Credit By Examination
Office of the Registrar
Credit by Examination Options
Credit by examination may be established through one or more of the five currently approved testing programs: the Advanced Placement Program (AP), Cambridge International AS & A Levels (CI), the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DSST), and International Baccalaureate (IB). Exceptions will be considered for other testing programs.
Advanced Placement Examinations (AP)
UT Tyler currently assesses AP examination scores for only those exams listed in the chart below. In compliance with H.B. 1992, UT Tyler awards credit for scores of 3 for all listed examinations. Please note that some examinations earn additional credit hours for higher scores.
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AP Exam |
Minimum Score |
Credit Hours |
UT Tyler Course Equivalent(s) |
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ART HISTORY |
3 |
3 |
ART. 2303 |
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4 |
6 |
ART. 2303, 2304 |
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STUDIO ART - DRAWING |
3 |
3 |
ART. 1311* |
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BIOLOGY |
3 |
4 |
BIOL 1306/1106 |
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5 |
8 |
BIOL 1306/1106, 1307/1107 |
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CHEMISTRY |
3 |
4 |
CHEM 1311/1111 |
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5 |
8 |
CHEM 1311/1111, 1312/1112 |
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| CHINESE LANGUAGE & CULTURE |
3 |
12 |
CHIN 1611*, 2611* |
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COMPUTER SCIENCE A |
3 |
3 |
COSC 1336* |
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MACROECONOMICS |
3 |
3 |
ECON 2301 |
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MICROECONOMICS |
3 |
3 |
ECON 2302 |
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ENGLISH - LANGUAGE & COMPOSITION |
3 |
3 |
ENGL 1301 |
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ENGLISH - LITERATURE & COMPOSITION |
3 |
3 |
ENGL 2322 ** |
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE |
3 |
3 |
BIOL 1360 |
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FRENCH - LANGUAGE OR LITERATURE |
3 |
12 |
FREN 1611*, 2611* |
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HUMAN GEOGRAPHY |
3 |
3 |
GEOG 1313 |
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GERMAN - LANGUAGE |
3 |
8 |
GERM 1401*, 1402* |
|
4 |
11 |
GERM 1401*, 1402*, 230* |
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5 |
14 |
GERM 1401*, 1402*, 2301*, 2302* |
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GOVERNMENT & POLITICS |
3 |
3 |
POLS 2305 |
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HISTORY - UNITED STATES |
3 |
6 |
HIST 1301, 1302 |
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HISTORY - WORLD |
3 |
6 |
HIST 2321, 2322 |
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JAPANESE LANGUAGE & CULTURE |
3 |
12 |
JAPN 1611*, 2611* |
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LATIN |
3 |
12 |
LATN 1301*, 1302*, 2301*, 2302* |
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MATHEMATICS - CALCULUS AB *** |
3 |
4 |
MATH 2413 |
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MATHEMATICS - CALCULUS BC *** |
3 |
4 |
MATH 2413 |
|
4 |
8 |
MATH 2413, 2414 |
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MUSIC THEORY |
3 |
3 |
MUSI 1311* |
|
5 |
6 |
MUSI 1311*, 1312* |
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PHYSICS C - MECHANICS |
3 |
4 |
PHYS 1301/1101 |
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4 |
4 |
PHYS 2325/2125 |
|
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PHYSICS C - ELECTRICITY & MAGNETISM |
3 |
4 |
PHYS 1302/1102 |
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4 |
4 |
PHYS 2326/2126 |
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PSYCHOLOGY |
3 |
3 |
PSYC 1301 |
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SPANISH - LANGUAGE & CULTURE, OR SPANISH - LITERATURE & CULTURE |
3 |
12 |
SPAN 1611*, 2611* |
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STATISTICS |
3 |
3 |
MATH 1342 |
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* Course is not applicable to the UT Tyler Core Curriculum |
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** Students who have ENGL 2322 credit from another source may receive alternative credit in the form of ENGL 2323, 2350, 2362, or 2363. |
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*** Credit may be awarded for only one of the MATHEMATICS - CALCULUS AB and BC exams. |
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Cambridge International AS & A Levels (CI)
UT Tyler currently assesses credit for only those AS and A Levels listed in the chart below for students who have completed them prior to transfer. UT Tyler will consider other examination areas as requests are made. UT Tyler also reserves the right to change the awarding of credits as the examinations from Cambridge International change.
