Transferring IB credits

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>Im currently in the college of L&S and heard from a sophomore that IB credits cant be transferred...is that true? </p>

<p>the IB courses I took:
math SL
english A1 SL
chemistry HL
physics HL
history HL</p>

<p>my fall schedule:
math 16A
chem 1A
comparative literature R1A
L&S1</p>

<p>I want to graduate early if possible, so im thinking if i can use my HL credits towards my chem or physics classes or fulfills the breadth? also, can english SL waive R1A or R1B??</p>

<p>school has already started...so im kinda in a hurry to know the answer. thanks!!!</p>

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<p>You probably won’t be able to get out of breadth classes.</p>

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<p>You get 20 units that count towards graduation reqs if you achieve the IB Diploma (min 30 points i think); not sure about certificates though. </p>

<p>IB courses cannot be used to fulfil the L&S 7 breadth reqs. SL courses won’t place you out of any classes here. English A1 HL will place you out of both R&C reqs. Most other HL classes will place you out of the intro classes here, e.g. Econ HL places you out of Econ 1 etc.</p>

<p>The usefulness of your IB HL classes really depends on your major. If they are relevant to your major, you get to skip some of the intro classes, otherwise, they are pretty useless since you can’t use them for breadth reqs.</p>

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<p>If you are in the Diploma Programme, you get 20 units for your diploma if you get 30/+ points</p>

<p>If you get less than 30 or are in the certificate program, you get 5.3 units per HL that you got a 5/+ in.</p>

<p>Here are the course exemptions given for various IB HL tests (<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/educators/counselors/adminfo/freshman/advising/credit/ib/berkeley.html[/url]”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/educators/counselors/adminfo/freshman/advising/credit/ib/berkeley.html&lt;/a&gt;). Keep in mind, IB’ing out of major prereqs is viewed more or less the same as AP’ing out of major prereqs (and thus is frowned upon).</p>

<p>The only useful IB course exemption is the one for IB English A1 HL, which can get you out of R&C.</p>