Search for Undergraduate Exams

UT Austin awards course credit for a variety of exam types. All exams for which the university awards course credit or placement are listed below.

To search for a type of exam, select the down arrow on the Type drop-down menu, then click Search. Some exams or scores may award credit for multiple courses or allow students to choose from a list of course options. Which courses a student should petition for credit (claim) should first be discussed with an academic advisor to ensure relevance to the student's degree. Please contact Student Testing Services with any questions about the scores or courses awarded.

IB students who are entering the university as freshmen and earn the full IB Diploma should select IB Diploma. Students who enter the university as transfer students, or who do not earn the full IB Diploma, should select IB Certificate/Course Awarded.

Exam Cut Score Information
IB Exam in Arabic B (HL)
UT Austin Courses Score Range Notes
ARA 601C, 611C, 621K, 621L 5-7
ARA 601C, 611C 4
IB Exam in Biology (HL)
UT Austin Courses Score Range Notes
BIO 311C, 311D 6-7 Pre-health profession students and students considering majoring in any field of Biology are strongly advised not to use credit by exam for BIO 311C.
IB Exam in Chemistry (HL)
UT Austin Courses Score Range Notes
CH 301, 302, 204 6-7
CH 301N, 302N 5
CH 301N 4
IB Exam in Chinese A: Literature, or Chinese A: Language and Literature (HL)
UT Austin Courses Score Range Notes
CHI 606, 607, 312K, 312L 4-7
IB Exam in Chinese B - Mandarin or Chinese B - Cantonese (HL)
UT Austin Courses Score Range Notes
CHI 606, 607, 312K, 312L 5-7
CHI 606, 607 4
IB Exam in Computer Science A (HL)
UT Austin Courses Score Range Notes
C S 312 5-7
IB Exam in Danish B (HL)
UT Austin Courses Score Range Notes
DAN 604, 612 4-7
IB Exam in Dutch B (HL)
UT Austin Courses Score Range Notes
DCH 604, 612 4-7
DCH 604 3
IB Exam in Economics (HL)
UT Austin Courses Score Range Notes
ECO 304K, 304L 6-7
ECO 304K 4-5
IB Exam in English A: Language and Literature (HL)
UT Austin Courses Score Range Notes
E 316P 5-7
IB Exam in English A: Literature (HL)
UT Austin Courses Score Range Notes
E 316P 5-7
IB Exam in French A: Literature, or French A: Language and Literature (HL)
UT Austin Courses Score Range Notes
FR 320E, 322E, and 6 additional hours from 325C, 325D, or 325E 5-7
FR 320E, 322E, and 3 additional hours from 325C, 325D, or 325E 4
IB Exam in French B (HL)
UT Austin Courses Score Range Notes
FR 601C, 611C, 317C, 320E, 322E, 371L 6-7
FR 601C, 611C, 317C, 320E, 322E 4-5
IB Exam in Geography (HL)
UT Austin Courses Score Range Notes
GRG 305 5-7
IB Exam in German B (HL)
UT Austin Courses Score Range Notes
GER 506, 507, 612, 328; or GER 604, 612, 328 5-7
GER 506, 507, 612; or GER 604, 612 4
GER 506, 507; or GER 604 2-3
IB Exam in Hebrew Language B (HL)
UT Austin Courses Score Range Notes
HEB 601C, 611C 5-7
IB Exam in Hindi A: Literature (HL)
UT Austin Courses Score Range Notes
HIN 506, 507, 312K, 312L 5-7
IB Exam in Hindi B (HL)
UT Austin Courses Score Range Notes
HIN 506, 507, 312K, 312L 5-7
IB Exam in History of Africa (HL)
UT Austin Courses Score Range Notes
HIS 310 6-7
IB Exam in History of Europe (HL)
UT Austin Courses Score Range Notes
HIS 309L 6-7
IB Exam in History of the Americas (HL)
UT Austin Courses Score Range Notes
HIS 306N 4-7
IB Exam in Italian A: Literature, or Italian A: Language and Literature (HL)
UT Austin Courses Score Range Notes
ITL 601C, 611C, 321, 328, 329, 375 6-7
ITL 601C, 611C, 321, 328, 329 4-5
IB Exam in Italian B (HL)
UT Austin Courses Score Range Notes
ITL 601C, 611C, 321, 328, 329 4-7
ITL 601C, 611C 3
ITL 601C 2
IB Exam in Korean A: Literature or Korean A: Language and Literature (HL)
UT Austin Courses Score Range Notes
KOR 606, 607, 312K, 312L, 320K, 320L 6-7
KOR 606, 607, 312K, 312L 4-5
IB Exam in Korean B (HL)
UT Austin Courses Score Range Notes
KOR 606, 607, 312K, 312L 4-7