2022 International Baccalaureate Program

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is committed to supporting our incoming students and ensuring that they have a smooth transition to their higher education studies. The credit policies below apply to all students entering Illinois in Summer 2022, Fall 2022, or Spring 2023. Only scores resulting in credit are shown.

For descriptions of the courses listed in the table below, please see the Courses of Instruction section in the Academic Catalog.

Course numbers listed as 1 - - or 2 - - are considered elective credit within the stated subject area. This is because our campus does not have an equivalent course that corresponds to the AP course. Students can apply elective credit towards their graduation requirements. Students should consult with their academic advisor to determine how this test-based credit may best be used to meet their specific curriculum and program requirements.

To view credit policies for any foreign language, scroll down to "Languages Other Than English."

Questions? Contact "Placement & Proficiency" staff by emailing pnp@illinois.edu or by calling 217-244-4437 during business hours.

Art History (SBS)

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
SL	4, 5	ARTH 1 - -	1	-
SL	6, 7	ARTH 1 - -	3	-

Astronomy (SBS)

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
SL	4	ASTR 1--	2	-
SL	5	ASTR 100	3	-
SL	6, 7	ASTR 121 and ASTR 122	6	-

Biology

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
HL	4, 5	IB 100 IB 104	3 4	-
HL	6, 7	IB 150 IB 151 MCB 150 MCB 151	4 1 4 1	Consult with your advisor to determine which biology course you should enroll in, as it will depend on your major and your educational goals.
SL	4, 5	IB 100	3	-
SL	6, 7	IB 100 IB 104	3 4	-

Brazilian Social Studies (SBS)

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
SL	4, 5, 6, 7	PORT 404	3	-

Business Management

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
HL	4, 5, 6, 7	BADM 2 - -	3	-
SL	4, 5, 6, 7	BADM 1 - -	3	-

Chemistry

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
HL	4	CHEM 1--	3	CHEM 101 or CHEM 102, depending on Chemistry Placement Test score
HL	5	CHEM 102 CHEM 103	3 1	CHEM 104-105
HL	6, 7	CHEM 102 CHEM 103 CHEM 104 CHEM 105	3 1 3 1	CHEM 222-223, or CHEM 232, or CHEM 236; consult with advisor
SL	4, 5	CHEM 1 - -	3	CHEM 101 or CHEM 102, depending on Chemistry Placement Test score
SL	6, 7	CHEM 102 CHEM 103	3 1	CHEM 104-105

Classical Greek & Roman Studies (SBS)

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
SL	4, 5, 6, 7	CLCV 1 - -	3	Any 100-level or 200-level CLCV course

Classics - Greek

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
HL	4, 5	GRK 101 and GRK 102	8	GRK 201
HL	6, 7	GRK 101, GRK 102, and GRK 201	12	GRK 202
SL	4, 5	GRK 1 - -	4	GRK 101; Consult with the Classics Dept if you wish to register for a more advanced class.
SL	6, 7	GRK 101 and GRK 102	8	GRK 201

Classics - Latin

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
HL	4, 5	LAT 201 and LAT 202	8	LAT 401 or LAT 460
HL	6, 7	LAT 201, LAT 202, and LAT 401	11	LAT 411, LAT 460, or LAT 491
SL	4, 5	LAT 201	4	LAT 202
SL	6, 7	LAT 201 and LAT 202	8	LAT 401

Computer Science

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
HL	4	CS 1 - -	1	-
HL	5	CS 1 - -	2	-
HL	6, 7	CS 101	3	-
SL	4	CS 1 - -	1	-
SL	5	CS 1 - -	2	-
SL	6, 7	CS 105	3	-

Dance

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
HL	4, 5, 6, 7	DANC 1 - -	3	-
SL	4, 5, 6, 7	DANC 1 - -	3	-

Design Technology

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
HL	4, 5, 6, 7	BADM 2 - -	3	-
SL	4, 5, 6, 7	BADM 1 - -	3	-

Economics

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
HL	4, 5	ECON 1 - -	3	You may take the ECON 102 or the ECON 103 departmental proficiency exam.
HL	6, 7	ECON 102 and ECON 103	6	-
SL	4, 5	ECON 1 - -	3	You may take the ECON 102 or the ECON 103 departmental proficiency exam.
SL	6, 7	ECON 102 and ECON 103	6	-

English A: Language and Literature

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
HL	4, 5	RHET 1 - - and ENGL 1 - -	6	-
HL	6, 7	RHET 105 and ENGL 1 - -	7	You have fulfilled the 'Composition I' requirement.
SL	4, 5	RHET 1 - -	3	-
SL	6, 7	RHET 105	4	You have fulfilled the 'Composition I' requirement.

