Exam fees, the IB Diploma and College Credit

IB Exam fees/The Diploma and College Credit

Students have the opportunity to earn college credits by earning the full IB Diploma or earning credit for specific courses.  Most public universities and colleges in Colorado award a full 24 credit hours to students who earn the Diploma!

For information on IB credits awarded to students from schools in Colorado, click here.  Click on the IB "learn more" tab and scroll through the document to see the list of all 4 year public schools in Colorado (including community colleges) and what they award for each IB course. 

To find out what your college awards for IB, google the college name/ IB credits (ex: Stanford University IB Credits) and it will take you right to their IB equivalency page.   You can also check out this link from IB.   It has a pretty extensive list of colleges in the US and what they offer for the IB Diploma and courses.

Exam Fees:

Students pay approximately $120 per exam and test in 6 subjects.  The fee for TOK, CAS and EE is incorporated into the subject exam fees..  IB Jrs. and Srs register for exams in September.  Students and parents are invoiced and receive a letter with information on payment due dates.   If you have questions about the fees, please contact Ana Schultz, IB Coordinator.

Earning the IB Diploma

IB Diploma will be awarded to a candidate provided all the following requirements have been met

• CAS requirements have been met

• The candidate's total points are 24 or more

• There is no "N" awarded for theory of knowledge, the Extended Essay or for a contributing subject

• There is no grade E awarded for theory of knowledge and/or the extended essay

• There is no grade 1 awarded in a subject/level

• There are no more that two grade 2s awarded (HL or SL)

• There are no more than three grade 3s or below awarded (HL or SL)

• The candidate has gained 12 points or more on HL subjects (for candidates who register for four HL subjects, the three highest grades count)

• The candidate has gained 9 points or more on SL subjects (candidates who register for two SL subjects must gain at least 5 points at SL)

• The candidate has not received a penalty for academic misconduct from the IB Final Award Committee