Transfer Credit For IB Students
The University of Alberta awards Transfer Credit, Advanced Placement, or Credit by Special Assessment (CSA) to students who achieve a final grade of 6 or higher in the following courses.
Equivalency Chart for IB Courses
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International Baccalaureate Courses |
University of Alberta Equivalents |
Augustana Faculty Equivalent |
|---|---|---|
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Anthropology (HL) |
ANTHR 100-level ( |
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Biology (HL) |
BIOL 107 ( |
AUBIO 103 ( 3) |
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Chemistry (HL) |
CHEM 101 ( |
AUCHE 110 (3) |
|
Chemistry (SL) |
Students may apply to write a credit by special assessment examination in CHEM 101 ( |
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|
Computer Science (HL) |
CMPUT 114 ( |
See Note 4 |
|
Computer Science (SL) |
CMPUT 114 ( |
AUCSC 110 (3) |
| Dance (HL) | DANCE 100-level (3) |
AUPED 100-level (3) |
|
Drama Theatre Arts (HL) |
DRAMA 101 ( |
AUDRA 101 (3) |
|
Economics (HL) |
ECON 101 ( |
AUECO 101 (3) and AUECO 102 (3) |
|
English (HL) |
ENGL 100-level ( |
AUENG 1XX (6) |
|
English (HL) |
Faculty of Engineering only: ENGL 100-level Option ( |
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|
French A or B (HL) |
FREN 100-level ( |
AUFRE 102 (3) and AUFRE 201 (3) [not to do AUFRE 101] |
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French A or B (SL) |
FREN 100-level ( |
AUFRE 101 (3) and AUFRE 102 (3) |
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German A or B (HL) |
GERM 100-level ( |
AUGER 102 (3) and AUGER 201 (3) [not to do AUGER 101] |
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German A or B (SL) |
GERM 100-level ( |
AUGER 101 (3) and AUGER 102 (3) |
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Greek (HL) |
GREEK 101 ( |
AUGRE 101 (3) and AUGRE 102 (3) |
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History (HL) (See Note 2) |
HIST 100-level ( |
AUHIS 104(3) |
|
Islamic History (HL) |
HIST 100-level ( |
AUHIS 1XX (3) |
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Italian (HL) |
Advanced Placement (See Note 3) |
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Japanese A |
JAPAN 101 ( |
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Japanese B (HL or SL) |
JAPAN 101 ( |
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| Japanese AB (SL) | JAPAN 101 (3) and 102 (3) |
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Latin (HL) |
LATIN 101 ( |
AULAT 101 (3) and AULAT 102 (3) |
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Mathematics (HL) |
MATH 114 ( |
AUMAT 111 (3) |
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Further Mathematics (SL) |
MATH 114 ( |
AUMAT 111 (3) and AUMAT 112 (3) |
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Mathematics (SL) |
Students may apply to write a credit by special assessment examination in MATH 100 ( |
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|
Music (HL) |
MUSIC 102 ( |
AUMUS 170 (3) and AUMUS 1XX (3) |
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Philosophy (HL) |
PHIL 100-level ( |
AUPHI 1XX (3) |
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Physics (HL) |
PHYS 124 ( |
AUPHY 1XX (6) |
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Physics (SL) |
PHYS 124 ( |
AUPHY 1XX (3) |
|
Spanish A (HL) |
Advanced Placement (See Note 3) |
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| Sports, Exercise and Health Sciences (SL) | PEDS 100-level (3) |
AUPED 100-level (3) |
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Visual Arts (HL) |
ART 134 ( |
AUART 111 (3) and AUART 113 (3) |
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Successful completion of all components of the IB Diploma program |
Open Elective 100-level ( |
AUOPT 1XX (3) |
Notes
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(1) |
For students completing the IB exam 2006 onwards. |
| (2) | Credit will be awarded for all five regional options offered at the higher level (HL), including Africa, Americas, East and South East Asia and Oceania, Europe (including Russia/USSR, and South Asia and the Middle East (including North Africa). |
| (3) | Students given Advanced Placement will be permitted to register in a senior course. Students entering the Faculty of Arts who are given Advanced Placement will be admitted to a senior course after determination of their background qualifications for that course (interview, placement, test, etc.). They may also challenge a junior or senior course for credit via the Credit by Special Assessment route if they have appropriate qualifications and are eligible within the regulations. |
| (4) | If the course has been completed prior to 2006 - AUCSC 110 (3). If the course has been completed 2006 onwards - AUCSC 110 (3) and AUCSC (3). |
For a list of courses approved for Transfer Credit or Advanced Standing for Augustana Faculty, please e-mail IB@registrar.ualberta.ca.
Theory of Knowledge (TOK)
The University of Alberta is one of the few universities in Canada that recognizes the Theory of Knowledge (TOK) course for transfer credit. We appreciate how much effort you dedicate to TOK and will recognize your work with credit for a 3 100-level Open Elective.
It is possible to decline transfer credit.
