International Baccalaureate (IB) Academic Equivalency Cross Reference Chart
Kent State will consider for credit, scores of 4 or higher on Higher Level International Baccalaureate examinations, and 5 or higher on Standard Level. This IB Academic Equivalency Cross Reference Chart gives information about these scores and credit earned. For additional questions, send an inquiry to us through www.kent.edu/credittransfer or make an appointment to discuss options with your academic advisor.
Last updated: Mar 02, 2026
| Test Area | Min Score | Course Equivalency | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Proficiency | ||||
| International Baccalaureate students can receive an exemption waiver for the English Proficiency requirement (TOEFL, IELTS) if they have acquired a minimum score of 5 on the higher level (or 6 on the standard level) English language exam. Please list Kent State University as a recipient of the official test scores when signing up for the IB exams. Additional Credits. You may be eligible for course credits in addition to those listed here. Please confer with your academic advisor immediately upon your acceptance to Kent State for further information. | ||||
| Studies in Language and Literature: English | ||||
| English A: Literature HL | 4 or higher | ENG 11011, Kent Core Humanities ENG Elective Credits - 3 | ||
| English A: Literature SL | 5 or higher | Kent Core Humanities ENG 1X000 | ||
| English A: Language and Literature HL | 4 or higher | ENG 22072, Kent Core Humanities ENG Elective Credits - 3 | ||
| English A: Language and Literature SL | 5 or higher | ENG 22072 | ||
| Literature and Performance SL (English Only) | 5 or higher | ENG 22072 | ||
| Studies in Language and Literature: Other Languages | ||||
| Language A: (Various Languages) Literature HL | 4 or higher | Elective Credits - 6 credits | ||
| Language A: (Various Languages) Literature SL | 5 or higher | Elective Credits - 3 credits | ||
| Language A: (Various Languages) Language and Literature HL | 4 or higher | Elective Credits - 6 credits | ||
| Language A: (Various Languages) Language and Literature SL | 5 or higher | Elective Credits - 3 credits | ||
| Literature and Performance SL (Spanish or French) | 5 or higher | Elective Credits - 3 credits | ||
| Language Acquisition | ||||
| Language B: Arabic HL | 4 or higher | ARAB 11101, ARAB 11102, ARAB 21201, ARAB 21202 | ||
| Language B: Arabic SL | 5 or higher | ARAB 11101, ARAB 11102 | ||
| Language B: Chinese HL | 4 or higher | CHIN 15101, CHIN 15102, CHIN 25201, CHIN 25202 (Mandarin Chinese Only) | ||
| Language B: Chinese SL | 5 or higher | CHIN 15101, CHIN 15102 (Mandarin Chinese Only) | ||
| Language B: French HL | 4 or higher | FR 13201, FR 13202, FR 23201, FR 23202 | ||
| Language B: French SL | 5 or higher | FR 13201, FR 13202 | ||
| Language B: German HL | 4 or higher | GER 11201, GER 11202, GER 21201, GER 21202 | ||
| Language B: German SL | 5 or higher | GER 11201, GER 11202 | ||
| Language B: Hebrew HL | 4 or higher | HEBR 12101, HEBR 12102, HEBR 22104, HEBR 22105 | ||
| Language B: Hebrew SL | 5 or higher | HEBR 12101, HEBR 12102 | ||
| Language B: Hindi HL | 4 or higher | Elective Credits - 6 credits | ||
| Language B: Hindi SL | 5 or higher | Elective Credits - 3 credits | ||
| Language B: Italian HL | 4 or higher | ITAL 15201, ITAL 15202, ITAL 25201, ITAL 25202 | ||
| Language B: Italian SL | 5 or higher | ITAL 15201, ITAL 15202 | ||
| Language B: Japanese HL | 4 or higher | JAPN 15101, JAPN 15102, JAPN 25201, JAPN 25202 | ||
| Language B: Japanese SL | 5 or higher | JAPN 15101, JAPN 15102 | ||
| Language B: Kiswahili HL | 4 or higher | HRTG 10101, HRTG 10102, HRTG 20101, HRTG 20102 | ||
| Language B: Kiswahili SL | 5 or higher | HRTG 10101, HRTG 10102 | ||
| Language B: Portuguese HL | 4 or higher | HRTG 10101, HRTG 10102, HRTG 20201, HRTG 20202 | ||
| Language B: Portuguese SL | 5 or higher | HRTG 10101, HRTG 10102 | ||
| Language B: Russian HL | 4 or higher | RUSS 12201, RUSS 12202, RUSS 22201, RUSS 22202 | ||
| Language B: Russian SL | 5 or higher | RUSS 12201, RUSS 12202 | ||
| Language B: Spanish HL | 4 or higher | SPAN 18201, SPAN 18202, SPAN 28201, SPAN 28202 | ||
| Language B: Spanish SL | 5 or higher | SPAN 18201, SPAN 18202 | ||
| Classical Languages: Greek HL | 4 or higher | GRE 14201, GRE 14202, GRE 24201, GRE 24202 | ||
| Classical Languages: Greek SL | 5 or higher | GRE 14201, GRE 14202 | ||
| Classical Languages: Latin HL | 4 or higher | LAT 16201, LAT 16202, LAT 26201, LAT 26202 | ||
| Classical Languages: Latin SL | 5 or higher | LAT 16201, LAT 16202 | ||
| Individuals and Societies | ||||
| Business and Management HL | 4 or higher | BUS 10123, BUS Elective Credits - 3 | ||
