International Baccalaureate Diploma Program

The International Baccalaureate Diploma Program is a pre-college course of study for secondary school students. The IB program leads to examinations that provide documentation of achievement that qualifies a student for advanced standing. Students who successfully complete the IB Diploma Program will receive 24 semester credit hours of college credit, if certain score levels are met. The student must request that the IB office send official scores to the Alvin Community College Registrar’s Office. The credit is not posted automatically, therefore, the student must request that the scores be evaluated for credit by completing the Application for Prior Learning Assessment-Departmental Exams, Mirror Coursework, Industry Certification/Career Portfolios.

Students will not be charged for this evaluation of credit. After the evaluation, IB credit will be posted to the student’s transcript as credit by examination depicting the course articulated and an S (satisfactory) grade. Credit awarded by another college or university for the IB coursework is not considered transferable without an official report. The courses and the examination scores used as the basis for credit are listed below:

SL = Standard Level
HL = Higher Level