International Baccalaureate Credits, 2023–24
Only Higher Level Exams are accepted for credit by the University of California; Standard Level Exams are not given credit. Score of 6 or 7 on Standard Level English A exam meets UC Entry Level Writing requirement but no unit credit is granted. The University of California grants 8 quarter units of credit for all International Baccalaureate Higher Level exams on which a student scores 5 or higherand 6 quarter units of credit for the IB Diploma where a student earns a score of 30 or more. For IB exams not listed here, consult an academic adviser. Students should be advised that college courses
taken before or after attending UC might duplicate IB examinations. Additionally, exams might duplicate each other (for example, an AP or IB exam in the same subject area*). If the student does duplicate an exam with another exam of the same subject content, and/or an exam with a college course, credit will be awarded only once.
EXAM AND UNITSFOR UNIVERSITY
CREDIT

UC SAN DIEGOCOURSEEXEMPTIONS(FOR USE ON
MAJOR)REVELLECOLLEGEJOHN MUIRCOLLEGETHURGOODMARSHALL
COLLEGEEARL WARREN
COLLEGEELEANORROOSEVELTCOLLEGESIXTH
COLLEGESEVENTH
COLLEGEEIGHTH
COLLEGE

Anthropology—8

Score of 5, 6, or 7 =exempts ANTH 1.

Meets socialscience
requirement.

Refer to “UC San Diego
Course Exemptions.” Any
UC San Diego course
equivalent you receive
may be applied to theappropriate Muir GEtheme.

Meets lowerdivision disciplinary
breadth if
noncontiguous tomajor.

2 courses toward
anthropology or
perspectives ofsocial science PofC
or 1 course toward
anthropology or
perspectives of social
science area study

Elective credit only

Score of 5 or above= 1 course towardsocial analysis.

Elective credit only

Score of 5, 6,or 7 meets
social science
requirement

Biology—8*Same subject area as AP
Biology

Score of 5 = exempts
BILD 10.
Score of 6 or 7 = exempts
BILD 1, 2, 3.

Score of 5 =meets biology
requirement and1 course of naturalscience.
Score of 6 or 7 =meets biology
requirement and 2
courses of naturalscience.

Refer to “UC San Diego
Course Exemptions.” Any
UC San Diego course
equivalent you receive
may be applied to theappropriate Muir GEtheme.

Meets biology/
natural science
requirement and1 lower-divisiondisciplinary breadth
if noncontiguous tomajor.

Score of 5 = 2 courses
toward fundamentals
ofbiology, or science
andtechnology PofC.
Score of 6 or 7 =2 courses toward
biology, fundamentalsof biology, or scienceand technology PofC.

Score of 5, 6, or
7 meets 2 course
requirement innatural science

Score of 5 orabove = 2 courses
toward analytic
methodologies/
scientific method.

Score of 5, 6, or 7
meets natural sciencesand engineering
requirement.

Score of 5, 6, or
7 meets naturalsciences andengineering
requirement

Business andManagement—8Score of 5, 6, or 7 =elective credit only.

Elective credit only

Elective credit only

Elective credit only

Elective credit only

Elective credit only

Elective credit only

Score of 5, 6, or 7 meets
quantitative reasoning
requirement.

Elective credit
only*

Chemistry—8

Score of 5 = exempts
CHEM 6A.
Score of 6 = exempts
CHEM 6A and 6C.
Score of 7 = exempts 6A,6B, 6C.

Score of 5 or 6 =meets chemistry
requirement and1 course of naturalscience.
Score of 7 =meets chemistry
requirement and 2
courses of naturalscience.

Refer to “UC San Diego
Course Exemptions.” Any
UC San Diego course
equivalent you receive
may be applied to theappropriate Muir GEtheme.

Meets chemistry/natural science
requirement and1 lower-divisiondisciplinary breadth
if noncontiguous tomajor.

Score of 5 = 2 courses
toward scienceand technology or
1 course towardchemistry PofC. Scoreof 6 or 7 = 2 courses
toward scienceand technology or
chemistry PofC.

Score of 5, 6, or
7 meets 2 course
requirement innatural science

Score of 5 orabove = 2 courses
toward analytic
methodologies/
scientific method.

Score of 5, 6, or 7
meets natural sciencesand engineering
requirement.

