The International Baccalaureate Exam

(IB) is accepted by the College of Charleston. A student will be awarded credits towards graduation for the following scores:

Classical Greek (Higher Level Exam Only): IB Score of 4: 3 credits, for GREK 201; IB Score of 5, 6, or 7: 6 credits, for GREK 201 and GREK 202.

French (Higher Level Exam Only): IB score of 4: 6 credits, for FREN 101 and 102; IB score of 5: 9 credits, for FREN 101, 102, and 201; IB score of 6 or 7: 12 credits, for FREN 101, 102, 201, and 202.

German (Higher Level Exam Only): IB score of 4: 6 credits, for GRMN 101 and 102; IB score of 5: 9 credits, for GRMN 101, 102, and 201; IB score of 6 or 7: 12 credits, for GRMN 101, 102, 201, and 202.

Latin (Higher Level Exam Only): IB Score of 4: 3 credits, for LATN 201; IB Score of 5, 6, or 7: 6 credits, for LATN 201 and LATN 202.

Spanish (Higher Level Exam Only): IB score of 4: 6 credits, for SPAN 101 and 102; IB score of 5 or 6: 9 credits, for SPAN 101, 102, and 201; IB score of 7: 12 credits, for SPAN 101, 102, 201, and 202.

A student with a score of 6 or 7 on the IB exam in Classical Greek, French, German, or Latin has satisfied the general education requirement in languages. A student with a score of 7 on the Spanish IB exam has satisfied the general education requirement in languages.

Students may receive language credits in the form of transfer credits from a college or university or based on their scores on an AP or IB test. No credits will be received based on individual college/university placement tests.

Students with scores of 4,5,6 or 7 on A exams can receive LANG credit towards the general education language requirement. Specific language credit is not awarded for A exams.