Office of the Registrar

The University of Wyoming awards credit for various INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) subjects. This chart shows all of the subjects currently accepted at UW. It includes the minimum credit -earning scores, the names of the courses for which you may earn credit, and the number of hours which will be awarded. If a subject is not listed, please contact the Office of the Registrar.

International Baccalaureate

Subject Min. Score Course Number Credit Hours Course Title
Adv. Math SL 4+ MATH 2200 & MATH 2205 8 Calculus I, Calculus II
Social/Cultural Anthropology HL 4+ ANTH 2200 3 World Culture
Social/Cultural Anthropology SL 4+ ANTH 1200 3 Intro Cultural Anthropology
Art/Design HL 4 ART 1000 & ART 1010 6 General Art: Studio,
General Art: History
Biology HL 4+ LIFE 1010 4 General Biology
Biology SL 4+ LIFE 1010 4 General Biology
Business & Management HL 4+ MGT 2000 3 Introduction to Business
Business & Management SL 4+ MGT 2000 3 Introduction to Business
Chemistry HL 4 CHEM 1000 4 Introductory Chemistry
Chemistry HL 5+ CHEM 1020 &
CHEM 1030
8 General Chemistry I, General Chemistry II
Chemistry SL 5+ ELEC 1000 4 Physical Science Elective, USP SP
Computer Science HL 4+ COSC 1010 &
COSC 1030
8 Intro to Computer Science I and II
Computer Science SL 4+ COSC 1010 4 Intro to Computer Science I
Economics HL 4+ ECON 1000 3 Global Economic Issues
Economics HL 5+ ECON 1010 &
ECON 1020
6

Principles of Macroeconomics, Principles of Microeconomics

Economics SL 4+ ECON 1000 3 Global Economic Issues
English HL 4+ ELEC 1000 3 USP Credit for WA or C1

Environmental Systems
and Societies

4+ ENR 1200 4 Environment
French Language 4 FREN 1010 4 1st Yr French
French Language 5 FREN 1010 & FREN 1020 8 1st Yr French I, 1st Yr French II
French Language 6/7 FREN 1010, FREN 1020 & FREN 2030 12 1st Yr French I, 1st Yr French II, 2nd Yr French I
German Language 4 GERM 1010 4 1st Yr German I
German Language 5 GERM 1010 & GERM 1020 8 1st Yr German I, 1st Yr German II
German Language 6/7 GERM 1010, GERM 1020 & GERM 2030 12

1st Yr German I, 1st Yr German II, 2nd Yr German I

History - American HL 4 HIST 1210 & HIST 1220 6 US History I,
US History II
History - European 4+ UNST CS 3 ELEC 1000 (3), Cultural Context-Social Science
History - Africa HL 4+ ELEC 1000 3 Transfer Credit Elective
History - Asia and Oceania HL 4+ ELEC 1000 3 Transfer Credit Elective
History - EUrope and the Middle East HL 4+ ELEC 1000 3 Transfer Credit Elective
Information Technology/ Global Society 4+ UNST G 3 ELEC 1000 (3), Global Awareness
Macroeconomics, Principles of 6/7 ECON 1010 3 Principles of Macroeconomics
Math SL 4+ MATH 1450 5 Algebra & Trigonometry
Math HL 4 MATH 2200, & MATH 2205 8 Calculus I, Calculus II
Math Studies 4+ UNST Q 3 Quantitative Reasoning I
Microeconomics, Principles of 6/7 ECON 1020 3 Principles of Microeconomics
Music HL 4 MUSC 1000 3 Intro to Music
Music Theory SL 4+ MUSC 1000 3 Intro to Music
Philosophy HL 4+     3 hours of general elective credit
Physics HL 4 PHYS 1110, PHYS 1120 8 General Physics I, General Physics II
Psychology HL 4+ PSYC 1000 3 General Psychology
Psychology SL 4+ PSYC 1000 3 General Psychology
Russian  Language 4 RUSS 1010 4 1st Yr Russian I
Russian Language 5 RUSS 1010 & RUSS 1020 8 1st Yr Russian I, 1st Yr Russian II
Russian Language 6/7

 

RUSS 1010,  RUSS 1020 & RUSS 2030
12 1st Yr Russian I, 1st Yr Russian II, 2nd Yr Russian I
Spanish Language 4 SPAN 1010 4 1st Yr Spanish I
Spanish Language 5 SPAN 1010 & SPAN 1020 8 1st Yr Spanish I, 1st Yr Spanish II
Spanish Language 6/7 SPAN 1010, SPAN 1020 & SPAN 2030 12 1st Yr Spanish I, 1st Yr Spanish II, 2nd Yr Spanish I
Theory of Knowledge B or A   3 3 hours of ELEC 1000 credit
Performance/Theatre Production HL 4+ THEA 2050 3 Theatre Practice
Visual Art SL 4 ART EL 6 ART EL (6), Art Elective, USP CA
Visual Art HL 4 ART EL 12 ART EL (12), Art Elective, USP CA
World Religions 4+ RELI 1000 3 Introduction to Religion
 

Office of the Registrar

167 Knight Hall
Department 3964
1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071

Phone: (307) 766-5272

Fax: (307) 766-3960

Email: registrar@uwyo.edu

Lane Buchanan, Sr. Associate Registrar
Robert Ratterree, Associate Registrar

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