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2 | International Baccalaureate (IB)–Higher Level | ||||||||||
3 | Credit is considered for higher level exam scores of 5, 6, or 7 – except where noted below. Departments have determined the amount of credit (if any) for such scores. Grade of "S" (pass) is awarded. | ||||||||||
4 | Subject | Course Title | Score | Credits (semester) | Course (Macalester) | Grade | Notes | ||||
5 | Anthropology | Introduction to Anthropology | 8 | ANTH 194 | S | ||||||
6 | Arabic | Arabic Language | 8 | CLAS 194 | S | ||||||
7 | Biology | General Biology | 8 | BIOL 194 | S | ||||||
8 | Chemistry | General Chemistry | 4 | CHEM 111 | S | ||||||
9 | Chinese Language | 5 | 4 | CHIN 102 | S | ||||||
10 | 6 | 4 | CHIN 203 | S | |||||||
11 | 7 | 4 | CHIN 204 | S | |||||||
12 | Chinese Literature | Topics in Chinese Literature | 4 | CHIN 194 | S | ||||||
13 | Computer Science | Topics in Computer Science | 4 | COMP 194 | S | COMP 127 is the recommended placement, but students are encouraged to contact the Computer Science coordinator to determine placement in COMP 127 or COMP 128. | |||||
14 | Dance | Cultures of Dance | 4 | THDA 213 | S | ||||||
15 | Economics | ECON 119 is a prerequisite to any additional ECON courses at Macalester. Students must wait until their second semester to enroll in any 200-level ECON course. | |||||||||
16 | Economics | 6 | 4 | ECON 119 | S | ||||||
17 | Economics | 7 | 4 | ECON 119 | S | ||||||
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20 | English Literature | Studies in Literature | 4 | ENGL 125 | S | ||||||
21 | English Language/Literature | College Writing | 4 | ENGL 101 | S | ||||||
22 | French | 4 | S | See department chair for course recommendation | |||||||
23 | Geography | Human Geography | 4 | GEOG 111 | |||||||
24 | German | Elementary German I/II | 8 | GERM 101/102 | S | ||||||
25 | History–Africa | African History | 4 | HIST 194 | S | ||||||
26 | History–European | Topics in European History | 4 | HIST 194 | S | ||||||
27 | History | Topics in US History | 4 | HIST 194 | S | ||||||
28 | History–Asia/Oceania | Intro East Asian Civilization | 4 | HIST 140 | S | ||||||
29 | History–Americas | Experiment of World History | 4 | HIST 180 | S | ||||||
30 | Japanese | 5 | 4 | JAPA 102 | S | ||||||
31 | 6 | 4 | JAPA 203 | S | |||||||
32 | 7 | 4 | JAPA 204 | S | |||||||
33 | Latin | See department chair for course(s) recommendation | |||||||||
34 | Mathematics | Analysis & Approaches | 5 | 4 | MATH 194 | S | MATH 137 is recommended. Upon successful completion of this course, credit is earned for MATH 194. | ||||
35 | 6, 7 | 4 | MATH 194 | S | MATH 237 or MATH 279 is recommended. Upon succesful completion of this course, credit is earned for MATH 194. | ||||||
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39 | Mathematics | Applications & Interpretations | 6, 7 | 4 | MATH 194 | S | MATH 137 is recommended. Upon successful completion of this course, credit is earned for MATH 194. | ||||
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42 | Philosophy | Intro to Philosophy | 4 | PHIL 115 | S | ||||||
43 | Physics | College Physics | 8 | PHYS 194 | S | ||||||
44 | Political Science/Global Politics | Topics in Global Politics | 4 | POLI 194 | S | Does not count for major/minor. Students seeking a major in Political Science should take one of the Foundations courses other than Foundations of International Politics | |||||
45 | Psychology | Intro to Psychology | 4 | PSYC 100 | S | ||||||
46 | Spanish Language | Elementary Spanish I/II | 8 | SPAN 101/102 | S | ||||||
47 | Spanish Literature | Topics in Spanish Literature | 8 | SPAN 194 | S | ||||||
48 | Theater | Intro to Study of Performance | 8 | THDA 194 | S | ||||||
49 | Updated: 6/25/2024 | ||||||||||