International Baccalaureate Credit
WPI awards credit for certain International Baccalaureate (IB) HL (Higher Level) exams only with a score of 6 or 7; WPI does not award credit for International Baccalaureate (IB) SL (Standard Level) exams. In order to receive IB credit, students must contact the International Baccalaureate and request that an original certificate of their exam scores be sent to the Registrar’s Office. Please note: scores included on a high school transcript are not considered official for IB credit review.
Upon receipt/verification of appropriate IB scores, the below corresponding credit will be posted to the students’ records. The student will be notified via email upon posting of the credit; the IB credit will be graded with an “L” on the transcript.
*Please note: only 1/3 of IB credit (or AP credit) can be used toward the WPI Humanities and Arts requirement.
International Baccalaureate Exam |
WPI Course 1 (# of credits) |
WPI Course 2 (# of credits) |
| English Language A: Literature | EN 1100 (3 credits) | |
| English Language A: Language & Literature | EN 1100 (3 credits) | |
| Classical Languages (Latin or Classical Greek) | HU 1100 (3 credits) | |
| History | HU 1100 (3 credits) | |
| Philosophy | PY 1100 (3 credits) | |
| Music | MU 1110 (3 credits) | |
| Theatre | TH 1100 (3 credits) | |
| Visual Arts | AR 1100 (3 credits) | |
| Biology | BB 1000 (3 credits) | |
| Chemistry | CH 1010 (3 credits) - with a score of 6 or 7 | CH 1020 (3 credits) - with a score of 7 |
| Computer Science | CS 1000 (3 credits) | CS 2000 (3 credits) |
| Physics | PH 1110 (3 credits) | PH 1120 (3 credits) |
| Business Management | BU 1000 (3 credits) | |
| Economics | ECON 1110 (3 credits) | ECON 1000 (3 credits) |
| Global Politics | GOV 1320 (3 credits) | SS 1000 ( 3 credits) |
| Information Technology in a Global Society | GOV 1320 (3 credits) | |
| Psychology | PSY 1400 (3 credits) | PSY 1000 (3 credits) |
| Mathematics | MA 1000 (3 credits) | MA 1000 (3 credits) |
| Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches | MA 1021 (3 credits) | MA 1022 (3 credits) |
| Sports, Exercise and Health Science | BB 3101 (3 credits) |