English A: Literature

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
HL	4, 5	RHET 1 - - and ENGL 1 - -	6	-
HL	6, 7	RHET 105 and ENGL 1 - -	7	You have fulfilled the 'Composition I' requirement.
SL	4, 5	RHET 1 - -	3	-
SL	6, 7	RHET 105	4	You have fulfilled the 'Composition I' requirement.

English A: Literature and Performance

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
SL	4, 5	THEA 1 - -	3	-
SL	6, 7	THEA 101 RHET 105	3 4	You have fulfilled the 'Composition I' requirement.

Level

Score

Course Credited

Credit hours

Placement Message

4, 5

THEA 1 - -

6, 7

THEA 101

RHET 105

You have fulfilled the 'Composition I' requirement.

English B

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
HL	4, 5, 6, 7	HUM 1 - -	1	-
SL	4, 5, 6, 7	HUM 1 - -	1	-
SL ab initio	4, 5, 6, 7	HUM 1 - -	1	-

Environmental Systems and Societies

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
SL	4	NRES 1--	3	-
SL	5	NRES 100	3	-
SL	6, 7	NRES 100 and NRES 219	6	-

Film

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
HL	4, 5	ENGL 1 - -	3	-
HL	6, 7	ENGL 104	3	-
SL	4, 5	ENGL 1 - -	3	-
SL	6, 7	ENGL 104	3	-

Food Science & Technology (SBS)

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
SL	4, 5	FSHN 1 - -	1	-
SL	6, 7	FSHN 1 - -	3	-

Geography

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
HL	4, 5	GEOG 106	3	GEOG 210
HL	6, 7	GEOG 106 and GEOG 1 - -	6	GEOG 210
SL	4, 5	GEOG 1 - -	3	GEOG 101 or GEOG 103
SL	6, 7	GEOG 101	3	GEOG 103

Global Politics

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
HL	4	PS 1 - -	1	-
HL	5	PS 1 - -	2	-
HL	6, 7	PS 180	3	-
SL	4	PS 1 - -	1	-
SL	5	PS 1 - -	2	-
SL	6, 7	PS 180	3	-

History (HL cutoffs are regardless of region)

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
HL	4	HIST 1 - -	2	-
HL	5	HIST 1 - -	3	-
HL	6, 7	HIST 2 - -	3	-
SL	4	HIST 1 - -	2	-
SL	5	HIST 1 - -	3	-
SL	6, 7	HIST 2 - -	3	-

Information Technology (ITGS)

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
HL	4, 5, 6, 7	IS 1 - -	3	-
SL	4, 5, 6, 7	IS 1 - -	3	-

Languages Other Than English

Math: Analysis and Approaches

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
HL	4, 5	MATH 115 STAT 100	3 3	MATH 220 (not MATH 221) if your ALEKS PPL score qualifies you for MATH 220; otherwise, follow your ALEKS PPL placement
HL	6, 7	MATH 220 STAT 100	5 3	Placed into MATH 231
SL	4	STAT 100	3	Follow your ALEKS PPL placement
SL	5	MATH 112 STAT 100	3 3	Either MATH 115 or MATH 220, as determined by your score on the ALEKS PPL Math Placement Test
SL	6, 7	MATH 115 STAT 100	3 3	MATH 220 if your ALEKS PPL score qualifies you for MATH 220; otherwise, follow your ALEKS PPL placement

Math: Application and Interpretation

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
HL	4, 5	MATH 112 MATH 124 STAT 100	3 3 3	Placed into either MATH 115 or MATH 220, as determined by your ALEKS PPL placement test score
HL	6, 7	MATH 115 MATH 124 STAT 100	3 3 3	MATH 220 if your ALEKS PPL score qualifies you for MATH 220; otherwise, follow your ALEKS PPL placement. You are permitted to sit for the MATH 220 proficiency exam.
SL	4	MATH 181 STAT 100	3 3	Take the ALEKS PPL Math Placement Test.
SL	5	MATH 112 MATH 181 STAT 100	3 3 3	Take the ALEKS PPL Math Placement Test.
SL	6, 7	MATH 115 MATH 181 STAT 100	3 3 3	MATH 220 if your ALEKS PPL score qualifies you for MATH 220; otherwise, follow your ALEKS PPL placement.

Mathematical Studies

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
SL	4, 5	MATH 181	3	Take the ALEKS PPL Math Placement Test
SL	6, 7	MATH 181 STAT 100	3 3	Take the ALEKS PPL Math Placement Test

Level

Score

Course Credited

Credit hours

Placement Message

4, 5

MATH 181

Take the ALEKS PPL Math Placement Test

6, 7

MATH 181

STAT 100

Take the ALEKS PPL Math Placement Test

* This exam was last administered in November 2020, but Illinois will continue to accept scores that are submitted in 2021-2022.

