82 Academic Policies and Procedures

International Baccalaureate Additional Information on Advanced High school students may be able to receive credit through Standing the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme. IB For information concerning AP and the International examination scores should be sent from the IB Office (New York, Baccalaureate, contact the Undergraduate Academic Services Geneva, or London) directly to Undergraduate Admissions, War- Office, Warriner 123, 989-774-3504, and for updates, go to the riner Hall, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859 website: www.cmich.edu/registrar_office/RegistrarRecords. USA for evaluation. Strong scores on IB Higher Level examinations Further information on the CLEP program (including exam may allow for course waiver or course credit. eligibility requirements) is available from the Computer-based The following table shows the current credit awarded for spe- Testing Center (www.cmich.edu/about/leadership/office_ cific IB examinations and scores. Additional IB course content provost/AcademicAffairs/CBTC)at 989-774-1092. and examinations are under review by departments. Students should contact Undergraduate Academic Services for the most current information.

International Baccalaureate IB Course Name & Exam Score Required CMU Equivalent Credit Course Number U.P./Competency* Level

General Biology/Concepts of Biology BIO 101 (3) or BIO 110 (4) IIA Biology HL 4 or Higher 6 and Biology Credit BIO Credit (2 or 3) Chemistry HL 4 or Higher Chemistry Credit 5 CHM Credit and Lab (5) IIB

Principles of Macroeconomics and ECO 201 (3) or ECO 204 (3) Economics A HL 5 or Higher 6 Principles of Microeconomics ECO 202 (3) or ECO 203 (3)

Freshman Composition and ENG 101 (3) Freshman Composition English A1 HL 4 or Higher 6 Introduction to Literature ENG 134 (3) IB Foreign Language 3 or Higher and Must see Department of Foreign

(see Spanish below) Department Review Languages, Literatures and Cultures

United States to 1865 and HST 111 (3) IIIB History of the Americas HL 4 or Higher 6 United States 1865 to Present HST 112 (3) IIIB History – Europe HL 4 or Higher History Credit 6 HST Credit (6) IA

The African Experience and HST 176 (3) IVB History HL 4 or Higher 6 History Credit HST Credit (3) Language A1 HL 4 or Higher Freshman Composition 3 ENG 101 (3) Freshman Composition Language A1 HL - 4 or Higher English Credit 3 ENG Credit (3) World Literature

Introduction to Philosophy and PHL 100 (3) IA Philosophy HL 4 or Higher 6 Critical Reasoning in Everyday Life PHL 105 (3) University Physics I and PHY 145 (4) Physics HL 4 5 IIB University Physics Laboratory I PHY 175 (1) PHY 145 (4) and University Physics I & IIB University Physics Laboratory I PHY 175 (1) Physics HL 5 or Higher 10 University Physics II & PHY 146 (4) and University Physics Laboratory II PHY 176 (1) Psychology HL 4 or Higher Introduction to Psychology 3 PSY 100 (3) IIIA Social and Cultural 4 or Higher Anthropology Credit 3 ANT Credit (3) Anthropology HL Spanish A2 HL 4 or Higher Spanish Credit 3 SPN Credit (3) IVB Visual Arts Option A HL No Credit No Credit 0 No Credit in English

*Note: The University Program or Competency credit apply only to the course directly to the left of the University Program Group or the competency designator. For example, a score of 4 or higher on the Biology HL exam will gain the student 6 credits, 3 credits for BIO 101 and lab, and 3 unspecified BIO credits. Only BIO 101 with the lab count for University Program Group IIB credit. The unspecified BIO credit does not count toward a University Program requirement.