INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE CREDIT AWARDED BUTLER UNIVERSITY
Butler University offers advanced placement with appropriate academic credit in most subject areas covered by Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses and College Level Examination Program (CLEP) examinations. Applicants should request that their AP and CLEP scores be reported directly to the Office of Registration and Records from the College Board. Butler’s school code is 1073. IB transcripts must be sent directly to the Office of Admission from the International Baccalaureate Organization. Students earning AP (scores of 4 or 5), IB (scores 5–7), or transfer credits have these credits applied to major requirements (at the discretion of the department), or counted as electives fulfilling Butler degree requirements. For additional complete information see www.butler.edu/transfer/credits. AP and IB credits may also meet Core Curriculum requirements. For transfer credits to apply to Core Curriculum requirements, the course must be found to be consistent with the learning objectives of the Core area of inquiry. Core sequences referenced below include: NW, The Natural World; PCA, Perspectives in the Creative Arts; AR, Analytic Reasoning; SW, The Social World; and TI, Text and Ideas. EXAMINATION
SCORE
CREDIT AWARDED
Biology HL
5–7
5 hrs, BI 100 level elective
Business & Management HL
5–7
3 hrs, MG 100 level elective
Chemistry HL
5–7
10 hrs, CH 105 and CH 106 (fulfills NW core; placement in CH 321 or CH 351 if additional chemistry is required for program of study)
Chemistry SL
5–7
5 hrs, CH 105 (variance for NW core; recommend placement in CH 107 if additional chemistry is required for program of study)
Classical Languages HL
5–7
4 hrs, LT or GK 100 level elective + 3 hrs, LT or GK elective (level determined by placement exam)
Classical Languages SL
5–7
4 hrs, LT or GK 100 level elective
Computer Science HL
5–7
3 hrs, CS 142 or SE 267
Computer Science SL
5–7
3 hrs, AR 220 CS
Dance HL
5–7
9 hrs, DA 100 level elective (fulfills PCA core)
Dance SL
5–7
6 hrs, DA 100 level elective
Economics HL
5–7
3 hrs, SW 220 EC
Environmental Systems and Societies SL
5–7
3 hrs, ST 100 level elective
Foreign Language Level 1 HL Native
5–7
6 hrs, 300-level skills elective in the exam’s language (must begin in 300-level course or above in the same language; RX Medical Spanish courses are not eligible for this purpose)
EFFECTIVE FOR STUDENTS ENTERING IN FALL 2021 Revised 3/2020
EXAMINATION
SCORE
CREDIT AWARDED
Foreign Language Level 2 HL
5–7
6 hrs, 300-level skills elective in the exam’s language (must begin in 300-level course or above in the same language; RX Medical Spanish courses are not eligible for this purpose)
Foreign Language Level 1 SL
5–7
3 hrs, 300-level skills elective in the exam’s language (must begin in 300-level course or above in the same language; RX Medical Spanish courses are not eligible for this purpose)
Further Mathematics HL
5–7
3 hrs, AR elective (fulfills AR core)
Geography HL
5–7
3 hrs, GE 109
Global Politics HL
5–7
3 hrs, PO 100 level elective
History HL
5–7
3 hrs, HST 100 level elective and exemption from corresponding 200 level requirement (European or World History) for history major or minors
IT in a Global Society HL
5–7
3 hrs, MS 100 level elective
Language A: Language and Literature HL (English)*
5–7
3 hrs, EN 185
Language A: Language and Literature SL (English)*
5–7
3 hrs, EN 185
Language A: Literature HL (English)*
5–7
3 hrs, EN 185
Language A: Literature SL (English)*
5–7
3 hrs, EN 185
Literature and Performance SL (English)*
5–7
3 hrs, EN 185
Mathematics HL
5–7
4 hrs, MA 106 (fulfills AR core)
Mathematics SL
5–7
3 hrs, AR elective (fulfills AR core)
Mathematical Studies SL
5–7
3 hrs, AR 210 MA
Music HL
5–7
2 hrs, MT 200 level elective + 2 hrs, MH 200 level elective + 2 hrs, AM 200 level elective
Music SL
5–7
1 hr, MT 200 level elective + 2 hrs, MH 200 level elective + 1 hr, AM 200 level elective
Philosophy HL
5–7
3 hrs, TI 244 PL
Philosophy SL
5–7
3 hrs, PL 100 level elective
Physics HL
5–7
5 hrs, NW 262 PH or PH 100 level elecIve
Psychology HL
5–7
3 hrs, SW 250 PS + 3 hrs, PS 200 level elective
Psychology SL
5–7
3 hrs, SW 250 PS + 3 hrs, PS 200 level elective
Social and Cultural Anthropology HL
5–7
3 hrs, AN 100 level elective and exemption from SW 215 AN for anthropology majors and minors
Sports Exercise and Health Science SL
5–7
3 hrs, PE 324
Theatre HL
5–7
3 hrs, PCA 255 TH, PCA 250 TH, PCA 225 TH, or TH 382
Theatre SL
5–7
3 hrs, PCA 255 TH, PCA 250 TH, PCA 225 TH, or TH 382
Visual Arts HL
5–7
3 hrs, PCA 200 ART (or ART 382 for art & design majors)
Visual Arts SL
5–7
3 hrs, PCA 200 ART (or ART 382 for art & design majors)
World Religions SL
5–7
3 hrs, RL 100 level elective
*A maximum of 3 hours credit will be awarded for exams in Language A/Literature group.
EFFECTIVE FOR STUDENTS ENTERING IN FALL 2021 Revised 3/2020