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Resolution 31-05

A Resolution Regarding Expanding the Course Credit that the University of Georgia

Awards for Passage of Various International Baccalaureate (IB) Examinations

Authored by: Senator Zane Placie; Terry College of Business

Sponsored by: Senator Landon Clark; Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, Senator Vinu

Eranezhath; Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, Senator Rachel Flowers; Franklin College of

Arts and Sciences, Senator Caitlin Franchini; College of Education, Senator Huzefa Husain;

College of Engineering, Senator Jan Joho; At-Large Senator, Senator Tony Thawanyarat; Terry

College of Business

WHEREAS, International Baccalaureate programs “give high school students an opportunity to

pursue college-level studies while still in high school;

” and,

WHEREAS, “The IB program has…limited acceptance within the U.S. but is growing in

popularity,

” according to the United States Department of State; and,

WHEREAS, the University of Georgia does not award credit for the passage of a variety of IB

examinations that substantially correspond to courses at UGA, and for which many of its peer

institutions award credit (see appendix); and,

WHEREAS, if UGA awards credit for the passage of more IB classes, students would not have

to repeat courses they have already taken, reducing costs

and freeing students to take other

courses; and,

WHEREAS, the addition of more IB course credit may attract more IB students to UGA; and,

“Choices for High School: IB and AP.” U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of State,

www.state.gov/m/dghr/flo/c21984.htm.

Snider, Susannah. “Earn College Credit in High School to Cut Undergrad Costs.” U.S. News & World Report, U.S.

News & World Report, 12 May 2015, www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/articles/2015/05/12/how-

earning-college-credit-in-high-school-can-slash-undergrad-costs.

WHEREAS, UGA’s existing IB credit policies

already award credit for passage of a Standard

Level (SL) exam with a score of 5-7 or a Higher Level (HL) exam with a score of 4-7; and,

WHEREAS, UGA’s existing IB credit policies

award credit for multiple classes in some cases,

especially for a high score on an HL exam; and,

WHEREAS, According to UGA’s Advanced Placement (AP) credit policies,

several AP exams

that correspond to IB exams receive credit for a passing score; and,

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the 31

administration of the Student Government

Association, on behalf of the student body, recommends that the University of Georgia reassess

how course credit for the passage of IB exams is awarded.

____________________________________

Ammishaddai Grand-Jean, President

Student Government Association

____________________________________

Charlene Marsh, Vice President

Student Government Association

“IB Equivalences.” Final Exam Schedule | Calendars | General Information | Office of the Registrar, 31 Oct. 2018,

reg.uga.edu/students/credit-from-testing/ib-equivalences/.

UGA AP Credit Equivalences.” Final Exam Schedule | Calendars | General Information | Office of the Registrar, 31

Oct. 2018, reg.uga.edu/students/credit-from-testing/ap-equivalences/.

APPENDIX

The following research is based on the Course Objectives and Topical Outlines of the various

UGA courses,

the syllabi of the various IB courses, the IB credit policies of UGA’s comparator

peers schools: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (“Virginia Tech”),

Michigan

State University (“Michigan State”),

University of Kentucky (“Kentucky”),

Iowa State

University (“Iowa State”),

University of Arizona (“Arizona”),

University of Iowa (“Iowa”),

Indiana University – Bloomington (“Indiana”),

University of Maryland – College Park

(“Maryland”),

North Carolina State University at Raleigh (“NC State”),

The Ohio State

University (“Ohio State”),

University of Missouri – Columbia (“Missouri”),

University of

California – Davis (“UC Davis”),

Purdue University (“Purdue”),

Stony Brook University

(“Stony Brook”),

and the University of Florida (“Florida”),

the IB credit policies of UGA’s

aspirational peer schools: Pennsylvania State University (“Penn State”),

University of Texas at

“Courses.” UGA Online Bulletin: General Information, www.bulletin.uga.edu/coursesHome.aspx.

