International Baccalaureate (IB) Examination Credit
San Jacinto Community College District awards college credit for certain freshman students who have completed certain International Baccalaureate (IB) Higher Level Examinations with a score of 4 or above. In compliance with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regulations, the College awards 24 semester hours or equivalent course credit in appropriate subject areas to those students who have completed the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program and who have achieved at least the minimum required score on each examination administered as part of the diploma program.
Students should submit scores from completed tests to the vice president for instruction who evaluates such scores and authorizes the posting of credit. The current in-district tuition per credit hour fee is charged to record credit. Rules that apply to earning credit by any form of examination appear earlier in the Credit by Examination section of the San Jacinto Community College District Catalog. Credit by IB examination may be earned in the following courses.
| IB Higher Level Examination |
Minimum Score Required |
San Jacinto Community College District Course |
Credit |
| Art | 4 | Design I | 3 |
| Biology | 4 | General Biology I |
4 |
| Chemistry | 4 | Inorganic Chemistry I |
4 |
| Economics | 4 | Principles of Macro-Economics |
3 |
| Geography | 4 | Physical Geography |
3 |
| History | 4 | Western Civilization Before 1660 |
3 |
| Language A-English | 4 | Composition I | 3 |
| Language BFrench/ German/Spanish |
4 | French/German/ Spanish I & II |
8 |
| Math | 4 | College Algebra | 3 |
| Music | 4 | Music Appreciation | 3 |
| Philosophy | 4 | Introduction to Philosophy |
3 |
| Physics | 4 | University Physics I | 4 |
| Psychology | 4 | General Psychology | 3 |
| Social Anthropology |
4 | General Anthropology | 3 |
