AP English Literature and Composition credit at Texas colleges
Every Texas college with a published AP English Literature and Composition credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
80 of 98 Texas colleges (82%) award credit for AP English Literature and Composition at a score of 3. 17 require a 4 and 1 requires a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at Texas A & M University-College Station (3 credit hours). 96 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 | ENGL 104 | Policy |
 Lone Star College System The Woodlands | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1302 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | E 314T | Policy | |
 Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | 3 | — | ENGL 1301 | Policy |
 Houston Community College Houston | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1302 Composition II OR ENGL 2341 Forms of Literature | Policy |
 University of Houston Houston | 3 | 3 | ENGL 2316 | Policy |
 Texas State University San Marcos | 3 | 3 | ENG 1320 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ENGL 2331 | Policy | |
 Texas Tech University Lubbock | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1301 | Policy |
 The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington | 3 | 3 | ENGL 2303 | Policy |
 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio | 3 | 3 | ENG 2013 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ENGL 2341 | Policy | |
| 3 | — | ENGL 1301 or 1302 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | ENGL1301 | Policy | |
 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1302 | Policy |
 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson | 3 | 3 | RHET 1301 | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | RWS 1301 & 1302 | Policy | |
 Sam Houston State University Huntsville | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1302 | Policy |
 Blinn College District Brenham | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1302 | Policy |
 South Texas College McAllen | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1301 | Policy |
 San Antonio College San Antonio | 3 | 6 | ENGL 1301 & ENGL 1302 | Policy |
 Northwest Vista College San Antonio | 3 | 6 | ENGL 1301 & ENGL 1302 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ENG 23XX | Policy | |
 Tarleton State University Stephenville | 3 | 3 | ENGL 2320 | Policy |
 Texas Christian University Fort Worth | 3 | 3 | 10803 | Policy |
 St Philip's College San Antonio | 3 | 6 | ENGL 1301 & ENGL 1302 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ENGL 2321 or 2322 | Policy | |
 Tyler Junior College Tyler | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1302 | Policy |
 Del Mar College Corpus Christi | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1301 or 1302 | Policy |
 Texas Woman's University Denton | 3 | 3 | ENG 2153 | Policy |
 Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches | 3 | 3 | ENG 1301 | Policy |
 Prairie View A & M University Prairie View | 3 | 3 | ENGL 2341 | Policy |
 Texas A & M University-Commerce Commerce | 3 | 3 | ENG 1301 | Policy |
 Lamar University Beaumont | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1302 | Policy |
 Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1301 | — |
 Palo Alto College San Antonio | 3 | 6 | ENGL 1301 & ENGL 1302 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ENGL 2322 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | ENGL 1301 | Policy | |
 Texas Southern University Houston | 3 | 3 | ENG 235 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ENGL 1301 | Policy | |
TMUS Texas A&M University-San Antonio San Antonio | 3 | 3 | ENGL 2321 | Policy |
 South Plains College Levelland | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1301 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | LITR 2341 | Policy | |
CTC Central Texas College Killeen | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1301 or 1302 | Policy |
 Angelo State University San Angelo | 3 | 6 | English 1301 & 2329 | Policy |
 Lee College Baytown | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1301 | Policy |
LC Laredo College Laredo | 3 | — | ENGL 2322 ENGL 2323 ENGL 2326 ENGL 2327 ENGL 2328 ENGL 2332 ENGL 2333 ENGL 2351 | Policy |
 Midland College Midland | 3 | 3 | ENGL 2322 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ENGL 1301 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | ENGL 2332 | Policy | |
 University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio | 3 | 6 | ENGL 1311, ENGL 2310 | Policy |
 Odessa College Odessa | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1302 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ENGL 1302 | Policy | |
 Midwestern State University Wichita Falls | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1143 or sophomore literature elective | Policy |
 Weatherford College Weatherford | 3 | 3 | ENGL 2341 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ENGL 1302 | Policy | |
TC Temple College Temple | 3 | — | ENGL 1301 or ENGL 1302 | Policy |
 Kilgore College Kilgore | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1302 | Policy |
 Abilene Christian University Abilene | 3 | 3 | ENGL 111 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ENGL 1321 | Policy | |
 Lamar Institute of Technology Beaumont | 3 | — | ENGL 1302 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ENGL 2210 | Policy | |
UHV University of Houston-Victoria Victoria | 3 | 3 | ENGL 2332 | Policy |
 Angelina College Lufkin | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1302 | Policy |
 Hill College Hillsboro | 3 | 3 | ENGL 2322 | Policy |
 Paris Junior College Paris | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Wayland Baptist University Plainview | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1301 | Policy |
 Texas A&M University-Texarkana Texarkana | 3 | 6 | ENGL 1301 and ENGL 1302 | Policy |
 Texarkana College Texarkana | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1302 | Policy |
| 3 | — | ENG 1317 | Policy | |
 Panola College Carthage | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1302 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ENGL1301 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | ENG 2273 Introduction to Literature | Policy | |
 East Texas Baptist University Marshall | 3 | 6 | ENGL 1301, 1302 | Policy |
 Hardin-Simmons University Abilene | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1301 OR, in the event ENGL 1301 credit has already been received, English 1302 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | COMP 131 | Policy | |
 Our Lady of the Lake University San Antonio | 3 | 6 | ENGL 1313, 1314 | Policy |
 Schreiner University Kerrville | 3 | — | ENGL 1302 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Dallas Christian College Dallas | 3 | 3 | ENGL-1320 | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | English 1302 | Policy | |
 Amarillo College Amarillo | 4 | 3 | ENGL 1302 | Policy |
| 4 | 6 | WRTR 10XX, WRTR 10YY | Policy | |
 Rice University Houston | 4 | 3 | ENGL 122 | Policy |
 Houston Christian University Houston | 4 | 6 | ENGL 1313, 1323 | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | ENGL 2324 | Policy | |
| 4 | 3 | ENGL 1302 | Policy | |
 Trinity University San Antonio | 4 | 3 | ENGL2306 - Advanced Placement I | Policy |
 St. Mary's University San Antonio | 4 | 3 | EN 2399 | Policy |
 Texas Wesleyan University Fort Worth | 4 | 3 | ENG 1302 | Policy |
 LeTourneau University Longview | 4 | 3 | Literature elective | Policy |
 Southwestern University Georgetown | 4 | 4 | ENG10-004 Selected Topics in English | Policy |
 University of Dallas Irving | 4 | 6 | ENG 2311, 2312 | Policy |
 Lubbock Christian University Lubbock | 4 | — | ENG 1301 and 1302 | Policy |
 McMurry University Abilene | 4 | — | ENG 1320 | Policy |
HPU Howard Payne University Brownwood | 4 | 3 | ENG 1312 | Policy |
 Western Texas College Snyder | 4 | 6 | ENGL 1301 & 1302 | — |
 Victoria College Victoria | 5 | 3 | ENGL 2322, 2323, 2327, or 2328 | Policy |
AP English Literature and Composition 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 English Literature and Composition?+
98 colleges in Texas publish a credit-bearing policy for AP English Literature and Composition. 80 of them (82%) award credit at a score of 3, 17 require a 4, and 1 requires 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 English Literature and Composition 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 ENGL 104. 80 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?+
96 of the 98 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.