International Baccalaureate & Advanced Placement
The College grants advanced credit to students who have taken International Baccalaureate (higher level) courses. You can earn up to a full year of college credit for Advanced Placement examinations of the College Entrance Examination Board.
International Baccalaureate
The College grants advanced credit to students who have taken International Baccalaureate (higher level) courses. If you are coming from the British, Saudi Arabian, or Indian educational system, please see our additional guidelines.
| IB SUBJECT | SAINT MARY'S EQUIVALENT |
| Art Design (5,6,7) | ART 00S - Lower Division Studio |
| Biology (5) | BIOL 50 - General Biology BIOL 51 - General Biology Lab |
| Biology (6 or 7) | BIOL 90 - Intro to Organismal Biology BIOL 91 - Organismal Biology Lab |
| Chemistry (5 or 6) | CHEM 8 - General Chemistry I CHEM 9 - General Chemistry Lab |
| Chemistry (7) | CHEM 8 - General Chemistry I CHEM 9 - General Chemistry Lab CHEM 10 - General Chemistry II CHEM 11 - General Chemistry Lab |
| Computer Science (5,6,7) | MA/CS 1 |
| Economics (5,6,7) | ECON 4 - Principles of Macroeconomics |
| English A1 (5 or 6) | ENGL 4 - Composition |
| English A1 (7) | ENGL 4 - Composition ENGL 00E - Lower Division Elective |
| French (5) | FREN 3 - Intermediate French |
| French (6) | FREN 3 - Intermediate French FREN 4 - Continuing Intermediate French |
| French (7) | FREN 4 - Continuing Intermediate French FREN 10 - Conversation-Composition |
| Geography | AN/SO 00E - Lower Division Elective |
| German (5) | GERM 3 - Intermediate German |
| German (6) | GERM 3 - Intermediate German GERM 4 - Continuing Intermediate German |
| German (7) | GERM 4 - Continuing Intermediate German GERM LA - Lower Division Language |
| History of Americas (5) | HIST 00E - Lower Division Elective |
| History of Americas (6 or 7) | HIST 17 - History of the United States HIST 18 - History of the United States |
| History of Europe (5) | HIST 00E - Lower Division Elective |
| History of Europe (6 or 7) | HIST 4 - History of Western Civilization HIST 5 - History of Western Civilization |
| Italian (5) | ITAL 3 - Intermediate Italian |
| Italian (6) | ITAL 3 - Intermediate Italian ITAL 4 - Continuing Intermediate Italian |
| Italian (7) | ITAL 4 - Continuing Intermediate Italian ITAL LA - Lower Division Elective |
| Advanced Math (5) | MATH 27 - Calculus I |
| Advanced Math (6 or 7) | MATH 27 - Calculus I MATH 28 - Calculus II |
| Music (5,6,7) | PERFA 11 - Music Fundamentals |
| Philosophy (5,6,7) | PHIL 3 - Philosophies of Life |
| Physics (5 or 6) | PHYSI 10 - General Physics I PHYSI 20 - Physics 10 lab |
| Physics (7) | PHYSI 10 - General Physics I PHYSI 20 - Physics 10 lab PHYSI 11 - General Physics II PHYSI 21 - Physics 11 Lab |
| Politics - American Government (5) | POL 1 - Introduction to Government |
| Politics - American Government (6 or 7) | POL 1 - Introduction to Government POL 2 - American Government |
| Psychology (5 or 6) | PSYCH 1 - Intro to Personal-Social Psych |
| Psychology (7) | PSYCH 1 - Intro to Personal-Social Psych PSYCH 2 - Intro to Physio-Experimental Psychology |
| Spanish (5) | SPAN 3 - Intermediate Spanish |
| Spanish (6) | SPAN 3 - Intermediate Spanish SPAN 4 - Continuing Intermediate Spanish |
| Spanish (7) | SPAN 4 - Continuing Intermediate Spanish SPAN 10 - Conversation-Composition |
| Theatre Arts (5,6,7) | PERFA 30 - Foundations of Theatre I |
Advanced Placement
The College grants up to a full year of college credit for Advanced Placement examinations of the College Entrance Examination Board.