| Cambridge Exam | Exam Level |
Minimum Grade | Credit Hours | UT Tyler Course Equivalent(s) |
| Biology | AS |
C | 4 | BIOL 1306/1106 |
| Biology |
A |
C |
8 |
BIOL 1306/1106 and 1307/1107 |
| Chemistry |
AS |
C |
4 |
CHEM 1311/1111 |
| Chemistry |
A |
C |
8 |
CHEM 1311/1111 and 1312/1112 |
| Mathematics | AS |
C | 4 | MATH 2413 |
| Mathematics |
A |
C |
8 |
MATH 2413 and 2414 |
| Physics | AS |
C | 4 | PHYS 1301/1101 |
| Physics |
A |
C |
8 |
PHYS 1301/1101 and 1302/1102 |
| Data effective Summer 2021 |
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College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)
UT Tyler currently assesses CLEP examination scores for only those exams listed in the chart below. The UT Tyler Testing Center offers students the opportunity to complete certain CLEP examinations on the UT Tyler campus. Students who have taken a CLEP exam elsewhere that has not been assessed and posted for credit must provide official score reports to UT Tyler to have their examination scores assessed for credit.
Senior-level students who plan to complete CLEP examinations toward their degree during
their semester of graduation should be aware that receipt of CLEP results are subject
to the same deadlines as outstanding transcripts for credits complete at other institutions.
Failure to meet these deadlines will result in denial of graduation, so please review
the graduation website thoroughly.
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Clep Exam |
Minimum Score |
Credit Hours |
UT Tyler Course Equivalent |
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AMERICAN GOVERNMENT |
50 |
3 |
POLS 2305 |
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AMERICAN LITERATURE |
50 |
3 |
ENGL 2350 |
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BIOLOGY ** |
50 |
3 |
BIOL 1301 |
|
70 |
3 or 6 |
BIOL 1301 and 1302 OR |
|
| CHEMISTRY |
50 |
3 |
CHEM 1311 |
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COLLEGE ALGEBRA |
50 |
3 |
MATH 1314 |
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CALCULUS WITH ELEMENTARY FUNCTIONS |
50 |
4 |
MATH 2413 |
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COLLEGE FRENCH, LEVEL 1 |
50 |
6 |
FREN 1611* |
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COLLEGE FRENCH LEVEL 2 |
59 |
12 |
FREN 1611*, 2611* |
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COLLEGE GERMAN, Level 1 |
50 |
8 |
GERM 1401*, 1402* |
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COLLEGE GERMAN, Level 2 |
60 |
14 |
GERM 1401*, 1402*, 2301*, 2302* |
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COLLEGE SPANISH, Level 1 |
50 |
6 |
SPAN 1611* |
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COLLEGE SPANISH, Level 2 |
63 |
12 |
SPAN 1611*, 2611* |
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ENGLISH LITERATURE |
50 |
6 |
ENGL 2322, 2323 |
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FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING |
50 |
3 |
ACCT 2301* |
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COLLEGE COMPOSITION |
50 |
3 |
ENGL 1301 |
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HISTORY OF THE US I: EARLY COLONIZATION TO 1877 |
50 |
3 |
HIST 1301 |
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HISTORY OF THE US II: 1865 TO PRESENT |
50 |
3 |
HIST 1302 |
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HUMAN GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT |
50 |
3 |
PSYC 2320* |
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INFORMATION SYSTEMS & COMPUTER APPLICATIONS |
50 |
3 |
COSC 1301* |
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INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY |
50 |
3 |
PSYC 1301 |
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INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY |
50 |
3 |
SOCI 1301 |
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PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS |
50 |
3 |
ECON 2301 |
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PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS |
50 |
3 |
ECON 2302 |
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PRECALCULUS |
50 |
3 |
MATH 1316 |
| * Course is not applicable to the UT Tyler Core Curriculum | |||
| ** For students with a score of 70+ on the Biology CLEP exam, the default award will be 6 credit hours of BIOL 1301 and 1302. However, students may instead request to substitute 3 credit hours of either BIOL 1306 or 1307, if those courses better fit their degree plan; this option requires approval of the student's Academic Advisor. | |||
International Baccalaureate Program (IB)
Students who have completed the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program will receive at least 24 semester credit hours of lower division credit based on Standard-Level and Higher-Level examinations in which they have earned scores of four (4) or higher, in accordance with the Texas Education Code (51.968). Fewer than 24 semester credit hours may be granted if a student received a score of less than 4 on an examination administered as part of the diploma program. In such cases the determination of credit awarded for examinations with scores of 3 or lower will be at the discretion of the relevant college advisor in the college or department offering the student's major.
Students who took IB coursework, but have not earned an IB Diploma, will receive credit only for Higher-Level examinations in which they have earned scores of four (4) or higher.
