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Economics SL

Individuals and Societies

18

Credit Policies

2.0

Avg. Min Grade

$1,338

Total Potential Savings

Universities Accepting Economics SL

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 Toronto

Toronto, ON

Min Grade: N/A
No transfer credit

University of Waterloo

Waterloo, ON

Min Grade: N/A
No transfer credit

University of Guelph

Guelph, ON

Min Grade: N/A
No transfer credit

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

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

Queen's University

Kingston, ON

Min Grade: N/A
No transfer credit

University of Manitoba

Winnipeg, MB

Min Grade: N/A
Not yet verified

Expert's Insight: Expert's Take IB Economics SL is not listed in UM's current IB credit table. The IB section of the official AP/IB approved-courses chart shows only "Economics: Micro/Macro (higher)" as an IB Economics entry, which awards ECON 1010 + ECON 1020 (6 cr) at a minimum grade of 4. The chart's Notes state t...

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, ON

Min Grade: N/A
No credit (HL only)

Expert's Insight: Expert's Take IB Economics SL earns no transfer credit at uOttawa. uOttawa's IB transfer credit table only covers HL courses, and SL is categorically excluded. The course is recognized for admission purposes, but that recognition does not translate into any university units. The HL gap here is unusu...

Simon Fraser University

Burnaby, BC

Min Grade: 4
SFU ECON 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 Economics SL credit of ECON 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 Economics does not earn transfer credit at York University. If you completed the Higher Level, see our Economics HL page for the award and requirements.Official award line (Economics SL):Credit granted: Not awardedYork University IB transfer credit

Memorial University of Newfoundland

St. John's, NL

Min Grade: 4
Economics 1020
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Expert's Insight: Expert's Take SL Economics is accepted at Memorial with a minimum grade of 4 and converts to Economics 1020, identified in the University Calendar as Introduction to Macroeconomics and carrying the standard 3 credit hours. ECON 1010 (Microeconomics), Mathematics 1000, and Statistics 2500 are not awa...

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 Economics SL, but its IB table is expressly not exhaustive, so this is not a refusal. Economics 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 Economics does not earn transfer credit at Dalhousie University. If you completed the Higher Level, see our Economics HL page for the award and requirements.Official award line (Economics 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 Economics does not earn transfer credit at University of Victoria. If you completed the Higher Level, see our Economics HL page for the award and requirements.Official award line (Economics SL):Credit granted: Not awarded

Western University

London, ON

Min Grade: N/A
No transfer credit

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

McGill University

Montreal, QC

Min Grade: N/A
No transfer credit

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