IB Credit
International Baccalaureate Credit
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin awards course credit, as listed below, for the successful completion during high school of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IB) and passing the appropriate Standard Level (SL) and Higher Level (HL) exams with a score of 4 or better.
| IB Examination | UTPB Course(s) credited |
| Biology (SL) | BIOL 1306/1106 |
| Biology (HL) | BIOL 1306/1106 and 1307/1107 |
| Chemistry (SL) | CHEM 1311/1111 |
| Chemistry (HL) | CHEM 1311/1111 and 1312/1112 |
| Computer Science (SL) | COSC 1430* |
| Computer Science (HL) | COSC 2430* |
| Economics (SL) | ECON 2301 |
| Economics (HL) | ECON 2301 and 2302 |
| English (see Modern Languages) | |
| Environmental Systems (SL) | ENSC 1401 |
| Geography (SL) | GEOG 1301 |
| Geography (HL) | GEOG 1301 and 1302 |
| History (HL and SL) | |
| Africa | HIST 2306 |
| Americas | HIST 1301 |
| Europe | HIST 2312 |
| Mathematics | |
| Mathematical Studies (SL) (Algebra or equiv.) |
Math 1314, 1324, or 1332 (3 hrs.) |
| Mathematical Methods (SL) (Pre-Calculus or equiv.) |
Math 1314, 1324, 1332, or 2412 (3-4 hrs.) |
| Mathematics (SL) (Pre-calculus or equiv.) |
MATH 1325, 2413, 2414, 3301, 3315 and/or 3350 (6-8 hrs) |
| Mathematics (HL only) (Calculus) |
Math 2413, 2414, 3301, 3315, and/or 3350 (6-8 hrs) |
| Modern Languages | |
| Language A1, A2, and B | |
| English (SL) | ENGL 1301 |
| English (HL) (w/extended essay, C or better) | ENGL 1301 and 1302 |
| Spanish (SL) | SPAN 1411 and 1412 |
| Spanish (HL) | SPAN 1411, 1412, 2311, and 2312 |
| Language (SL only) | |
| English (SL) | ENGL 1301 |
| Spanish (HL) | SPAN 1411 and 1412 |
| Music (SL) | MUSI 1306 |
| Music (HL) | MUSI 1306 or 1489 as appropriate |
| Philosophy (SL) | PHIL 1304 |
| Philosophy (HL) | PHIL 1304 and 2303 |
| Psychology (SL) | PSYC 1301 |
| Psychology (HL) | PSYC 1301 and one upper-level PSYC |
| Physics (SL) | PHYS 2325/2125 |
| Physics (HL) | PHYS 2325/2125 and 2326/2126 |
| Social/Cultural Anthropology (SL) | SOCI 1301 |
| Theater Arts (SL) | DRAM 2301 |
| Theater Arts (HL) | DRAM 2301 and 2302 |
| Visual Arts (SL) | ARTS 1301 |
| Visual Arts (HL) | ARTS 1301/based on review 1311, 1316, 2331 |