Building an Academic Career:
Requirements, Policies and
Special Opportunities

Enrollment Policies

International Baccalaureate

Students who receive scores of 5, 6 or 7 on higher-level subject examinations of the International Baccalaureate (IB) may receive a range of credits as indicated below with a maximum of 18 semester hours.

IB score
Credits
5
3
6
4
7
5

An official copy of the test results must be sent to Earlham’s Registrar for evaluation of credits.

  • No credit is awarded for Subsidiary-level courses.

  • It is not required that students be granted the IB diploma to receive transfer credit for an individual higher-level subject. These credits do not fulfill Earlham General Education Requirements.