AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism credit at Texas colleges
Every Texas college with a published AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
71 of 85 Texas colleges (84%) award credit for AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism at a score of 3. 12 require a 4 and 2 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at Texas A & M University-College Station (4 credit hours). 83 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 | 4 | PHYS 207 or PHYS 227 | Policy |
 Lone Star College System The Woodlands | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1402 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | PHY 302L, 105N; or PHY 303L, 105N; or PHY 316, 116L; or PHY 317L, 105N | Policy | |
 Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2426 | Policy |
 Houston Community College Houston | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2326 / 2126 University Physics II | Policy |
 University of Houston Houston | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1102, 1302 | Policy |
 Texas State University San Marcos | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2126. 2326 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | PHYS 1420/1440 | Policy | |
 Texas Tech University Lubbock | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2401 | Policy |
 The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1444 | Policy |
 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio | 3 | 3 | PHY 1963 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | PHYS 1402 or PHYS 2426 | Policy | |
| 3 | — | PHYS 1402 or PHYS 2426** | Policy | |
| 3 | 4 | PHYS 2426 | Policy | |
 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2326 and 2126 | Policy |
 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | PHYS 2421 | Policy | |
 Sam Houston State University Huntsville | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1422 | Policy |
 Blinn College District Brenham | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1402 | Policy |
 South Texas College McAllen | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2426 | Policy |
 San Antonio College San Antonio | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2426 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | Physics 1405 | Policy | |
 Northwest Vista College San Antonio | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2426 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | PHYS 1308/1108 | Policy | |
 St Philip's College San Antonio | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2426 | Policy |
 Tyler Junior College Tyler | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2426 | Policy |
 Texas Woman's University Denton | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2161, PHYS 2163 | Policy |
 Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2326 & PHYS 2126 | Policy |
 Prairie View A & M University Prairie View | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2326 and PHYS 2126 or PHYS 1302 and PHYS 1102 | Policy |
 Lamar University Beaumont | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2426 | Policy |
 Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2426 | — |
 Palo Alto College San Antonio | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2426 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | PHYS 1302, 1102 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | PHYS 2425, 2426 | Policy | |
TMUS Texas A&M University-San Antonio San Antonio | 3 | 3 | PHYS 2326 | Policy |
 South Plains College Levelland | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2426 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | PHYS 2326/2126 | Policy | |
CTC Central Texas College Killeen | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2425 | Policy |
 Angelo State University San Angelo | 3 | 4 | Physics 2326 & 2126 | Policy |
LC Laredo College Laredo | 3 | — | PHYS 1302 and PHYS 1102 PHYS 2326 and 2126 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | PHYS 2426 | Policy | |
| 3 | 4 | PHYS-2426 | Policy | |
 Texas A & M University-Kingsville Kingsville | 3 | 3 | PHYS 2326 | Policy |
 University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2306, 2106 | Policy |
 Odessa College Odessa | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2425 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | PHYS 2326/2126 | Policy | |
 Midwestern State University Wichita Falls | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2644 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | PHYS 2426 | Policy | |
TC Temple College Temple | 3 | — | PHYS 2426 | Policy |
 Abilene Christian University Abilene | 3 | 4 | PHYS 222, 223 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | PHYS 2220/2240 | Policy | |
 Victoria College Victoria | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2426 | Policy |
 Angelina College Lufkin | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1402 | Policy |
 Hill College Hillsboro | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2426 | Policy |
 Texas A&M University-Texarkana Texarkana | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2326, 2126 | Policy |
 Texas Wesleyan University Fort Worth | 3 | 4 | PHY 1401 | Policy |
 Texarkana College Texarkana | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2425 | Policy |
 Howard College Big Spring | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2426 | Policy |
 LeTourneau University Longview | 3 | 3 | PHYS2023 | Policy |
| 3 | — | PHY 1402 | Policy | |
 Panola College Carthage | 3 | 4 | PSYS 2426 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | PHY 1302/1102 | Policy | |
| 3 | 4 | PHYS2401 | Policy | |
 Hardin-Simmons University Abilene | 3 | 4 | Physics 1311,1111 | Policy |
| 3 | 8 | PHYS 240, 241 | Policy | |
 Lubbock Christian University Lubbock | 3 | — | PHY 2301 and 2101 | Policy |
 Our Lady of the Lake University San Antonio | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1402 | Policy |
 McMurry University Abilene | 3 | — | PHYS 1400 | Policy |
HPU Howard Payne University Brownwood | 3 | 4 | PHY 2449 | Policy |
 Western Texas College Snyder | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2325/2125 or 2326/2126 | — |
 Dallas Christian College Dallas | 3 | 4 | — | Policy |
 El Paso Community College El Paso | 4 | — | PHYS 2325, 2125, 2326 & 2126 | Policy |
 Texas Christian University Fort Worth | 4 | 4 | 20484 | Policy |
| 4 | 8 | PHYS 2425, 2426 | Policy | |
 Texas A & M University-Commerce Commerce | 4 | 4 | PHYS 2426 | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | PHYS 1304 | Policy | |
 Rice University Houston | 4 | 4 | PHYS 102/104 | Policy |
| 4 | 4 | PHYS 2412 | Policy | |
| 4 | 3 | PHYS 2326 | Policy | |
 Trinity University San Antonio | 4 | 3 | PHYS 1312 | Policy |
 St. Mary's University San Antonio | 4 | 3 | PY 2404 (must take 1-hour lab) | Policy |
 Southwestern University Georgetown | 4 | 4 | PHY53-164 Physics II | Policy |
 Austin College Sherman | 4 | 1 | PHY 112 | Policy |
 Texas Southern University Houston | 5 | 8 | PHYS 252 | Policy |
 University of Dallas Irving | 5 | 3 | PHY 2311, 2312 | Policy |
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism 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 Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism?+
85 colleges in Texas publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism. 71 of them (84%) award credit at a score of 3, 12 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 Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism score that earns credit in Texas?+
3. Texas A & M University-College Station in College Station awards credit at a score of 3, worth 4 credit hours, counting as PHYS 207 or PHYS 227. 71 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?+
83 of the 85 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.