Transfer/Advanced Standing Credit – International Baccalaureate

International Baccalaureate students may be awarded advanced standing (transfer) credit for higher level subjects with a grade of 5 or better subject to the discretion of the appropriate faculty to a maximum of 3.0 credits. The table below provides information on which Higher Level courses have been evaluated as equivalent to Carleton courses.

Higher Level Course Carleton Course Equivalent and Credit Value
Arabic ARAB 3XXX (1.0)
Biology BIOL 1103 (0.5) & 1104 (0.5)
Business Management No credit
Chemistry CHEM 1001 (0.5) & CHEM 1002 (0.5)
Chinese A1 CHIN 2XXX (1.0)
Computer Science No credit
Economics ECON 1001 (0.5) & ECON 1002 (0.5)
English ENGL 1XXX (1.0)
English B (Ingles B) No credit
Environmental Systems ENSC 1XXX (1.0)
Film Studies FILM 1101 & FILM 2XXX (1.0)
French FREN 1XXX (1.0)
Geography GEOG 1XXX (1.0)
German B GERM 2110 (1.0)
Global Politics PSCI 1XXX (1.0)
History HIST 1XXX (1.0)
Islamic History HIST 1XXX (1.0)
ITGS No credit
Math (AA) MATH 1004 (0.5) & STAT 1XXX (0.5)
Math (AI) MATH 1007 (0.5) & STAT 2507 (0.5)
Math MATH 1007 (0.5) & STAT 1XXX (0.5)
Modern Greek GREK 1XXX (1.0)
Music MUSI 1XXX (1.0)
Philosophy PHIL 1100 (1.0)
Physics PHYS 1003 (0.5) & 1004 (0.5)
Portuguese A Literature IASS 3XXX (1.0)
Psychology PSYC 1001 (0.5) & 1002 (0.5)
Russian RUSS 1XXX (1.0)
Social Anthropology ANTH 1001 (0.5) & ANTH 1002 (0.5)
Spanish SPAN 1XXX (1.0)
Visual Arts No credit

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