International Baccalaureate (IB)
Description: Heartland Community College recognizes the International Baccalaureate (IB) standard level (SL) and/or higher level (HL) examinations.
Submit documentation: Official IB transcripts must be sent directly to HCC before credit will be granted.
Credit acceptance: Students may be granted a max of 15 credits or 25% of their program plan. In order for prior learning credit to be posted to an account, students must be in a HCC degree seeking program.
The Records Office will only post prior learning credit relevant to your HCC degree. Posting irrelevant credit could negatively impact your financial aid and/or veterans benefits. Please contact Financial Aid for more information at FinAid@heartland.edu
Transferability: International Baccalaureate credit may only be applicable to your program at Heartland and may not transfer. Please consult your transfer institution about transferability.
International Baccalaureate Crosswalk
Art
| IB Examination | Score | Credit Granted | HCC Course |
| Dance | 4 | 3 | General Elective |
| Film | 4 | 3 | FILM 101 Introduction to Film Studies |
| Music | 4 | 3 | General Elective |
| Theater | 4 | 3 | THEA 101 Introduction to Theater |
| Visual Arts | 4 | 3 | ART 150 Understanding Art |
Individual and Societies
| IB Examination | Score | Credit Granted | HCC Course |
| Anthropology (HL and SL) | 4 | 3 | ANTH 101 Intro to Cultural Anthropology |
| Bus Managemnt (HL and SL) | 4 | 3 | BUSN 110 Introduction to Business |
| Economics (HL and SL) | 4 | 3 | ECON 102 Principles of Macroeconomics |
| Geography (HL and SL) | 4 | 3 | GEOG 101 World Geography |
| Global Politics (HL and SL) | 4 | 3 | POS 151 International Relations |
| History (HL and SL) | 4 | 3 | General Elective |
| Information Tech (HL and SL) | N/A | N/A | No credit granted |
| Philosophy (HL) | 4 | 3 | PHIL 101 Introduction to Philosophy |
| Philosophy (SL) | 4 | 3 | PHIL 111 Logic |
| Psychology (HL and SL) | 4 | 3 | PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology |
| World Religions (HL and SL) | 4 | 3 | RELI 215 Major World Religions |
Language Acquisition
| IB Examination | Score | Credit Granted | HCC Course |
| Classical (HL and SL) | 4 | 3 | General Elective |
| Language B/Beginning (HL and SL) |
4 | 3 | General Elective |
| Language AB/Advanced (HL and SL) |
4 | 3 | General Elective |
Language and Literature
| IB Examination | Score | Credit Granted | HCC Course |
| Language A (HL and SL) | 4 | 3 | ENGL 101Critical Reading and Writing |
| Literature B (HL and SL) | 4 | 3 | LITR 111 Introduction to Literature |
| Literature & Performance | 4 | 3 | LITR 111 Introduction to Literature |
Mathematics
| IB Examination | Score | Credit Granted | HCC Course |
| Mathematical Studies (SL) | 4 | 3 | MATH 131 Explorations in Math |
| Mathematics (HL and SL) | 4 | 3 | MATH 131 Explorations in Math |
| Further Mathematics (HL) | 4 | 3 | MATH 131 Explorations in Math |
Sciences
| IB Examination | Score | Credit Granted | HCC Course |
| Biology (HL) | 4-5 | 4 | BIOL 114 Contemporary Biology |
| Biology (HL) | 6-7 | 4 | BIOL 161 Principles of Biology I |
| Biology (SL) | 4 | 4 | BIOL 114 Contemporary Biology |
| Chemistry (HL) | 4 | 4 | CHEM 120 Fundamentals of Chemistry |
| Chemistry (SL) | 4 | 4 | General Elective |
| Environ Systems (HL and SL) | 4 | 3 | General Elective |
| Physics (HL and SL) | 4 | 3 | PHYS 110 Physics in Everyday Life |