St. Olaf accepts only Higher Level scores in all of the following subjects except Mathematics.
| IB Exam and Score | Credit | Equivalent Course | Placement In | OLE Core Fulfilled | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology HL 5-7 |
1.00 | Check with Dept. | Natural Science | Counts as one 100-level elective in Biology major. | |
| Business Mgmt HL 5-7 |
1.00 | Counts as elective course in Mgmt for Mgmt Studies concentration and the Mgmt emphasis (not Finance) for the Econ major. | |||
| Chemistry HL 5-7 |
1.00 | Take placement survey. | Natural Science | ||
| Chinese Language B HL 5-7 |
1.00 | CHIN 231 | Upon successful completion of Chin 231 as the first Chinese course taken at St. Olaf, WLC will be awarded for the course and elective credit for IB. | ||
| Dance HL 5-7 |
1.00 | Dance 100 and 231. | |||
| Design Tech HL 5-7 |
1.00 | Check with Dept. | |||
| Economics HL 5 |
1.00 | Econ 111 | Econ 121 or higher. Check with Dept. | Social Science | |
| Economics HL 6-7 |
1.00 | Econ 121 | Econ 200-263, subject to other prerequisites. | Social Science | |
| English A Literature HL 5-7 |
1.00 | Writing and Rhetoric | Credit awarded for only 1 IB English exam. | ||
| English A Language and Literature HL 5-7 |
1.00 | Writing and Rhetoric | Credit awarded for only 1 IB English exam. | ||
| Film HL 5-7 |
1.00 | Creativity | |||
| French Language B HL 7 |
1.00 | The student may elect to take a proficiency exam. WLC will be awarded for passing proficiency exam; elective credit will be awarded for IB. | |||
| French Language B HL 7 |
1.00 | FREN 25x | Upon successful completion of French 25x as the first French course taken at St. Olaf, WLC will be awarded for the course and elective credit for IB. | ||
| French Language B HL 6 |
1.00 | FREN 232 | Upon successful completion of French 232 as the first French course taken at St. Olaf, WLC will be awarded for the course and elective credit for IB. | ||
| Geography HL 6-7 |
1.00 | ID 234 | Check with Dept. | Global Histories and Societies or Social Science | |
| German Language B HL 7 |
1.00 | GERM 25x Take placement to confirm. | Upon successful completion of German 25x as the first German course taken at St. Olaf, WLC will be awarded for the course and elective credit for IB. The student may elect to take a proficiency exam instead of 25x. WLC will be awarded for passing proficiency exam; elective credit will be awarded for IB. | ||
| German Language B HL 6 |
1.00 | GERM 232 Take placement to confirm. | Upon successful completion of German 232 as the first German course taken at St. Olaf, WLC will be awarded for the course and elective credit for IB. | ||
| Global Politics HL 5-7 |
1.00 | Social Science | Counts toward the comparative politics distribution requirement for the Political Science major. | ||
| Greek (Classical Languages) HL 5-7 |
1.00 | Check with Dept. | Upon successful completion of Greek 231 as the first Greek course taken at St. Olaf, WLC will be awarded for the course and elective credit for IB. | ||
| Latin (Classical Languages) HL 5-7 |
1.00 | Check with Dept. | Upon successful completion of Latin 231 as the first Latin course taken at St. Olaf, WLC will be awarded for the course and elective credit for IB. | ||
| Mathematics: analysis and approaches HL 5-7 |
2.00 | MATH 120 and 126 | MATH 220 | Quantitative and Computational Reasoning | Take placement survey to confirm placement. |
| Mathematics: analysis and approaches SL 6-7 |
1.00 | MATH 120 | MATH 126 | Quantitative and Computational Reasoning | Take placement survey to confirm placement. |
| Mathematics: applications and interpretation HL 5-7 |
1.00 | MATH 120 | MATH 126 | Quantitative and Computational Reasoning | Take placement survey to confirm placement. |
| Mathematics: applications and interpretation
SL |
No credit awarded | ||||
| Music |
No credit awarded | ||||
| Norwegian | |||||
| Philosophy HL 5-7 |
1.00 | Check with Dept. | Check with Dept. about possible level I credit toward the major. | ||
| Physics HL 5-7 |
1.00 | Check with Dept. | Natural Science | ||
| Psychology HL 5-7 |
1.00 | PSYCH 125 | Any 200-level PSYCH except 230. | Social Science | |
| Social and Cultural Anthropology HL 5-7 |
1.00 | Check with Dept. | Social Science | ||
| Spanish Language B HL 7 |
1.00 | The student may elect to take a proficiency exam. WLC will be awarded for passing proficiency exam; elective credit will be awarded for IB. | |||
| Spanish Language B HL 7 |
1.00 | SPAN 25x | Upon successful completion of Spanish 25x as the first Spanish course taken at St. Olaf, WLC will be awarded for the course and elective credit for IB. | ||
| Spanish Language B HL 6 |
1.00 | SPAN 232 | Upon successful completion of Spanish 232 as the first Spanish course taken at St. Olaf, WLC will be awarded for the course and elective credit for IB. | ||
| Sports, Exercise, Health Science HL 5-7 |
1.00 | KINES 150 | |||
| Theatre HL 5-7 |
1.00 | Check with Dept. | Creativity | ||
| Visual Arts HL 5-7 |
1.00 | Check with Dept. |