IB
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
2016-17 HANDBOOK
“IB WAS CHALLENGING BUT WORTH IT - IT HELPED ME BECOME
WELL-ROUNDED AND ACHIEVE MORE IN UNIVERSITY!”
GET A HEAD START
The IB program sets you up for success
in university and beyond, beginning with
opportunities available to you in high school
GET CONNECTED
The University of Alberta hosts events for IB
students that you can attend as early as Grade 11:
Undergraduate Research Symposium: As an
IB student, you have the unique opportunity
to attend the U of A’s Undergraduate Research
Symposium. As a UAlberta student, you then
can present your IB Extended Essay research
at the next year’s symposium!
IB & AP Breakfast: On the morning of Open
House (October 17, 2015), IB students are
invited to attend a special breakfast here on
campus, hosted by our friendly advisors and
student ambassadors.
UAlberta Day Trip: Calgary-area IB
students and guests are invited to take a
complimentary Red Arrow bus ride to visit
the U of A for the day.
Sign up for these and other VIP events online:
uab.ca/IB
GET INVOLVED
Navneet Khinda (BA ‘14) is the 2015-16 president
of the University of Alberta Students’ Union.
Navneet credits her high school IB courses for
getting her interested in politics – a passion she’s
been able to pursue at the University of Alberta.
START WITH IB
Take your studies to the next level with International Baccalaureate and the University of Alberta
WHY INTERNATIONAL
BACCALAUREATE?
The IB program gives students the skills
they need to succeed in university, from
improved study habits, to workload and time
management, to exam‑writing experience.
Most importantly, you’ll learn how to stick
with it – and persistence pays off, in university
and beyond!
BEING AN IB STUDENT PAYS!
Last year, half of all IB applicants
who applied for a major entrance
award from the U of A received one.
WHY UALBERTA?
As a top-tiered, research-based institution,
we provide the kind of academically focused
environment in which IB students can thrive.
As a motivated and inquisitive student,
you can customize your degree to tailor it
to your interests and pursue your passions.
From undergraduate research opportunities,
to Honors and certificate programs, to co-ops
and internships, your university experience
will be what you make of it!
IB RECOGNITION
We love IB students! We recognize your
achievements in taking an academically
rigorous program, and we want to see you
continue your studies here.
Advanced Standing: If you achieve a final IB
grade of 6 or higher, you can receive Advanced
Standing at the U of A by one of the following:
• Transfer credit*
• Advanced placement
• Credit by Special Assessment (CSA)
Please see the Advanced Standing Chart on
the opposite page for more details.
*While we encourage you to retain any transfer credit you have earned, you
do have the option to decline it at the time of admission. For information
on transfer credit implications for professional programs, or for how to
decline transfer credit, please see uab.ca/IB
TRANSCRIPTS
All IB students are required to submit a final
and official IB transcript by the due date
posted in Bear Tracks. Learn more online
at ualberta.ca/beartracks
How to submit transcripts: Ask your IB
coordinator to request that your transcript be
sent directly to the University of Alberta, or
contact the International Baccalaureate Office.
ADMISSION FOR IB STUDENTS
As an IB student, you are at an advantage when applying, with several ways to gain admission
DUAL ADMISSION
IB GRADE CONVERSION SCALE
6 > 80%
BIO 30
IB BIO
If you are completing IB exams in conjunction
with your high school curriculum, we will
use the higher of either your IB score or high
school grade for admission, based on the
IB Grade Conversion Scale shown at right.
If you finish with an 80% in Biology 30, and
a 6 in IB Biology (which converts to 90%), we
would use the IB grade when calculating your
admission average.
DIPLOMA CANDIDATES
As an IB Diploma candidate, you can receive an
admission offer based on your predicted grades.
To be considered for admission through this
process, you will need to present six IB courses
with no grade less than 4, meet the minimum
overall required predicted score for your
faculty, and ensure that five of your courses
are equivalent to required subjects for your
program. Your IB coordinator will need to
complete a Predicted IB Grades form and
mail it to the University in early spring.
