International Baccalaureate

Explore Laurentian University's International Baccalaureate admission requirements and see how your Higher Level courses can earn you university credits.

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Admission Requirements

Applicants who have completed the International Baccalaureate (IB) are eligible for admission provided they have achieved a minimum score of 24 and have fulfilled the diploma requirements (six subjects: minimum three at the higher level).

Applicants may receive transfer credits for higher-level (HL) courses with a grade of 5 or higher, without the completion of the IB diploma, to a maximum of 18 credits. Applicants who have successfully completed the IB diploma, with a score of 28 or higher, may be eligible for an additional 6 credits for a standard-level (SL) course with a grade of 5 or higher; for a maximum total of 24 credits.

Applicants must submit the International Baccalaureate transcript to the Office of Admissions for evaluation.

Transfer Credits

In accordance with this policy, applicants who have completed the IB Diploma or eligible IB courses may receive transfer credit; however, the degree requirements of a student’s program may impact the transfer credits a student ultimately receives. As a result, some IB credits that meet institutional standards may not be applicable toward degree completion due to program structure or curricular constraints.

 

To ensure equitable recognition of IB academic achievement in such cases, the University proposes the establishment of a scholarship mechanism that recognizes the tuition value of eligible IB credits that cannot be applied toward a student’s degree.

Equivalents and Credit Values

Transfer credits may be offered for IB HL courses with a grade of 5.

The table below is sorted alphabetically.