| Business and Management SL | 5 or higher | BUS Elective Credits - 3 | ||
| Economics HL | 4 or higher | ECON 22060, ECON 22061 | ||
| Economics SL | 5 or higher | ECON 22060 | ||
| Geography HL | 4 or 5 | GEOG 10160, GEOG Elective - 3 credits | ||
| Geography HL | 6 or 7 | GEOG 22061, GEOG 21062 | ||
| Geography SL | 5 or higher | GEOG 10160 | ||
| Global Politics HL | 4 or higher | POL 10500, POL Elective - 3 credits | ||
| Global Politics SL | 5 or higher | POL 10500 | ||
| History SL | 5 or higher | Kent Core Humanities and Global Diversity HIST Elective Credits - 3 | ||
| History of America HL | 4 or higher | Kent Core Humanities and Global Diversity HIST Elective Credits - 6 | ||
| History of Africa/Middle East HL | 4 or higher | Kent Core Humanities HIST Elective Credits - 6 | ||
| History of Asia/Oceania HL | 4 or higher | Kent Core Humanities HIST Elective Credits - 6 | ||
| History of Europe HL | 4 or higher | Kent Core Humanities HIST Elective Credits - 6 | ||
| Information Technology in a Global Society HL | 4 or higher | CS 10001, CS Elective Credits - 3 | ||
| Information Technology in a Global Society SL | 5 or higher | CS 10001 | ||
| Philosophy HL | 4 or higher | PHIL 11001, PHIL Elective Credits - 3 | ||
| Philosophy SL | 5 or higher | PHIL 11001 | ||
| Psychology HL | 4 or higher | PSYC 11762, PSY Elective Credits - 3 | ||
| Psychology SL | 5 or higher | PSYC 11762 | ||
| Social and Cultural Anthropology HL | 4 or higher | ANTH 18210, ANTH Elective Credits - 3 | ||
| Social and Cultural Anthropology SL | 5 or higher | ANTH 18210 | ||
| World Religions SL | 5 or higher | REL 11020 | ||
| Sciences | ||||
| Biology HL | 4 or 5 | BSCI 10110, Kent BSCI Elective Credits - 3 | ||
| Biology HL | 6 or 7 | BSCI 10110, BSCI 10120 | ||
| Biology SL | 5 or higher | Kent Core Basic Sciences BSCI Elective Credits | ||
| Chemistry HL | 4 or 5 | CHEM 10060, Kent CHEM Elective Credits - 2 | ||
| Chemistry HL | 6 | CHEM 10060, CHEM 10062 | ||
| Chemistry HL | 7 | CHEM 10060, CHEM 10062, CHEM 10061 | ||
| Chemistry SL | 5 or higher | Core Basic Sciences CHEM Elective Credits | ||
| Computer Science HL | 4 or higher | CS Elective - 6 credits | ||
| Computer Science SL | 5 or higher | CS Elective - 3 credits | ||
| Design Technology HL | 4 or higher | ENGR Elective Credits - 6 credits | ||
| Design Technology SL | 5 or higher | ENGR Elective Credits - 3 credits | ||
| Digital Society HL | 4 or higher | Elective - 6 credits | ||
| Digital Society SL | 5 or higher | Elective - 3 credits | ||
| Physics HL | 4 or 5 | Kent Core Basic Sciences PHY Elective Credits - 6 | ||
| Physics HL | 6 or 7 | PHY 13001, PHY 13021, PHY 13002, PHY 13022 | ||
| Physics SL | 5 or higher | Kent Core Basic Sciences PHY Elective Credits | ||
| Sports, Exercise and Health Science SL | 5 or higher | EXSC Elective - 6 credits | ||
| Sports, Exercise and Health Science HL | 4 or higher | EXSC Elective - 3 credits | ||
| Environmental Systems and Societies SL | 5 or higher | Kent Core Basic Sciences GEOG Elective Credits - 3 | ||
| Mathematics | ||||
| Applications and Interpretations Math HL | 4 or higher | MATH 10041, MATH 12002 | ||
| Applications and Interpretations Math SL | 5 or higher | MATH 10041, MATH 11012 | ||
| Analysis and Approaches Math HL | 4 or higher | MATH 10041, MATH 12003 | ||
| Analysis and Approaches Math SL | 5 or higher | MATH 10041, MATH 11012 | ||
| Mathematics Studies SL | 5 or higher | MATH 11008, MATH 10041 | ||
| Mathematics HL | 4 or higher | MATH 12003 | ||
| Mathematics SL | 5 or higher | MATH 12002 | ||
| Further Mathematics HL | 4 or higher | MATH 12003 | ||
| The Arts | ||||
| Dance HL | 4 or higher | DAN 27076, DAN Elective Credits - 3 credits | ||
| Dance SL | 5 or higher | DAN 27076 | ||
| Film HL | 4 or higher | MDJ 10009, MDJ Elective Credits - 3 credits | ||
| Film SL | 5 or higher | MDJ 10009 | ||
| Music HL | 4 or higher | MUS Elective Credits - 6 credits | ||
| Music SL | 5 or higher | MUS Elective Credits- 3 credits | ||
| Music Group Performance SL | 5 or higher | MUS Elective Credits- 3 credits | ||
| Music Solo Performance SL | 5 or higher | MUS Elective Credits- 3 credits | ||
| Theater HL | 4 or higher | Kent Core Fine Arts and Global Diversity THEA Elective Credits - 6 | ||
| Theater SL | 5 or higher | Kent Core Fine Arts and Global Diversity THEA Elective Credits - 3 | ||
| Visual Arts HL | 4 or higher | ARTS Elective Credits- 6 credits | ||
| Visual Arts SL | 5 or higher | ARTS Elective Credits- 3 credits | ||
| IB Diploma Programme Core Requirements | ||||
| Extended Essay (EE) | C or higher | ENG elective credits | ||
| Theory of Knowledge (TOK) | C or higher | (review pending) | ||
| Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) | No credit awarded | |||