Score of 5, 6, or
7 meets naturalsciences andengineering
requirement*Same subject area as AP
Chemistry

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International Baccalaureate Credits, 2023–24
EXAM AND UNITSFOR UNIVERSITY
CREDIT

UC SAN DIEGOCOURSEEXEMPTIONS(FOR USE ON MAJOR)REVELLECOLLEGEJOHN MUIRCOLLEGETHURGOODMARSHALL
COLLEGEEARL WARREN
COLLEGEELEANORROOSEVELTCOLLEGESIXTH
COLLEGESEVENTH
COLLEGE

Computer Science—8

Score of 6 or 7 = CSE 3.

Elective credit only

Refer to “UC San Diego
Course Exemptions.” Any
UC San Diego course
equivalent you receive
may be applied to theappropriate Muir GEtheme.

Meets 1 lowerdivision disciplinary
breadth if
noncontiguous tomajor

2 courses towardformal skills and/or
toward science andtechnology PofC

Score of 5, 6, or
7 meets 2 course
requirement inquantitative/
formal skills

Score of 5 or above= 1 course toward
information
technology
fluency.

Score of 5, 6, or 7
meets quantitative
reasoning requirement.

Elective credit
only*

Dance—8

Score of 5, 6, or 7 = elective
credit only.

Meets fine arts
requirement.

5, 6, or 7 counts as 2
courses in a theatre anddance theme in fine arts.

Meets lower-divisiondisciplinary breadth
if noncontiguous tomajor.

2 courses toward
humanities or theatre
and dance PofC or
1 course toward
humanities or theatre
and dance area study

Score of 5, 6, or
7 meets fine arts
requirement

Score of 5 or above= 2 courses toward
art making.

Score of 5, 6,
or 7 meets arts
requirement.

Score of 5, 6,
or 7 meets arts
requirement

Economics—8

Score of 7 = exempts ECON
1 and 3.

Score of 5, 6,
or 7 meets
social science
requirement

Refer to “UC San Diego
Course Exemptions.” Any
UC San Diego course
equivalent you receive
may be applied to theappropriate Muir GEtheme.

Meets lower-divisiondisciplinary breadth
if noncontiguous tomajor.

Score of 5 or 6 =2 courses toward
perspectives of social
science PofC or 1course
toward perspectivesof social science area
study. Score of 7 =2 courses toward
economics orperspectives ofsocial science PofC
or 1 course toward
economics orperspectives of social
science area study.

Elective credit
only

Score of 5 orabove =
1 course towardsocial analysis.

Score of 5, 6, or 7
meets social sciences
requirement

Score of 5, 6,or 7 meets
social sciences
requirement

Score of 5, 6, or 7 meets
Entry Level Writing
requirement.

Elective credit
only (fulfills UC
Entry Level Writing
requirement)

Elective credit only
(fulfills UC Entry Level
Writing requirement).
Does not clear any
general-education
requirements.

Elective credit only
(fulfills UC Entry Level
Writing requirement)

Elective credit only
(fulfills UC Entry Level
Writing requirement)Elective credit
only (fulfillsUC EntryLevel Writingrequirement)

Elective credit
only (fulfills UC
Entry Level Writing
requirement)

Elective credit only(fulfills UC Entry Level
Writing requirement)

Elective credit
only (fulfills UC
Entry Level Writing
requirement)

Film—8

Score of 5, 6, 7 = electivecredit only.

Meets fine arts
requirement.

5, 6, or 7 counts as 2
courses in a visual arts
theme in fine arts

Meets fine arts
requirement and1 lower-divisiondisciplinary breadth
if noncontiguous tomajor.

2 courses toward
humanities or visualarts PofC or 1 course
toward humanities orvisual arts area study

Score of 5, 6, or
7 meets fine arts
requirement

Score of 5 or above= 2 courses toward
art making.

Score of 5, 6, or 7
meets arts requirement

Score of 5, 6,or 7 meets arts
requirement

Geography—8

Score of 5, 6, 7 = electivecredit only.

Elective credit only

Elective credit only

Elective credit only

Elective credit only

Elective credit
onlyElective credit only

Elective credit only

Elective credit only*Same subject area as AP
Computer Science*Same subject area as AP
Microeconomics and AP
Macroeconomics

English— 8(English A)*Same subject area as AP
English*Same subject area as AP
Human Geography

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EIGHTH
COLLEGEInternational Baccalaureate Credits, 2023–24
EXAM AND UNITSFOR UNIVERSITY
CREDIT

UC SAN DIEGOCOURSEEXEMPTIONS(FOR USE ON MAJOR)

Global Politics—8

JOHN MUIRCOLLEGETHURGOODMARSHALL
COLLEGE

Score of 5, 6, 7 = elective
credit only.

