| Curriculum |
General
Requirements |
Transfer
Credit |
| Int'l Baccalaureate |
Pepperdine requires completion of the IB diploma
with passes in six subjects: either three passes at the Standard
Level and three passes at the Higher Level, or two passes at the
Standard Level and four passes at the Higher Level. For IB
transfer units that are available,
click here. Official copy required |
Pepperdine grants 4 semester credits
for each Higher Level IB courses with grades of 5 or better. |
| Advanced Placement |
Pepperdine does not require Advanced
Placement exams, but if they are submitted, an
official copy is
required. |
Pepperdine grants up to 4
semester units per AP exam, depending on the exam. Please look at
our current
Advanced Placement Policy for required scores. |
| British 'A' Levels |
Pepperdine requires 2 A-Level
passes (A-C) and 3 subject passes (A-C) in O-Level, CSE grade 1,
or GCSE grades A-C. Official copy required |
Pepperdine grants
8 semester credits per Advanced Level courses with final grades
of "C" or better. |
|
French Baccalaureate |
Pepperdine requires completion of the The French
Baccalaureate (Baccalauréat général). The Bac satisfies
Pepperdine's requirement for high school completion with a
minimum overall score of 10 (mention passable) from a lycée
accredited by the French Ministry of Education. Official copy required |
Pepperdine grants 4 semester hours
of credit (max 16) for exams passed with a score of 10 or higher
and a coefficient of 4. |
| G.C.E |
Pepperdine requires completion
of at least two Advanced Level passes and three GCSE or IGCSE
(Ordinary Level) passes, or five Ordinary Level passes and 1 year
of college course work. Official copy required |
Pepperdine grants
credit for Advanced Level courses with final grades of "C" or
better. |
|
German Abitur |
Pepperdine requires completion of the Abitur
Examination and receipt of the Reifezeugnis or Zeugnis der Reife,
or the Allgemeinen Hochschulreife. Official copy required |
Pepperdine grants up to 30 semester
hours of credit for students who pass the grade 13 courses with a
minimum grade of 7. |
| Indian System |
Pepperdine requires completion
of one of the following certificates in the academic stream with
First Division standing: Higher Secondary Certificate,
Intermediate Examination Certificate, All India Senior School
Certificate, The Indian School Certificate. Official copy required |
None given. |
| Italian Maturita |
Pepperdine requires completion
of the Maturità magistrale, professionale, tecnica, classica,
scientifica, linguistica, d'arte applicata, artistica, or
musicale with a minimum total score of 36. Official copy required |
For the Maturità
tecnica, classica, scientifica, and linguistica, Pepperdine
grants between 12 semester credits (for scores of 36- 45) and 16
semester credits (for scores of 46- 60). |