IB RESULT
% EQUIVALENT
7
98
6
90
5
82
4
73
3
55
2 or 1
Not accepted for admission
ADVANCED STANDING CHART NOTES
1.For students entering the Faculty of Engineering: Transfer
credit for the first (qualifying) year courses does not reduce the
minimum load requirement of 37.0 units.
2.Credit by Special Assessment (CSA): To earn credit, students
are able to challenge the university-level class, often through a
special exam. There are no fees for CSA exams; however, the results
from CSA exams appear on your U of A transcript.
3.History classes: Credit will be awarded for all five regional
options offered at the higher level (HL), including Africa, Americas,
East and Southeast Asia and Oceania, Europe (including Russia/
USSR), and South Asia and the Middle East (including North Africa).
4.Advanced placement: While no transfer credit is offered, students
are permitted to register in a senior course. In the case of Language
other than English courses, students with Advanced Placement
will be permitted to register in a senior course after determination
of their background qualifications for that course (interview,
placement test, etc.). Students may also challenge a junior or senior
course for credit via the Credit by Special Assessment route if they
are eligible and have appropriate qualifications.
5.When students are instructed “not to take” a specific course and a
generic 100-level credit is granted, this credit may be used to meet
the prerequisite for any higher-level course requiring the specific
course in question.
ADVANCED STANDING CHART
FOR IB COURSES
IB COURSES
UALBERTA EQUIVALENTS
AUGUSTANA EQUIVALENTS (CAMROSE)
BIOLOGY (HL)
BIOL 107 (ê3)
AUBIO 130 (ê3)
CHEMISTRY (HL)
CHEM 101 (ê3) [or CHEM 103 (ê4.3) ] (see note 1)
AUCHE 110 (ê3)
CHEMISTRY (SL)
Students may apply to write a CSA examination in CHEM 101 (ê3) [or CHEM 103 (ê4.3)] (see notes 1, 2)
COMPUTING SCIENCE (HL) taken 2006 to 2013
CMPUT 174 (ê3) & 175 (ê3)
COMPUTING SCIENCE (HL) taken 2014 onwards
CMPUT 174 (ê3) & 175 (ê3)
AUCSC 111 (ê3) & 112 (ê3)
COMPUTING SCIENCE (SL) taken 2006 to 2013
CMPUT 174 (ê3)
AUCSC 110 (ê3)
COMPUTING SCIENCE (SL) taken 2014 onwards
CMPUT 174 (ê3)
AUCSC 111 (ê3)
DANCE (HL)
DANCE 100-level (ê3)
AUPED 100-level (ê3)
ECONOMICS (HL)
ECON 101 (ê3) & 102 (ê3) (not to take ECON 204)
AUECO 101(ê3) & 102 (ê3)
ENGLISH A: Language & Literature (HL)
C LIT 100-level (ê3)
AU Humanities 100-level (ê3)
ENGLISH A: Literature (HL)
ENGL 100-level (ê6) [or ENGL 100-level (ê3)
& 100-level complementary studies elective
(ê3)] (see note 1)
AUENG 100-level (ê6)
AUCSC 110 (ê3) & 120 (ê3)
FILM (HL)
FS 100-level (ê3)
AU Humanities 100-level (ê3)
FRENCH A or B (HL)
FREN 100-level (ê3) & 211 (ê3)(not to take FREN
111 or 112)
AUFRE 102 (ê3) & 201 (ê3) [not to take AUFRE 101]
FRENCH A or B (SL)
FREN 100-level (ê6) (not to take FREN 111 or 112)
AUFRE 101 (ê3) & 102 (ê3)
GEOGRAPHY (HL or SL)
HGP 100 (ê3)
AUGEO 100-level (Arts) (ê3)
GERMAN A or B (HL)
GERM 100-level (ê3) & 211 (ê3) (not to take
