International Baccalaureate (IB)
Equivalencies
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International Baccalaureate
Course
Level
Recommended Minimum
Credit
Score
Ashford University
Course Equivalency
Group 1: Studies in Language and Literature
Language A: Literature
Language A: Language and Literature
HL
6
5
Literature
HL
6
5
Literature
Group 2: Language Acquisition
Language B (except English)
HL
6
5
Diversity Awareness
Latin or Classical Greek
HL
6
5
Diversity Awareness
Group 3: Individuals and Societies
Business and Management
HL
6
5
MGT 330
Economics
HL
6
5
ECO 203 AND ECO 204
Geography
HL
6
5
Elective
History
HL
6
5
History AND Diversity Awareness
Information Technology in a Global
Society
HL
6
5
Information Technology Competency
Philosophy
HL
6
5
Humanities
Psychology
HL
6
5
PSY 101
Social and Cultural Anthropology
HL
6
5
Diversity Awareness AND ANT 101
Global Politics
HL
6
5
Political Science
Group 4: Experimental Sciences
HL
6
5
Science
SL
4
6
Science
HL
6
5
Science
SL
4
6
Science
Biology
Chemistry
HL
6
5
Elective
SL
4
6
Elective
HL
6
5
Science
SL
4
6
Science
Environmental Systems and Societies
(also meets group 3)
SL
4
6
Elective
Sports, Exercise and Health Science
SL
4
6
Elective
HL
6
5
Information Technology Competency
SL
4
6
Information Technology Competency
Design Technology
Physics
Computer Science
(previously satisfied group 5)
Group 5: Mathematics and Computer Science
Mathematics
HL
6
5
Mathematical Competency
Group 6: The Arts
Dance
HL
6
5
Cultural & Aesthetic Awareness
Music
HL
6
5
Cultural & Aesthetic Awareness
Film
HL
6
5
Cultural & Aesthetic Awareness
Theatre
HL
6
5
Cultural & Aesthetic Awareness
Visual Arts
HL
6
5
Cultural & Aesthetic Awareness
KEY - HL: Higher Level
SL: Standard Level
Ashford University Transfer Policies for IB
• Ashford University only accepts courses from the IB Diploma Programme (DP).
• Courses transferring in as satisfying general education requirements or direct transfers of major courses
may also be considered for elective credit.
• All credit is awarded in semester hours.
• DP Core requirements: Extended Essay; Theory of Knowledge (TOK); Creativity, Action, Service (CAS); and
the DP Assessment are not accepted for academic credit.
• The TOK and CAS are not required to transfer in credit as all courses will be considered on a course-bycourse basis.
• Standard Level (SL) courses are not accepted for academic credit, unless located in Group 4.
• A minimum score of 5 is needed to obtain credit, except a score of 6 is needed for SL courses within Group
4.