University of Southern Maine grants credit for the following IB exams:
- Standard-Level (SL) with a score of 4 or higher
- Higher-Level (HL) with a score of 4 or higher
An academic advisor can help you understand how IB scores fulfill degree requirements. Contact the University’s Advising Services Office at usm.advising@maine.edu or (207) 780-4040.
The following exams have been evaluated by USM faculty. If you have taken an IB Exam that is not listed below, please contact the CPL Office at 207-780-5909 or priorlearningusm@maine.edu:
Standard-Level (SL) Exams
| IB Subject | USM Course Equivalency |
|---|---|
| Biology | COR 1XX EL (3 cr) |
| Business Management | BUS 260 (3 cr) and ACC 110 (3 cr) |
| Chemistry | CHY 1XX (3 cr) |
| Design Technology | COR 1XX EL (3 cr) |
| English A : Language and Literature | ENG 1XX CI (3 cr) |
| English A: Literature | ENG 1XX CI (3 cr) |
| Environmental Systems and Societies | ESP 101 (3 cr) |
| Geography | GEO 103 SCA & INTL (3 cr) |
| History | COR 1XX INTL (3 cr) |
| **Language AB Initio (all languages except English) | 201 level CI (4 cr) |
| **Language B French Spanish Latin | FRE 201 CI (4 cr) SPA 201 CI (4 cr) LAT 201 CI (4 cr) |
| Mathematics Analysis & Approaches Application & Interpretation | MAT 1XX QR (4 cr) MAT 1XX QR (4 cr) |
| Music | MUH 105 CI & CPE (3 cr) |
| Physics | COR 1XX EL (3 cr) |
| Psychology | PSY 100 (3 cr) |
| Social and Cultural Anthropology | COR 1XX SCA (3 cr) |
| Sports, Exercise, and Health Science | COR 1XX EL (3 cr) |
| Visual Arts | ART 1XX CE (3 cr) |
| World Religions | COR 1XX CI & INTL (3 cr) |
Higher-Level (HL) Exams
| IB Subject | USM Course Equivalency |
|---|---|
| Biology | BIO 105 (3 cr), BIO 106 (1.5 cr), BIO 107 (3 cr), and BIO 108 SE (1.5 cr) |
| Business Management | BUS 260 (3 cr), ACC 110 (3 cr), BUS 200 (3 cr) |
| Chemistry | CHY 1XX (3 cr) with score of 4 or 5 CHY 113 SE (3 cr) and CHY 114 SE (1.5 cr) with score of 6 CHY 113 SE (3 cr), CHY 114 SE (1.5 cr) and CHY 115 (3 cr) with score of 7 |
| Dance | THE 1XX CE (3 cr) |
| Economics | ECO 101 SCA (3 cr) and ECO 102 SCA (3 cr) |
| English A: Language and Literature | ENG 140 CI (3 cr) |
| English A: Literature | ENG 140 CI (3 cr) |
| Geography | GEO 103 SCA & INTL (3 cr) and GEO 105 INTL (3 cr) |
| History (all subjects) | HTY 1XX SCA & INTL (3 cr) |
| **Language B French Spanish Latin | FRE 201 CI (4 cr) and FRE 202 CI & INTL (4 cr) SPA 201 CI (4 cr) and SPA 202 CI & INTL (4 cr) LAT 201 CI (4 cr) and LAT 202 CI (4 cr) |
| Music | MUH 105 CI & CPE (3 cr) and MUS 110 CE (3 cr) |
| Physics | PHY 111 with a score of 4 or 5 (4 cr) PHY 111 (4 cr) and PHY 112 (4 cr) with a score of 6 or 7 |
| Psychology | PSY 100 (3 cr) |
| Theatre | THE 101 CI (3 cr) |
| Visual Arts | ART 1XX CE (3 cr) |