Source Attribution: This tool combines official McMaster policies with verified student reports.
11
IB Subjects Accepted
~$200
Per Credit (CAD)*
*Tuition rates are approximate and may vary by year, faculty, and program. Always verify with official university sources.
IB Transfer Credit Policies
Biology HL
Expert's Insight: McMaster lists IB Biology HL as potentially granting 6 units (BIOL 1A03... View Details →
Expert's Insight: McMaster lists IB Biology HL as potentially granting 6 units (BIOL 1A03... View Details →
Chemistry HL
Expert's Insight: FACULTY DISCRETIONARY – VERIFY YOUR ASSESSMENT McMaster's policy for IB Chemistry HL (grade... View Details →
Computer Science HL
Expert's Insight: DO NOT EXPECT TRANSFER CREDIT FOR IB COMPUTER SCIENCE HL (ENG /... View Details →
Economics HL
Expert's Insight: HIGH-VALUE CREDIT: SKIPS TWO MANDATORY COURSES (BUT WATCH YOUR GPA) The Good News: McMaster's... View Details →
English A: Language and Literature HL
English A: Literature HL
French B HL
History HL
Expert's Insight: A VALUABLE 'FLEX' CREDIT FOR HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES The Likely Outcome: McMaster typically... View Details →
Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches HL
Expert's Insight: WARNING: The DeGroote School of Business does NOT accept IB Math credits... View Details →
Expert's Insight: Here is the hard truth: DeGroote explicitly forbids using IB Math to... View Details →
Expert's Insight: McMaster Engineering rarely accepts IB Math for core calculus requirements (MATH 1ZA3).... View Details →
Expert's Insight: For General Science, a 5+ usually nets you 3 units of unspecified... View Details →
Physics HL
Expert's Insight: ENGINEERING HARD POLICY: McMaster Engineering does not accept IB Physics HL for... View Details →
Expert's Insight: TRANSFER CREDIT LIKELY – BUT PROGRAM-DEPENDENT McMaster's Faculty of Science policy allows advanced... View Details →
Psychology HL
Expert's Insight: SOLID TRANSFER CREDIT – PSYCHOLOGY HL IS GENUINELY VALUABLE The Good News: McMaster commonly... View Details →