| AP TEST | SAINT MARY'S EQUIVALENT |
| History of Art (3,4,5) | AH 1 – Survey of World Art, Near East to Gothic |
| Art: Studio Art-Drawing (3,4,5) | ART OOS – Lower Division Studio |
| Art: Studio Art-2-D Design (3,4,5) | ART 3 – Basic Design |
| Art: Studio Art-3-D Design | ART OOS – Lower Division Studio |
| Biology (3) | BIOL 0LE – Lower Division Elective |
| Biology (4) | BIOL 50 – General Biology BIOL 51 - General Biology Lab |
| Biology (5) | BIOL 2 – Intro to Biol for Majors: Evol & Org BIOL 2L – Evolutions and Organisms Lab |
| Chemistry (3 or 4) | CHEM 8 – General Chemistry I CHEM 9 – General Chemistry Lab I |
| Chemistry (5) | CHEM 8 – General Chemistry I CHEM 9 – General Chemistry Lab I CHEM 10 – General Chemistry II CHEM 11 – General Chemistry Lab II |
| Chinese Lang & Culture (3) | MAND-003 – Intermediate Mandarin |
| Chinese Lang & Culture (4,5) | MAND-003 – Intermediate Mandarin MAND-004 – Continuing Intermediate Mandarin |
| Computer Science A (3,4,5) | MA/CS 21 – Programming Computer Science AB |
| Economics: Macroeconomics (3,4,5) | ECON 4 – Principles of Macro-economics |
| Economics: Microeconomics (3,4,5) | ECON 3 – Principles of Micro-economics |
| Engl Lang/Comp (3) | ENGL 00E – Lower Division Elective |
| Engl Lang/Comp (4 or 5) | ENGL 4 – Composition |
| Engl Lit /Comp (3) | ENGL OOE – Lower Division Elective |
| Engl Lit/Comp (4 or 5 ) | ENGL 4 – Composition |
| Environmental Science (3) | NATSC OLL – Lower Division Elective |
| Environmental Science (4 or 5) | EES 92 – Intro to Environmental Science EES 93 – Intro to Environmental Science Lab |
| French Lang/Lit (3) | FREN 3 – Intermediate French |
| French Lang/Lit (4) | FREN 3 – Intermediate French FREN 4 – Continuing Intermediate French |
| French Lang/Lit (5) | FREN 4 – Continuing Intermediate French FREN 10 – Conversation-Composition |
| German Lang (3) | GERM 3 – Intermediate German |
| German Lang (4) | GERM 4 – Continuing Intermediate German GERM OLA – Lower Division Language |
| Govt & Politics – Comparative (3,4,5) | POL 1 – Introduction to Comparative Politics |
| Govt & Politics – United States (3,4,5) | POL 2 – American Government |
| U.S. History (3) | HIST OOE – Lower Division Elective |
| U.S. History (4 or 5) | HIST 17 – History of the United States HIST 18 – History of the United State |
|
European History (3) |
HIST OOE – Lower Division Elective |
| European History (4 or 5) | HIST 4 – History of Western Civilization HIST 5 – History of Western Civilization |
| World History (3) | HIST OOE – Lower Division Elective |
| World History (4 or 5) | HIST 001 – World History HIST 002 – World History |
| Human Geography (3,4,5) | ANTH OOE – Lower Division Elective |
| Italian Lang (3) | ITAL 3 – Intermediate Italian |
| Italian Lang (4) | ITAL 4 – Continuing Intermediate Italian |
| Italian Lang (5) | ITAL 4 – Continuing Intermediate Italian ITAL OLA – Lower Division Language |
| Japanese Lang & Culture (3) | JAPAN-003 – Intermediate Japanese |
| Japanese Lang & Culture (4,5) | JAPAN-003 – Intermediate Japanese JAPAN-004 – Continuing Intermediate Japanese |
| Latin: Virgil (3,4,5) | LATIN 110 – Virgil |
| Math: Calculus AB (3) | MATH OOE – Lower Division Elective |
| Math: Calculus AB (4 or 5) | MATH 27 – Calculus I |
| Math: Calculus BC (3) | MATH 27 – Calculus I |
| Math: Calculus BC (4 or 5) | MATH 27 – Calculus I MATH 38 – Calculus II |
| Math: Statistics (3,4,5) | MATH 4 – Introduction to Probability and Statistics |
| Music Theory (3,4,5) | PERFA 11 – Music Fundamentals |
| Physics B (3,4,5) | PHYSI 10 – General Physics I PHYSI 10L – General Physics I Laboratory |
| Physics C-Mechanics (3) | PHYSI OLE – Lower Division Elective |
| Physics C-Mechanics (4 or 5) | PHYSI 1 – Introduction to Physics I PHYSI 2 – Introduction to Physics I Laboratory |
| Physics C-Electricity & Mag. (3) | PHYSI 11 – General Physics II PHYSI 11L – General Physics II Laboratory |
| Physics C-Electricity & Mag. (4 or 5) | PHYSI 3 – Introduction to Physics II PHYSI 4 – Introduction to Physics II Laboratory |
| Psychology (3) | PSYCH OOE – Lower Division Elective |
| Psychology (4 or 5) | PSYCH 1 – Introduction to Personal-Social Psych |
| Spanish Lang/Lit (3) | SPAN 3 – Intermediate Spanish |
| Spanish Lang/Lit (4) | SPAN 3 – Intermediate Spanish SPAN 4 – Continuing Intermediate Spanish |
| Spanish Lang/Lit (5) | SPAN 4 – Continuing Intermediate Spanish SPAN 10 – Conversation-Composition |
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