Texas Christian University AP credit

What each AP score earns at Texas Christian University: 37 exams, credit shown in semester hours. Always confirm with the school before you plan your schedule.

Rules that apply to every exam

Credit by examination is not assigned a letter grade and is not counted toward special recognition or honors.
Duplicate credit is not allowed for credit by examination and class work.
Credit by examination will not be granted in a lower-level course once credit has been awarded by class work or exam in a more advanced course.
An official score report from the examining agency must document credit by examination; it will not be taken from another college or university transcript.
Credit by examination may be awarded only in the first 66 semester hours of college credit.
Credit may not be earned by examination in any course previously failed, audited or taken for noncredit at TCU.
Students must discuss pending AP results with their academic advisor before registration.
Credit granted can be used to satisfy specific, general or elective degree requirements as determined by the academic dean.

AP exam	Score	Credit	Courses
AP African American Studies	4+	3	CRES 20103 Introduction to Black Studies
AP Art History	3	3	ARHI 10043 Introduction to Art History
AP Biology	5	—	BIOL 10000 General Biology, BIOL 10511 Introductory Biology Lab II, BIOL 10513 Introductory Biology IIPer-course credits printed as 4, 1 and 3 respectively; no combined total printed.
	4	4	BIOL 10000 General Biology
	3	3	BIOL 10003 Contemporary Issues in Biology
AP Calculus AB	4+	4	MATH 10524 Calculus I
	3	3	MATH 10283 Applied Calculus
AP Calculus BC	5	8	MATH 10524 Calculus I, MATH 20524 Calculus II
	3–4	4	MATH 10524 Calculus I
AP Calculus BC: Subscore AB	4+	4	MATH 10524 Calculus I
	3	3	MATH 10283 Applied Calculus
AP Chemistry	5	8	CHEM 10113 General Chemistry I, CHEM 10125 General Chemistry II with Laboratory
	4	3	CHEM 10113 General Chemistry I
AP Chinese Language and Culture	5	12	CHIN 10153 Beginning Chinese I, CHIN 10163 Beginning Chinese II, CHIN 20053 Intermediate Chinese I, CHIN 20063 Intermediate Chinese II
	4	9	CHIN 10153 Beginning Chinese I, CHIN 10163 Beginning Chinese II, CHIN 20053 Intermediate Chinese I
	3	6	CHIN 10153 Beginning Chinese I, CHIN 10163 Beginning Chinese II
AP Comparative Government and Politics	3+	3	POSC 10000 Political Science
AP Computer Science A	4+	3	COSC 10403 Introduction to Programming
AP Cybersecurity	4+	3	CITE 10000 General Transfer Credit
AP English Language and Composition	4+	6	ENGL 10803 Introductory Composition: Writing as Inquiry, ENGL 20803 Intermediate Composition: Writing Argument
	3	3	ENGL 10803 Introductory Composition: Writing as Inquiry
AP English Literature and Composition	4+	6	ENGL 10803 Introductory Composition: Writing as Inquiry, ENGL 10103 Introduction to Fiction
	3	3	ENGL 10803 Introductory Composition: Writing as Inquiry
AP Environmental Science	4+	3	ENSC 10143 Contemporary Environmental Issues
AP European History	4+	3	HIST 10223 Modernization and its Discontents: Europe 1789 to the Present
AP French Language and Culture	5	12	FREN 10153 First Semester College French, FREN 10163 Second Semester College French, FREN 20053 Third Semester College French, FREN 20063 Fourth Semester College French
	4	9	FREN 10153 First Semester College French, FREN 10163 Second Semester College French, FREN 20053 Third Semester College French
	3	6	FREN 10153 First Semester College French, FREN 10163 Second Semester College French
AP German Language and Culture	5	12	GRMN 10153 Beginning German I, GRMN 10163 Beginning German II, GRMN 20053 Beginning German III, GRMN 20063 Intermediate German
	4	9	GRMN 10153 Beginning German I, GRMN 10163 Beginning German II, GRMN 20053 Beginning German III
	3	6	GRMN 10153 Beginning German I, GRMN 10163 Beginning German II
AP Human Geography	4+	3	GEOG 10500 Human Geography
AP Italian Language and Culture	5	12	ITAL 10153 Beginning Italian I, ITAL 10163 Beginning Italian II, ITAL 20053 Beginning Italian III, ITAL 20063 Intermediate Italian
	4	9	ITAL 10153 Beginning Italian I, ITAL 10163 Beginning Italian II, ITAL 20053 Beginning Italian III
	3	6	ITAL 10153 Beginning Italian I, ITAL 10163 Beginning Italian II
AP Latin	5	12	LANG 10000 Generic Language Credit, LANG 10000 Generic Language Credit, LANG 20000 Generic Language Credit, LANG 20000 Generic Language Credit
	4	9	LANG 10000 Generic Language Credit, LANG 10000 Generic Language Credit, LANG 20000 Generic Language Credit
	3	6	LANG 10000 Generic Language Credit, LANG 10000 Generic Language Credit
AP Macroeconomics	4	3	ECON 10233 Introductory Macroeconomics
AP Microeconomics	4	3	ECON 10223 Introductory Microeconomics
AP Music Theory	4+	6	MUSI 10003 Fundamentals of Music Literacy, THEA 31503 Musical Theatre Theory I
	3	3	MUSI 10003 Fundamentals of Music Literacy
AP Physics 1	4+	4	PHYS 10154 General Physics I with Laboratory
AP Physics 2	4+	4	PHYS 10164 General Physics II with Laboratory
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism	4+	4	PHYS 20484 Physics II with Laboratory: Electromagnetism and Optics
AP Physics C: Mechanics	4+	4	PHYS 20474 Physics I with Laboratory: Mechanics
AP Precalculus	4+	4	MATH 10054 Precalculus
AP Psychology	4+	3	PSYC 10213 Psychology
AP Research	4+	3	TRAN 10001
AP Seminar	4+	3	TRAN 10001
AP Spanish Language and Culture	4+	12	SPAN 10103 Spanish for Beginners 1, SPAN 10203 Spanish for Beginners 2, SPAN 20103 Intermediate Spanish 1, SPAN 20203 Intermediate Spanish 2
	3	6	SPAN 10103 Spanish for Beginners 1, SPAN 10203 Spanish for Beginners 2
AP Statistics	3+	3	MATH 10043 Elementary Statistics
AP Studio Art: Drawing	3	3	ARST 10103 Drawing I
AP United States Government and Politics	3+	3	POSC 10000 Political Science
AP United States History	4+	6	HIST 10603 United States History: A Survey to 1877, HIST 10613 United States History: A Survey since 1877
AP World History	4+	3	HIST 10550 World History