International Baccalaureate (IB)
Hartwick recognizes the International Baccalaureate Diploma for purposes of admission. Course credit will be granted for most higher-level (HL) and standard-level (SL) subjects with grades of 4 or better. Equivalencies are subject to change as periodic reviews of exams and credit policies are conducted.
Hartwick IB Exam Course Equivalents
International Baccalaureate Equivalency Table
Below is a listing of IB courses with Hartwick equivalencies.
| IB Course |
Minimum Grade Required |
Hartwick Credits Awarded |
Hartwick Course Equivalent |
Breadth Requirement Division |
| Anthropology (HL/SL) |
4 |
3 |
ANTH-10 |
Social & Behavioral Sciences |
| Biology (HL Only) |
4 |
3 |
BIOL-20 |
Physical & Life Sciences |
| Business (HL/SL) |
4 |
3 |
BUSA-10 |
Social & Behavioral Sciences |
| Chemistry (HL/SL) |
4 |
3 |
CHEM-10 |
Physical & Life Sciences |
| Computer Sci (HL Only) |
4 |
3 |
CISC-10 |
Physical & Life Sciences |
| Dance (HL Only) |
4 |
3 |
THEA-10 |
Humanities |
| Design Tech (HL Only) |
4 |
3 |
GEN-1 |
Elective |
| Economics (HL Only) |
4 |
3 |
ECON-10 |
Social & Behavioral Sciences |
| English A1 (HL Only) |
4 |
3 |
ENGL-10 |
Physical & Life Sciences |
| Environmental Sys & Soc (HL Only) |
4 |
3 |
GEN-1 |
Elective |
| Exercise Physiology (HL/SL) |
4 |
3 |
BIOL-10L for HL (lab), BIOL-10 for SL (non-lab) |
Social & Behavioral Sciences |
| Film (HL Only) |
4 |
3 |
HUMA-10 |
Physical & Life Sciences |
| French AB (HL/SL) |
4 |
3 |
FREN-202 for HL, FREN-201 for SL |
Humanities |
| Geography (HL Only) |
4 |
3 |
GEN-1 |
Elective |
| German (HL/SL) |
4 |
3 |
GERM-215 for HL, GERM-214 for SL |
Humanities |
| History Americas (HL Only) |
4 |
3 |
HIST-10 |
Social & Behavioral Sciences |
| History (HL Only) |
4 |
3 |
HIST-11 |
Social & Behavioral Sciences |
| Mathematics (HL/SL) |
4 |
3 |
MATH-121 for HL, MATH-120 for SL |
Physical & Life Sciences |
| Music (HL/SL) |
4 |
3 |
MUSI-10 |
Humanities |
| Philosophy (HL Only) |
4 |
3 |
PHIL-10 |
Humanities |
| Physics (HL Only) |
4 |
3 |
PHYS-10 (non-lab) |
Social & Behavioral Sciences |
| Psychology (HL/SL) |
4 |
3 |
PSYC-10 |
Social & Behavioral Sciences |
| Spanish (HL/SL) |
4 |
3 |
SPAN-202 for HL, SPAN-201 for SL |
Humanities |
| Theatre (HL/SL) |
4 |
3 |
THEA-10 |
Humanities |
| Visual Arts (HL Only) |
4 |
3 |
GEN-1 |
Elective |
| World Religions (HL/SL) |
4 |
3 |
RELS-10 |
Humanities |
| Theory of Knowledge |
4 |
3 |
GEN-1 |
Elective |