AP European History credit at Texas colleges
Every Texas college with a published AP European History credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
54 of 66 Texas colleges (82%) award credit for AP European 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). 65 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 | HIST 102 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | HIS 309L | Policy | |
 Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | 3 | 3 | HIST 2311 | Policy |
 Houston Community College Houston | 3 | 3 | HIST 2312 Western Civilization History II | Policy |
 University of Houston Houston | 3 | 3 | HIST 2312 | Policy |
 Texas State University San Marcos | 3 | 3 | HIST 2310 or 2320 | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | History elective hours | Policy | |
 Texas Tech University Lubbock | 3 | 3 | HIST 1301 | Policy |
 The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington | 3 | 3 | HIST 2312 | Policy |
 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio | 3 | 3 | HIS 2563 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | HIST 1076B | Policy | |
| 3 | 6 | HIST 2311 & 2312 | Policy | |
 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena | 3 | 3 | HIST 2311 | Policy |
 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson | 3 | 3 | HIST 2360 | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | — | Policy | |
 San Antonio College San Antonio | 3 | 6 | HIST 2311 & 2312 | Policy |
 Northwest Vista College San Antonio | 3 | 6 | HIST 2311 & HIST 2312 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | HIST 13XX | Policy | |
 Tarleton State University Stephenville | 3 | 6 | HIST 2321 & 2322 | Policy |
 St Philip's College San Antonio | 3 | 6 | HIST 2311 & HIST 2312 | Policy |
 Tyler Junior College Tyler | 3 | 3 | HIST 2311 | Policy |
 Texas Woman's University Denton | 3 | 6 | HIST 2000, HIST 2000 | Policy |
 Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches | 3 | 3 | HIST 2312 | Policy |
 Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi | 3 | 3 | HIST 2311 | — |
 Palo Alto College San Antonio | 3 | 6 | HIST 2311 & HIST 2312 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | HIST 2311 | Policy | |
 South Plains College Levelland | 3 | 3 | HIST 2312 | Policy |
CTC Central Texas College Killeen | 3 | 6 | HIST 2311, HIST 2312 | Policy |
 Angelo State University San Angelo | 3 | 3 | History 2312 | Policy |
 University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio | 3 | 6 | HIST 1311, 1312 | Policy |
 Odessa College Odessa | 3 | 6 | HIST 2311, 2312 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | HIST 2312 | Policy | |
 Midwestern State University Wichita Falls | 3 | 6 | HIST 1333, 1433 | Policy |
 Weatherford College Weatherford | 3 | 3 | HIST 2311, 2312 | Policy |
TC Temple College Temple | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Abilene Christian University Abilene | 3 | 3 | HIST 117 | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | HIST 1311/1312 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | HIST 1050, 1060 | Policy | |
 Houston Christian University Houston | 3 | 3 | HIST 2312 | Policy |
 Angelina College Lufkin | 3 | 6 | HIST 2311 & HIST 2312 | Policy |
 Hill College Hillsboro | 3 | 6 | HIST 2311, 2312 | Policy |
 Texas A&M University-Texarkana Texarkana | 3 | 6 | HIST 2311, 2312 | Policy |
 Texas Wesleyan University Fort Worth | 3 | 3 | HIS 3335 or HIS 3336 | Policy |
 Howard College Big Spring | 3 | 3 | HIST 2311 | Policy |
 LeTourneau University Longview | 3 | 6 | HIST2213 & HIST2223 | Policy |
| 3 | — | HIS 2322 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | HIST 1301 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Lubbock Christian University Lubbock | 3 | — | HIS 2311 | Policy |
 Our Lady of the Lake University San Antonio | 3 | 6 | HIST 1355, 1356 | Policy |
 McMurry University Abilene | 3 | — | HIST 1310 | Policy |
 Schreiner University Kerrville | 3 | — | HIST 1350 & 1351 | Policy |
HPU Howard Payne University Brownwood | 3 | 3 | HIS 2320 | Policy |
 Dallas Christian College Dallas | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | History 1307 | Policy | |
 Texas Christian University Fort Worth | 4 | 3 | 10223 | Policy |
| 4 | 6 | HIST 20XX, HIST 20YY | Policy | |
 Rice University Houston | 4 | 3 | HIST 103 | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | HIST 2349 | Policy | |
| 4 | 6 | HIST REQU | Policy | |
 St. Mary's University San Antonio | 4 | 6 | HS 2321 and HS 2322 | Policy |
 Southwestern University Georgetown | 4 | 4 | HIS16-004 Selected Topics in History | Policy |
 East Texas Baptist University Marshall | 4 | 3 | HIST 2312 | Policy |
 Austin College Sherman | 4 | 1 | HIST 143 | Policy |
 Trinity University San Antonio | 5 | 3 | HIST 1390 | Policy |
 University of Dallas Irving | 5 | 6 | HIS 2302 and 2000 elective | Policy |
AP European 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 European History?+
66 colleges in Texas publish a credit-bearing policy for AP European History. 54 of them (82%) 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 European 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 HIST 102. 54 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?+
65 of the 66 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.