AP Art History credit at Texas colleges
Every Texas college with a published AP Art History credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
76 of 88 Texas colleges (86%) award credit for AP Art History at a score of 3. 10 require a 4 and 2 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at Texas A & M University-College Station (3 credit hours). 86 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Texas A & M University-College Station College Station | 3 | 3 | ARTS 149 | Policy |
 Lone Star College System The Woodlands | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1303 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ARH 301 | Policy | |
 Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1301 | Policy |
 Houston Community College Houston | 3 | 6 | ARTS 1303-4 Art History I-II | Policy |
 University of Houston Houston | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1304 | Policy |
 Texas State University San Marcos | 3 | 3 | ARTH 2301 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ART 2350 or ART 2360 or ART 2370 | Policy | |
 Texas Tech University Lubbock | 3 | 3 | ART 2302 OR 1301 | Policy |
 The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington | 3 | 3 | ART 1309 or ART 1310 | Policy |
 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio | 3 | 3 | AHC Elective | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | ARTS 1301, ARTS 1303 | Policy | |
| 3 | — | ARTS 1303 & 1304 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | ARTS 1303 | Policy | |
 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1303 | Policy |
 El Paso Community College El Paso | 3 | — | ARTS 1303 | Policy |
 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ART 1300 | Policy | |
 Sam Houston State University Huntsville | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1303 | Policy |
 San Antonio College San Antonio | 3 | 6 | ARTS 1303 & ARTS 1304 | Policy |
 Northwest Vista College San Antonio | 3 | 6 | ARTS 1303 & ARTS 1304 | Policy |
 Tarleton State University Stephenville | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1303 | Policy |
 Texas Christian University Fort Worth | 3 | 3 | 10043 | Policy |
 St Philip's College San Antonio | 3 | 6 | ARTS 1303 & ARTS 1304 | Policy |
 Del Mar College Corpus Christi | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1303 | Policy |
 Texas Woman's University Denton | 3 | 3 | ART 2713 | Policy |
 Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1301 | Policy |
 Prairie View A & M University Prairie View | 3 | 6 | ARTS 1303 and 1304 | Policy |
 Texas A & M University-Commerce Commerce | 3 | 3 | ART 1303 | Policy |
 Lamar University Beaumont | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1303 | Policy |
 Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1303 | — |
 Palo Alto College San Antonio | 3 | 6 | ARTS 1303 & ARTS 1304 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ART 2303 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | ARTS 1303 | Policy | |
 Texas Southern University Houston | 3 | 3 | ART 130 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ARTS 1301 | Policy | |
TMUS Texas A&M University-San Antonio San Antonio | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1301 | Policy |
 South Plains College Levelland | 3 | 3 | ART 1303 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ARTS 1303 | Policy | |
CTC Central Texas College Killeen | 3 | 6 | ARTS 1303 & 1304 | Policy |
 Angelo State University San Angelo | 3 | 3 | Art 1303 & 1304 | Policy |
 Lee College Baytown | 3 | 6 | ARTS 1303 & 1304 | Policy |
LC Laredo College Laredo | 3 | — | ARTS 1303 ARTS1304 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ARTS 1304 | Policy | |
 Texas A & M University-Kingsville Kingsville | 3 | 6 | ARTS 1303, ARTS 1304 | Policy |
 University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio | 3 | 6 | ARTH 2361, 2362 | Policy |
 Odessa College Odessa | 3 | 3 | ART 1303 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ARTS 1303 | Policy | |
 Midwestern State University Wichita Falls | 3 | 3 | ART 3413 | Policy |
 Weatherford College Weatherford | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1303 | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | ARTS 1303 / 1304 | Policy | |
TC Temple College Temple | 3 | — | ARTS 1303 and 1304 | Policy |
 Abilene Christian University Abilene | 3 | 6 | ART 221, 222 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | Art 2351 or 2352 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | ART 1300 | Policy | |