Subject NameLaurentian EquivalentCredit Value
AFRIKAANS A: LiteratureARTS-91006
ALBANIAN A: LiteratureARTS-91006
AMHARIC A: LiteratureARTS-91006
ARABIC A: Lang and LiteratureARTS-91006
ARABIC A: LiteratureARTS-91006
ARABIC AB.ARTS-91006
ARABIC BARTS-91006
ARMENIAN A: LiteratureARTS-91006
ART HISTORYARTS-91006
ASTRONOMYSCEN-91003
AZERBAIJANI A: LiteratureARTS-91006
B/RUSIAN A: LiteratureARTS-91006
BEMBA A: LiteratureARTS-91006
BENGALI A: LiteratureARTS-91006
BIOLOGYBIOL-91006
BOSNIAN A: LiteratureARTS-91006
BULGARIAN A: LiteratureARTS-91006
BURMESE A: LiteratureARTS-91006
CATALAN A: LiteratureARTS-91006
CHEMISTRYCHMI-91006
CHICHEWA A: LiteratureARTS-91006
CHINESE A: Lang and LiteratureARTS-91006
CHINESE A: LiteratureARTS-91006
CHINESE B - CANTONESEARTS-91006
CHINESE B - MANDARINARTS-91006
CROATIAN A: LiteratureARTS-91006
CZECH A: LiteratureARTS-91006
DANCEPHED 1039 and  PHED 10693
DANISH A: LiteratureARTS-91006
DANISH AB.ARTS-91006
DANISH BARTS-91006
DUTCH A: Lang and LiteratureARTS-91006
DUTCH A: LiteratureARTS-91006
DUTCH AB.ARTS-91006
DUTCH BARTS-91006
DZONGKHA A: LiteratureARTS-91006
ECONOMICSECON-1006 and ECON-10076
ENGLISH A: Lang and LiteratureENGL-1706 and ENGL-17076
ENGLISH A: LiteratureENGL-1706 and ENGL-17076
ESTONIAN A: LiteratureARTS-91006
FILIPINO A: LiteratureARTS-91006
FILMARTS-91006
FINNISH A: LiteratureARTS-91006
FINNISH BARTS-91006
FRENCH A: Lang and LiteratureLANG-10056
FRENCH A: LiteratureLANG-10056
FRENCH AB.FREN-10506
FRENCH BFREN-10606
GEOGRAPHYARTS-91006
GEORGIAN A: LiteratureARTS-91006
GERMAN A: Lang and LiteratureARTS-91006
GERMAN A: LiteratureARTS-91006
GERMAN AB.ARTS-91006
GERMAN BARTS-91006
GLOBAL POLITICSPOLI-10063
GUARANI A: LiteratureARTS-91006
HEBREW A: LiteratureARTS-91006
HEBREW BARTS-91006
HINDI A: LiteratureARTS-91006
HINDI BARTS-91006
HISTORYHIST-1506 and  HIST-91006
HISTORY AFRICA AND MIDDLE EASTHIST-1506 and  HIST-91006
HISTORY AMERICASHIST-1506 and  HIST-91006
HISTORY ASIA AND OCEANIAHIST-1506 and  HIST-91006
HISTORY EUROPEHIST-1206 and  HIST-12076
HUNGARIAN A: LiteratureARTS-91006
ICELANDIC A: LiteratureARTS-91006
INDONESIAN A: Lang and LiteratureARTS-91006
INDONESIAN A: LiteratureARTS-91006
INDONESIAN ABARTS-91006
INDONESIAN BARTS-91006
ITALIAN A: Lang and LiteratureARTS-91006
ITALIAN A: LiteratureARTS-91006
ITALIAN AB.ARTS-91006
ITALIAN BARTS-91006
JAPANESE A: Lang and LiteratureARTS-91006
JAPANESE A: LiteratureARTS-91006
JAPANESE AB.ARTS-91006
JAPANESE BARTS-91006
KAZAKH A: LiteratureARTS-91006
KHMER A: LiteratureARTS-91006
KINYARWANDA A: LiteratureARTS-91006
KISWAHILI A: LiteratureARTS-91006
KISWAHILI AB.ARTS-91006
KISWAHILI BARTS-91006
KOREAN A: Lang and LiteratureARTS-91006
KOREAN A: LiteratureARTS-91006
KOREAN BARTS-91006
LAO A: LiteratureARTS-91006
LATVIAN A: LiteratureARTS-91006
LITERATURE AND PERFORMANCEARTS-91006
LITHUANIAN A: LiteratureARTS-91006
LUGANDA A: LiteratureARTS-91006
MACEDONIAN A: LiteratureARTS-91006
MALAGASY A: LiteratureARTS-91006
MALAY A: LiteratureARTS-91006
MALAY BARTS-91006
MALAYALAM A: LiteratureARTS-91006
MANDARIN AB.ARTS-91006
MATHEMATICS ANALYSIS AND APPROACHESMATH-91006
MOD. GREEK A: Lang and LiteratureARTS-91006
MOD. GREEK A: LiteratureARTS-91006
MODERN HISTORY OF KAZAKHSTANHIST-1506 and  HIST-91006
MONGOLIAN A: LiteratureARTS-91006
MUSICARTS-91006
NDEBELE A: LiteratureARTS-91006
NEPALI A: LiteratureARTS-91006
NORWEGIAN A: Lang and LiteratureARTS-91006
NORWEGIAN A: LiteratureARTS-91006
NORWEGIAN BARTS-91006
PERSIAN A: LiteratureARTS-91006
PHILOSOPHYPHIL-91006
PHYSICSPHYS-91006
POLISH A: LiteratureARTS-91006
PORTUGUESE A: Lang and LiteratureARTS-91006
PORTUGUESE A: LiteratureARTS-91006
PORTUGUESE BARTS-91006
PSYCHOLOGYPSYC-11056
PUNJABI A: LiteratureARTS-91006
ROMANIAN A: LiteratureARTS-91006
RUSSIAN A: Lang and LiteratureARTS-91006
RUSSIAN A: LiteratureARTS-91006
RUSSIAN AB.ARTS-91006
RUSSIAN BARTS-91006
SERBIAN A: LiteratureARTS-91006
SESOTHO A: LiteratureARTS-91006
SHONA A: LiteratureARTS-91006
SINHALA A: LiteratureARTS-91006
SISWATI A: LiteratureARTS-91006
SLOVAK A: LiteratureARTS-91006
SLOVENE A: LiteratureARTS-91006
SOC.CUL.ANTH.ANTR-10073
SOMALI A: LiteratureARTS-91006
SPANISH A: Lang and LiteratureARTS-91006
SPANISH A: LiteratureARTS-91006
SPANISH AB.ARTS-91006
SPANISH BARTS-91006
SPORTS EX SCIPHED 11063
SWEDISH A: Lang and LiteratureARTS-91006
SWEDISH A: LiteratureARTS-91006
SWEDISH AB.ARTS-91006
SWEDISH BARTS-91006
TAJIK A: LiteratureARTS-91006
TAMIL A: LiteratureARTS-91006
TAMIL BARTS-91006
TELUGU A: LiteratureARTS-91006
THAI A: Lang and LiteratureARTS-91006
THAI A: LiteratureARTS-91006
THEATREARTS-91006
TIBETAN A: LiteratureARTS-91006
TURKISH A: LiteratureARTS-91006
UKRAINIAN A: LiteratureARTS-91006
URDU A: LiteratureARTS-91006
UYGHUR A: LiteratureARTS-91006
VIETNAMESE A: Lang and LiteratureARTS-91006
VIETNAMESE A: LiteratureARTS-91006
VISUAL ARTSARTS-91006
WELSH A: LiteratureARTS-91006
WORLD RELIG.ARTS-91006

Award Details

For each unused 3-credit IB course, the scholarship value is $500 for domestic students and $1,000 for international students.

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