International Baccalaureate (IB)

The IB Organization awards either a diploma or a certificate for individual IB exams. Students requesting Credit for Prior Learning using International Baccalaureate (IB) shall receive credit for completing a satisfactory score on a district approved high-level International Baccalaureate (IB) examination under the following circumstances:

Mt. San Jacinto College
- MSJC accepts IB for pass along into the CSU and UC systems and for the MSJC General Education Option A.
- MSJC enforces the completion of a 12 units of credit minimum for residency to earn a degree.
California State University (CSUs)
- For the CSU General Education, including the U.S. History, Constitution, and American Ideals requirement, IB exams are approved for the areas specified in Executive Order 1036.
- The IB curriculum offers language at various levels for native and non-native speakers. Language B courses are offered at the intermediate level for non-natives. Language A1 and A2 are advanced courses in literature for native and non-native speakers, respectively.
University of California (UCs)
- UC awards students who complete the IB diploma with a score of 30 or above with 4 semester units (6 quarter) toward their UC degree, in addition to the units earned for individual Higher Level exams (usually 16 semester units or 24 quarter units). Students who receive IB certificates with scores of 5, 6 or 7 on Higher Level exams will receive 5.3 semester units (8 quarter).
- Designated examinations are awarded elective units which may be applied to UC graduation requirements for specific subjects and/or for general education/breadth requirements, as determined by each campus.
Each campus in the University of California and the California State University systems determine how they will apply IB external examinations toward credit in the major preparation.
Students who have earned credit from an IB exam should not take a comparable college course because transfer credit will not be granted for both.