AP German Language and Culture credit at Texas colleges
Every Texas college with a published AP German Language and Culture credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
61 of 68 Texas colleges (90%) award credit for AP German Language and Culture at a score of 3. 7 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). 66 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 | GERM 1441 & 1442 | Policy |
 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio | 2 | 8 | GER 1014, GER 1024 | Policy |
| 2 | — | 1411 & 1412 | Policy | |
 Tarleton State University Stephenville | 2 | 4 | GERM 1411 | Policy |
 Texas A & M University-College Station College Station | 3 | 8 | GERM 101, 102 | Policy |
 Lone Star College System The Woodlands | 3 | 8 | GERM 1411 and 1412 | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | GER 506, 507; or GER 604 | Policy | |
 Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | 3 | 4 | GERM 1411 | Policy |
 Houston Community College Houston | 3 | 8 | GERM 1411-2 Beginning German I-II | Policy |
 University of Houston Houston | 3 | 10 | GERM 1501, GERM 1502 | Policy |
 Texas State University San Marcos | 3 | 14 | GER 1410, 1420, 2310 & 2320 | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | GERM 1010 & 1020 | Policy | |
 Texas Tech University Lubbock | 3 | 10 | GERM 1501 & 1502 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | GERM 1311 | Policy | |
| 3 | 8 | GERM 1411 & 1412 | Policy | |
 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena | 3 | 8 | GERM 1411 and 1412 | Policy |
 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson | 3 | 6 | GERM 1311, 1312 | Policy |
| 3 | 12 | GERM 1301, 1302, 2301 & 2302 | Policy | |
 Sam Houston State University Huntsville | 3 | 4 | GERM 1411 | Policy |
 Blinn College District Brenham | 3 | 4 | GERM 1411 | Policy |
 San Antonio College San Antonio | 3 | 8 | GERM 1411, 1412 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | German 2310 | Policy | |
 Northwest Vista College San Antonio | 3 | 8 | GERM 1411 & GERM 1412 | Policy |
 Texas Christian University Fort Worth | 3 | 6 | 10153, 10163 | Policy |
 St Philip's College San Antonio | 3 | 8 | GERM 1411 & GERM 1412 | Policy |
 Tyler Junior College Tyler | 3 | 8 | GERM 1411, 1412 | Policy |
 Texas Woman's University Denton | 3 | 3 | FL 1000 | Policy |
 Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches | 3 | 6 | GERM 1311, GERM 1312 | Policy |
 Lamar University Beaumont | 3 | 3 | GERM 1311 | Policy |
 Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi | 3 | 6 | GERM 1311 & GERM 1312 | — |
 Palo Alto College San Antonio | 3 | 8 | GERM 1411 & GERM 1412 | Policy |
| 3 | 8 | GERM 1401, 1402 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | GERM 1411 | Policy | |
TMUS Texas A&M University-San Antonio San Antonio | 3 | 6 | GERM 1311 and GERM 1312 | Policy |
CTC Central Texas College Killeen | 3 | 8 | GERM 1411 & 1412 | Policy |
 Angelo State University San Angelo | 3 | 12 | German 1301, 1302, 2311 & 2312 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | GERM 2311 | Policy | |
 University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio | 3 | 6 | GERM 1311, 1312 | Policy |
 Midwestern State University Wichita Falls | 3 | 14 | GERM 1134, 1234, 2133, 2233 | Policy |
 Abilene Christian University Abilene | 3 | 6 | GER 111, 112 | Policy |
| 3 | 8 | GERM 1410/1420 | Policy | |
| 3 | 6 | ITAL 1010, 1020 | Policy | |
 Houston Christian University Houston | 3 | 9 | GERM 1314, 1324, 2314 | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | GERM 1311, 1312 | Policy | |
UHV University of Houston-Victoria Victoria | 3 | 3 | Toward Foreign Language Req for BA | Policy |
| 3 | 8 | Elementary German I and II | Policy | |
 Hill College Hillsboro | 3 | 4 | GERM 1411 | Policy |
 Wayland Baptist University Plainview | 3 | 8 | GERM 1401 and 1402 | Policy |
 St. Mary's University San Antonio | 3 | 6 | 1311, 1312 | Policy |
 Texas A&M University-Texarkana Texarkana | 3 | 6 | GERM 1311 and GERM 1312 | Policy |
 Texas Wesleyan University Fort Worth | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
 LeTourneau University Longview | 3 | 3 | LANG1113 | Policy |
 Lamar State College-Port Arthur Port Arthur | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
| 3 | 10 | GERM1501, 1502 | Policy | |
 Hardin-Simmons University Abilene | 3 | 3 | German 1301 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | GERM 131 | Policy | |
 Lubbock Christian University Lubbock | 3 | — | GERM 141 and 142 | Policy |
 McMurry University Abilene | 3 | — | GERM 1410, 1420 | Policy |
 Schreiner University Kerrville | 3 | — | GERM 1401 & 1402 | Policy |
 Western Texas College Snyder | 3 | 8 | GERM 1411, 1412 | — |
 Dallas Christian College Dallas | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
 El Paso Community College El Paso | 4 | — | GERM 1411 & 1412 | Policy |
| 4 | — | GERM 1401, 1402 | Policy | |
 Rice University Houston | 4 | 3 | GERM 222 | Policy |
 Trinity University San Antonio | 4 | 3 | GERM 3300 | Policy |
 Southwestern University Georgetown | 4 | 4 | GER12-314 Reading German: Texas in Context, or GER12-334 Speak German! | Policy |
 University of Dallas Irving | 4 | 3 | MGE 3311 | Policy |
 Austin College Sherman | 4 | 1 | GER 201 | Policy |
AP German 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 German Language and Culture?+
68 colleges in Texas publish a credit-bearing policy for AP German Language and Culture. 61 of them (90%) award credit at a score of 3, 7 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 German 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 GERM 1441 & 1442. 61 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?+
66 of the 68 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.