INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) CREDIT

International Baccalaureate (IB)

This chart represents academic credit that may be awarded to new freshmen or to new transfer students seeking initial academic credit through the International Baccalaureate examination program. To receive academic credit, students must present official IB scores sent directly to the Office of Admissions.

Credit awarded and course equivalency information in this table applies only to degree programs, including bioengineering, at the Denver Campus of the University of Colorado Denver. Students seeking academic credit or a waiver of admission requirements for degree programs at the Anschutz Medical Campus need to contact the program directly.

In accordance with HB 03-1108, CU Denver will grant at minimum 24 semester hours of credit for any student who has graduated from high school having successfully completed an International Baccalaureate diploma program with a minimum score of 4 on each exam. Credit may be granted for individual IB courses where examinations are completed with at least a score of 4 for students who do not complete an IB diploma program.

Academic credit is limited to either IB credit or CU Denver course credit when students elect to register and successfully complete courses identified in this table as equivalent or content substitution.

**#999AE courses apply as generic credit in the department of the exam subject area.​

gtPathways categories identified represent general education credit administered by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education (CCHE), details found at website.  Credit for both HL and SL International Baccalaureate exams not identified with a gtPathways category is administered by the University of Colorado Denver, and credit may be applied to a CU Denver Core, major, or elective credit. 

CU Denver School Code:
01398

Send Official Score Reports To:
CU Denver Office of Admissions
Campus Box 167, P.O. Box 173364
Denver, CO 80217-3364

Official Score Reports and Information May Be Obtained By Contacting:
International Baccalaureate Organization
Telephone: 301-202-3025
Website: www.ibo.org
E-mail: transcripts.ibna@ibo.org