“AP, IB & CLEP Credit.” Office of the University Registrar | Virginia Tech, 2018, registrar.vt.edu/registration-multi-

brief/ap-ib-clep-credit.html.

International Baccalaureate Program Equivalencies. Michigan State University, 17 Jan. 2017,

admissions.msu.edu/documents/MSU_IB_Equivalencies.pdf.

University of Kentucky International Baccalaureate Program. Special Academic Programs, 2017,

www.uky.edu/admission/sites/www.uky.edu.admission/files/2017-2018IBChart_UK.pdf.

“International Baccalaureate Program | Iowa State University Admissions.” Admissions, 2018,

www.admissions.iastate.edu/cbe/ib.php.

“International Baccalaureate (IB) Program.” Accelerated Master's Program (AMP) | General Catalog, University

of Arizona, 2018, catalog.arizona.edu/policy/international-baccalaureate-ib-program.

“International Baccalaureate Program (IB).” Iowa Undergraduate Admissions, 2015,

admissions.uiowa.edu/academics/ib.

“International Baccalaureate Exams.” Indiana University Bloomington Office of Admissions, 2018,

admissions.indiana.edu/apply/freshman/ib-exams.html.

International Baccalaureate Exams (IB) for General Education. University of Maryland, 25 May 2017,

www.transfercredit.umd.edu/plc/IBGenEd.pdf.

“International Baccalaureate (IB).” Undergraduate Admissions, North Carolina State University, 2018,

admissions.ncsu.edu/apply/credit-opportunities/international-baccalaureate-ib/.

“IB Tests, Scores and Credit Awarded.” University Registrar, The Ohio State University, 2018,

registrar.osu.edu/priorlearning/ib-tests.html.

“College Credits.” Mizzou Admissions, 2018, admissions.missouri.edu/apply-freshmen/college-credits/.

International Baccalaureate (IB) Higher Level Examination Credit. University of California, Davis, local-

resources.ucdavis.edu/local_resources/docs/APIBCharts/IBCurrent.pdf.

Purdue University Office of Admissions. “International Baccalaureate Credit.” Tuition and Fees - Undergraduate

Admissions - Purdue University, 2015, www.admissions.purdue.edu/transfercredit/ibcredit.php.

Stony Brook Office of Communications. “AP & College Credit.” Stony Brook Undergraduate Admissions, 2018,

www.stonybrook.edu/undergraduate-admissions/apply/freshman/ap-college-credit/.

“Exam Credit.” University of Florida, catalog.ufl.edu/UGRD/academic-advising/exam-credit/#examstext.

“Credit from International Baccalaureate (IB) Exams.” Penn State - Undergraduate Admissions, 2013,

admissions.psu.edu/academics/credit/ib/.

Austin (“Texas”),

University of California – Berkeley (“UC Berkeley”),

University of

California – Los Angeles (“UCLA”),

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (“Illinois”),

University of Michigan – Ann Arbor (“Michigan”),

University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

(“Minnesota”),

University of Virginia (“Virginia”),

and the University of Wisconsin –

Madison (“Wisconsin”),

and UGA’s AP credit policies.

IB Business Management

Virginia Tech, Kentucky, Arizona, Indiana, Maryland, NC State, Missouri, UC Davis, Purdue,

Stony Brook, Florida, Penn State, Texas, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Illinois, Minnesota, and Virginia

award credit for passage of the IB Business Management exam with certain scores. At UGA, IB

Business Management is comparable to MARK 3000 (Principles of Marketing) and MGMT

3000 (Principles of Management). The research suggests a comparable award at UGA would be

either MARK 3000 or MGMT 3000 credit for passage of the SL Business Management exam

with a score of 5-7 or the HL exam with a score of 4-5, and both MARK 3000 and MGMT 3000

credit for passage of the HL exam with a score of 6-7.