Meets social
sciencerequirement.

5, 6, or 7 counts as 2courses in a government
and economics theme insocial sciences

History of Africa—8

Score of 5, 6, 7 = elective
credit only.

Elective credit only

History of theAmericas—8

Score of 5, 6, or 7 = exempts
2 quarters US history. May
take HILD 2A, 2B, or 2C
to complete sequence.
Satisfies American History
and Institutions

History of Asia andOceania—8

Twentieth-Century
World History—8*Same subject area as AP
Comparative Politics*Partially equivalent toAP US History; 4 units
awarded when both are
taken

REVELLECOLLEGEEARL WARREN
COLLEGEELEANORROOSEVELTCOLLEGESIXTH
COLLEGESEVENTH
COLLEGEEIGHTH
COLLEGE

Meets lower-divisiondisciplinary breadth
if noncontiguous tomajor.

Elective credit only

Elective credit
only

Score of 5 or above= 1 course towardsocial analysis.

Score of 5, 6, or 7
meets social sciences
requirement.

5, 6, or 7 meets
social science
requirement

5, 6, or 7, counts as 2
courses in a historicalnarratives theme inhumanities. Cannot
combine different IB
history exams to clear afull year of humanities—
will still need one class.

Meets lower-divisiondisciplinary breadth
if noncontiguous tomajor.

2 courses toward
history or humanities
PofC or 1 course
toward history orhumanities area study

1 course may
apply toward
Regional
Specialization—
Africa. Please see
ERC Academic
Adviser fordetails.

Score of 5 orElective credit only
above =
2 courses towardnarrative, aesthetic,and historicalreasoning.

Score of 5, 6,or 7 meetshumanities
requirement

Meets social
sciencerequirement.

5, 6, or 7, counts as 2
courses in a historicalnarratives theme inhumanities. Cannot
combine different IB
history exams to clear afull year of humanities—
will still need one class.

Meets lower-divisiondisciplinary breadthif noncontiguous tomajor.

2 courses toward
history or humanities
PofC or 1 course
toward history or
humanities area study

Elective credit
only

Score of 5 orElective credit only
above =
2 courses towardnarrative, aesthetic,
and historicalreasoning.

Elective credit
only

Score of 5, 6, 7 = elective
credit only.

Elective credit only

5, 6, or 7, counts as 2
courses in a historicalnarratives theme inhumanities. Cannot
combine different IB
history exams to clear afull year of humanities—
will still need one class.

Meets lower-divisiondisciplinary breadth
if noncontiguous tomajor.

2 courses toward
history or humanities
PofC or 1 course
toward history orhumanities area study

1 course may
apply toward
Regional
Specialization—
Asia-Pacific.
Please see ERC
Academic Adviser
for details.

Score of 5 orElective credit only
above =
2 courses towardnarrative, aesthetic,
and historicalreasoning.

Score of 5, 6,or 7 meetshumanities
requirement

Score of 5, 6, 7 = elective
credit only.

Elective credit only

5, 6, or 7, counts as 2
courses in a historicalnarratives theme inhumanities. Cannotcombine different IB
history exams to clear afull year of humanities—
will still need one class.

Meets lower-divisiondisciplinary breadth
if noncontiguous tomajor.

2 courses toward
history or humanities
PofC or 1 course
toward history or
humanities area study

Elective credit
only

Score of 5 orElective credit only
above =
2 courses towardnarrative, aesthetic,
and historicalreasoning.

Elective credit
only

Score of 5, 6, 7 = elective
credit only.

Elective credit only

5, 6, or 7, counts as 2
courses in a historicalnarratives theme inhumanities. Cannot
combine different IB
history exams to clear afull year of humanities—
will still need one class.

Meets lower-divisiondisciplinary breadth
if noncontiguous tomajor.

2 courses toward
history or humanities
PofC or 1 course
toward history or
humanities area study

Elective credit
only

Score of 5 orElective credit only
above =
2 courses towardnarrative, aesthetic,and historicalreasoning.

Score of 5, 6,or 7 meetshumanities
requirement*Same subject area as AP
World History

History of Europe andthe Middle East—8*Same subject area as AP
European History

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International Baccalaureate Credits, 2023–24
EXAM AND UNITSFOR UNIVERSITY
CREDIT

UC SAN DIEGOCOURSEEXEMPTIONS(FOR USE ON MAJOR)REVELLECOLLEGEJOHN MUIRCOLLEGETHURGOODMARSHALL
COLLEGEEARL WARREN
COLLEGEELEANORROOSEVELTCOLLEGE

History of Europe andthe Islamic World—8

Score of 5, 6, 7 = elective
credit only.

