Wesleyan University

International Baccalaureate Credit

2008-2009

(Revised February, 2008)

Starting with the incoming class of 2004, Wesleyan will apply towards graduation a maximum of two credits (AP, IB, credit earned at another institution) earned before matriculation. While a maximum of two credits will be counted toward the Wesleyan degree, all such credits that have been duly approved by Wesleyan departments will be listed on the student’s transcript.

Index

Anthropology

Asian Languages and Literatures

Biology

Chemistry Students Entering Prior to Fall 2001

Chemistry Students Entering in or after Fall 2001

Classical Studies

Earth and Environmental Science s

English

History

Music

Physics Students Entering Prior to Fall 2001

Physics Students Entering in or after Fall 2001

Psychology Students Entering Prior to Fall 2002

Psychology Students Entering in Fall 2002 through Spring 2005

Psychology Students Entering in or after Fall 2005

Romance Languages and Literatures

Russian Students Entering Prior to Fall 2004

Russian students Entering in or after Fall 2004

International Baccalaureate Credit

ANTHROPOLOGY


DEPARTMENT	IB EXAM	SCORE	MAXIMUM CREDIT(S) GRANTED	WESLEYAN COURSES REQUIRED FOR CREDIT	SPECIAL NOTE(S)
ANTHROPOLOGY	Social Anthropology	6, 7 Higher Level	1.00	An upper-level Anthropology course must be satisfactorily completed to receive credit.	No credit will be awarded for Subsidiary Level exam.

International Baccalaureate Credit

ASIAN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES


DEPARTMENT	IB EXAM	SCORE	MAXIMUM CREDIT(S) GRANTED	WESLEYAN COURSES REQUIRED FOR CREDIT	SPECIAL NOTE(S)
ASIAN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES	Chinese Language	5, 6, 7 Higher Level	2.00	None	No credit will be awarded for Subsidiary Level exam.

	Chinese Literature	5, 6, 7 Higher Level	2.00	None

	Japanese Language	5, 6, 7 Higher Level	2.00	None

	Japanese Literature	5, 6, 7 Higher Level	2.00	None

International Baccalaureate Credit

BIOLOGY


DEPARTMENT	IB EXAM	SCORE	MAXIMUM CREDIT(S) GRANTED	WESLEYAN COURSES REQUIRED FOR CREDIT	SPECIAL NOTE(S)
BIOLOGY	Biology	5, 6, 7 Higher Level	2.00	None	No credit will be awarded for Subsidary Level exam. Students with a score of 5, 6, 7 Higher Level biology sometimes place out of one of the introductory biology courses, BIOL 181 or 182. Please contact an instructor of one of these courses to discuss this option.

International Baccalaureate Credit

CHEMISTRY

Students Entering Prior to Fall 2001:

DEPARTMENT	IB EXAM	SCORE	MAXIMUM CREDIT(S) GRANTED	WESLEYAN COURSES REQUIRED FOR CREDIT	SPECIAL NOTE(S)
CHEMISTRY	Chemistry	5, 6, 7 Higher Level	2.00	CHEM251 (with a grade of B or higher).	Student will receive credit for the equivalent of CHEM 143 and CHEM144 and would be exempt from those courses.

	Chemistry	5, 6, 7 Higher Level	.70	CHEM144 (with a grade of B or higher).	Student will receive credit for the equivalent of CHEM143 and would be exempt from this course.

	General Chemistry	Same	As	Above

	Applied Chemistry	Same	As	Above

Students Entering In or After Fall 2001:

DEPARTMENT	IB EXAM	SCORE	MAXIMUM CREDIT(S) GRANTED	WESLEYAN COURSES REQUIRED FOR CREDIT	SPECIAL NOTE(S)
CHEMISTRY	Chemistry	5, 6, 7 Higher Level	2.00	CHEM251 (with a grade of B or higher).	Student will receive credit for the equivalent of CHEM 143 and CHEM144 and would be exempt from those courses.

	Chemistry	5, 6, 7 Higher Level	1.00	CHEM144 (with a grade of B or higher).	Student will receive credit for the equivalent of CHEM143 and would be exempt from this course.

	General Chemistry	Same	As	Above

	Applied Chemistry	Same	As	Above

International Baccalaureate Credit

CLASSICAL STUDIES


DEPARTMENT	IB EXAM	SCORE	MAXIMUM CREDIT(S) GRANTED	WESLEYAN COURSES REQUIRED FOR CREDIT	SPECIAL NOTE(S)
CLASSICAL STUDIES	Classical Greek	5, 6, 7 Higher Level	1.00	GRK201 or above with a grade of B- or higher.	No credit will be awarded for Subsidiary Level exams.

