International Baccalaureate (IB) Credit

International Baccalaureate credit may be granted to students who have their official IB transcript sent to Northwestern Michigan College.

Credits count toward graduation but grades are not applied nor are they computed in the cumulative grade point average.

Here are the IB courses that NMC accepts for credit, and the required scores:

International Baccalaureate Courses

Subject Exam

NMC Course

Course Name

Required Score

Credits

Art

ART 131

2-D Design

4

3

Biology

BIO 110/110L

Essential Biology & Lab

4

4

Chemistry

CHM 150/150L

General Chemistry & Lab

4

4

Economics

ECO 201

Principles of Macroeconomics

4

3

English

ENG 111

English Composition I

4

4

American History

HST 111

US History to 1865

4

4

European History

HST 235

20 th Century Europe

4

3

Mathematics

MTH 120

Mathematical Explorations

4

3

Music

MUS 110

Music Appreciation Standard Lit

4

3

Physics

PHY 121/121L

General Physics I & Lab

4

4

Psychology

PSY 101

Intro to Psychology

4

3

Spanish

SPN 101

Elementary Spanish

4

4

Visual Arts

ART Course

Art Elective

4

3

Geography

GEO 101

Intro to Geography

4

3