International Baccalaureate
Students who completed an International Bachelorette (IB) program in high school may be eligible to use the IB results for course credit. Students must submit an official copy of the IB credentials to the Registrar's Office (Bucks County Community College, Registrar's Office, 275 Swamp Road, Newtown PA 18940). The evaluation of the courses will be conducted by the Prior Learning Office.
Course Equivalents
| IB Course | Minimum Score | Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| IB 0101- Biology HL | 5 |
BIOL101 |
Biological Science I Biological Science II |
| IB 0111- Business and Management HL | 4 | MGMT230 | Principles of Management |
| IB 0121- Chemistry HL | 5 | CHEM101 CHEM102 |
Chemistry A Chemistry B |
| IB 0131- Computer Science HL* | 5 | CISC998 | Computer Science General Elective |
| IB 0141- Design Tech. HL | 5 | VAMM100 VAMM999 |
Digital Imaging Visual Arts/Media Core Elective |
| IB 0151- Economics HL | 4 | ECON111 ECON112 |
Principles of Economics- Macro Principles of Economics- Micro |
| IB 0181 Film HL | 4 | VACV145 | Filmmaking |
| IB 0211- French B HL* | 5 | FREN110 | Elementary French I |
| IB 0221- Geography HL | 3 | GEOG110 | World Geography |
| IB 0251 German B HL* | 5 | GRMN110 | Elementary German I |
| IB 0261 History HL | 4 | HIST113 HIST114 |
Global History: Ancient and Medieval Global History: Modern World |
| IB 0271- Information Tech in Global Society HL | 5 | CISC100 | Digital Literacy |
| IB 0291- Latin HL | 5 | COMP999 | Composition Core Elective |
| IB 0301- Mathematics HL* | 4 | MATH125 | Precalculus Mathematics |
| IB 0311 Music HL | 4 | MUSC101 | Introduction to Music |
| IB 0321- Philosophy HL | 5 | PHIL125 | Introduction to Philosophy |
| IB 0331- Physics HL | 5 | PHYS106 PHYS107 |
Physics A Physics B |
| IB 0341- Psychology HL* | 5 | PSYC998 | Psychology General Elective |
| IB 0381- Spanish B HL* | 5 | SPAN110 | Elementary Spanish I |
| IB 0391- Theater HL | 4 | COMT101 | Introduction to Theater |
| IB 0411- Visual Arts HL* | 4 | VAFA100 VAFA191 VAFA192 VAFA193 |
Drawing I Art History Before 1450 Art History After 1450 History of Modern Art |
| IB 0421- Greek (Ancient Greek) HL | 5 | COMP998 | Composition General Elective |
| IB 0431- Italian B HL* | 5 | ITAL110 | Elementary Italian I |
| IB 0441- Portuguese B HL | 5 | COMP998 | Composition General Elective |
| IB 0451- History SL | 4 | HIST113 HIST114 |
Global History: Ancient and Medieval Global History: Modern World |
| IB 0531- Information Technology in a Global Society SL | 5 | CISC100 | Digital Literacy |
| IB 0601- Further Mathematics HL* | 4 | MATH140 | Calculus I |
| IB 0621- Dance HL | 4 | KINS126 | Modern Dance |
| IB 0631- Sport, Exercise and Health Science HL* | 5 | HLTH999 | Health Core Elective |
| IB 0641- English A: Literature HL | 5 | LITR998 | Literature General Elective |
| IB 0651- English B HL | 5 | COMP999 | Composition Core Elective |
* Indicates that specific credit may be determined by the department or additional credit may be granted depending on score.
Policies related to transferring in IB credits to Bucks
A student can obtain up to 30 credits from all outside sources (including Advanced Placement, International Bachelorette (IB), Prior Learning Assessment, and transfer credit from courses completed at other colleges).