AP Environmental Science credit at Texas colleges

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

Quick answer

62 of 75 Texas colleges (83%) award credit for AP Environmental Science at a score of 3. 13 require a 4 and 0 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at Texas A & M University-College Station (3 credit hours). 74 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.

Colleges that award credit for AP Environmental Science, with the minimum qualifying score, credit hours awarded and the equivalent course.
CollegeMin scoreCreditsCounts asSource
Texas A & M University-College Station
College Station
33GEOS 105Policy
Lone Star College System
The Woodlands
34ENVR 1401Policy
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin
33GEO 302PPolicy
Houston Community College
Houston
33GEOG 1305 Environmental SciencePolicy
University of Houston
Houston
33GENERAL ELECTIVESPolicy
Texas State University
San Marcos
33GEO 2310Policy
University of North Texas
Denton
33BIOL 1132Policy
Texas Tech University
Lubbock
33NRM 1300Policy
The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington
33ENVR 1301Policy
The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio
36ES 2013, ES 2023Policy
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg
38ENVR 1401, ENVR 1402Policy
Austin Community College District
Austin
3ENVR 1301Policy
Collin County Community College District
McKinney
34ENVR 1401Policy
El Paso Community College
El Paso
3ENVR 1301Policy
The University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson
33GEOS 2302Policy
The University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso
34ESCI 1301 & 1101Policy
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville
34BIOL 1401Policy
South Texas College
McAllen
34BIOL 2406Policy
San Antonio College
San Antonio
33BIOL 2306Policy
Northwest Vista College
San Antonio
33BIOL 2306Policy
University of Houston-Downtown
Houston
33BIO 1312Policy
Tarleton State University
Stephenville
34GEOL 1407Policy
St Philip's College
San Antonio
33BIOL 2306Policy
Texas Woman's University
Denton
33BIOL 1023Policy
Stephen F Austin State University
Nacogdoches
33ENVR 1301Policy
Texas A & M University-Commerce
Commerce
33ENVS 1301Policy
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi
34ESCI 1401
Palo Alto College
San Antonio
33BIOL 2306Policy
The University of Texas at Tyler
Tyler
33BIOL 1360Policy
West Texas A & M University
Canyon
33ENVR 1000Policy
Texas Southern University
Houston
33PHYS 101Policy
University of Houston-Clear Lake
Houston
34ENSC 1301/1101Policy
Central Texas College
Killeen
34ENVR 1401Policy
Angelo State University
San Angelo
33Biology NENAPolicy
Midland College
Midland
34GEOL 1405 or ENVR 1401Policy
McLennan Community College
Waco
34ENVR 1301 & 1101Policy
University of the Incarnate Word
San Antonio
34ENSC 1410Policy
Odessa College
Odessa
34BIOL 2406Policy
Midwestern State University
Wichita Falls
34ENSC 1114Policy
Weatherford College
Weatherford
34BIOL 2406Policy
Alvin Community College
Alvin
34GEOL1401Policy
Temple College
Temple
33ENVR 1301 and 1101Policy
Abilene Christian University
Abilene
33AENV 130Policy
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Belton
34CHEM or ENVR 1402Policy
University of North Texas at Dallas
Dallas
33BIOL 1132Policy
Victoria College
Victoria
33ENVR 1301 or GEOL 1305Policy
Angelina College
Lufkin
34BIOL 2306 & BIOL 2106Policy
Wayland Baptist University
Plainview
33ENVS 3301Policy
St. Mary's University
San Antonio
33ES 1373Policy
Texas A&M University-Texarkana
Texarkana
34ENVR 1301, 1101Policy
Texarkana College
Texarkana
34BIOL 2306 & 2106Policy
Concordia University Texas
Austin
3ESC 1302 and ESC 1102L; ESC 1402Policy
Panola College
Carthage
33ENVR 1301Policy
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock
33NRM2302Policy
Southwestern Assemblies of God University
Waxahachie
34PHY 1113 Introduction to Physical Science and PHY 1111 Physical Science LabPolicy
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene
33ENVS 1311Policy
Texas Lutheran University
Seguin
34ENVS 130/ENVS 111Policy
Lubbock Christian University
Lubbock
3NRC 131Policy
McMurry University
Abilene
3GEOS 1405 or SUST 1310Policy
Schreiner University
Kerrville
3BIOL 1405Policy
Howard Payne University
Brownwood
34BIO 1439Policy
Dallas Christian College
Dallas
33Policy
Baylor University
Waco
43Environmental Studies 1301Policy
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth
43ENSC 10143Policy
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
43GEOL 1315Policy
Rice University
Houston
43CEVE 100Policy
Saint Edward's University
Austin
43ENSP 2324Policy
Dallas Baptist University
Dallas
44ENSC 1401 & 14L1Policy
Trinity University
San Antonio
43ENVI-1305Policy
Texas Wesleyan University
Fort Worth
43NSC 1000 Elective CreditPolicy
LeTourneau University
Longview
43ENVT1113Policy
Southwestern University
Georgetown
44ENV49-144 Environmental SciencePolicy
University of Dallas
Irving
44BIO 2360, 2160Policy
East Texas Baptist University
Marshall
44BIOL 2406Policy
Austin College
Sherman
41ENVS 135Policy

AP Environmental Science 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 Environmental Science?+

75 colleges in Texas publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Environmental Science. 62 of them (83%) award credit at a score of 3, 13 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 Environmental Science 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 GEOS 105. 62 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?+

74 of the 75 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. CertiHomes Education does not sell rankings or accept placement fees.