Elective credit only

5, 6, or 7, counts as 2courses in a historicalnarratives theme inhumanities. Cannot
combine different IB
history exams to clear afull year of humanities—
will still need one class.

Meets lower-divisiondisciplinary breadth
if noncontiguous tomajor.

2 courses toward
history or humanities
PofC or 1 course
toward history or
humanities area study

Elective credit
only

Score of 5 orElective credit only
above =
2 courses towardnarrative, aesthetic,and historicalreasoning.

Score of 5, 6,or 7 meetshumanities
requirement

Score of 5, 6, or 7 = 8 quarter
units of elective credit.

Elective credit only

Elective credit only

Elective credit only

Elective credit only

Elective credit
onlyElective credit only

Elective credit
only

Score of 5, 6, or 7 = exempts
LTLA 1, 2, 3.

Usually prepares
student to take
LTLA 100 tomeet proficiency
requirement. 8
units of electivecredit.

Refer to “UC San Diego
Course Exemptions.” Any
UC San Diego course
equivalent you receive
may be applied to theappropriate Muir GE
theme.

Meets lower-divisiondisciplinary breadth
if noncontiguous tomajor.

2 courses toward
literature or
humanities PofC
or 1 course toward
literature or
humanities area study

Usually prepares
student to takeLTLA 100 tomeet proficiency
requirement.
8 units of electivecredit.

Score of 5 or
Score of 5, 6, or 7 meetsabove =
humanities requirement
2 courses towardnarrative, aesthetic,
and historicalreasoning.

Elective credit
only*

Score of 5 = exempts LING
1C/1CX.
Score of 6 or 7 = exempts
LING 1D/1DX.

Score of 5 = 8
units of elective
credit. Take fourth
quarter course tomeet proficiency
requirement.
Score of 6 or 7 =meets language
proficiency
requirement.

Refer to “UC San Diego
Course Exemptions.” Any
UC San Diego course
equivalent you receivemay be applied to theappropriate Muir GE
theme.

Meets lower-divisiondisciplinary breadth
if noncontiguous tomajor.

Certain scores in
French, German,Italian, Spanish,Chinese, and/or Japanese may
count towardcertain Programs ofConcentration or Area
Studies. Pleasesee https://warren.
ucsd.edu/academics/general-education/apib-credit.html.

Score of 5 = 8
units of elective
credit. Take fourth
quarter course tomeet proficiency
requirement.
Score of 6 or 7 =meets language
proficiency
requirement.

Score of 5 orabove =2 courses towardnarrative, aesthetic,and historicalreasoning.

Score of 5 satisfies
1 course toward
humanities requirement.
Score of 6 or 7 meetshumanities requirement.

Elective credit
only*

Mathematics:
Applications andInterpretations

Not eligible for credit

No credit

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Mathematics:
Analysis andApproaches—8

Score of 5, 6, or 7 = Exempts
Math 20A and MATH 10B

Score of 5, 6, or 7 =Exempts Math 20A
and 10B. Satisfies
two courses formath requirement

5, 6, or 7 = Refer to“UC San Diego CourseExemptions.”
Any UC San Diegocourse equivalent you
receive may be applied
to the appropriate Muir
GE theme.

Meets 2-course
math/advanced
statistics requirement

5, 6, or 7 = completes
formal skills
requirement and/or 2
course toward math
PofC

Score of 5, 6, or
7 meets 2 course
requirement inquantitative/
formal skills

Score of 5 orabove = 1 course
toward structured
reasoning and 4
units of elective
creditScore of 5, 6, or 7 meets
quantitative reasoning
requirement

Score of 5, 6,or 7 meets
quantitativereasoning
requirement*Same subject area as APEuropean History

Language B—8*AP language exams aremore advanced thanLanguage B; no credit forLanguage B when samelanguage is taken in AP

Latin—8*Same subject area as
AP Latin

Linguistics—8Language A Exams*Same subject area as
AP foreign language/literature exams*same subject area as AP
Calculus

SIXTH
COLLEGESEVENTH
COLLEGEElective credit only

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EIGHTH
COLLEGEInternational Baccalaureate Credits, 2023–24
EXAM AND UNITSFOR UNIVERSITY
CREDITUC SAN DIEGOCOURSEEXEMPTIONS(FOR USE ON MAJOR)REVELLECOLLEGEJOHN MUIRCOLLEGETHURGOODMARSHALL
COLLEGEEARL WARREN
COLLEGEELEANORROOSEVELTCOLLEGESIXTH
COLLEGESEVENTH
COLLEGEEIGHTH
COLLEGEMusic—8

Score of 5, 6, or 7 = elective
credit only.

