International Baccalaureate (IB) Credits
How IB Credits Transfer at Rollins
- Credit for IB course work is granted for students with an IB diploma, on a course-by-course basis.
- Students with an IB Diploma and a score of thirty (30) or better will be awarded one year (thirty-two [32] semester hours) of credit.
- Students without the Diploma, or with the Diploma and a score of less than thirty (30), will be awarded eight (8) semester hours for each higher-level score of five (5) or better and four (4) semester hours for each score of four (4) or better (on a higher or subsidiary level), to a maximum of twenty-four (24) semester hours.
- General education credit will be awarded as appropriate, to be determined by suitable bodies.
- Advanced placement will be awarded for major courses, subject to departmental approval.
- Students who present both IB and AP work in the same subject area will not be awarded double credit.
- To receive credit, students must submit an official IB transcript from the International Baccalaureate Organization to Rollins.
IB Credit List
HL=High Level
SL=Standard Level
Score must be 4 or better
| IB SUBJECT | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Design | LEVEL HL/SL | RFLA | NOTES Elective credit only |
| Visual Arts | LEVEL HL/SL | RFLA | NOTES Elective credit only |
| Anthropology | LEVEL HL | RFLA | NOTES Exempts ANT 200 Cultural Anthropology |
| Biology | LEVEL HL | RFLA | NOTES BIO 120 or BIO 121 with dept. approval |
| Biology | LEVEL SL | RFLA | NOTES Elective credit only |
| Business & Org | LEVEL HL/SL | RFLA | |
| Chemistry | LEVEL HL | RFLA | NOTES Score of 5 or 6: CHM 120; Score of 7: CHM 120 and CHM 121 |
| Chemistry | LEVEL SL | RFLA | NOTES Elective credit only |
| Computer Science | LEVEL HL/SL | RFLA | NOTES Approval of Dept. Chair Only |
| Digital Society | LEVEL HL/SL | RFLA | NOTES Elective credit only |
| Economics | LEVEL HL/SL | RFLA | NOTES Elective credit only |
| English A | LEVEL HL/SL | RFLA WCMP | NOTES Fulfills Writing Requirement |
| English B | LEVEL HL/SL | RFLA | NOTES Elective credit only |
| Environment | LEVEL HL/SL | RFLA | NOTES Elective credit only |
| Foreign Language | LEVEL HL/SL | RFLA FCMP | NOTES Fulfills Foreign Language Requirement; score of 6 or 7 |
| Foreign Language | LEVEL HL/SL | RFLA | NOTES Elective credit only; score less than 6 |
| Geography | LEVEL HL | RFLA | NOTES Exempts majors ENV 130 |
| Geography | LEVEL SL | RFLA | NOTES Elective credit only |
| History | LEVEL HL/SL | RFLA | NOTES Elective credit only |
| Math Studies | LEVEL HL/SL | RFLA MCMP | NOTES Fulfills Math Requirement |
| Adv Math | LEVEL HL/SL | RFLA MCMP | NOTES MAT 111 (Calculus I) |
| Music | LEVEL HL/SL | RFLA | NOTES Elective credit only |
| Philosophy | LEVEL HL | RFLA | NOTES Exempts majors PHI 103 |
| Philosophy | LEVEL SL | RFLA | NOTES Elective credit only |
| Psychology | LEVEL HL | RFLA | NOTES Exempts majors PSY 101 Intro to Psychology |
| Theater Arts | LEVEL HL/SL | RFLA | NOTES Elective credit only |
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