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Chemistry SL

Sciences

25

Credit Policies

2.6

Avg. Min Grade

$3,168

Total Potential Savings

Universities Accepting Chemistry SL

Queen's University

Kingston, ON

Min Grade: N/A
No transfer credit

McMaster University

Hamilton, ON

Min Grade: N/A
No transfer credit

University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta

Min Grade: N/A
No transfer credit

University of Waterloo

Waterloo, ON

Min Grade: N/A
No transfer credit

Carleton University

Ottawa, ON

Min Grade: N/A
No transfer credit (Carleton awards IB advanced standing for Higher Level subjects only)

Expert's Insight: Standard Level Chemistry does not earn transfer credit at Carleton University. If you completed the Higher Level, see our Chemistry HL page for the award and requirements.Official award line (Chemistry SL):Credit granted: Not awardedCarleton University IB 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 Windsor

Windsor, ON

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

University of Regina

Regina, SK

Min Grade: N/A
No credit (Higher Level courses only)

Expert's Insight: Standard Level Chemistry does not earn transfer credit at University of Regina. If you completed the Higher Level, see our Chemistry HL page for the award and requirements.Official award line (Chemistry SL):Credit granted: Not awardedUniversity of Regina IB transfer credit

Ontario Tech University

Oshawa, ON

Min Grade: N/A
Not accepted (Higher Level only)

Expert's Insight: Ontario Tech awards IB transfer credit for Higher Level results only, so a Standard Level Chemistry result earns no credit toward an Ontario Tech degree, whatever the score. Credit is considered only when a subject is completed at Higher Level with a final grade of 5 or higher, in which case it come...

Lakehead University

Thunder Bay, ON

Min Grade: N/A
Not awarded

Expert's Insight: Lakehead does not award transfer credit for IB Chemistry SL. The official IB admissions page is categorical: no advanced standing credit will be granted for Standard Level (SL) courses, regardless of score. Chemistry HL is a different story, earning Chemistry 1110 and Chemistry 1130 with a score of ...

University of Manitoba

Winnipeg, MB

Min Grade: 4
CHEM 1100: Introductory Chemistry 1 (3)
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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...

Simon Fraser University

Burnaby, BC

Min Grade: 4
SFU CHEM 1XX (3)
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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 ...

York University

Toronto, ON

Min Grade: N/A
No transfer credit

Expert's Insight: Standard Level Chemistry does not earn transfer credit at York University. If you completed the Higher Level, see our Chemistry HL page for the award and requirements.Official award line (Chemistry SL):Credit granted: Not awardedYork University IB transfer credit

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 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 British Columbia

Vancouver, BC

Min Grade:
Not listed in UBC's non-exhaustive IB table; assessed individually on application
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Expert's Insight: UBC publishes no first-year credit award for Chemistry SL, but its IB table is expressly not exhaustive, so this is not a refusal. Chemistry SL is not among the Standard Level entries in UBC's IB first-year credit table, which considers all Higher Level but only some Standard Level courses. At HL, a...

Dalhousie University

Halifax, NS

Min Grade: N/A
NO CREDIT

Expert's Insight: Standard Level Chemistry does not earn transfer credit at Dalhousie University. If you completed the Higher Level, see our Chemistry HL page for the award and requirements.Official award line (Chemistry SL):Credit granted: Not awardedDalhousie University IB transfer credit

University of Victoria

Victoria, BC

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

Expert's Insight: Standard Level Chemistry does not earn transfer credit at University of Victoria. If you completed the Higher Level, see our Chemistry HL page for the award and requirements.Official award line (Chemistry SL):Credit granted: Not awarded

Western University

London, ON

Min Grade: N/A
No transfer credit

Expert's Insight: Standard Level Chemistry does not earn transfer credit at Western University. If you completed the Higher Level, see our Chemistry HL page for the award and requirements.Official award line (Chemistry SL):Credit granted: Not awardedWestern University IB transfer credit

University of New Brunswick

Fredericton & Saint John, NB

Min Grade: N/A
Not accepted (Higher Level only)

Expert's Insight: Standard Level Chemistry does not earn transfer credit at University of New Brunswick. If you completed the Higher Level, see our Chemistry HL page for the award and requirements.Official award line (Chemistry SL):Credit granted: Not awardedUniversity of New Brunswick IB transfer credit

Concordia University

Montreal, Quebec

Min Grade:
No transfer credit under the IB Diploma Programme (Concordia awards IB transfer credit for HL courses only); under the Career-related Programme, transfer credits are assessed case by case
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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 Alberta

Edmonton, AB

Min Grade:
Credit by Special Assessment, CHEM 101 (★3) or CHEM 103 (★4.3 Engineering)
Save $729

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
No credit granted (TMU considers Higher Level subjects only)

Expert's Insight: Standard Level Chemistry does not earn transfer credit at Toronto Metropolitan University. If you completed the Higher Level, see our Chemistry HL page for the award and requirements.Official award line (Chemistry SL):Credit granted: Not awardedToronto Metropolitan University IB transfer credit

McGill University

Montreal, QC

Min Grade: N/A
No transfer credit

Expert's Insight: Standard Level Chemistry does not earn transfer credit at McGill University. If you completed the Higher Level, see our Chemistry HL page for the award and requirements.Official award line (Chemistry SL):Credit granted: Not awardedMcGill University IB transfer credit

University of Guelph

Guelph, ON

Min Grade: N/A
No transfer credit

Expert's Insight: Standard Level Chemistry does not earn transfer credit at University of Guelph. If you completed the Higher Level, see our Chemistry HL page for the award and requirements.Official award line (Chemistry SL):Credit granted: Not awarded