NOTE: Academic requirements for individual programs are determined by the year in which a student begins his or her studies. The requirements listed in this catalog may differ from those in place when you began your program. Consult a faculty advisor in your department to determine which requirements apply to you.

International Baccalaureate Exams (IB)

IB Exam Title	Score	Related Course	Cr	Maj	Core	Notes
Anthropology Higher	5, 6, 7	See Notes				Under review. Students interested in Anthropology should contact department for placement.
Art Design Higher	5, 6, 7	See Notes				Under review. Students interested in Art should contact department for placement.
Biology Higher Higher	5 6, 7	LL Elective BIOL 105 & LL Elective	4 8	No Yes	No Yes	BIOL 105 fills a major requirement in all Life Sciences; also fills CORE-Lab (Life) Science requirement. Contact the College of Life Sciences for placement, 405-2080.
Chemistry Either Either	5 6, 7	CHEM 131 & 132 CHEM 131 & 132 & CHEM 271	4 6	Yes Yes Yes	Yes Yes No	CHEM fills requirement in all Life Sciences majors; also fills CORE-Lab (Physical) Science requirement. Contact department for placement, 405-1791.
Computing Higher	5, 6, 7		3		No	Contact department for placement, 405-2672.
Economics Either Either	5 6, 7	ECON 205 ECON 200 & ECON 201	3 6	Yes	Yes Yes	ECON majors must score 6 or 7 to receive credit toward the major. ECON fills one of two CORE Social/Behavioral Science requirements. Contact department for placement, 405-3266.
English A/B Higher	5, 6, 7	ENGL 240	3	Yes	Yes	ENGL 240 satisfies CORE-Literature requirement. Contact department for placement, 405-3825.
Env. Studies Higher	6, 7	See Notes	3			Under review. Students interested in Environmental Science or Policy should contact an advisor for placement.
French Standard Standard Higher Higher	5 6, 7 5 6, 7	FREN 203 or FREN 204 FREN 204 & FREN 211 FREN 204 & FREN 250 FREN 204 & FREN 211 & FREN 250	4 6 6 9	No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes	Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes	Standard : Students with score of 5 who wish to continue must enroll in FREN 204; with a score of 6 or 7 must enroll in FREN 250 or higher level courses. Higher: Students with score of 5, 6, or 7 may enroll in 300-level courses. FREN 203, 204, or 211 fills CORE- Humanities requirement; FREN 250 fills CORE-Literature requirement. Contact department for placement, 405-4034.
Geography Either	5, 6, 7	GEOG 100	3	No	Yes	GEOG 100 satisfies one of two CORE-Social/Behavioral Science requirements. Contact department for placement, 405-4053.
German Higher Higher	5 6, 7	GERM 203 GERM 203 & GERM 204	4 7	No No	Yes Yes	Students with score of 5 who wish to continue must enroll in GERM 204; with score of 6 or 7 must enroll in GERM 220. Contact department for placement, 405-4091.
History (Higher) Africa Americas Europe E/SE Asia W/S Asia	5 6, 7 5 6, 7 5 6, 7 5 6, 7 5 6, 7	HIST 122 or HIST 123 HIST 122 & HIST 123 HIST 156 or HIST 157 HIST 156 & HIST 157 HIST 112 or HIST 113 HIST 112 & HIST 113 HIST 284 or HIST 285 HIST 284 & HIST 285 HIST 120 HIST 120 & LL Elective	3 6 3 6 3 6 3 6 3 6	Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes	Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes	A score of 5 will be awarded three credits (as chosen by the student--except for West & South Asia exam). A score of 6 or 7 will be awarded six credits. All HIST courses listed at left fulfill CORE-History requirement except for HIST 112 (which fulfills CORE Humanities). HIST 120, 122, 123, 284 and 285 also fulfill Diversity requirement.
Info. Tech.	See Notes	- -	- -	- -	- -	No credit is awarded for this test at this time.
Italian Standard Standard Higher Higher	5 6, 7 5 6, 7	ITAL 203 ITAL 204 & ITAL 211 ITAL 204 & ITAL 251 ITAL 204 & ITAL 211 & ITAL 251	4 6 6 9	No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes	Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes	Standard: Students with a score of 5 who wish to continue must enroll in ITAL 204; with score of 6 or 7 may enroll in 300-level courses. Higher: Students with score of 5, 6, or 7 must enroll in 300-level courses. ITAL 203 or 204 fills CORE-Humanities requirement; ITAL 251 fulfills CORE-Literature requirement. Contact department for placement, 405-4031.
Latin Either	5, 6, 7	LATN 201	4	Yes	Yes	Contact department for placement, 405-2013.
Mathematics Standard Higher	5, 6,7 5, 6, 7	See Notes MATH 140	0 7	No Yes	No Yes	Standard: No credit, but placement in MATH220 is awarded. Higher: MATH 141 may be completed via credit-by-examination. MATH 140 fulfills both CORE-Fundamental Studies Math requirement and CORE-Math & Formal Reasoning non-lab requirement. Contact department for placement, 405-5053.
Music Either	5, 6, 7	MUSC 130	3	No	Yes	MUSC 130 fulfills CORE-Arts requirement. Majors should contact department for placement, 405-5563.
Philosophy Higher	6, 7	PHIL 100	3	Yes	Yes	PHIL 100 satisfies CORE-Humanities requirement.
Physics Higher	6, 7	See Notes	4	--	Yes	Under review; the IB exam fulfills CORE-Lab (Physical) Science requirement. Contact department for placement, 405-5979.
Psychology Either	6, 7	PSYC 100	3	Yes	Yes	The IB exam counts towards the 35 credits required in the major. If a student enters with IB credit, s/he must complete PSYC221 with a grade of B or better. PSYC 100 fulfills one of two CORE-Social/Behavioral Science requirements. Contact department for placement, 405-5866.
Spanish Standard Standard Higher Higher	5 6, 7 5 6, 7	SPAN 203 SPAN 204 & SPAN 207 SPAN 204 & SPAN 221 SPAN 204 & SPAN 207 & SPAN 221	4 6 6 9	No No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes	Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes	Standard : Students with score of 5 who wish to continue must enroll in SPAN 204, 211, or 207; with a score of 6 or 7 must enroll in 300-level courses. Higher: Students with score of 5, 6, or 7 must enroll in 300-level courses. SPAN 203 or 204 fulfills CORE-Humanities requirement; SPAN 221 fulfills CORE- Literature requirement. Students continuing Spanish study should consult department for placement, 405-6452.
Swahili Either	6, 7	FOLA 159	6	No	No	Elective Credit in the FOLA program. Students who wish to continue should contact the FOLA office in Jimenez Hall.
Theatre Either	5, 6, 7	THET 110	3	Yes	Yes	THET 110 fills CORE-Arts requirement. Majors should contact department for placement, 405-6694.

Please Note: LL refers to courses at the lower (100 and 200) level. Students may not receive credit for IB courses and for equivalent University of Maryland courses or transfer courses (including AP or CLEP). IB credit will be deleted in such cases. Decisions about applicability of courses to CORE are updated on an ongoing basis. Consult Schedule of Classes for most recent information. Native speakers may not earn IB credit for any language exams.

Students who receive an International Baccalaureate Diploma or Certificate may consider presenting a portfolio to the Freshman Writing Office for review. See www.english.umd.edu/programs/FreshmanWriting/Exemptions.html or call the Freshman Writing Office, 405-3771, for further information.