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2023-2024 UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

International Baccalaureate Program

IB Category

Arabic B

Exam: SL

Test Score: 4 - 7 + dipl

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 8

Arabic B

Exam: HL

Test Score: 4 - 7

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 14

Biology

Exam: SL

Test Score: 4 + dipl

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 8

Biology

Exam: SL

Test Score: 5

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 8

Biology

Exam: HL

Test Score: 4

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 8

Chemistry

Exam: SL

Test Score: 4 + dipl

Course Equivalency:

  • CHEM 1XXX

UHD Credit Hours: 8

Chemistry

Exam: SL

Test Score: 5

Course Equivalency:

  • CHEM 1XXX

UHD Credit Hours: 8

Chemistry

Exam: HL

Test Score: 4

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 8

Chemistry

Exam: HL

Test Score: 5

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 8

Chinese B

Exam: SL

Test Score: 4 - 7 + dipl

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 8

Chinese B

Exam: HL

Test Score: 4 - 7

Course Equivalency:

  • LANG 2303

UHD Credit Hours: 14

Computer Science

Exam: SL

Test Score: 4 + dipl

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 4

Computer Science

Exam: SL

Test Score: 5

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 4

Computer Science

Exam: HL

Test Score: 4

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 7

Economics

Exam: SL

Test Score: 4 + dipl

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 6

Economics

Exam: HL

Test Score: 4

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 6

English Language A SL

Exam: SL

Test Score: 4 + dipl

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 3

English Language A

Exam: HL

Test Score: 4

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 3

English Language A

Exam: HL

Test Score: 5 - 7

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 6

English Language B

Exam: N/A

Test Score: N/A

Course Equivalency:

No Equivalency

UHD Credit Hours: 0

English Literature A

Exam: N/A

Test Score: N/A

Course Equivalency:

No Equivalency

UHD Credit Hours: 0

Environmental Systems and Societies

Exam: N/A

Test Score: N/A

Course Equivalency:

No Equivalency

UHD Credit Hours: 0

French AB

Exam: SL

Test Score: 4 - 7 + dipl

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 8

French B

Exam: SL

Test Score: 4 - 7 + dipl

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 8

French B

Exam: HL

Test Score: 4 - 7

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 14

Further Mathematics

Exam: SL

Test Score: 4 + dipl

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 6

Further Mathematics

Exam: SL

Test Score: 5 + dipl

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 9

Further Mathematics

Exam: HL

Test Score: 4

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 6

Further Mathematics

Exam: HL

Test Score: 5

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 9

Geography

Exam: SL

Test Score: 4 - 7 + dipl

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 3

Geography

Exam: HL

Test Score: 4 - 7

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 3

German B

Exam: HL

Test Score: 4 - 7

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 14

German B

Exam: SL

Test Score: 4 - 7 + dipl

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 8

Hindi B

Exam: HL

Test Score: 4 - 7

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 14

Hindi B

Exam: SL

Test Score: 4 - 7 + dipl

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 8

History - European

Exam: HL

Test Score: 4 - 7

Course Equivalency:

  • HIST 1XXX

 

UHD Credit Hours: 3

History - European

Exam: SL

Test Score: 4 - 7 + dipl

Course Equivalency:

  • HIST 1XXX

UHD Credit Hours: 3

History - Americas

Exam: HL

Test Score: 4 - 7

Course Equivalency:

  • HIST 1XXX

UHD Credit Hours: 3

History - Americas

Exam: SL

Test Score: 4 - 7 + dipl

Course Equivalency:

  • HIST 1XXX

UHD Credit Hours: 3

Mathematics

Exam: SL

Test Score: 4 + dipl

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 8

Mathematics

Exam: SL

Test Score: 5

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 8

Mathematics

Exam: HL

Test Score: 4

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 8

Mathematics Studies

Exam: SL

Test Score: 4 + dipl

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 3

Mathematics Studies

Exam: SL

Test Score: 5

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 3

Mathematics Studies

Exam: HL

Test Score: 4

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 3

Music

Exam: HL

Test Score: 4

Course Equivalency:

  • MUS 1XXX

UHD Credit Hours: 3

Music Solo Performance

Exam: SL

Test Score: 4 - 7 + dipl

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 3

Musical Composition

Exam: SL

Test Score: 4 - 7 + dipl

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 3

Philosophy

Exam: SL

Test Score: 4 - 7 + dipl

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 3

Philosophy

Exam: HL

Test Score: 4 - 7

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 3

Physics

Exam: SL

Test Score: 4 + dipl

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 8

Physics

Exam: SL

Test Score: 5

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 8

Physics

Exam: HL

Test Score: 4

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 8

Psychology

Exam: SL

Test Score: 4 - 7 + dipl

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 3

Psychology

Exam: HL

Test Score: 4 - 7

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 3

Social & Cultural Anthropology

Exam: SL

Test Score: 4 - 7 + dipl

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 3

Social & Cultural Anthropology

Exam: HL

Test Score: 4 - 7

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 3

Spanish ab initio

Exam: SL

Test Score: 4 - 7 + dipl

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 8

Spanish ab initio

Exam: HL

Test Score: 4 - 7

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 8

Spanish B

Exam: HL

Test Score: 4 - 7

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 14

Spanish B

Exam: SL

Test Score: 4 - 7 + dipl

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 8

Theatre

Exam: SL

Test Score: 4 - 7 + dipl

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 3

Theatre

Exam: HL

Test Score: 4 - 7

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 3

Visual Art

Exam: SL

Test Score: 4 - 7 + dipl

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 3

Visual Art

Exam: HL

Test Score: 4 - 7

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 3

World Cultures

Exam: SL

Test Score: 4 - 7 + dipl

Course Equivalency:

  • ELEC 1XXX

UHD Credit Hours: 3

World Religions

Exam: SL

Test Score: 4 - 7 + dipl

Course Equivalency:

  • PHIL 1XXX

UHD Credit Hours: 3

Any languages not taught at UHD

Exam: HL

Test Score: 4 - 7

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 14

Any languages not taught at UHD

Exam: SL

Test Score: 4 - 7 + dipl

Course Equivalency:

UHD Credit Hours: 8