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International Baccalaureate (IB) Program

Get university credit for high school curriculum

Still in high school? Consider jump starting your college career by taking eligible advanced level International Baccalaureate (IB) courses, and earn Lewis credit hours by earning a minimum IB exam score.

Subject Areas	Lewis Credit	Required Higher Level (HL) Score	Credit Hours Earned
Language A1	Humanities Gen Ed – 06-220 Topics in Literature	5	3
Language A2	Foreign Language Elective – 21-2XX Second Year Target Language I**	5	3
Language B	Foreign Language Elective – 21-1XX First Year Target Language I**	5	3
Classical Greek	Foreign Language Elective – 21-129 First Year Classical Greek I**	5	3
Latin	Foreign Language Elective – 21-270 First Year Latin I**	5	3
Economics	Economics Gen Ed – 04-200 Macroeconomics	5	3
Geography	Sociology Elective – 20-106 Topics in Sociology	5	3
(Modern) History	Humanities Gen Ed – 09-106 Topics in History	5	3
Islamic History	History Elective – 09-106 Topics in History	5	3
Information Technology in a Global Society	Sociology Elective – 20-106 Topics in Sociology	5	3
Philosophy	Humanities Gen Ed – 15-110 Intro to Philosophy	5	3
Psychology	Social Science Gen Ed – 26-100 General Psychology	5	3
Social and Cultural Anthropology	Sociology Elective – 20-106 Topics in Sociology	5	3
Biology	Science Gen Ed – 02-100 Intro to Biology	5	3
Chemistry	Science Gen Ed – 03-110 General Chemistry I**	5	4
Physics	Science Gen Ed – 17-120 Integrated Science 1	5	3
Mathematics	Mathematics Gen Ed – 13-120<br> Mathematical Analysis	5	4
Computer Science	Computer Science Elective – 70-200 Programming	5	3
Music	Fine Arts Gen Ed – 14-110 Music for the Listener	5	3
Theatre Arts	Fine Arts Gen Ed – 22-135 Intro to Theatre Experience	5	3
Visual Arts	Fine Arts Gen Ed – 01-241 Art Appreciation	5	3

In order to determine eligibility for Lewis credit based on IB exam scores earned, please have your official IB exam scores sent directly to Lewis, or included on an official high school transcript.

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