French B HL

Expert's Insight: McGill grants 6 credits, but you cannot register until you pass the mandatory FRSL Placement Test (Written + Zoom Interview). Your grade will likely place you into FRSL 211 or 321, but be careful: IB French B focuses on casual communication, while McGill demands formal academic precision. Pro Tip: If you are on the fence during the interview, ask for the lower level—it is better to get an 'A' in FRSL 211 than to drown in the advanced grammar of 321.

Expert's Insight: YES—YOU GET CREDIT. BUT PLACEMENT (AND A 6+) DECIDES HOW USEFUL IT IS. Transfer credit: Queen's typically assesses French B HL (5+) as FREN 150 (6.0 units). Big catch: If you want this credit to act like a prerequisite for upper-year French courses, Queen's indicates you generally need a 6+ in IB French. Placement still rules: If you plan to take any French course at Queen's, you'll generally need the French Placement Test (francophones exempt). It can place students with similar backgrounds at different levels. How to use it strategically Not doing French at Queen's? Take the 6.0 units and move on—great elective flexibility. Planning a French course/minor/major? Do the placement test early and confirm whether your IB score lets the credit function as a prereq (especially if you scored a 5 vs 6+).

Expert's Insight: YES—YOU GET CREDIT. BUT PLACEMENT (AND A 6+) DECIDES HOW USEFUL IT IS. Transfer credit: Queen's typically assesses French B HL (5+) as FREN 150 (6.0 units). Big catch: If you want this credit to act like a prerequisite for upper-year French courses, Queen's indicates you generally need a 6+ in IB French. Placement still rules: If you plan to take any French course at Queen's, you'll generally need the French Placement Test (francophones exempt). It can place students with similar backgrounds at different levels. How to use it strategically Not doing French at Queen's? Take the 6.0 units and move on—great elective flexibility. Planning a French course/minor/major? Do the placement test early and confirm whether your IB score lets the credit function as a prereq (especially if you scored a 5 vs 6+).

Expert's Insight: YES—YOU GET CREDIT. BUT PLACEMENT (AND A 6+) DECIDES HOW USEFUL IT IS. Transfer credit: Queen's typically assesses French B HL (5+) as FREN 150 (6.0 units). Big catch: If you want this credit to act like a prerequisite for upper-year French courses, Queen's indicates you generally need a 6+ in IB French. Placement still rules: If you plan to take any French course at Queen's, you'll generally need the French Placement Test (francophones exempt). It can place students with similar backgrounds at different levels. How to use it strategically Not doing French at Queen's? Take the 6.0 units and move on—great elective flexibility. Planning a French course/minor/major? Do the placement test early and confirm whether your IB score lets the credit function as a prereq (especially if you scored a 5 vs 6+).

Expert's Insight: YES—YOU GET CREDIT. BUT PLACEMENT (AND A 6+) DECIDES HOW USEFUL IT IS. Transfer credit: Queen's typically assesses French B HL (5+) as FREN 150 (6.0 units). Big catch: If you want this credit to act like a prerequisite for upper-year French courses, Queen's indicates you generally need a 6+ in IB French. Placement still rules: If you plan to take any French course at Queen's, you'll generally need the French Placement Test (francophones exempt). It can place students with similar backgrounds at different levels. How to use it strategically Not doing French at Queen's? Take the 6.0 units and move on—great elective flexibility. Planning a French course/minor/major? Do the placement test early and confirm whether your IB score lets the credit function as a prereq (especially if you scored a 5 vs 6+).

Expert's Insight: YES—YOU GET CREDIT. BUT PLACEMENT (AND A 6+) DECIDES HOW USEFUL IT IS. Transfer credit: Queen's typically assesses French B HL (5+) as FREN 150 (6.0 units). Big catch: If you want this credit to act like a prerequisite for upper-year French courses, Queen's indicates you generally need a 6+ in IB French. Placement still rules: If you plan to take any French course at Queen's, you'll generally need the French Placement Test (francophones exempt). It can place students with similar backgrounds at different levels. How to use it strategically Not doing French at Queen's? Take the 6.0 units and move on—great elective flexibility. Planning a French course/minor/major? Do the placement test early and confirm whether your IB score lets the credit function as a prereq (especially if you scored a 5 vs 6+).

Expert's Insight: 6 UNITS EITHER WAY — PLACEMENT DECIDES THE LABEL (FREN vs FREN+WL) The Good News: SFU awards transfer credit for IB courses at 4+ (IB Diploma) and 5+ (IB Certificate/Partial). The Twist (French is different): For IB French (A or B), SFU's table shows your total credit is 6 units, but the placement result determines how it's recorded: • FREN 1XX (6 units) or • FREN 1XX (3) + WL 1XX (3) What you should do: • If you want to take more French at SFU: do the placement process early, because it can affect which French level you're allowed to register in and what your credit looks like on your record. • If you don't plan to take more French: you'll still have 6 elective units either way—just check your advising transcript to see whether it carries any WQB/Breadth tagging you're counting on (transfer credits don't always behave like in-house courses). Bottom line: You're not "losing units." You're getting 6 units regardless—the placement result just decides whether it's all French or split French + World Literature.