AP Japanese Language and Culture credit at Texas colleges

Every Texas college with a published AP Japanese Language and Culture credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.

Quick answer

35 of 38 Texas colleges (92%) award credit for AP Japanese Language and Culture at a score of 3. 3 require a 4 and 0 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 2 at The University of Texas at Arlington. 38 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.

Colleges that award credit for AP Japanese Language and Culture, with the minimum qualifying score, credit hours awarded and the equivalent course.
College	Min score	Credits	Counts as	Source
The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington	2	—	MODL 1441, 1442	Policy
The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio	2	8	JPN 1014, JPN 1024	Policy
Austin Community College District Austin	2	—	1411 & 1412	Policy
Texas A & M University-College Station College Station	3	8	JAPN 101, 102	Policy
The University of Texas at Austin Austin	3	6	JPN 601D	Policy
Houston Community College Houston	3	8	JAPN 1411-2 Beginning Japanese I-II	Policy
University of Houston Houston	3	5	JPNS 1501	Policy
Texas State University San Marcos	3	14	JAPA 1410, 1420, 2310 & 2320	Policy
University of North Texas Denton	3	6	JAPN 1010 & 1020	Policy
Texas Tech University Lubbock	3	10	JAPN 1501 & 1502	Policy
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg	3	6	FORL 1311, FORL 1312	Policy
The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson	3	6	JAPN 1311, 1312	Policy
The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso	3	6	LING 2303 & 2304	Policy
Sam Houston State University Huntsville	3	4	FOLG 1411	Policy
Baylor University Waco	3	3	Japanese 2310	Policy
Texas Woman's University Denton	3	3	FL 1000	Policy
Lamar University Beaumont	3	3	—	Policy
The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler	3	12	JAPN 1611, 2611	Policy
West Texas A & M University Canyon	3	3	JAPN 1411	Policy
TMUS Texas A&M University-San Antonio San Antonio	3	6	JAPN 1311 and JAPN 1312	Policy
CTC Central Texas College Killeen	3	8	JAPN 1411 & 1412	Policy
University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio	3	6	JAPN 1311, 1312	Policy
Abilene Christian University Abilene	3	6	TFOR 111, 112	Policy
University of North Texas at Dallas Dallas	3	6	LATI 1010, 1020	Policy
Saint Edward's University Austin	3	6	JAPN 1311, 1312	Policy
UHV University of Houston-Victoria Victoria	3	3	Toward Foreign Language Req for BA	Policy
St. Mary's University San Antonio	3	6	1311, 1312	Policy
Texas A&M University-Texarkana Texarkana	3	6	JAPN 1311 and JAPN 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
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock	3	10	JAPN1501, 1502	Policy
Lubbock Christian University Lubbock	3	—	JAPN 141	Policy
Austin College Sherman	3	1	JAPN 101	Policy
Dallas Christian College Dallas	3	6	—	Policy
Southern Methodist University Dallas	4	—	JAPN 1401, 1402	Policy
Rice University Houston	4	3	JAPA 222	Policy
Southwestern University Georgetown	4	4	FLN21-164 Language III	Policy

AP Japanese Language and Culture credit in other states

California 172 New York 89 Ohio 81 Pennsylvania 76 Illinois 58 Florida 56 Massachusetts 46 Washington 44 Virginia 38 Michigan 33 North Carolina 32 Indiana 30

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 Japanese Language and Culture?+

38 colleges in Texas publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Japanese Language and Culture. 35 of them (92%) award credit at a score of 3, 3 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 Japanese 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, counting as MODL 1441, 1442. 35 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?+

38 of the 38 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.