<p>Hey guys, I’m probably going to go to WashU next year, but I have a serious problem with WUSTL’s lack of giving credit for students to IB. For instance, I think it’s absolutely ludicrous that there is NO way for IB history students to get credit for their classes, because (IMHO – I’ve taken AP & IB hist.) IB history is harder, and the test is DEFINITELY much, much harder. </p>
<p>Are there any past IB-ers on this forum who can tell me what their experience has been like at WashU? Have they been able to skip classes, or have they just had to stay on-level? …Does WashU give credit for ANY HL courses? (If so, I can at least get English credit :rolleyes:)</p>
<p>Does Washington University accept credit from Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate examinations? </p>
<p>Depending on the subject, a score of 4 or 5 on the AP exams or a score of 5 or better on the higher-level IB exams may result in advanced placement in an appropriate subject at Washington University, and may result in credit being awarded depending upon the policy of a student’s undergraduate division.
Credit will not be given for scores of 3 or lower on the AP exams, 4 or lower on the higher-level IB exams, or any score on the standard-level IB exams.</p>
<p>International Baccalaureate Credit in Mathematics</p>
<p>A Mathematics score of 6 or 7 earns 3 units of credit for Math 131 (Calculus I) </p>
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<p>Clearly they only give credit for the higher level exams, and even then only for top scores. But they seem equally tough on AP, i.e. only scores of 5 get actual course credit, and 4s sometimes get elective credit.</p>
<p>Thanks, Hart. That was the only site I found in reference to a class that gives IB credit. I couldn’t find any other classes that gave specific IB policies…too bad I’m not taking the IB Math HL test, it requires 2-3 years of calculus in my school (depending on the person)</p>
<p>I was an IBer! My school made us take the AP exams too, which is the only way I got credit…
I can kind of understand why, even though it is harder, IB History doesn’t count. Unlike AP classes which have a very specific curriculum for their subject matter, when you take the IB history exam, you can choose your essay topics from quite a long list, so almost every school’s IB History prep is different from any others.
Also, with the Math HL, you could pass it with only one semester of calc, as long as you chose the non-calc higher level options (ie, statistics) on Paper 2. So, they can’t really judiciously give everyone calc 2 credit since the exam doesn’t really say explicitly if you took the calc 2 option. </p>
<p>I know, it’s frustrating. But IB is really a cool program, and I think you’ll find that even if it doesn’t get you credit (a lot of my IB friends here at WashU didn’t take APs), you’re already working at a college-level, and it prepares you in a way for taking college level classes. Also it’s a good conversation point. Our non-IB friends are still amazed that we haven’t exhausted that conversation topic. Best of luck on all your exams! : )</p>