	Latin	5, 6, 7 Higher Level	1.00	LAT201 or above with a grade of B- or higher.

International Baccalaureate Credit

EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES


DEPARTMENT	IB EXAM	SCORE	MAXIMUM CREDIT(S) GRANTED	WESLEYAN COURSES REQUIRED FOR CREDIT	SPECIAL NOTE(S)
EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES	Environmental Systems				No credit will be awarded for the Environmental Systems exam.

International Baccalaureate Credit

ECONOMICS


DEPARTMENT	IB EXAM	SCORE	MAXIMUM CREDIT(S) GRANTED	WESLEYAN COURSES REQUIRED FOR CREDIT	SPECIAL NOTE(S)
ECONOMICS	Economics	5, 6, 7 Higher Level	1.00	Completion of ECON301 or ECON302 with a grade of C+ or better.	Students are eligible for a prerequisite override for courses requiring ECON101.

	OR

	Organization and Managment Studies	Same	As	Above	Same as above.
					No more than one IB credit is granted for Economics.

International Baccalaureate Credit

ENGLISH


DEPARTMENT	IB EXAM	SCORE	MAXIMUM CREDIT(S) GRANTED	WESLEYAN COURSES REQUIRED FOR CREDIT	SPECIAL NOTE(S)
ENGLISH	English	5, 6, 7 Higher Level	1.00	None	Students who have taken the International Baccalaureate Higher Level exams in either English A1 or English A2 and receive scores of 5-7 will automatically receive University credit for one course. No extra credit is available for taking both tests. IB credits cannot count toward the English major.

International Baccalaureate Credit

GERMAN STUDIES


DEPARTMENT	IB EXAM	SCORE	MAXIMUM CREDIT(S) GRANTED	WESLEYAN COURSES REQUIRED FOR CREDIT	SPECIAL NOTE(S)
GERMAN STUDIES	German	5, 6, 7 Higher Level	2.00	Any German course numbered 214 or higher with a grade of B- or better.

		5, 6, 7 Subsidiary Level	.70	Same as above

	German Language and Literature	Same	As	Above

International Baccalaureate Credit

HISTORY


DEPARTMENT	IB EXAM	SCORE	MAXIMUM CREDIT(S) GRANTED	WESLEYAN COURSES REQUIRED FOR CREDIT	SPECIAL NOTE(S)
HISTORY	History	5, 6, 7 Higher Level	1.00	Completion of HIST151 or higher with grade of B- or higher.	No credit given for grade lower than 5 on Higher level. No credit will be awarded for Subsidiary Level exam. Students entering or taking the required course prior to Fall 1998 need department approval.

International Baccalaureate Credit

MATHEMATICS


DEPARTMENT	IB EXAM	SCORE	MAXIMUM CREDIT(S) GRANTED	WESLEYAN COURSES REQUIRED FOR CREDIT	SPECIAL NOTE(S)
MATHEMATICS	Mathematics	5, 6, 7 Higher Level	1.00	One 200-level math course must be completed with grade of C- or higher.	Students must consult with members of the department before selecting any math/comp science course.

	Mathematics and Computing				No credit for Mathematics and Computing exam.

	Mathematical Studies				No credit for Mathematical Studies exam.

International Baccalaureate Credit

MUSIC


DEPARTMENT	IB EXAM	SCORE	MAXIMUM CREDIT(S) GRANTED	WESLEYAN COURSES REQUIRED FOR CREDIT	SPECIAL NOTE(S)
MUSIC	Music	6, 7 Higher Level	1.00	Must take Music course at 200 level to receive credit.	No credit will be awarded for Subsidiary Level exam.

International Baccalaureate Credit

PHILOSOPHY


DEPARTMENT	IB EXAM	SCORE	MAXIMUM CREDIT(S) GRANTED	WESLEYAN COURSES REQUIRED FOR CREDIT	SPECIAL NOTE(S)
PHILOSOPHY	Philosophy	5, 6, 7 Higher Level	2.00	None	Special permission required for crediting toward a major in Philosophy. See chair.

		5, 6, 7 Subsidiary Level	.70	None	Same as above.

International Baccalaureate Credit

PHYSICS

Students Entering Prior to Fall 2001:

DEPARTMENT	IB EXAM	SCORE	MAXIMUM CREDIT(S) GRANTED	WESLEYAN COURSES REQUIRED FOR CREDIT	SPECIAL NOTE(S)
PHYSICS	Physics	5, 6, 7 Higher Level	2.00	PHYS113 and 116* or any 200 level Physics course.	Associated lab courses 123, 124 should be taken concurrently.

