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International Baccalaureate Diploma Program

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International Baccalaureate Diploma Program. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin awards course credit, as listed below, for the successful completion during high school of the International Baccalaureate Diploma program (IB) and passing the appropriate Standard Level (SL) and Higher Level (HL) exams with a score of 4 or better.

IB Examination UTPB Course(s) credited

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Biology (SL) BIOL 1306/1106
Biology (HL) BIOL 1306/1106 and 1307/1107
Chemistry (SL) CHEM 1311/1111
Chemistry (HL) CHEM 1311/1111 and 1312/1112
Computer Science (SL) COSC 1430*
Computer Science (HL) COSC 2430*
Economics (SL) ECON 2301
Economics (HL) ECON 2301 and 2302
English (see Modern Languages)
Environmental Systems (SL) ENSC 1401
Geography (SL) GEOG 1301
Geography (HL) GEOG 1301 and 1302
History (HL and SL)
Africa HIST 2306
Americas HIST 2310
E & SE Asia HIST 2323
Europe HIST 2312
Mathematics
Mathematical Studies (SL)
(Algebra or equiv.) MATH 1314, 1325, or 1332
Mathematical Methods (SL)
(Pre-calculus or equiv.) MATH 2413, 2414, 3301, 3315, and 3350
Mathematics (HL only)
(Calculus) MATH 2413, 2414, 3301, 3315, and 3350
Modern Languages
Language A1, A2, and B
English (SL) ENGL 1301
English (HL) ENGL 1301 and 1302
(w/ extended essay, C or better)
Spanish (SL) SPAN 1411 and 1412
Spanish (HL) SPAN 1411, 1412, 2311, and 2312
Other (SL) MODL 1389 or 1489 as appropriate
Other (HL) MODL 1389, 1489, 2389, and/or 2489 as app.
Language ab initio (SL only)
English (SL) ENGL 1301
Spanish (SL) SPAN 1411 and 1412
Other (SL) MODL 1389 or 1489 as appropriate
Music (SL) MUSI 1306
Music (HL) MUSI 1306 and 2310
Philosophy (SL) PHIL 1304
Philosophy (HL) PHIL 1304 and 2303
Psychology (SL) PSYC 1301
Psychology (HL) PSYC 1301 and one upper level PSYC
Physics (SL) PHYS 2325/2125
Physics (HL) PHYS 2325/2125 and 2326/2126
Social/Cultural Anthropology (SL) SOCI 1301
Theatre Arts (SL) DRAM 2301
Theatre Arts (HL) DRAM 2301 and 2302
Visual Arts (SL) ARTS 1301
Visual Arts (HL) ARTS 1301 and one of the following based on a portfolio review: ARTS 1311, 1316, or 2331.

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* Students must take Java programming for the second language (instead of COSC 2420, C programming) if the SL and HL do not use Java as the primary programming language. In this case, the student will receive HL credit for COSC