For IB diplomas 2013 and earlier
Find out what IB courses are equivalent to Swedish courses in order to meet specific entry requirements for application to bachelor's courses and programmes.
Meeting the general entry requirements
You can meet the general entry requirements for bachelor's studies in Sweden with an International Baccalaureate Diploma that lists subjects taken. A Non-regular IB Diploma is also accepted.
Meeting the English requirement
You can meet the English requirement with:
- For English 6/English Level 2 - English B, SL with language of instruction other than English
- For English 7/English Level 3 - English A1, A2 HL and SL; English B, HL; or English B, SL with English as the language of instruction
You can also show you meet the English language requirement through certain university studies, or an internationally approved English test.
Find out more at English language requirements.
Specific entry requirements
Some courses and programmes have general and specific entry requirements. You can find out what is required at the course/programme description page at the university's website. You can access this page in the search results and, if you've applied for the course, in your application on My pages.
IB courses that are equivalent to Swedish courses
You must have achieved a minimum grade of 4 in the subject to meet the specific entry requirement, with exceptions for Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology at Higher Level (HL) where the required grade is 3.
| Course/Course level* | IB equivalent |
|---|---|
| Svenska 3 / Svenska nivå 3 | Swedish A, A1 or A 2, SL - or Norwegian or Danish A or A1, SL |
| Engelska 6 / Engelska nivå 2 | English B, SL with a teach language other than English |
| Engelska 7 / Engelska nivå 3 | English A1, A2 HL and SL, English B, HL alternative English B, SL with English as the teaching language |
| Matematik 3b / Matematik - fortsättning nivå 1b | All IB-kurser in Mathematics |
| Matematik 5 / Matematik - fördjupning nivå 1 | Mathematics, HL or Mathematical Methods, SL or Math Discrete, HL or Mathematics, SL (2006 and later) |
| Fysik 2 / Fysik nivå 2 | Physics or Physical Science, SL or Physical and Chemical systems, HL |
| Kemi 2 / Kemi nivå 2 | Chemistry, Applied Chemistry or Physical Science, SL or Physical and Chemical Systems, HL |
| Biologi 2 / Biologi nivå 2 | Biology, SL/HL |
| Naturkunskap 2 / Naturkunskap nivå 2 | Environmental Systems, SL or two of the subjects Chemistry, Physics och Biology, SL |
| Historia 2 / Historia nivå 2 | History, SL/HL |
| Samhällskunskap 2 / Samhällskunskap nivå 2 | IB diploma meets the specific entry requirement regardless of which group 3 subject was studied |
| Moderna språk 2 / Moderna språk - grund nivå 1 | Pre-IB (separate document) |
| Moderna språk 3 / Moderna språk - fortsättning nivå 1 | Ab initio (beginner) language, for example German or French |
| Moderna språk 4 / Moderna språk - fortsättning nivå 2 | Language SL |
| Moderna språk 5 / Moderna språk - fördjupning nivå 1 | Language HL |
| Moderna språk 7 / Moderna språk - fördjupning nivå 3 | If another A-language has been studied and is included in the IB Diploma (excluding Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and English) |
For applications to the Ekonomie kandidatprogrammet at Stockholm School of Economics, Economics or European studies (SL or HL) meet the history requirement.
*New course names
In 2025, Sweden adopted new course names for upper secondary school courses. The actual subject names haven't changed. However, course progression is now described as levels, with descriptors such as beginner, basic, further and advanced. We've added these new course names and placed them after the slash (/). It's possible to find both old and new course names referred to in the course and programme descriptions on the universities' websites (we link to them in the course search results).