International Baccalaureate

The International Baccalaureate (IB) program is a challenging curriculum offered in high schools around the world. The program is designed to prepare students for advanced work in many countries' post-secondary systems. IB credit is awarded at Eastern Florida State College based on an established credit conversion process coordinated by the Registrar's Office.

Because it is international, the curriculum is not always as closely aligned with courses in American colleges and universities as AP courses. Students and teachers often choose topics within a fairly wide range. Students frequently conduct independent projects as part of the curriculum. Many subjects have both Standard Level and Higher Level versions, which typically require additional specialized research or independent work.

IB assessments are conducted worldwide so that an American student's work may be evaluated by a teacher in Singapore, or vice-versa. These assessments often include substantial long-answer components or assessments of student research projects or portfolios. It may be helpful for institutions to talk with the student or to see the student's projects in order to assign appropriate credit.

Holders of IB Diplomas have been assessed in several subjects and have fulfilled certain other requirements, such as an extended essay. Students may also be assessed in individual subjects without trying for the diploma.

The credit-granting recommendations in the table below give some additional weight to the performance of diploma holders because of the inter-disciplinary rigor of the entire system. 

Learn More About the IB Program

Students must provide an official transcript from the IB office in New York.

International Baccalaureate National Office
200 Madison Avenue, Suite 2007
New York, New York 10016
Email: IBNA@ibo.org

Earning IB Credit

EFSC will award college credits for qualifying IB Diploma Program examination scores per FAC 6A-10 guidelines and the Articulation Coordinating Committee Credit-By-Exam Equivalents as follows:

• Scores must be submitted on an official transcript from the International Baccalaureate National Office.
• A maximum of 45 semester hours of combined credit from accelerated mechanisms and/or prior learning assessments can be applied toward a degree.
• Duplicate credit cannot be awarded, i.e. if student has already received a grade of “C” or higher for a course, student will not be awarded credit for the course again.
• Courses may be used for grade forgiveness purposes if student did not previously pass the course.
• The grade of “S” is given for each course and will not calculate into student’s GPA.
• Students must be aware of initial testing and retake policies for each exam. Some exams require students to wait a specific amount of time before they can retake the exam.
• For graduation purposes, exams must be taken and successfully passed prior to the last date of the month in which graduation is sought.
• Students will not be assessed any tuition or fees for credits awarded. Students are responsible for costs associated with taking the exam and any documentation needed.