AP Biology credit at Texas colleges
Every Texas college with a published AP Biology credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
91 of 104 Texas colleges (88%) award credit for AP Biology at a score of 3. 13 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). 102 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 | BIOL 113 | Policy |
 Lone Star College System The Woodlands | 3 | 8 | BIOL 1406 and1407 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | BIO 311C | Policy | |
 Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | 3 | 8 | BIOL 1406 & 1407 | Policy |
 Houston Community College Houston | 3 | 8 | BIOL 1406-7 General Biology I-II | Policy |
 University of Houston Houston | 3 | 8 | BIOL 1106, 1107, 1306, 1307 | Policy |
 Texas State University San Marcos | 3 | 4 | BIO 1130 & 1330 | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | BIOL 1112, BIOL 1142 | Policy | |
 Texas Tech University Lubbock | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1402 | Policy |
 The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington | 3 | 6 | BIOL 1333 & 1334 or BIOL 1441 | Policy |
 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio | 3 | 6 | BIO 1233, BIO 1243 | Policy |
| 3 | 8 | BIOL 1406, BIOL 1407 | Policy | |
| 3 | — | BIOL 1406 | Policy | |
| 3 | 8 | BIOL 1406 & 1407 | Policy | |
 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1306/1106 | Policy |
 El Paso Community College El Paso | 3 | — | BIOL 1306, 1106, 1307, and 1107 | Policy |
 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | BIOL 1305 & 1306 | Policy | |
 Sam Houston State University Huntsville | 3 | 8 | BIOL 1406 and 1407 | Policy |
 Blinn College District Brenham | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1408 or BIOL 1308 & BIOL 1108 | Policy |
 South Texas College McAllen | 3 | 8 | (BIOL 1406, BIOL 1407) or (BIOL 1408, BIOL 1409) | Policy |
 San Antonio College San Antonio | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1406 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | Biology 1401 | Policy | |
 Northwest Vista College San Antonio | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1406 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | BIOL 1301/1101 | Policy | |
 Tarleton State University Stephenville | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1406 | Policy |
 Texas Christian University Fort Worth | 3 | 3 | 10003 | Policy |
 St Philip's College San Antonio | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1406 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | BIOL 1406, 1306, 1106 | Policy | |
 Tyler Junior College Tyler | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1406 | Policy |
 Del Mar College Corpus Christi | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1406 | Policy |
 Texas Woman's University Denton | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1111, BIOL 1113 | Policy |
 Prairie View A & M University Prairie View | 3 | 10 | BIOL 1501 and 1502 | Policy |
 Texas A & M University-Commerce Commerce | 3 | 4 | BSC 1406 | Policy |
 Lamar University Beaumont | 3 | 8 | BIOL 1406, 1407 | Policy |
 Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1406 | — |
 Palo Alto College San Antonio | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1406 | Policy |
 Amarillo College Amarillo | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1406 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | BIOL 1306, 1106 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | BIOL 1406 | Policy | |
 Texas Southern University Houston | 3 | 4 | BIOL 131/111 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | BIOL1306/1106 | Policy | |
 South Plains College Levelland | 3 | 8 | BIOL 1411 & 1413 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | BIOL 1306/1106 | Policy | |
CTC Central Texas College Killeen | 3 | 8 | BIOL 1406 & 1407 | Policy |
 Angelo State University San Angelo | 3 | 8 | Biology 1308/1108 & 1309/1109 | Policy |
 Lee College Baytown | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1406 | Policy |
LC Laredo College Laredo | 3 | — | BIOL 1306 and BIOL 1106 BIOL 1307 and BIOL 1107 | Policy |
 Midland College Midland | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1406 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | (4-8 credits) BIOL 1406 or 1408 & 1409 | Policy | |
| 3 | 4 | Biology 1406 | Policy | |
| 3 | 4 | BIOL 1406 | Policy | |
 Texas A & M University-Kingsville Kingsville | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1306/BIOL 1106 | Policy |
