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UT Austin AP credit: scores, courses and petition fees
Receiving an AP score is not the same as recording course credit. Check the course option before you claim it.
To use AP credit at UT Austin, check the official exam-to-course listing, confirm which course fits your degree and submit the credit petition. Receiving a qualifying score does not automatically put the credit on your transcript. Start with UT Student Testing Services and its exam search.
The published petition fee is $10 per credit hour, due within 14 days. Choose the useful course credit before creating that charge. Exam scores, placement permission, transcript credit and degree progress are different stages.
Method & limits
UT Testing and Evaluation Services instructions and exam search checked October 26, 2026. The current exam page governs a particular score and course option; degree applicability should be confirmed with your academic adviser.
Read the exam and score band together
UT’s exam search says it awards at least one course for AP scores of 3 or higher except AP Comparative Government, AP Research and AP Seminar, which do not have matching undergraduate coursework. The course awarded can change with the score. Some results also offer course choices.
The selected examples below show why a simple “UT accepts AP” answer is incomplete. Confirm the live exam listing and the intended requirement rather than translating every passing score into the same number or level of courses.
| Selected AP exam | Score | Listed UT course option |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science A | 3 | C S 302 |
| Computer Science A | 4–5 | C S 312 |
| English Language and Composition | 3–5 | RHE 306 |
| Calculus AB | 3–4 | M 408K or M 408N or M 408R |
| Calculus AB | 5 | M 408C |
Source: UT Testing Services undergraduate exam search, checked October 26, 2026. Selected examples only; options and degree applicability require review.
Choose the requirement you need to satisfy
Write down the degree requirement before selecting a course option. If the listing offers several calculus sequences, ask which option fits the intended major and later prerequisites. The largest apparent credit total is not necessarily the best academic choice.
Use the degree-audit guide to identify the requirement and the audit’s program. Keep required coursework, elective credit and prerequisite preparation separate in the conversation. A course on the transcript may still leave a different program requirement unresolved.
Resolve a missing score before paying for another action
Student Testing Services explains that score-matching problems can involve a name difference or a UT EID used in an earlier university program. If the official score was sent but does not appear, contact the testing office with the details it requests.
Keep the exam name, test date, score-report destination and sending confirmation available. Do not assume that a missing display means the score was too low or that you should retake the exam. Those explanations lead to different actions and costs.
Petitioning is the step that reports the credit
The testing FAQ states that students petition online for course credit to be reported to the Registrar. Its fee is charged per credit hour. As an arithmetic example, six selected credit hours create a $60 petition charge at the published $10 rate; that is separate from any exam-registration or score-sending cost.
Review the selected courses before submitting. The FAQ treats credit already written to the transcript as permanent; a petition not yet reported may have different options. If you selected unwanted credit, contact Student Testing Services promptly rather than assuming you can remove it later.
Check posting, then rerun degree progress
UT describes credit by examination as CR credit rather than a letter grade, and it does not count as credit earned in residence. That makes it different from adding an A to a University GPA. Use the GPA guide for letter-grade arithmetic.
Posting also has a schedule: entering freshmen who have not begun coursework should not expect petitioned credit on the transcript before they begin classes. Current students should check the petition status and their record after the weekly processing cycle, then rerun the relevant degree audit. Keep a registration deadline separate from the date you expect a petition to finish processing.
Sources
- UT Testing and Evaluation Services — college credit and placement
Verified Oct 26, 2026
- UT Testing and Evaluation Services — undergraduate exam search and score bands
Verified Oct 26, 2026
- UT Testing and Evaluation Services — AP scores, petitions, fees and posting
Verified Oct 26, 2026
- UT Testing Services — exam and petition fees
Verified Oct 26, 2026
- UT Testing Services — important dates and transcript update schedule
Verified Oct 26, 2026