IB Dance

Virginia Tech, Indiana, Maryland, UC Davis, Purdue, Stony Brook, UC Berkeley, UCLA,

Illinois, and Michigan award credit for the passage of the IB Dance exam with certain scores. At

UGA, IB Dance is comparable to DANC 2010 (Dance Appreciation). The research suggests a

comparable award at UGA would be DANC 2010 credit for the passage of the SL Dance exam

with a score of 5-7 or the HL exam with a score of 4-7.

IB Design Technology

“Search for Undergraduate Exams.” Search for Undergraduate Exams | UT Testing and Evaluation Services | The

University of Texas at Austin, 2018, testingservices.utexas.edu/search-undergraduate-exams?field_type_tid[]=17.

“International Baccalaureate Credits.” University of California - Admissions,

admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/counselors/exam-credit/ib-credits/index.html.

“Higher Level IB Exam Equivalency Chart.” Exam Equivalency Chart, University of California, Berkeley, June 2018,

nature.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/AP & IB Exam Equivalency Chart_0.pdf.

“International Baccalaureate (IB) Exam Credit.” Fees, Tuition, and Estimated Student Budget - UCLA

Undergraduate Admission, www.admission.ucla.edu/Prospect/IBCredit.htm.

“International Baccalaureate.” Freshman Application Requirements, Illinois Undergraduate Admissions, 2018,

admissions.illinois.edu/Apply/Freshman/college-credit-IB.

“AP, IB Credit.” Costs | Undergraduate Admissions, University of Michigan, 2018,

admissions.umich.edu/apply/freshmen-applicants/ap-ib-credit.

“International Baccalaureate Course Awards.” Office of Admissions, University of Minnesota, 19 Sept. 2018,

admissions.tc.umn.edu/academics/ib.html.

“International College-Level Exam Credit.” Undergraduate The College of Arts and Sciences, University of

Virginia, 8 Nov. 2018, college.as.virginia.edu/iclec.

“College Coursework, AP, A-Level, Cambridge Pre-U, IB, and CLEP.” Visit Bucky | Office of Admissions and

Recruitment - University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2018, www.admissions.wisc.edu/apply/freshman/apib.php.

IB Organization. “Business and Management.” International Baccalaureate®,

www.ibo.org/programmes/diploma-programme/curriculum/individuals-and-societies/business-and-

management/.

IB Organization. “Dance.” International Baccalaureate®, www.ibo.org/programmes/diploma-

programme/curriculum/the-arts/dance/.

IB Organization. “Design Technology.” International Baccalaureate®, www.ibo.org/programmes/diploma-

programme/curriculum/sciences/design-technology/.

Michigan State, Indiana, Maryland, NC State, Purdue, Stony Brook, Florida, Penn State, Illinois,

and Michigan award credit for passage of the IB Design Technology exam with certain scores.

At UGA, IB Design Technology is comparable to ENGR 1120 (Engineering Graphics and

Design). The research suggests a comparable award at UGA would be ENGR 1120 credit for the

passage of the SL Design Technology exam with a score of 5-7 or the HL exam with a score of

4-7.

IB Economics

Virginia Tech, Michigan State, Arizona, Iowa, Indiana, Maryland, NC State, Ohio State, UC

Davis, Florida, Penn State, Texas, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Virginia,

and Wisconsin award credit for both macroeconomics and microeconomics for passage of the IB

Economics exam with certain scores. At UGA, IB Economics is comparable to ECON 2105

(Principles of Macroeconomics) and ECON 2106 (Principles of Macroeconomics), and UGA

awards credit for both for passage of the corresponding AP exams, but UGA only awards credit

for one of these courses but not both for the passage of the IB exam. The research suggests a

comparable award at UGA would be both ECON 2105 and ECON 2106 credit for the passage of

the HL Economics exam with a score of 6-7.

