AP French Language and Culture credit at Texas colleges
Every Texas college with a published AP French Language and Culture credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
74 of 80 Texas colleges (93%) award credit for AP French Language and Culture at a score of 3. 6 require a 4 and 0 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 2 at The University of Texas at Arlington (8 credit hours). 78 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington | 2 | 8 | FREN 1441 & 1442 | Policy |
 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio | 2 | 8 | FRN 1014, FRN 1024 | Policy |
| 2 | — | 1411 & 1412 | Policy | |
 Tarleton State University Stephenville | 2 | 4 | FREN 1411 | Policy |
 Weatherford College Weatherford | 2 | 8 | FREN 1411/1412 | Policy |
 Texas A & M University-College Station College Station | 3 | 8 | FREN 101, 102 | Policy |
 Lone Star College System The Woodlands | 3 | 8 | FREN 1411 and 1412 | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | FR 601C | Policy | |
 Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | 3 | 4 | FREN 1411 | Policy |
 Houston Community College Houston | 3 | 8 | FREN 1411-2 Beginning French I-II | Policy |
 University of Houston Houston | 3 | 6 | FREN 2311, FREN 2312 | Policy |
 Texas State University San Marcos | 3 | 14 | FR 1410, 1420, 2310 & 2320 | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | FREN 1010 & 1020 | Policy | |
 Texas Tech University Lubbock | 3 | 10 | FREN 1501, 1502 | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | FREN 1311, FREN 1312 | Policy | |
| 3 | 8 | FREN 1411 & 1412 | Policy | |
 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena | 3 | 8 | FREN 1411 and 1412 | Policy |
 El Paso Community College El Paso | 3 | — | FREN 1411 | Policy |
 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson | 3 | 6 | FREN 1311, 1312 | Policy |
| 3 | 12 | FREN 1301, 1302, 2301 & 2302 | Policy | |
 Sam Houston State University Huntsville | 3 | 4 | FREN 1411 | Policy |
 Blinn College District Brenham | 3 | 4 | FREN 1411 | Policy |
 San Antonio College San Antonio | 3 | 8 | FREN 1411 & 1412 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | French 2310 | Policy | |
 Northwest Vista College San Antonio | 3 | 8 | FREN 1411 & FREN 1412 | Policy |
| 3 | 8 | FREN 1401 & 1402 | Policy | |
 Texas Christian University Fort Worth | 3 | 6 | 10153,10163 | Policy |
 St Philip's College San Antonio | 3 | 8 | FREN 1411 & FREN 1412 | Policy |
 Tyler Junior College Tyler | 3 | 8 | FREN 1411, 1412 | Policy |
 Del Mar College Corpus Christi | 3 | 4 | FREN 1411 or 1412 | Policy |
 Texas Woman's University Denton | 3 | 3 | FR 1000 | Policy |
 Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches | 3 | 6 | FREN 1311, FREN 1312 | Policy |
 Prairie View A & M University Prairie View | 3 | 6 | FREN 1301 and 1302 | Policy |
 Texas A & M University-Commerce Commerce | 3 | 6 | FRE 1311 & 1312 | Policy |
 Lamar University Beaumont | 3 | 3 | FREN 1311 | Policy |
 Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi | 3 | 6 | FREN 1311 & FREN 1312 | — |
 Palo Alto College San Antonio | 3 | 8 | FREN 1411 & FREN 1412 | Policy |
| 3 | 12 | FREN 1611, 2611 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | FREN 1411 | Policy | |
 Texas Southern University Houston | 3 | 3 | FR 131 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | FREN 1311 | Policy | |
TMUS Texas A&M University-San Antonio San Antonio | 3 | 6 | FREN 1311 and FREN 1312 | Policy |
CTC Central Texas College Killeen | 3 | 8 | FREN 1411 & 1412 | Policy |
 Angelo State University San Angelo | 3 | 12 | French 1301,1302, 2311 & 2312 | Policy |
LC Laredo College Laredo | 3 | — | FREN 1411 FREN 1412 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | FREN 2311 | Policy | |
 Texas A & M University-Kingsville Kingsville | 3 | 3 | FREN 1311 | Policy |
 University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio | 3 | 6 | FREN 1311, 1312 | Policy |
 Midwestern State University Wichita Falls | 3 | 14 | FREN 1134, 1234, 2133, 2233 | Policy |
| 3 | 8 | FREN 1411/1412 | Policy | |
 Abilene Christian University Abilene | 3 | 6 | FREN 111, 112 | Policy |
| 3 | 8 | FREN 1410, 1420 | Policy | |
| 3 | 6 | GREM 1010, 1020 | Policy | |
 Houston Christian University Houston | 3 | 9 | FREN 1314, 1324, 2314 | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | FREN 1311, 1312 | Policy | |
UHV University of Houston-Victoria Victoria | 3 | 3 | Toward Foreign Language Req for BA | Policy |
| 3 | 8 | Elementary French I and II | Policy | |
 Hill College Hillsboro | 3 | 4 | FREN 1411 | Policy |
 Wayland Baptist University Plainview | 3 | 8 | FREN 1401 & FREN 1402 | Policy |
 St. Mary's University San Antonio | 3 | 6 | 1311, 1312 | Policy |
 Texas A&M University-Texarkana Texarkana | 3 | 8 | FREN 1311, FREN 1111 and FREN 1312, FREN 1112 | Policy |
 Texas Wesleyan University Fort Worth | 3 | 6 | FLG 1000 | Policy |
 Texarkana College Texarkana | 3 | 4 | FREN 1411 | Policy |
 LeTourneau University Longview | 3 | 3 | LANG1113 | Policy |
 Lamar State College-Port Arthur Port Arthur | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
| 3 | 10 | FREN1501, 1502 | Policy | |
 East Texas Baptist University Marshall | 3 | 8 | FREN 1411, 1412 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | FREN 131 | Policy | |
 Lubbock Christian University Lubbock | 3 | — | FREN 141 and 142 | Policy |
 McMurry University Abilene | 3 | — | FREN 1410, 1420 | Policy |
 Schreiner University Kerrville | 3 | — | FREN 1401 & 1402 | Policy |
HPU Howard Payne University Brownwood | 3 | 4 | FRE 1411 | Policy |
 Western Texas College Snyder | 3 | 8 | FREN 1411, 1412 | — |
 Dallas Christian College Dallas | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
| 4 | — | FREN 1401, 1402 | Policy | |
 Rice University Houston | 4 | 3 | FREN 222 | Policy |
 Trinity University San Antonio | 4 | 3 | FREN 3300 | Policy |
 Southwestern University Georgetown | 4 | 4 | FRE11-164 French III | Policy |
 University of Dallas Irving | 4 | 3 | MFR 3311 | Policy |
 Austin College Sherman | 4 | 1 | FR 201 | Policy |
AP French Language and Culture 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 French Language and Culture?+
80 colleges in Texas publish a credit-bearing policy for AP French Language and Culture. 74 of them (93%) award credit at a score of 3, 6 require a 4, and 0 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 French Language and Culture score that earns credit in Texas?+
2. The University of Texas at Arlington in Arlington awards credit at a score of 2, worth 8 credit hours, counting as FREN 1441 & 1442. 74 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?+
78 of the 80 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.