Advanced Placement (AP) Credit

Petitioning examination of Advanced Placement (AP) credit is recommended to be completed within the student’s first term at UT Dallas, but no later than the first day of the student’s graduating term. A first-year student must weigh the advantages of accepting college credit through examinations against the possible impact such credit might have on tuition rebate eligibility and their readiness for subsequent courses in an academic sequence.

UT Dallas must receive an official score report from the testing agency that provided the examination. UT Dallas does not accept examination credit from other higher education institutions’ transcripts.

As credit is petitioned after admission, credit by examination is not considered as part of an applicant’s transferable GPA or transfer hours for admissions. In accordance with Texas Education Code 51.968, The University of Texas at Dallas will award undergraduate course credit for achieving the required AP examination scores below.

Subject	Examination	Score of 3	Score of 4	Score of 5
Art	History of Art	3 SCH free electives	AHST 2331^†	AHST 2331^†
	Studio Art: 2-D Design	3 SCH free electives	ARTS 2380	ARTS 2380
	Studio Art: Drawing	3 SCH free electives	ARTS 1316	ARTS 1316
Biology	General Biology	3 SCH free electives	BIOL 2312^† + 2112, BIOL 2311^† + 2111	BIOL 2311^† + 2111, BIOL 2312^† + 2112, BIOL 2281
Chemistry	General Chemistry	3 SCH free electives	CHEM 1311^† + Lab	CHEM 1311^† & 1312^† + Labs
Chinese	Language & Culture	CHIN 1311	CHIN 1311 & 1312	CHIN 1311, 1312, & 2311
Computer Science	Computer Science A	3 SCH free electives	CS 1436 + 1337	CS 1436 + 1337
Economics	Macroeconomics	3 SCH free electives	ECON 2301^†	ECON 2301^†
Economics	Microeconomics	3 SCH free electives	ECON 2302^†	ECON 2302^†
English	English Language and Composition	3 SCH free electives	RHET 1302^†	RHET 1302^†
English	English Literature and Composition	3 SCH free electives	LIT 2331^†	LIT 2331^†
Environmental Science	Environmental Science	GEOS 2302^† (Same as ENVR 2302^† and GEOG 2302^†	GEOS 2302^† (Same as ENVR 2302^† and GEOG 2302^†	GEOS 2302^† (Same as ENVR 2302^† and GEOG 2302^†
French	French Language	FREN 1311	FREN 1311 & 1312	FREN 1311, 1312, & 2311
Geography	Human Geography	GEOG 2303^†	GEOG 2303^†	GEOG 2303^†
German	German Language	GERM 1311	GERM 1311 & 1312	GERM 1311, 1312, & 2311
Government and Politics	Comp Government and Politics	3 SCH free electives	3 SCH free electives	3 SCH free electives
Government and Politics	US Government and Politics	GOVT 2305^†	GOVT 2305^†	GOVT 2305^†
History	United States History	HIST 1301^†	HIST 1301^† and HIST 1302^†	HIST 1301^† and HIST 1302^†
Japanese	Language & Culture	JAPN 1311	JAPN 1311 & 1312	JAPN 1311, 1312, & 2311
Math^^	Calculus AB	MATH 2312^†	MATH 2312^† + 1325^† or MATH 2312^† + 2413^†	MATH 2312^† + 1325^† or MATH 2312^† + 2413^†
Math^^	Calculus BC	MATH 2312^† + 1325^† or MATH 2312^† + 2413***^†	MATH 2312^† + 2417^† or MATH 1325^† + 1326^^† or MATH 2413^† + 2414^†	MATH 2312^† + 2417^† or MATH 1325^† + 1326^^† or MATH 2413^† + 2414^†
Music	Music Theory	MUSI 2328	MUSI 2328	MUSI 2328
Physics	Physics B (non-calculus)	3 SCH free electives	PHYS 1301 + 1101	PHYS 1301 + 1101
	Physics 1	3 SCH free electives	PHYS 1301 + 1101	PHYS 1301 + 1101
	Physics 2	3 SCH free electives	PHYS 1302 + 1102	PHYS 1302 + 1102
	Physics C: Mechanics	3 SCH free electives	PHYS 2325 + 2125	PHYS 2325 + 2125
	Physics C: Electrical and Magnetic	3 SCH free electives	PHYS 2326**^†+ 2126	PHYS 2326**^†+ 2126
Psychology	General Psychology	PSY 2301^†	PSY 2301^†	PSY 2301^†
Spanish^^^	Spanish Language & Culture	SPAN 1311 & 1312	SPAN 1311, 1312 & 2311	SPAN 1311, 1312, 2311 & 2312
Spanish^^^	Spanish Literature & Culture	SPAN 1311, 1312 & 2311	SPAN 1311, 1312, 2311 & 2312	SPAN 1311, 1312, 2311 & 2312
Statistics	Statistics	3 SCH Free Electives	STAT 1342^†	STAT 1342^†

* Math credit will be applied based on your declared major.

** Physics Majors: Credit for 2326 + 2126 is applied only if PHYS 3416 is passed with a grade of C or higher; otherwise you earn 4 SCH of free electives. Other Majors: Credit for PHYS 2326 + 2126 with a score of 4 or 5.

*** Requires an AB subscore of 4 or 5.

^ Credit applied based on declared major. Students can credit from only one exam.

^^ Students can receive credit for only one exam.

^^^ Students continuing in this language should take a placement exam.

^† Course meets Core Curriculum requirements.

Last Updated August 31, 2023

Office of Undergraduate Education

Advanced Placement (AP) Credit