5–7HISTAmericas8.0AH
Asia and Oceania5–7HISTAsia/Oceania8.0 
Europe & the Islamic World5–7HISTEurope/Islamic World8.0 
Europe & the Middle East5–7HISTEurope/Middle East8.0 
Medieval Europe & the Islamic World5–7HISTEurope/Islamic World8.0 
20th Century World5–7HISTWorld8.0 
Language A (native)
IB Exam NameIB ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
English: Literature5–7ENGCOMP38.0EW*, W1
all other languages: Literature5–7(language)Unassigned8.0 

* 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 NameIB ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
English5–7ENGCOMP38.0EW*, W1
all other languages5–7(language)Unassigned8.0 

* 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 NameIB ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
English5–7ENGLISHESL8.0 
French5–7FRNCH1 and 28.0 
German5–7GERMAN1 and 2 8.0 
Spanish5–7SPAN1 and 28.0 
Mathematics
IB Exam NameIB ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
Mathematics5MATH14.0 
 5MATHUnassigned4.0QR
 6–7*MATH31A4.0QR
 6–7*MATHUnassigned4.0QR
Mathematics,  Analysis & Approaches HL5MATHUnassigned8.0QR
 6–7MATH31A4.0QR
 6–7MATHUnassigned4.0QR
Mathematics, Further5–7MATHFurther8.0QR

* For Mathematics exam taken prior to Spring 2018: A score of 5 – 7 will result in MATH 1 and MATH Calculus.

Music
IB Exam NameIB ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
Music5–7MUSICTheory4.0 
 5–7MUS HSTSurvey of Music4.0 
Philosophy
IB Exam NameIB ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
Philosophy5–7PHILOSIntro8.0 
Physics
IB Exam NameIB ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
Physics5–7PHYSICSIntro8.0 
Psychology
IB Exam NameIB ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
Psychology5–7PSYCHIntro8.0 
Social and Cultural Anthropology
IB Exam NameIB ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
Social and Cultural Anthropology5–7ANTHROSocial/Cultural8.0 
Theatre
IB Exam NameIB ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
Theatre5–7THEATERIntro8.0 
Visual Arts
IB Exam NameIB ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
Visual Arts5–7ART HISTSurvey of Art4.0 
 5–7DESMAIntro4.0 
IB Diploma
IB Exam NameIB ScoreSubject AreaTitle/Course #UnitsReqs Met
IB Diploma (Spring 2020 and later)30 or higherNONDEPTUnassigned6.0 
IB Diploma (2002–2019)30 or higherNONDEPTUnassigned —
anywhere from 0–30 units depending on credit
awarded for individual AP/IB HL exams.
  
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