ADVANCED PLACEMENT CREDIT

GRADES IN THE IB COURSES

* A minimum grade of 4 for each IB course is required for advanced placement credit at SAC. Student will receive a letter grade for each of their IB grades:

IB (SAC) Grade

 

 

 
7 = excellent (A)
6 = Very good (B)
5 = Good (B)
4 = satisfactory (C)


LENGTH OF IB COURSES
  SL = (Standard Level) 150 hours of of instruction
  HL = (High Level) 240 hours of instruction


LANGUAGE INFORMATION (IB CATEGORIES)

  A1 = First language
  A2 = Fluent or Bilingual Skills
  B = 2 - 4 years of previous experience studying the language
  Ab initio = Beginners
  Classical = Latin; Greek
           

SAC's CORE CURRICULUM 2006/2007

Students must ask the IB program to send their transcripts directly to SAC's Office of Admissions and Records (1300 San Pedro San Antonio TX, 78212-4299). Based on their transcripts, IB students may receive advanced placement for the following courses

Communication Humanities Mathematics Natural Sciences Social & Behavioral Science Visual & Performing Arts Other Courses
           

Core Area

IB Examination

SAC Course # Equivalent

SAC Course Equivalent

IB Grade

SAC Credit Earned

Communication

Composition

        
  A1 or A2
SL or HL
 ENGL 1301 Freshman Composition I
4 - 7
3
  A1 or A2
SL or HL
 ENGL 1302 Freshman Composition II
4 - 7
3

Modern Language

  A1, A2, B or Ab
SL or HL
 ARAB 1411 Beginning Arabic
4 - 7
4
  A1, A2 or B
SL or HL
 ARAB 1412 Beginning Arabic
4 - 7
4
             
  A1, A2, B or Ab
SL or HL
 FREN 1411 Elementary French I
4 - 7
4
  A1, A2 or B
SL or HL
 FREN 1412 Elementary French I I
4 - 7
4
  A1, A2 or B HL FREN 2311 Intermediate French I  
3
             
  A1, A2, B or Ab
SL or HL
 GERM1411 Elementary German I
4 - 7
4
  A1, A2 or B
SL or HL
 GERM 1412 Elementary German I I
4 - 7
4
  A1, A2 or B HL GERM 2311 Intermediate German I  
3
             
  A1, A2, B or Ab SL or HL ITAL 1411 Elementary Italian I
4 - 7
4
  A1, A2 or B SL or HL ITAL 1412 Elementary Italian II
4 - 7
4
             
  A1, A2, B or Ab SL or HL JAPN 1411 Elementary Japanese I
4 - 7
4
  A1, A2 or B SL or HL JAPN 1412 Elementary Japanese II
4 - 7
4
             
  A1, A2, B or Ab
SL or HL
 SPAN 1411 Elementary Spanish I
4 - 7
4
  A1, A2 or B
SL or HL
 SPAN 1412 Elementary Spanish II
4 - 7
4
  A1, A2 or B HL SPAN 2311 Intermediate Spanish I  
3
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HUMANITIES
  Philosophy SL or HL PHIL 1301 Introduction to Philosophy
4 - 7
3
             
  Classical SL or HL LATI 1311 Beginning Latin I
4 - 7
3
  Classical SL or HL LATI 1312 Beginning Latin I I
4 - 7
3
             
  A1, A2 or B HL FREN 2312 Intermediate French II
4 - 7
3
         
  A1, A2 or B HL GERM 2312 Intermediate German II
4 - 7
3
         
  A1, A2 or B HL SPAN 2312 Intermediate Spanish II
4 - 7
3
             
  **History (Europe) HL IDST 2322 World Civilization Since the 15th Cent
4 - 7
3

**Note: One component of the History curriculum includes regional study. IB students who studied Europe can receive 3 hours of credit but only with department approval.
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MATHEMATICS
  Mathematics HL MATH 1314 College Algebra
4 - 7
3
             
  Mathematics HL MATH 1442 Elements of Statistics
4 - 7
4
             
  Mathematics HL MATH 2413 Calculus I
4 - 7
4
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NATURAL SCIENCES

  Biology SL OR HL BIOL 1406 General Biology I
4 - 7
4
  Biology HL BIOL 1407 General Biology I I
4 - 7
4
             
  Chemistry SL OR HL CHEM 1411 General Chemistry I
4 - 7
4
  Chemistry HL CHEM 1412 General Chemistry I Lecture II
4 - 7
4
             
  Geography SL OR HL GEOG 1301 Elements of Physical Geography
4 - 7
3
  Environ. Systems SL OR HL GEOG 1372 Intro to Climate
4 - 7
3
             
  Physics SL OR HL PHYS 1401 General Physics I
4 - 7
4
  Physics HL PHYS 1402 General Physics I I
4 - 7
4
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SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
  #History (Americas) HL HIST 1301 History of the U.S.
4 - 7
3
  #History (Americas) HL HIST1302 History of the U.S.
4 - 7
3
             
  Social & Cultural Anthropology SL or HL ANTH 2351 Intro. to Anthropology-Cultural
4 - 7
3
#Note: One component off the History curriculum includes regional study. IB students who study the Americas will receive 6 hours of credit (to meet the legislative requirement of 6 semester hours in American history).
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VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS

  Design Technology SL or HL ARCH 1311 Architecture, Society & Culture
4 - 7
3
         
  Art SL or HL ARTS 1301 Art Appreciation
4 - 7
3
         
  Drama SL or HL DRAM 1310 Intro. to the Theater
4 - 7
3
         
  Music SL or HL MUSI 1306 Music Appreciation
4 - 7
3
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OTHER COURSES:

NOT IN CORE CURRICULUM

  Computer Science *SL or HL COSC 1301 Computer Science
4 - 7
3
             
  Business SL or HL BUSI 1301 Intro. to Business
4 - 7
3
             
  Geography HL GEOG 2312 Geography
4 - 7
3
Note: IB students will receive advanced placement credit for the computer literacy requirement at SAC.
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