International Baccalaureate (IB) Credit

College of the Desert may award International Baccalaureate Examination (IB) credit toward a Certificate or Associate Degree, or for Cal-GETC Transfer Certification to those who attain an appropriate score on Higher Level (HL) Exams. If you are intending to transfer to a four-year institution, you should consult with a counselor or the individual institution regarding its IB credit policy.

College of the Desert cannot certify the IB English A: Literature for Cal-GETC Area 1A.  You have the option to submit the official IB score report directly to the CSU/UC campus, at the time of admission, for evaluation of credit towards a GE area not included in the system wide GE approved list.

A score of 5, 6, or 7 on Higher Level exams is required to grant credit for Cal-GETC Certification. A score of 4 on the following IB subjects is considered a passing score for COD GE and CSU transfer credit: Language A HL, Language B HL, Mathematics HL, and Theatre HL. 

If you have earned credit from an IB exam, you should not enroll in a comparable college course because credit will not be granted for both. If you wish to apply for IB credit, you should: (1) Submit an official IB transcript to Admissions & Records;  (2)  Review IB scores with a counselor. For more information visit calstate.policystat.com.

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These units count toward eligibility for admission. The units may not all apply toward certification of the corresponding GE Breadth area. See Executive Orders 1036 and 1100 for details.

Note: College of the Desert does not have comparable courses for all courses listed above.