IB credit is a bit odd and varies by school. Personally I found that even though I got less college credit, the IB program did a very good job in preparing me for doing college level work.
You’ll have to check each schools website, but I’ve found that there are 4 types of schools when it comes to IB credit
- Offers credit for HLs, but not SLs.
Most schools fit in this category. These zm schools offer credit to students who do well (5+ or 6+ depending on the school) on select IB HL exams. Some schools offer credit for virtually every IB HL exam whereas others only offer credit for select exams - for example, Johns Hopkins only offers credit for IB HL (and AP) science and math exams. - Offers credit for obtaining / achieving a certain score on the IB Diploma
This seems more common in public schools - for example the UC system. Achieving a certain score on your IB diploma (I believe it’s a 30/45 for the UCs) gives you a certain ammount of credit - somewhere between a semester and a years worth from what I’ve seen. You can also skip any classes for which you’ve taken and done well on the corresponding IB test. - Offers credit for HL and SL exams
These schools aren’t very common - I think Georgia tech offers credit for some SLs. These schools work similarly to those in category #1, but they offer credit for SLs. - Offer no credit
Some schools offer no credit to incoming students. They’re pretty rare aren’t biased against IB specifically - they don’t offer credit for APs or A levels either.