		5, 6, 7 Subsidiary Level	.70	Same as above.	Same as above.

	Physical Science	Same	As	Above

Students Entering in or After 2001:

DEPARTMENT	IB EXAM	SCORE	MAXIMUM CREDIT(S) GRANTED	WESLEYAN COURSES REQUIRED FOR CREDIT	SPECIAL NOTE(S)
PHYSICS	Physics	6, 7 Higher Level	2.00	None

		6, 7 Subsidiary Level	1.00

International Baccalaureate Credit

PSYCHOLOGY

Students Entering Prior to Fall 2002:

DEPARTMENT	IB EXAM	SCORE	MAXIMUM CREDIT(S) GRANTED	WESLEYAN COURSES REQUIRED FOR CREDIT	SPECIAL NOTE(S)
PSYCHOLOGY	Psychology	6, 7 Higher Level	1.00	Any course at 200 level or higher. Must get grade of B- or higher.	Maximum of 1 credit given. This may be earned from either Psychology or Experimental Psychology.

	Experimental Psychology	6, 7 Higher Level	1.00	Same as above.	Same as above. No credit granted for Subsidiary Level Exam.

Students Entering in Fall 2002 through Spring 2005:

DEPARTMENT	IB EXAM	SCORE	MAXIMUM CREDIT(S) GRANTED	WESLEYAN COURSES REQUIRED FOR CREDIT	SPECIAL NOTE(S)
PSYCHOLOGY	Psychology	6, 7 Higher Level	1.00	Any Psychology Breadth Requirement course (PSYC220, PSYC221, PSYC222, PSYC230, PSYC231, PSYC240, PSYC250, PSYC251, PSYC255, PSYC260, PSYC261, PSYC266, PSYC270) with a grade of B or better.	Maximum of 1 credit given. This may be earned from either Psychology or Experimental Psychology. No credit granted for Subsidiary Level exam

	Experimental Psychology	6, 7 Higher Level	1.00	Same as above.	Same as above. No credit granted for Subsidiary Level Exam.

Students Entering in or After Fall 2005:

DEPARTMENT	IB EXAM	SCORE	MAXIMUM CREDIT(S) GRANTED	WESLEYAN COURSES REQUIRED FOR CREDIT	SPECIAL NOTE(S)
PSYCHOLOGY	Psychology	6, 7 Higher Level	1.00	Any Psychology Breadth Requirement course with a grade of B or better.	Maximum of 1 credit given. No credit granted for Subsidiary Level exam
	OR
	Experimental Psychology	6, 7 Higher Level	1.00	Same as above.	Same as above. No credit granted for Subsidiary Level Exam.

International Baccalaureate Credit

ROMANCE LANGUAGES


DEPARTMENT	IB EXAM	SCORE	MAXIMUM CREDIT(S) GRANTED	WESLEYAN COURSES REQUIRED FOR CREDIT	SPECIAL NOTE(S)
ROMANCE LANGUAGES	French Language and Literature A	5, 6, 7 Higher Level	1.00	FREN220 or higher with a grade of B- or better.	Students who receive a score of 4 or less in French, Italian, or Spanish are not eligible for credit.

		6, 7 Subsidiary Level	.70	FREN220 or higher with a grade of B- or better.

	French B	Same	As	Above

	Italian Language and Literature A	5, 6, 7 Higher Level	1.00	ITAL222 or higher with a grade of B- or better.

		6, 7 Subsidiary Level	.70	ITAL222 or higher with a grade of B- or better.

	Italian B	Same	As	Above

	Spanish Language and Literature A	5, 6, 7 Higher Level	1.00	SPAN223, 224 or 226 with a grade of B- or better.

		6, 7 Subsidiary Level	.70	SPAN223 or 226 with a grade of B- or better.

	Spanish B	Same	As	Above

International Baccalaureate Credit

RUSSIAN

Students Entering Prior to Fall 2004:

DEPARTMENT	IB EXAM	SCORE	MAXIMUM CREDIT(S) GRANTED	WESLEYAN COURSES REQUIRED FOR CREDIT	SPECIAL NOTE(S)
RUSSIAN	Russian Language	5, 6, 7 Higher Level	2.00	Next level course at Wesleyan.	No credit will be awarded for Subsidiary Level exam.

Students Entering in or After Fall 2004:

DEPARTMENT	IB EXAM	SCORE	MAXIMUM CREDIT(S) GRANTED	WESLEYAN COURSES REQUIRED FOR CREDIT	SPECIAL NOTE(S)
RUSSIAN	Russian Language	5, 6, 7 Higher Level	1.00	Next level course at Wesleyan.	No credit will be awarded for Subsidiary Level exam.