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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

IB


International Baccalaureate (IB)
Course Equivalencies

(Subject to change)

IB Exam Title

Level

Minimum Exam Score

Credit Earned

Oswego Course Equivalent

Oswego Course Title

Area fulfilled for Degree Audit/Notes

Biology SL 4 4 BIO 120 Molecular and Cellular Foundations Natural Sciences
Biology HL 4 8 BIO 120

LAS XXXX
Molecular and Cellular Foundations

LAS Elective Credit
Natural Sciences
Business Management SL/HL 4 3     Elective Credit
Chemistry SL 4 3 CHE 101 Survey of Chemistry Natural Sciences
Chemistry HL 4-5 4 CHE 111 General Chemistry Natural Sciences
Chemistry HL 6-7 8 CHE 111

CHE 212
General Chemistry

General Chemistry
Natural Sciences
Classical Language SL/HL 4       (Note 1)
Computer Science SL 4 3 CSC 101 or

CSC 102
Tools for Computing or

Business Information Systems and Computing Tools
Arts & Science Elective Credit (Note 2)
Computer Science HL 4 6 CSC 101 and

LAS XXXX or
CSC 102
Tools for Computing and

LAS Elective Credit or
Business Information Systems and Computing Tools
Arts & Science Elective Credit (Note 2)
Dance SL/HL 4 3 LAS XXXX LAS Elective Credit Fine & Performing Arts
Design Technology SL/HL 4 3     Elective Credit
Economics SL 4 3 ECO XXXX ECO Elective Credit Social/Behavioral Sciences
Economics HL 4 6 ECO XXXX ECO Elective Credit Social/Behavioral Sciences
English A - Language/Literature SL/HL 4 6 ENG 101

ENG 102
Composition I

Composition II
Arts & Science Elective Credit
Writing
English A - Literature SL/HL 4 3 LAS XXXX LAS Elective Credit Humanities (Note 3)
Environmental Systems and Societies SL 4 3 GEO 115 Environmental Sustainability Natural Sciences
Film SL/HL 4 3 ENG 220 Modern Culture and Media Humanities
Geography SL/HL 4 3 GEG 100 Introduction to Geography (Note 4)
German B SL 4 6 GER 101

GER 102
Elementary German

Continuing Elementary German
Foreign Language
History of Africa SL 4 3 HIS 206 Africa to 1800 World Awareness
History of Americas SL 4 - 7 3 HIS 202 History of the US to 1865 American History
History of Asia/Oceania SL 4 3 LAS XXXX LAS Elective Credit World Awareness (Note 5)
History of Europe SL/HL 4 3 LAS XXXX LAS Elective Credit Western Civilization (Note 5)
History of Islam SL/HL 4 3 LAS XXXX LAS Elective Credit World Awareness (Note 5)
Information Technology in a Global Society SL/HL 4 3 CSC 101 or

CSC 102
Tools for Computing or

Business Informaiton Systems and
Computing Tools
Arts & Science Elective Credit
Foreign Language
Italian B SL/HL 4 6 ITA 101

ITA 102
Elementary Italian

Continuing Elementary Italian
Arts & Science Elective Credit
Foreign Language
Japanese B SL/HL 4 6 JPN 101

JPN 102
Elementary Japanese

Continuing Elemtary Japanese
Arts & Science Elective Credit
Foreign Language
Latin SL/HL 4 6 LAS XXXX LAS Elective Credit Arts & Science Elective Credit
Literature and Performance SL 4 3 LAS XXXX LAS Elective Credit Arts & Science Elective Credit (Note 3)
Language ab initio SL 4 3 LAS XXXX LAS Elective Credit Arts & Science Elective Credit (Note 6)
Mandarin ab SL 4 6 LAS XXXX LAS Elective Credit Arts & Science Elective Credit
Mathematical Studies SL 4 3 MAT 102 or

MAT XXXX
Foundations of Math in the Real World or

MAT Elective Credit
Math
Mathematics SL 4 3 MAT 102 or

MAT XXXX
Foundations of Math in the Real World or

MAT Elective Credit
Math
Mathematics HL 4 6 MAT 102 and

MAT XXXX
Foundations of Math in the Real World and

MAT Elective Credit
Math (Note 7)
Further Mathematics HL 4 6 MAT 102 and

MAT XXXX
Foundations of Math in the Real World and

MAT Elective Credit
Math (Note 7)
Music SL/HL 4 3 MUS 101 Introduction to the World of Music Fine and Performing Arts
Philosophy SL 4 3 PHL 100 Introduction to Problems of Philosophy Humanities
Physics SL 4 4 PHY 111 College Physics I Natural Science
Physics HL 4 8 PHY 111 and

PHY 212
College Physics I and

College Physics II
Natural Science
Psychology SL 4 3 PSY XXXX PSY Elective Credit Social/Behavioral Sciences
Psychology SL 5, 6, 7 6 PSY 100

PSY XXXX
PSY100 Introduction to Psychology

PSY Elective Credit
Arts & Sciences Elective Credit
Psychology HL 4 3 PSY XXXX PSY Elective Credit Arts & Sciences Elective Credit
Psychology HL 5, 6, 7 6 PSY XXXX and

PSY 100
PSY Elective Credit and

Introduction to Psychology
Socia/Behavioral Sciences
Social and Cultural Anthropology SL/HL 4 3 ANT 112 Cultural Anthropology Social/Behavioral Sciences
Spanish A2   4 3 SPA 101 Elementary Spanish Arts & Science Elective Credit
Spanish B SL/HL 4 6 SPA 101 and

SPA 102
Elementary Spanish and

Continuing Elementary Spanish
Arts & Science Elective Credit
Foreign Language
Sports Exc Sci SL 4 3 HSC XXXX HSC Elective Credit Arts & Science Elective Credit
Theatre SL/HL 4 3 THT 110 Introduction to Theatre Fine and Performing Arts
Visual Arts SL 4 3 ART 100 Introduction to Visual Arts Fine and Performing Arts
Visual Arts HL 4 6 LAS XXXX and

ART 100
LAS Elective Credit

Introduction to Visual Arts
Fine and Performing Arts
World Religions SL 4 3 LAS XXXX LAS Elective Credit World Awareness

 

NOTES:

  1. Course syllabus required for review to determine specific course equivalency and/or credit exemption.
  2. CSC 101 - Cognate requirements in certain majors / CSC 102 Cognate requirement for School of Business.
  3. Student must submit course syllabus to English department for review to determine specific course equivalency and/or credit exemption.
  4. May be used to satisfy Curriculum & Instruction Social Studies cognate requirement.
  5. Student must submit course syllabus to History department for review to determine specific course equivalency and/or credit exemption.
  6. Student must submit course syllabus for review to determine specific course equivalency and/or credit exemption.
  7. Student must submit course syllabus to Math department for review to determine specific course equivalency and/or credit exemption.