International Baccalaureate (IB)
IB credit will be given to students who receive a grade of 5 or higher on Higher-level exams. No credit will be given for Subsidiary-level exams. Students must provide an official report of their IB exam scores. Information for sending a transcript can be found here:
The following list is not exhaustive of IB exams.
| IB Exam | Equivalency (credit) |
| Art | Art elective (3) |
| Biology | Biology core (4) |
| Chemistry | Physical Sci core (4) |
| Computer | CS 108 (4) |
| Economics | ECON 221(4) |
| English | ENGL 101(3) |
| English Lit | Literature core (3) |
| French | FREN 202 (4) |
| Geography | GEOG 110 (4) |
| European History | History core (4) |
| U.S. History | History elective (4) |
| Indonesian | LCTL (4) |
| Korean | KOR 202 |
| Mathematics | Mathematics core (3) |
| Music | MUSC 103 |
| Philosophy | Philosophy core (3) |
| Physics | Physical science core (4) |
| Psychology | PSYC 151 (3) |
| Spanish | SPAN 202 (4) |
| Visual Arts | Rhetoric in culture core (3) |
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
Calvin College accepts credit only for the successful completion (50 or higher) of the Calculus with Elementary Functions CLEP examination. Credit granted for this exam is equivalent to 4 semester hours of Calculus I (Math 171). No other CLEP examinations are accepted.
