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Chemistry SL

Sciences

17

Credit Policies

3.6

Avg. Min Grade

$3,285

Total Potential Savings

Universities Accepting Chemistry SL

Carleton University

Ottawa, ON

Min Grade: N/A

University of Victoria

Victoria, BC

Min Grade: N/A
No transfer credit — UVic awards IB credit for Higher Level courses only

McGill University

Montreal, QC

Min Grade: N/A
No transfer credit

York University

Toronto, ON

Min Grade: N/A
No transfer credit

Dalhousie University

Halifax, NS

Min Grade: N/A
NO CREDIT

Simon Fraser University

Burnaby, BC

Min Grade: 4
SFU CHEM 1XX (3)
Save $699

Expert's Insight: Expert's Take This Standard Level credit is only available to IB Diploma holders. IB Certificate students do not receive credit for SL courses at SFU. Your Chemistry SL credit of CHEM 1XX (3) is general elective credit; it counts toward your 120-unit graduation total but does not replace a specific ...

University of Windsor

Windsor, ON

Min Grade: 5
CHEM-1100 or CHEM-1103 (General Chemistry I or Topics in General Chemistry)
Save $720

Expert's Insight: One course, and the official table does not state which one you get. Chemistry SL posts as a single course, "CHEM-1100 or CHEM-1103." UWindsor's credit-transfer policy awards credit only for courses that fulfill your program's degree requirements, which points toward program alignment (CHEM-1103 is ...

Western University

London, ON

Min Grade: N/A
No transfer credit

Memorial University of Newfoundland

St. John's, NL

Min Grade: 5
Chemistry 1010 (St. John's) or Chemistry 1810 (Grenfell)
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Expert's Insight: Expert's Take SL Chemistry at score 5 earns Memorial's preparatory course, not the General Chemistry sequence. The IB transfer credit chart awards Chemistry 1010 at St. John's or Chemistry 1810 at Grenfell, and the chart adds that "students will only receive the credit(s) for the campus they are att...

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, ON

Min Grade: N/A
No credit — HL only

Expert's Insight: Expert's Take IB Chemistry SL earns no transfer credit at uOttawa. The course is recognized for admission purposes; it can satisfy prerequisite requirements for programs that require secondary-school chemistry, but it does not convert into any university units. Only IB Chemistry HL qualifies for cre...

University of Toronto

Toronto, ON

Min Grade: N/A
No credit — SL exams ineligible for transfer credit at U of T

Expert's Insight: Expert's Take IB Chemistry SL earns zero transfer credit at the University of Toronto, across all three campuses. This isn't a subject-by-subject or campus-by-campus judgment call; it's a blanket institutional rule. U of T's transfer credit policy for high school students restricts secondary school ...

University of Manitoba

Winnipeg, MB

Min Grade: 4
CHEM 1100: Introductory Chemistry 1 (3)
Save $540

Expert's Insight: Expert's Take Chemistry SL earns one named UM course: CHEM 1100 (3 credit hours) at a minimum result of 4. Per the Calendar, CHEM 1100 covers the periodic table, energy in chemistry, atomic and molecular structures, and chemical reactivity. SL credit settles Introductory Chemistry 1 only; programs t...

University of Guelph

Guelph, ON

Min Grade: N/A
No transfer credit

University of Alberta

Edmonton, AB

Min Grade:
Credit by Special Assessment — CHEM 101 (★3) or CHEM 103 (★4.3 Engineering)
Save $651

Expert's Insight: Expert's Take Chemistry SL does not automatically grant transfer credit at UAlberta, but a formal path exists. SL students may apply to sit a Credit by Special Assessment (CSA) examination. If you pass, you earn the same credit as HL students: CHEM 101 (★3), or CHEM 103 (★4.3) for Engineering. Eligi...

Toronto Metropolitan University

Toronto, ON

Min Grade: N/A
TBD

Concordia University

Montreal, Quebec

Min Grade: N/A
No transfer credit (Concordia awards IB transfer credit for HL courses only)

Expert's Insight: Concordia awards IB transfer credit for HL courses only, so Chemistry SL earns no transfer credit. The HL version scoring 4 or higher is eligible for 9 transfer credits toward the 120-credit Extended Credit Program (ECP); see the Chemistry HL page. Official award line (IB Diploma, SL): Credit grante...

University of New Brunswick

Fredericton & Saint John, NB

Min Grade: N/A
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