Meets fine arts
requirement.

5, 6, or 7 counts as
2 courses in a music
theme in fine arts

Meets lower-divisiondisciplinary breadth
if noncontiguous tomajor.

2 courses towardmusic or humanities
PofC or 1 course
toward music orhumanities area study

Score of 5, 6, or
7 meets fine arts
requirement

Score of 5 or above= 2 courses toward
art making.

Score of 5, 6, or 7 meetsarts requirement.

Score of 5, 6,or 7 meets arts
requirement

Philosophy—8

Score of 5, 6, 7 = elective
credit only.

Elective credit only

5, 6, or 7 counts
as 2 courses ina philosophicalperspectives theme inhumanities

Meets lower-divisiondisciplinary breadth
if noncontiguous tomajor.

2 courses toward
humanities orphilosophy PofC
or 1 course toward
humanities orphilosophy area study

Elective creditonly

Score of 5 orScore of 5, 6, or 7 meetsabove =humanities requirement.
2 courses towardnarrative, aesthetic,
and historicalreasoning.

Score of 5, 6,or 7 meetshumanities
requirement

Physics—8

Score of 5 = exempts Phys
10 or 11.
Score of 6 = exempts Phys
1A and 1B.
Score of 7 = exempts Phys
2A and 2B.

Meets physics
requirement
and 1 course ofnatural science
requirement.

Refer to “UC San Diego
Course Exemptions.”

Meets physics/
natural science
requirement and1 lower-divisiondisciplinary breadth
if noncontiguous tomajor.

Score of 5 or 6 =2 courses towardscience andtechnology PofC.
Score of 7 = 2 courses
toward physics
or science andtechnology PofC.

Score of 5, 6, or
7 meets 2 course
requirement innatural science

Score of 5 orabove =2 courses
toward analytic
methodologies/
scientific method.

Score of 5, 6, or 7
meets natural scienceand engineering
requirement.

Score of 5, 6, or
7 meets naturalscience andengineering
requirement

Score of 5, 6, or 7 = exempts
Psychology 1.

Meets social
sciencerequirement.

Refer to “UC San Diego
Course Exemptions.”

Meets lower-divisiondisciplinary breadth
if noncontiguous tomajor.

2 courses toward
perspective of social
science or psychology
PofC or 1 course
toward psychology or
perspectives of social
science area study.

Elective credit
only

Score of 5 orabove =
1 course towardsocial analysis.

Score of 5, 6, or 7
meets social sciences
requirement

Elective credit
only*

Theatre Arts—8

Score of 5, 6, 7 = elective
credit only.

Meets fine arts
requirement.

5, 6, or 7 counts as 2
courses in a theatre anddance theme in fine arts

Meets fine arts
requirement and1 lower-divisiondisciplinary breadth
if noncontiguous tomajor.

2 courses toward
humanities or theatre
and dance PofC or
1 course toward
humanities or theatre
and dance area study.

Score of 5, 6, or
7 meets fine arts
requirement

Score of 5 or above Score of 5, 6, or 7 meets= 2 courses toward arts requirement.
narrative, aesthetic,and historicalreasoning.

Score of 5, 6,or 7 meets arts
requirement

Visual Arts—8

Score of 5, 6, or 7 = elective
credit only.

Meets fine arts
requirement.

5, 6, or 7 counts as 2
courses in a visual arts
theme in fine arts

Meets fine arts
requirement and1 lower-divisiondisciplinary breadth
if noncontiguous tomajor.

2 courses toward
humanities or visualarts PofC or 1 course
toward humanities orvisual arts area study

Score of 5, 6, or7 meets fine arts
requirement

Score of 5 or
Score of 5, 6, or 7 meetsabove =arts requirement.
2 courses towardnarrative, aesthetic,and historicalreasoning.

Score of 5, 6,or 7 meets arts
requirement*Same subject area as APMusic Theory*Same subject area as AP
Physics

Psychology—8*Same subject area as AP
Psychology*Same subject area as AP
Studio Art*These IB exams are currently under review by Eighth College to determine if scores will satisfy specific General Education requirements. Please check back on Eighth College’s degree requirements page at the beginning ofMay 2024 for an update on whether GE credit will be granted.

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