IB Environmental Systems and Societies

Virginia Tech, Iowa State, Arizona, Maryland, Missouri, Purdue, Florida, Texas, Illinois, and

Virginia award credit for passage of the IB Environmental Systems and Societies exam with

certain scores. At UGA, IB Environmental Systems and Societies is comparable to ECOL 1000-

1000L (Ecological Basis of Environmental Issues), and UGA awards credit for passage of the

comparable AP Environmental Science exam. The research suggests a comparable award at

UGA would be ECOL 1000-1000L credit for the passage of the SL Environmental Systems and

Societies exam with a score of 5-7.

IB Global Politics

IB Global Politics was first available for testing in 2017,

so few of UGA’s peer schools offer

information about the course. However, at UGA, IB Global Politics is comparable to INTL 1100

(Introduction to Global Issues), and UGA awards credit for the passage of the comparable AP

Comparative Government and Politics exam. The research suggests a comparable award at UGA

would be INTL 1100 credit for the passage of the SL Global Politics exam with a score of 5-7 or

the HL exam with a score of 4-7.

IB Information Technology in a Global Society

IB Organization. “Economics.” International Baccalaureate®, www.ibo.org/programmes/diploma-

programme/curriculum/individuals-and-societies/economics/.

IB Organization. “Environmental Systems and Societies.” International Baccalaureate®,

www.ibo.org/programmes/diploma-programme/curriculum/sciences/environmental-systems-and-societies/.

IB Organization. “Global Politics.” International Baccalaureate®, www.ibo.org/programmes/diploma-

programme/curriculum/individuals-and-societies/global-politics/.

Seigel, Dora. “The Complete List of IB Courses and Classes.” SAT / ACT Prep Online Guides and Tips, PrepScholar,

1 June 2018, blog.prepscholar.com/the-complete-list-of-ib-courses-and-classes.

IB Organization. “Information Technology in a Global Society.” International Baccalaureate®,

www.ibo.org/programmes/diploma-programme/curriculum/individuals-and-societies/information-technology-in-

a-global-society/.

Virginia Tech, Kentucky, Iowa State, Arizona, Missouri, Purdue, Stony Brook, Florida, Penn

State, Texas, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin award credit for passage of the IB

Information Technology in a Global Society exam with certain scores. At UGA, IB Information

Technology in a Global Society is comparable to CSCI 1100-1100L (Topics in Computing), and

UGA awards credit for the passage of the comparable AP Computer Science Principles exam.

The research suggests a comparable award at UGA would be CSCI 1100-1100L credit for the

passage of the SL Information Technology in a Global Society exam with a score of 5-7 or the

HL exam with a score of 4-7.

IB Mathematics

Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue, Michigan, and Minnesota award credit up to Calculus II,

and all of these schools plus Virginia Tech, Kentucky, Iowa State, Arizona, Iowa, Maryland, NC

State, Missouri, UC Davis, Florida, Penn State, Texas, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Illinois, Virginia,

and Wisconsin award credit up to Calculus I, for the passage of the IB Mathematics exam with

certain scores. At UGA, depending on the level of the IB course and performance on the exam,

IB Mathematics is comparable to courses up to MATH 2260 (Calculus II), and UGA awards

credit up to MATH 2260 for passage, depending on the level of performance, of the comparable

AP Calculus BC exam, but UGA only awards credit up to MATH 1113 (Precalculus) for passage

of the IB exam. The research suggests a comparable award at UGA would be up to MATH 1113

for the passage of the SL Mathematics exam with a score of 5, up to MATH 2250 for the passage

of the SL exam with a score of 6-7 or the HL exam with a score of 4-5, and up to MATH 2260

for the passage of the HL exam with a score of 6-7.

IB Philosophy

Virginia Tech, Michigan State, Iowa State, Iowa, Indiana, Maryland, NC State, Ohio State,

Missouri, UC Davis, Purdue, Stony Brook, Florida, Penn State, Texas, UC Berkeley, UCLA,

Illinois, Michigan, Virginia, and Wisconsin award credit for passage of the IB Philosophy exam

with certain scores. At UGA, IB Philosophy is comparable to PHIL 2010 (Introduction to

Philosophy). The research suggests a comparable award at UGA would be PHIL 2010 credit for

the passage of the SL Philosophy exam with a score of 5-7 or the HL exam with a score of 4-7.

