LMU Foreign Equivalencies
International Baccalaureate
LMU may award up to 6 semester hours (up to 8 for lab-based science courses) for higher level passes for which a student scores 5 or above. Not all higher level examinations will yield advanced-standing credit.
From our course catalog: List of IB equivalencies (in the tab "International Credit")
*GCE A Level Examination
6 semester units for each non-science A level exam; 8 semester units for each science exam with a lab component.
*GCE AS Level Examination
LMU gives no credit for AS levels.
*German Abitur
Up to 30 semester units distributed over the 4 final examinations: 9 semester units each for the 2 major exams and 6 semester units each for the 2 minor exams. Please note that final determinations about credit are at the college Dean’s discretion.
French Baccalaureate
High school equivalency for the general and technical baccalaureates
*Italian Matura
Under the old matura, 4 semester units for 4 specific subjects examined in the final year of studies.
*Swiss Maturity Certificate
6 semester units each for those exams that carry double credit on the Federal Maturity certificate; possible undergraduate admission status for the cantonal maturity certificate.
* Pending further research