AP Pre-Calculus credit at Texas colleges
Every Texas college with a published AP Pre-Calculus credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
39 of 45 Texas colleges (87%) award credit for AP Pre-Calculus at a score of 3. 6 require a 4 and 0 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at Texas A & M University-College Station (3 credit hours). 45 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 | Math 102 | Policy |
 Lone Star College System The Woodlands | 3 | 3 | MATH 1314 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | M 301 | Policy | |
 Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | 3 | — | MAC1140 | Policy |
 Houston Community College Houston | 3 | 4 | MATH 2412 Precalculus | Policy |
 University of Houston Houston | 3 | 3 | MATH 1314 | Policy |
 Texas State University San Marcos | 3 | 3 | MATH 1315 | Policy |
| 3 | 5 | MATH 1650 | Policy | |
 Texas Tech University Lubbock | 3 | 5 | MATH 1550 | Policy |
 The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington | 3 | — | MATH 1324 | Policy |
 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio | 3 | 3 | MAT 1093 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | MATH 2412 | Policy | |
| 3 | — | MATH 1414 | Policy | |
| 3 | 4 | MATH 2412 | Policy | |
 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson | 3 | 3 | MATH 1306 or 1314 | Policy |
| 3 | 5 | MATH 1508 | Policy | |
 Sam Houston State University Huntsville | 3 | 4 | MATH 1410 | Policy |
 Blinn College District Brenham | 3 | 3 | MATH 1314 | Policy |
 San Antonio College San Antonio | 3 | — | MATH2412 | Policy |
 Northwest Vista College San Antonio | 3 | — | MATH 2412 | Policy |
 St Philip's College San Antonio | 3 | — | MATH 2412 | Policy |
| 3 | — | — | Policy | |
 Texas Woman's University Denton | 3 | 3 | MATH 1313 | Policy |
 Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches | 3 | 4 | MATH 2412 | Policy |
 Lamar University Beaumont | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Palo Alto College San Antonio | 3 | 4 | MATH 2412 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | MATH 2312 | Policy | |
| 3 | 4 | MATH 2412 | Policy | |
TMUS Texas A&M University-San Antonio San Antonio | 3 | — | MATH 2312 | Policy |
 South Plains College Levelland | 3 | 4 | MATH 2412 | Policy |
 Angelo State University San Angelo | 3 | 4 | Mathematics 2412 | Policy |
 University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio | 3 | 3 | MATH 1311 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | MATH 2412 | Policy | |
 Abilene Christian University Abilene | 3 | 3 | MATH 124 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | MATH 1320 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | MATH 1314 | Policy | |
 Angelina College Lufkin | 3 | 4 | MATH 2412 | Policy |
 LeTourneau University Longview | 3 | 3 | MATH1303 | Policy |
HPU Howard Payne University Brownwood | 3 | 3 | MAT 2345 | Policy |
| 4 | — | Math 1320 | Policy | |
 Tarleton State University Stephenville | 4 | 4 | Math 2412 or Math 1316 | Policy |
 Texas Christian University Fort Worth | 4 | 4 | MATH 10054 | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | MATH 1304 | Policy | |
 St. Mary's University San Antonio | 4 | 4 | MT 1411 | Policy |
 Southwestern University Georgetown | 4 | 4 | MAT52-004 Selected Topics in Mathematics | Policy |
AP Pre-Calculus 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 Pre-Calculus?+
45 colleges in Texas publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Pre-Calculus. 39 of them (87%) 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 Pre-Calculus 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 Math 102. 39 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?+
45 of the 45 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.
Keep exploring
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.