GERM 111 or 112)
AUGER 102 (ê3) & 201 (ê3) [not to take
AUGER 101]
GERMAN A or B (SL)
GERM 100-level (ê6) (not to take GERM 111 or 112)
AUGER 101 (ê3) & 102 (ê3)
GREEK (HL)
GREEK 101 (ê3) & 102 (ê3)
AUGRE 101 (ê3) & 102 (ê3)
HISTORY (HL) (see note 3)
HIST 100-level (ê3) (not to take HIST 112 or 113)
AUHIS 104 (ê3)
ISLAMIC HISTORY (HL)
HIST 100-level (ê3) (not to take HIST 117)
AUHIS 100-level (ê3)
ITALIAN A (HL)
Advanced Placement (see note 4)
JAPANESE AB (SL) & JAPANESE B (HL or SL)
JAPAN 101 (ê3) & 102 (ê3)
AU Language 100-level (ê6)
LATIN (HL)
LATIN 101 (ê3) & 102 (ê3)
AULAT 101 (ê3) & 102 (ê3)
LITERATURE & PERFORMANCE English (SL)
DRAMA 100-level (ê3)
AUDRA 100-level (ê3)
MANDARIN AB (SL) & MANDARIN B (HL or SL)
CHINA 101 (ê3) & 102 (ê3)
AU Language 100-level (ê6)
MATHEMATICS (HL) taken prior to 2014
MATH 114 (ê3) [or MATH 100 (ê3.5)] (see note 1). AUMAT 111 (ê3)
Student may also apply to write a CSA examination
in MATH 115 (ê3) [or MATH 101 (ê3.5)] (see notes 1, 2)
MATHEMATICS (HL) taken 2014 onwards
Students may apply to write a CSA examination
in MATH 114 (ê3) (see note 2)
Students may apply to write a CSA examination
in AUMAT 116 (ê3) (see note 2)
FURTHER MATHEMATICS (HL) taken 2014
onwards
Students may apply to write a CSA examination
in MATH 100 (ê3) or 114 (ê3), & MATH 102 (ê3)
or 125 (ê3)
Students may apply to write a CSA examination
in AUMAT 116 (ê3) & 120 (ê3) (see note 2)
FURTHER MATHEMATICS (SL) taken prior
to 2014
MATH 114 (ê3) & 115 (ê3) [or Math 100 (ê3.5) &
101 (ê3.5)] (see note 1)
AUMAT 111 (ê3) & 112 (ê3)
MATHEMATICS (SL)
Students may apply to write a CSA examination
in MATH 114 (ê3) (see note 2)
Students may apply to write a CSA examination
in AUMAT 116 (ê3) (see note 2)
MUSIC (HL)
MUSIC 102 (ê3) & MUSIC 100-level (ê3) (not to
take MUSIC 101)
AUMUS 170 (ê3) & AUMUS 100-level (ê3)
PHILOSOPHY (HL)
PHIL 100-level (ê3) (not to take PHIL 101 or 102)
AUPHI 100-level (ê3)
PHYSICS (HL)
PHYS 124 (ê3) & 126 (ê3)
AUPHY 100-level (ê6)
PHYSICS (SL)
PHYS 124 (ê3)
AUPHY 100-level (ê3)
PSYCHOLOGY (HL)
PSYCO 104 (ê3) & 105 (ê3)
AUPSY 101 (ê3) & 102 (ê3)
PSYCHOLOGY (SL)
PSYCO 104 (ê3)
AUPSY 101 (ê3)
SOCIAL, CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (HL)
ANTHR 100-level (ê3)
AU Social Sciences 100-level (ê3)
SPANISH A (HL)
Advanced Placement (see note 4)
Advanced Placement (see note 4)
SPORTS, EXERCISE & HEALTH SCIENCE (SL)
PEDS 100-level (ê3)
AUPED 100-level (ê3)
THEATRE (HL)
DRAMA 101 (ê3)
AUDRA 101 (ê3)
AUART 111 (ê3) & 113 (ê3)
VISUAL ARTS (HL)
ART 100-level (ê3) & ART 134 (ê3)
WORLD RELIGIONS (SL)
RELIG 100-level (ê3)
AUREL 100-level (ê3)
Successful completion of all diploma components
100-level Open Elective (ê3)
AU 100-level Open Elective (ê3)
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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for IB students throughout the year.
Our IB advisors are here to help!
Learn more about all our upcoming
events and register online.
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