Instructions for Obtaining IB Credit
The IB provides an official transcript of grades for the Diploma Programme (DP). It is an official copy of an IB candidate’s results. For IB credit to be considered, the IB candidate must request that an official copy of his or her IB transcript be sent directly to the Office of Academic Records at SWU (PO Box 1020, Central, SC, 29630).
Curriculum
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Credit-Granting Grades
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Credit Hours
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SWU Course Equivalency
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Language and Literature
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| Language A:literature (SL and HL) |
4, 5, 6, or 7 |
3 hours |
ENGL 1003 * |
| Language A:language and literature (SL and HL) |
4, 5, 6, or 7 |
3 hours |
ENGL 1003 * |
| Literature and performance (SL) |
4, 5, 6, or 7 |
3 hours |
General electives |
Language Acquisition
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| Language ab initio (SL) |
4, 5, 6, or 7 |
3 hours |
General electives |
| Language B (SL and HL) |
4, 5, 6, or 7 |
3 hours |
General electives |
| Latin or Classical Greek (SL and HL) |
4, 5, 6, or 7 |
3 hours |
General electives |
Individuals and Societies
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| Business management (HL only) |
4, 5, 6, or 7 |
3 hours |
MGMT 2013 |
| Economics (HL only) |
4, 5, 6, or 7 |
6 hours |
ECON 2053 * and ECON 2063 * |
| Geography (SL and HL) |
4, 5, 6, or 7 |
3 hours |
General electives |
| Global Politics (SL and HL) |
4, 5, 6, or 7 |
3 hours |
General electives |
| History (SL and HL) |
4, 5, 6, or 7 |
3 hours |
History electives |
| Information technology in a global society (SL and HL) |
4, 5, 6, or 7 |
3 hours |
General electives |
| Philosophy (SL and HL) |
4, 5, 6, or 7 |
3 hours |
PHIL 3003 |
| Psychology (SL and HL) |
4, 5, 6, or 7 |
3 hours |
PSYC 2003 * |
| Social and cultural anthropology (SL and HL) |
4, 5, 6, or 7 |
3 hours |
SOSC 2003 * |
| World religions (SL) |
4, 5, 6, or 7 |
3 hours |
RELG 2123 |
Sciences
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| Biology (SL and HL) |
5, 6, or 7 |
8 hours |
BIOL 1114 * and BIOL 1124 * |
| Computer science (SL and HL) |
5, 6, or 7 |
3 hours |
CPSC 1103 * |
| Chemistry (SL and HL) |
5, 6, or 7 |
8 hours |
CHEM 1114 * and CHEM 1124 |
| Design technology (SL and HL) |
5, 6, or 7 |
3 hours |
General electives |
| Environmental systems and societies (SL) |
5, 6, or 7 |
3 hours |
General electives |
| Physics (SL and HL) |
5, 6, or 7 |
8 hours |
PHYS 2044 * and PHYS 2054 * |
| Sports, excercise and health science (SL and HL) |
5, 6, or 7 |
3 hours |
General electives |
Mathematics
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| Mathematics (SL) |
5, 6, or 7 |
8 hours |
MATH 2504 * and MATH 2514 * |
| Mathematics (HL) |
5, 6, or 7 |
8 hours |
MATH 2504 * and MATH 2514 * |
The Arts
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| Dance (SL and HL) |
4, 5, 6, or 7 |
3 hours |
General electives |
| Music (SL and HL) solo or group performing |
4, 5, 6, or 7 |
3 hours |
Music electives |
| Film (SL and HL) |
4, 5, 6, or 7 |
3 hours |
General electives |
| Theatre (SL and HL) |
4, 5, 6, or 7 |
3 hours |
General electives |
| Visual arts (SL and HL) |
4, 5, 6, or 7 |
3 hours |
General electives |
*Indicates course may meet Core Curriculum or General Education Requirement.
IB Credit and subsequent SWU course equivalencies are subject to change without official notice to students.
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