 University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio | 3 | 8 | BIOL 1401, 1402 Non-Major BIOL 1402, 1403 BIOL/Healthcare Sciences Major | Policy |
 Odessa College Odessa | 3 | 8 | BIOL 1406 & 1407 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | BIOL 1306/1106 | Policy | |
 Midwestern State University Wichita Falls | 3 | 8 | BIOL1114, 1214 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | BIOL 1406 | Policy | |
TC Temple College Temple | 3 | — | BIOL 1406 and 1407 | Policy |
 Kilgore College Kilgore | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1406 or 1408 | Policy |
 Abilene Christian University Abilene | 3 | 3 | BIOL 101 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | Biology Elective | Policy | |
 Lamar Institute of Technology Beaumont | 3 | — | BIOL 1406, BIOL 1407 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | BIOL 1300 | Policy | |
 Houston Christian University Houston | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1404 | Policy |
UHV University of Houston-Victoria Victoria | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1306, BIOL 1106 | Policy |
 Victoria College Victoria | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1408 | Policy |
 Angelina College Lufkin | 3 | 8 | BIOL 1408 & BIOL 1409 | Policy |
 Hill College Hillsboro | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1406 | Policy |
 Paris Junior College Paris | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Wayland Baptist University Plainview | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1401 | Policy |
 Texas A&M University-Texarkana Texarkana | 3 | 8 | BIOL 1306, BIOL 1106 and BIOL 1307, BIOL 1107 | Policy |
 Texarkana College Texarkana | 3 | 8 | BIOL 1406 & 1407 | Policy |
 Howard College Big Spring | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1406 | Policy |
 LeTourneau University Longview | 3 | 3 | BIOL1013 | Policy |
 Lamar State College-Port Arthur Port Arthur | 3 | — | BIOL 1306, 1106, 1307 & 1107 | Policy |
| 3 | — | BIO 1401 | Policy | |
 Panola College Carthage | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1408 | Policy |
| 3 | 8 | BIOL 1311/1111, 1313/1113 | Policy | |
| 3 | 8 | BIOL1401, 1402 | Policy | |
| 3 | 4 | BIO 1113 Introduction to Biology and BIO 1111 Biology Lab | Policy | |
 East Texas Baptist University Marshall | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1406 | Policy |
 Hardin-Simmons University Abilene | 3 | — | BIOL 1401 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | BIOL 140 | Policy | |
 Lubbock Christian University Lubbock | 3 | — | BIO 141 | Policy |
 McMurry University Abilene | 3 | — | BIOL 1401 | Policy |
 Schreiner University Kerrville | 3 | — | BIOL 1301, 1102 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | — | Policy | |
HPU Howard Payne University Brownwood | 3 | 4 | BIO 1409 | Policy |
 Western Texas College Snyder | 3 | 8 | BIOL 1306/1106 and 1307/1107 | — |
 Dallas Christian College Dallas | 3 | 6 | Science Elective | Policy |
 Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches | 4 | 4 | BIOL 1306/BIOL 1106 | Policy |
| 4 | 4 | BIOL 1302/1102 | Policy | |
TMUS Texas A&M University-San Antonio San Antonio | 4 | 3 | BIOL 1308 | Policy |
 Rice University Houston | 4 | 6 | BIOS 101, 102 | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | BIOL 1307 | Policy | |
| 4 | 4 | BIOL 1401 & 14L1 | Policy | |
 Trinity University San Antonio | 4 | 3 | BIOL-2301 | Policy |
 St. Mary's University San Antonio | 4 | 8 | BL 1401* and 1402* requires satisfactory lab notebook | Policy |
 Texas Wesleyan University Fort Worth | 4 | 4 | BIO 1406 | Policy |
 Southwestern University Georgetown | 4 | 4 | BIO50-173 Molecular & Cellular Foundations of Biology, and BIO50-171 Inquiries in Biology | Policy |
 University of Dallas Irving | 4 | 8 | BIO 1311, 1111, 1312, 1112 | Policy |
 Austin College Sherman | 4 | 1 | BIOL 102 | Policy |
 Our Lady of the Lake University San Antonio | 4 | 8 | BIOL 1401, 1402 | Policy |
AP Biology 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 Biology?+
104 colleges in Texas publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Biology. 91 of them (88%) award credit at a score of 3, 13 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 Biology 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 BIOL 113. 91 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?+
102 of the 104 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.