IB Exam (HL only)
Biology
Score
Hope College
Credit Awarded
5-7
BIOL 240 (4 credits)
General Education Requirement
Natural Science Lab (NSL)
Biology majors are strongly encouraged to take BIOL 240. Students who do this will earn 4 elective biology credits
that do not count for a biology major or minor.
Chemistry
6-7
CHEM 125/127 and
CHEM 126/128 (8 credits)
Natural Science Lab (NSL)
Chemistry majors may enroll in CHEM 221/255 or may wait until sophomore year. Contact the Chemistry Dept with
questions.
Chemistry
5
CHEM 101 (4 credits)
Natural Science Lab (NSL)
Credit does not count toward chemistry major or minor. Students continuing in chemistry should enroll in CHEM
131/132, if ACT math score is 30+. Contact the Chemistry Dept with questions.
Economics
7
ECON 211 and ECON 212 (8 credits)
Social Science I (SS1)
Economics
5-6
ECON 211 (4 credits)
Social Science I (SS1)
English A1
English A2
5-7
ENGL 113 (4 credits)
Expository Writing (EW)
History: Africa
5-7
HIST 0200 (4 credits)
Global Learning - International (GLI)
History: Americas
5-7
HIST 161 (4 credits)
Global Learning - Domestic (GLD)
History: Europe
5-7
HIST 131 (4 credits)
Cultural Heritage II (CH2)
Global Learning - International (GLI)
7
12 credits in language
Foreign Language (FL2)
6
8 credits in langauge
Foreign Language (FL2)
5
4 credits in language
5-7
PHYS 105 and
PHYS 106 (6 credits)
Languages A1, A2, B: Chinese, French,
German, Korean and Spanish
Languages A1, A2, B: Chinese, French,
German, Korean and Spanish
Languages A1, A2, B: Chinese, French,
German, Korean and Spanish
Physics
Natural Science - No Lab (NS2)
See department chair; lab credit (PHYS 106 and 108 [2 credits]) may be granted after lab notebook review.
Psychology
5-7
PSY 100 (3 credits)
Social Science II (SS2)
See department chair; 1 lab credit may be granted after lab notebook review.
Theatre Arts
5-7
No credit automatically
See department chair; credit may be granted after portfolio review.
Visual Arts
5-7
No credit automatically
See department chair; credit may be granted after portfolio review.