Many students in the Department of ASE/EM will enter UT-Austin with hours of college credit earned from placement exams. Below are the most common credits students earn and how they are counted toward the degree.
Placement |
Minimum Score |
UT |
Degree |
SAT II: Math Level 1 SAT II: Math Level 2 |
560 530 |
M 305G |
Does not count toward degree, but will serve as a prerequisite to begin Calculus (M 408C) |
AP: Art |
4 |
ART or ARH 3 hours |
Fine Arts/Humanities |
AP: Chemistry IB: Chemistry |
4 6 |
CH 301, CH 302 |
CH 301 counts, but 302 will not be used toward ASE degree |
AP: Economics (Micro) AP: Economics (Macro) IB: Economics |
4 4 4 |
ECO 304K ECO 304L ECO 304K, ECO 304L |
Social Science |
AP: English (Language) |
3 |
RHE 306 |
Freshman English |
AP: English (Literature) IB: English |
4 4 |
E 316K |
Sophomore Literature |
AP: Geography IB: Geography |
3 5 |
GRG 305 |
Social Science |
AP: Government |
GOV 310L |
Student must take the UT Austin Test on Texas Government to receive credit for one of two Government requirements |
|
AP: History (United States) |
4 |
HIS 315K, HIS 315L |
Both American History requirements |
AP: Mathematics (AB) IB: Mathematics |
3 5 |
M 408C |
First of two-semester Calculus Sequence |
AP: Mathematics (BC) |
3 |
M 408K, M 408L |
First and second of three-semester Calculus sequence |
IB: Philosophy |
5 |
PHL 301 |
Fine Arts/Humanities |
AP: Physics C: Mechanics |
3 |
PHY 303K, PHY 103M |
First Physics |
AP: Physics C: Elec/Mag |
3 |
PHY 303L, PHY 103N |
Second Physics |
AP: Psychology IB: Psychology |
4 5 |
PSY 301 |
Social Science |
IB: Social/Cultural Anthropology |
6 |
ANT 302 |
Social Science |
SAT: Verbal Section |
600 |
RHE 306 |
Freshman English |
IB: Visual Arts |
4 |
ART 319T |
Fine Arts/Humanities |
Although there are many other AP, IB, and SAT II exams, these are the only ones whose credit will count toward the ASE/E M undergraduate degree plan requirements. For more information about Credit-By-Exam, please visit the Instructional Assessment and Evaluation site: http://www.utexas.edu/academic/mec/index.shtml