IB Social and Cultural Anthropology

Virginia Tech, Michigan State, Kentucky, Iowa State, Arizona, Iowa, Indiana, Maryland, NC

State, Ohio State, Missouri, UC Davis, Purdue, Stony Brook, Florida, Texas, UC Berkeley,

UCLA, Illinois, Michigan, Virginia, and Wisconsin award credit for passage of the IB Social and

Cultural Anthropology exam with certain scores. While there is no directly comparable course at

UGA, IB Social and Cultural Anthropology still represents college-level work. The research

suggests a comparable award at UGA would be a 1000-level anthropology elective credit for the

passage of the SL Social and Cultural Anthropology exam with a score of 5-7 or the HL exam

with a score of 4-7.

IB Organization. “Mathematics.” International Baccalaureate®, https://www.ibo.org/programmes/diploma-

programme/curriculum/mathematics/.

IB Organization. “Philosophy.” International Baccalaureate®, www.ibo.org/programmes/diploma-

programme/curriculum/individuals-and-societies/philosophy/.

IB Organization. “Social and Cultural Anthropology.” International Baccalaureate®,

www.ibo.org/programmes/diploma-programme/curriculum/individuals-and-societies/social-and-cultural-

anthropology/.

IB Sports, Exercise, and Health Science

Arizona, Maryland, Purdue, Stony Brook, and Illinois award credit for passage of the IB Sports,

Exercise, and Health Science exam with certain scores. At UGA, IB Sports, Exercise, and Health

Science is comparable to KINS 2010 (Introduction to Kinesiology). The research suggests a

comparable award at UGA would be KINS 2010 credit for the passage of the SL Sports,

Exercise, and Health Science exam with a score of 5-7 or the HL exam with a score of 4-7.

IB Theatre

Virginia Tech, Michigan State, Kentucky, Iowa State, Arizona, Iowa, Indiana, Maryland, NC

State, Missouri, UC Davis, Purdue, Stony Brook, Florida, Penn State, Texas, UC Berkeley,

UCLA, Illinois, Michigan, Virginia, and Wisconsin award credit for passage of the IB Theatre

exam with certain scores. At UGA, IB Theatre is comparable to THEA 2010 (Introduction to

Acting). The research suggests a comparable award at UGA would be THEA 2010 credit for the

passage of the SL Theatre exam with a score of 5-7 or the HL exam with a score of 4-7.

IB Theory of Knowledge

Virginia Tech and Purdue award credit for successful completion of the Theory of Knowledge

course. At UGA, Theory of Knowledge is comparable to PHIL 2010 (Introduction to

Philosophy). The research suggests a comparable award at UGA would be PHIL 2010 credit for

passage of the Theory of Knowledge course with a grade of A-C.

IB World Religions

Virginia Tech, Arizona, Maryland, Missouri, Purdue, Penn State, and Illinois award credit for

passage of the IB World Religions exam with certain scores. While there is no directly

comparable course at UGA, IB World Religions still represents college-level work. The research

suggests a comparable award at UGA would be a 1000-level religion elective credit for the

passage of the SL World Religions exam with a score of 5-7.

IB Organization. “Sports, Exercise, and Health Science.” International Baccalaureate®,

www.ibo.org/programmes/diploma-programme/curriculum/sciences/sports-exercise-and-health-science/.

IB Organization. “Theatre.” International Baccalaureate®, www.ibo.org/programmes/diploma-

programme/curriculum/the-arts/theatre/.

IB Organization. “Theory of Knowledge.” International Baccalaureate®, www.ibo.org/programmes/diploma-

programme/curriculum/theory-of-knowledge/.

IB Organization. “World Religions.” International Baccalaureate®, www.ibo.org/programmes/diploma-

programme/curriculum/individuals-and-societies/world-religions/.