The International Baccalaureate Program
The International Baccalaureate (IB) Program is accepted by The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina. Students who have achieved a minimum score of ‘4’ on a Higher Level (HL) IB examination will be awarded credit as detailed in the chart below. Credit is not awarded for Standard Level (SL) or Extended Essay (EE) work.
| International Baccalaureate Exam | Minimum Score |
Citadel Credit | Credit Hours |
| Albanian A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Amharic A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Arabic A: Language & Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Arabic A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Arabic B HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Azerbaijani A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Belarusian A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Bengali A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Biology HL | 4 | BIOL 101, 111 or BIOL 130, 131* | 4 |
| 5 | BIOL 101, 111, 102, 112 or BIOL 130, 131, 140, 141* | 8 | |
| Bosnian A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Bulgarian A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Burmese A:Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Business & Management HL | 4 | MGMT 303 | 3 |
| Catalan A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Chinese A: Language & Literature HL | 4 | CHIN 101, 102, 201, 202, 301 | 15 |
| Chinese A: Literature HL | 4 | CHIN 101, 102, 201, 202 | 12 |
| Chinese B: Mandarin HL | 4 | CHIN 101, 102, 201 | 9 |
| Chinese B: Cantonese HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Chemistry HL | 4 | CHEM 103, 113 or CHEM 151, 161* | 4 |
| 5 | CHEM 103, 113, 104, 114 or CHEM 151, 161, 152, 162* | 8 | |
| Classical Greek HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Computer Science HL | 4 | CSCI 290 | 3 |
| Croatian A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Czech A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Dance HL | 4 | FNAR 250 | 3 |
| Danish A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Danish B HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Design Technology HL | 4 | GNRL 101 | 3 |
| Dutch A: Language & Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Dutch A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Dutch B HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Economics | 4 | ECON 201 | 3 |
| English A: Language & Literature HL | 4 | ENGL 101 | 3 |
| 5 | ENGL 101, 102 | 6 | |
| English A: Literature HL | 4 | ENGL 101 | 3 |
| 5 | ENGL 101, 102 | 6 | |
| English B HL | 4 | ENGL 101 | 3 |
| 5 | ENGL 101, 102 | 6 | |
| Estonian A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Filipino A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Film HL | 4 | ENGL 209 | 3 |
| Finnish A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Finnish B HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| French A: Language & Literature HL | 4 | FREN 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | FREN 101, 102, 201 | 9 | |
| 7 | FREN 101, 102, 201, 202, 302 | 15 | |
| French A: Literature HL | 4 | FREN 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | FREN 101, 102, 201 | 9 | |
| 7 | FREN 101, 102, 201, 202, 302 | 15 | |
| French B HL | 4 | FREN 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | FREN 101, 102, 201 | 9 | |
| 7 | FREN 101, 102, 201, 202, 302 | 15 | |
| Geography HL | 4 | GEOG 209 | 3 |
| Georgian A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| German A: Language & Literature HL | 4 | GERM 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GERM 101, 102, 201 | 9 | |
| 7 | GERM 101, 102, 201, 202, 302 | 15 | |
| German A: Literature HL | 4 | GERM 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GERM 101, 102, 201 | 9 | |
| 7 | GERM 101, 102, 201, 202, 302 | 15 | |
| German B HL | 4 | GERM 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GERM 101, 102, 201 | 9 | |
| 7 | GERM 101, 102, 201, 202, 302 | 15 | |
| Global Politics HL | 4 | PSCI 231 | 3 |
| Hebrew A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Hindi A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Hindi B HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| History HL | 4 | HIST 104 | 3 |
| 6 | HIST 104, 495 | 6 | |
| History of Africa HL | 4 | HIST 105 or 106 | 3 |
| History of the Americas HL | 4 | HIST 202 | 3 |
| 6 | HIST 201, 202 | 6 | |
| History of Asia/Oceania HL | 4 | HIST 105 or 106 | 3 |
| History of Europe HL | 4 | HIST 104 | 3 |
| 6 | HIST 104, 325 | 6 | |
| Hungarian A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Icelandic A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Igbo A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Igbo B HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Indonesian A: Language & Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Indonesian A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Indonesian B HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Info Technology in Global Society HL | 4 | GNRL 101 | 3 |
| Islamic History HL | 4 | HIST 361 | 3 |
| Italian A: Language & Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Italian A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Italian B HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Japanese A: Language & Literature HL | 4 | JAPN 101, 102, CLNG 150, 250 | 12 |
| Japanese A: Literature HL | 4 | JAPN 101, 102, CLNG 150, 250 | 12 |
| Japanese B HL | 4 | JAPN 101, 102 | 6 |
| Khmer A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Korean A: Language & Literature HL | 4 | KORE 101, 102, CLNG 150, 250 | 12 |
| Korean A: Literature HL | 4 | KORE 101, 102, CLNG 150, 250 | 12 |
| Korean B HL | 4 | KORE 101, 102 | 6 |
| Lao A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Latin HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Latvian A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Lithuanian A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Macedonian A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Malay A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Mathematics HL | 4 | STAT 160 | 3 |
| Modern Greek A: Language & Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Modern Greek A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Music HL | 4 | FNAR 205 | 3 |
| Nepali A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Norwegian A: Language & Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Norwegian A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Norwegian B HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Persian A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Philosophy | 4 | PHIL 201 | 3 |
| Physical & Chemical Systems HL | 4 | PHYS 203, 253, CHEM 151, 161 | 10 |
| 5 | PHYS 203, 253 CHEM 151, 161, 152, 162 | 12 | |
| Physics HL | 4 | PHYS 203, 253 | 4 |
| 5 | PHYS 203, 253, 204, 254 | 8 | |
| Polish A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Portuguese A: Language & Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Portuguese A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Portuguese B HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Psychology HL | 4 | PSYC 201 | 3 |
| Romanian A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Russian A: Language & Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Russian A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Russian B HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Serbian A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Sesotho A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Sinhalese A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Slovak A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Slovene A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Social & Cultural Anthropology HL | 4 | ANTH 201 | 3 |
| Somali A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Spanish A: Language & Literature HL | 4 | SPAN 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | SPAN 101, 102, 201 | 9 | |
| 7 | SPAN 101, 102, 201, 202, 302 | 15 | |
| Spanish A: Literature HL | 4 | SPAN 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | SPAN 101, 102, 201 | 9 | |
| 7 | SPAN 101, 102, 201, 202, 302 | 15 | |
| Spanish B HL | 4 | SPAN 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | SPAN 101, 102, 201 | 9 | |
| 7 | SPAN 101, 102, 201, 202, 302 | 15 | |
| Swahili A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Swedish A: Language & Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Swedish A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Swedish B HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Thai A: Language & Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Thai A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Theatre HL | 4 | FNAR 250 | 3 |
| Turkish A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Ukrainian A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Urdu A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Vietnamese A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 | |
| Visual Arts HL | 4 | FNAR 250 | 3 |
| Welsh A: Literature HL | 4 | GNRL 101, 102 | 6 |
| 5 | GNRL 101, 102, 103 | 9 |
*Course(s) awarded depends on declared major.
NOTE: Students will not be awarded duplicate credit in the event acceptable scores for the same subject are presented from Advanced Placement or other subject examinations.