 Angelina College Lufkin | 3 | 6 | ARTS 1303 & ARTS 1304 | Policy |
 Hill College Hillsboro | 3 | 6 | ARTS 1303, 1304 | Policy |
 Paris Junior College Paris | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Wayland Baptist University Plainview | 3 | 3 | ART 2308 | Policy |
 Texas A&M University-Texarkana Texarkana | 3 | 6 | ARTS 1303, 1304 | Policy |
 Texas Wesleyan University Fort Worth | 3 | — | — | Policy |
 Texarkana College Texarkana | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1303 | Policy |
 Howard College Big Spring | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1303 or 1304 | Policy |
 LeTourneau University Longview | 3 | 3 | HUMA1153 | Policy |
 Panola College Carthage | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1303, ARTS 1304 | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | ART 1303, 1304 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | ARTH1301 OR ARTH2302 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | General Elective | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Lubbock Christian University Lubbock | 3 | — | ART 2307 or 2308 | Policy |
 Our Lady of the Lake University San Antonio | 3 | 3 | ARTS 2361 | Policy |
 McMurry University Abilene | 3 | — | ART 1300 | Policy |
 Schreiner University Kerrville | 3 | — | ART 2340 | Policy |
HPU Howard Payne University Brownwood | 3 | 3 | ART 3312 | Policy |
 Western Texas College Snyder | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1301 | — |
 Dallas Christian College Dallas | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | Art History 1300 or 2302 | Policy | |
| 4 | 3 | ART 1302 | Policy | |
| 4 | 6 | ARTS 1303, 1304 | Policy | |
| 4 | 6 | ARHS 1303, 1304 | Policy | |
 Rice University Houston | 4 | 3 | HART 100 | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | ARTS 2303 | Policy | |
 St. Mary's University San Antonio | 4 | 3 | AR 2362 (to be used as elective credit only) | Policy |
 Southwestern University Georgetown | 4 | 4 | ARH71-004 Selected Topics in Art History | Policy |
 University of Dallas Irving | 4 | 3 | ART 1311 | Policy |
 Austin College Sherman | 4 | 1 | Art History Elective | Policy |
 Trinity University San Antonio | 5 | 4 | ARTH-1306 | Policy |
 Hardin-Simmons University Abilene | 5 | — | ART 2306, 2307 | Policy |
AP Art History credit in other states
How we ranked this
One row per Texas college: the lowest score that earns actual credit under the policy that applies to all students, and the largest credit award published at that score. Placement-only policies — permission to skip a course without earning credit hours — are excluded. Credit hours and course equivalents are reproduced exactly as the college published them; “—” means no value was published and we do not estimate one. A page is published for a state only when at least 8 colleges back it.
Frequently asked questions
Which Texas colleges give credit for AP Art History?+
88 colleges in Texas publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Art History. 76 of them (86%) award credit at a score of 3, 10 require a 4, and 2 require a 5. The full list, with credit hours and the course each exam replaces, is in the table on this page.
What is the lowest AP Art History score that earns credit in Texas?+
3. Texas A & M University-College Station in College Station awards credit at a score of 3, worth 3 credit hours, counting as ARTS 149. 76 Texas colleges in total set their bar at a 3 or lower.
Does in-state residency change AP credit in Texas?+
No. AP credit policy is set per institution and applies to admitted students regardless of residency — residency affects tuition rate, not credit awards. What does vary is the school within a university: engineering and nursing colleges commonly set higher bars than arts and sciences. The rules shown here are the ones that apply to all students at each college.
How do I verify these Texas AP credit policies?+
86 of the 88 colleges on this page link to their own published AP credit page in the Source column; our snapshot was taken July 30, 2026. The college's page is authoritative and can change between admission cycles, so confirm there before building a graduation plan around the credit.
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Data sources: Each college's own published AP / advanced-standing credit page (captured July 30, 2026) · IPEDS institution directory (names, control, location). Figures are the most recent values published in each federal dataset; cells with no published value are shown as “—” and never estimated. Education does not sell rankings or accept placement fees.