Course

Course Summary

Credit Type:

Exam

ACE ID:

IBOP-0013

Organization's ID:

100113

Organization:

International Baccalaureate Diploma Program

Location:

Approved High Schools throughout the U.S.

Length:

13 hours

Dates Offered:

Credit Recommendation & Competencies

Level	Credits (SH)	Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate	3	General Chemistry

A cut score of 4 was determined by ACE for this specific recommendation. Institutions may provide additional credit if a learner receives a higher cut score or based on their own internal frameworks for accepting transfer credits.

Description

Objective:

Chemistry is an experimental science that combines academic study with the acquisition of practical and investigational skills. Chemical principles underpin both the physical environment in which we live and all biological systems. The IB Chemistry Assessment (HL) allows students to demonstrate a wide range of practical skills and to increase facility in the use of mathematics. It also allows students to develop interpersonal and information technology skills, which are essential to life in the 21st century.

This exam includes a required lab component.

Skills Measured:

• appreciate scientific study and creativity within a global context through stimulating and challenging opportunities
• acquire a body of knowledge, methods and techniques that characterize science and technology
• apply and use a body of knowledge, methods and techniques that characterize science and technology
• develop an ability to analyse, evaluate and synthesize scientific information
• develop a critical awareness of the need for, and the value of, effective collaboration and communication during scientific activities
• develop experimental and investigative scientific skills including the use of current technologies
• develop and apply 21st century communication skills in the study of science
• become critically aware, as global citizens, of the ethical implications of using science and technology
• develop an appreciation of the possibilities and limitations of science and technology
• develop an understanding of the relationships between scientific disciplines and their influence on other areas of knowledge.

Instruction & Assessment