Undergraduate Catalog

International Baccalaureate

Khalifa University grants credit for a score of 5 or higher on certain Higher Level (HL) International Baccalaureate (IB) exams. The University does not grant credit for secondary school courses teaching IB curricula, or partial credit for lower scores. If the IB exam is taken more than once, the higher score will be counted.

Details of credit for various exams appear below:

HL Exam Score Receive Credit For
Mathematics 5/6/7 MATH 111, MATH 112 via credit-by-examination
Physics with Magnetism 5/6/7 PHYS 121 via credit by examinations,
PHYS 122 via credit by examinations
Chemistry 5/6/7 CHEM 115
Psychology 5/6/7 HUMA 140
Computer Science 5/6/7 ENGR 112
Biology 5/6/7 BIOL 101 or BIOL 111 & BIOL 112 via credit by examination