2026-2027 Academic Catalog

International Baccalaureate (IB) Exam Credit

The evaluation, awarding, and application of external academic credit is governed by the College’s Transfer and External Academic Credit Policy. Students are encouraged to submit official IB score reports to RMC as early as possible. Exams that do not appear on the IB score table will be evaluated case-by-case by the Registrar in consultation with the appropriate department chair.

Examination Score Credit Equivalent
The Arts:
Film (HL) 5-7 3 hrs. FILM 030 (AE, HU)
Music (HL) 5-7 6 hrs. MUSC 101 & MUSC 020 (AE & HU)
Theatre (HL) 5-7 3 hrs. THEA 111
Visual Arts (HL) 5-7 3 hrs. STAR 020 (AE, HU)
Individuals & Societies:
Business Management (HL) 5-7 3 hrs. BUSN 111
Economics (HL) 5-7 6 hrs. ECON 201 & ECON 202
Geography (HL) 5-7 3 hrs. GNED 020 (CL, SS)
Global Politics (HL) 5-7 3 hrs. PSCI 101
History (HL) 5-7 6 hrs. HIST 041 & HIST 041; Specific HIST course credit may be awarded by request and at the discretion of the department.
Philosophy (HL) 5-7 6 hrs. PHIL 212 & PHIL 030 (HC, HU)
Psychology (HL) 5-7 4 hrs. PSYC 200
Social & Cultural Anthropology (HL) 5-7 4 hrs. SOCI 215
Studies in Language & Literature:
English A: Language & Literature (HL) 5-7 4 hrs. ENGL 185
English A: Literature (HL) 5-7 4 hrs. ENGL 185
Language Acquisition
Chinese B (HL) 5-7 6 hrs. CHIN 211 & CHIN 212
French B (HL) 5-7 6 hrs. FREN 211 & FREN 212
German B (HL) 5-7 7 hrs. GERM 112 & GERM 215
Japanese B (HL) 5-7 8 hrs. JAPN 251 & JAPN 252
Latin (HL) 5-7 6 hrs. LATN 112 & LATN 215
Spanish B (HL) 5-7 6 hrs. SPAN 211 & SPAN 212
Mathematics:
Math Analysis (HL) 5-7 7 hrs. MATH 131 & DATA 110
Math Applications (HL) 5-7 6 hrs. MATH 111 & DATA 110
Sciences:
Biology (HL) 5-7 7 hrs. BIOL 123 & BIOL 020 (SP, NS)
Chemistry (SL) 6 or 7 8 hrs. CHEM 210 & CHEM 215
Chemistry (HL) 5-7 8 hrs. CHEM 210 & CHEM 215
Computer Science (HL) 5-7 4 hrs. CSCI 111
Physics (HL) 5-7 8 hrs. PHYS 151 & PHYS 152