Mathematics

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
HL	4	MATH 115	3	MATH 220 if your ALEKS PPL score qualifies you for MATH 220; otherwise, follow your ALEKS PPL placement
HL	5	MATH 220	5	MATH 231
HL	6, 7	MATH 220 STAT 100	5 3	MATH 231
SL	4, 5	MATH 112	3	Either MATH 115 or MATH 220, as determined by your score on the ALEKS PPL Math Placement Test
SL	6	MATH 115	3	MATH 220 if your ALEKS PPL score qualifies you for MATH 220; otherwise, follow your ALEKS PPL placement
SL	7	MATH 115 STAT 100	3 3	MATH 220 if your ALEKS PPL score qualifies you for MATH 220; otherwise, follow your ALEKS PPL placement

* These exams were last administered in November 2020, but Illinois will continue to accept scores that are submitted in 2021-2022.

Mathematics - Further Mathematics

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
HL	4, 5	MATH 213, MATH 225, and MATH 231	8	MATH 241
HL	6	MATH 213, MATH 225, MATH 231, and STAT 100	11	MATH 241
HL	7	MATH 213, MATH 225, MATH 231, STAT 100, and STAT 200	14	MATH 241; Consult with your advisor about enrolling in a statistics course

* This exam was last administered in May 2020, but Illinois will continue to accept scores that are submitted in 2021-2022.

Music

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
HL	4, 5, 6, 7	MUS 1 - -	2	-

Music - Group Performance

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
SL	4, 5, 6, 7	MUSC 2 - -	1	-

Music - Solo Performance

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
SL	4, 5, 6, 7	MUSC 1 - -	1	-

Music Creating

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
SL	4, 5, 6, 7	MUS 1 - -	2	-

Philosophy

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
HL	4, 5	HUM 1 - -	3	-
HL	6, 7	PHIL 1 - -	3	-
SL	4, 5, 6	HUM 1 - -	3	-
SL	7	PHIL 1 - -	3	-

Physics

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
HL	4	PHYS 1--	4	You may take the departmental proficiency exam that corresponds to your program.
HL	5	PHYS 1--	5	You may take the departmental proficiency exam that corresponds to your program.
HL	6, 7	PHYS 101 and PHYS 102	10	You may take the departmental proficiency exam that corresponds to your program.
SL	4, 5, 6, 7	PHYS 1--	3	You may take the departmental proficiency exam that corresponds to your program.

Political Thought (SBS)

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
SL	4, 5, 6, 7	PS 1 - -	3	-

Psychology

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
HL	4, 5	PSYC 1 - -	3	-
HL	6, 7	PSYC 100	4	-
SL	4, 5	PSYC 1 - -	3	-
SL	6, 7	PSYC 100	4	-

Social and Cultural Anthropology

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
HL	4, 5	ANTH 1 - -	3	ANTH 103 or ANTH 230
HL	6, 7	ANTH 230	3	ANTH 270
SL	4, 5	ANTH 1 - -	3	ANTH 103
SL	6, 7	ANTH 103	3	ANTH 230

Sports, Exercise, and Health Science

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
HL	4, 5, 6, 7	KIN 1 - -	3	-
SL	4, 5, 6, 7	KIN 1 - -	3	-

Theatre

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
HL	4, 5	THEA 1 - -	3	-
HL	6, 7	THEA 101	3	-
SL	4, 5, 6, 7	THEA 1 - -	3	-

Visual Arts

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
HL	4, 5	ART 1 - -	3	-
HL	6, 7	ART 100	3	-
SL	4, 5	ART 1 - -	3	-
SL	6, 7	ART 100	3	-

World Religions

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
SL	4	HUM 1--	3	-
SL	5, 6, 7	REL 110	3	-

X_any school-based syllabus not listed here (Humanities)

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
SL	4, 5, 6, 7	HUM 1 - -	3	-

X_any school-based syllabus not listed here (interdisciplinary)

Level	Score	Course Credited	Credit hours	Placement Message
SL	4, 5, 6, 7	LAS 1 - -	3	-

Questions? Contact pnp@illinois.edu or call 217-244-4437.

The University of Illinois recognizes the value of the Advanced Placement (AP) Program and the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme. Students should be aware that there are times when it is in their best interest to take the course that corresponds to the AP or IB credit instead of accepting the test-based credit. The course might better prepare you for the rigors of the subsequent course in the sequence. For descriptions of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign courses listed in the table above, please see the Courses of Instruction section in the Academic Catalog. Students are able to consult with their academic advisors during Registration in order to determine how test-based credit may best be used to meet their specific curriculum and program requirements and what will be most appropriate for their individual plan of study.

New undergraduate students who barely miss earning IB proficiency credit and who have not already earned college-level credit in the subject are allowed to take a departmental proficiency exam in math, science, and certain LOTEs if they wish to try to proficiency out of an introductory course.