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IB Exam |
Credit Hours |
UT Tyler Course Equivalents |
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CHINESE A1, A2,OR B (SL) |
6 |
CHIN 1611* |
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CHINESE A1, A2,OR B (HL |
12 |
CHIN 1611*, 2611* |
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CHINESE AB |
4 |
CHIN 1411* |
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FRENCH A1, A2,OR B (SL) |
6 |
FREN 1611* |
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FRENCH A1, A2,OR B (HL) |
12 |
FREN 1611*, 2611* |
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FRENCH AB |
4 |
FREN 1401* |
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SPANISH A1, A2,OR B (SL) |
6 |
SPAN 1611* |
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SPANISH A1, A2,OR B (HL) |
12 |
SPAN 1611*, 2611* |
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SPANISH AB |
4 |
SPAN 1413* |
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LATIN (SL) |
3 |
LATN 1301* |
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LATIN (HL) |
6 |
LATN 1301*, 1302* |
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ARABIC / GERMAN / PORTUGUESE / RUSSIAN / OTHER LANGUAGES A1, A2, OR B (SL) |
6 |
FOREIGN LANGUAGE ELECTIVE CREDIT* |
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ARABIC / GERMAN / PORTUGUESE / RUSSIAN / OTHER LANGUAGES A1, A2, OR B (HL) |
12 |
FOREIGN LANGUAGE ELECTIVE CREDIT* |
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ARABIC / GERMAN / PORTUGUESE / RUSSIAN / OTHER LANGUAGES AB |
4 |
FOREIGN LANGUAGE ELECTIVE CREDIT* |
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BIOLOGY (SL) |
4 |
BIOL 1306/1106 |
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BIOLOGY (HL) |
8 |
BIOL 1306/1106, 1307/1107 |
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BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT |
3 |
MANA 1300* |
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CHEMISTRY (SL) |
4 |
CHEM 1311/1111 |
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CHEMISTRY (HL) |
8 |
CHEM 1311/1111, 1312, 1112 |
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COMPUTER SCIENCE |
3 |
COSC 1310* |
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DANCE |
N/A |
N/A |
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ECONOMICS (SL/HL) |
3 |
ECON 1301 |
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ENGLISH A LITERATURE |
3 |
ENGL 2362 |
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE A1 OR A2 (SL/HL) |
3 |
ENGL 1301 |
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXTENDED ESSAY** |
6 |
ENGL 1301, 1302 |
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ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS |
3 |
BIOL 1360 |
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FILM |
3 |
THTR 1356 |
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GEOGRAPHY |
3 |
GEOG 1313 |
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GLOBAL POLITICS (SL/HL) |
3 |
POLITICAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE CREDIT * |
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GREEK, CLASSICAL |
3 |
GENERAL ELECTIVE CREDIT * |
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HISTORY - AFRICA / EAST & SOUTHEAST ASIAN & OCEANIA / EUROPE / ISLAMIC / SOUTH ASIA & MIDDLE EAST |
3 |
HISTORY ELECTIVE CREDIT * |
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HISTORY - AMERICAS |
3 |
HIST 2322 |
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN A GLOBAL SOCIETY |
3 |
COSC 1307 OR1310 *** |
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MATHEMATICS STUDIES (SL) |
3 |
MATH 1332 |
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MATHEMATICS (SL) |
3 |
MATH 1314* |
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MATHEMATICS (HL) |
3 |
MATH 2312 |
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MATHEMATICS WITH FURTHER MATHEMATICS |
4 |
MATH 2413 |
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MUSIC |
3 |
MUSI 1301 |
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PHILOSOPHY |
3 |
PHIL 1301 |
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PHYSICS (SL) |
4 |
PHYS 1301/1101 |
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PHYSICS (HL) |
8 |
PHYS 1301/1101, 1302/1102 |
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PSYCHOLOGY |
3 |
PSYC 1301 |
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SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY |
3 |
ANTH 2346 |
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SPORTS, EXERCISE AND HEALTH SCIENCE |
6 |
ALHS 1300*, 1315 |
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THEATRE ARTS |
3 |
THTR 1301 |
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VISUAL ARTS |
3 |
ART. 1301 |
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WORLD RELIGIONS |
3 |
RELI 1301* |
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* Course is not applicable to the UT Tyler Core Curriculum |
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** The English Language Extended Essay requires a letter grade of C or higher to earn credit. Note: The English Language topic is the only essay that is assessed for credit by UT Tyler. |
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*** COSC 1310 credit is awarded only in cases where a student is already credited with COSC 1307 prior to admission to UT Tyler. |
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