Texas Lutheran University awards credit for College Board Advanced Placement to all entering students who submit a score of three (3) or higher. For more information contact www.collegeboard.com. Students who receive satisfactory scores will be awarded credit for the Texas Lutheran courses as indicated below:
| AP Exam | Required AP Score | TLU Credit |
| Art, Design | 3, 4, 5 | ART 138 - 3 semester hours |
| Art, Drawing | 3, 4, 5 | ART 131 - 3 semester hours |
| Art, General | 3, 4, 5 | ART elective - 3 semester hours |
| Art, History | 3, 4, 5 | ART elective - 3 semester hours |
| Biology | 3 | BIO 130 - 3 semester hours |
| Biology | 4 | BIO 143 - 4 semester hours |
| Biology | 5 | BIO 143, 144 - 8 semester hours |
| Chemistry | 3 | CHEM 133 - 3 semester hours |
| Chemistry | 4 | CHEM 143 - 4 semester hours |
| Chemistry | 5 | CHEM 143, 144-8 semester hours |
| Computer Science A,AB | 3, 4, 5 | CSCI elective - 3 semester hours |
| Economics, Macroeconomics | 3, 4, 5 | ECON elective - 3 semester hours |
| Economics, Microeconomics | 3, 4, 5 | ECON elective - 3 semester hours |
| English Language & Composition | 3, 4 | COMP 131 - 3 semester hours |
| English Language & Composition | 5 | COMP 131, 132 - 6 semester hours |
| English Literature & Composition | 3, 4 | COMP 131 - 3 semester hours |
| English Literature & Composition | 5 | COMP 131, 132 - 6 semester hours |
| English Lang & Comp AND Lit & Comp | 3, 4, 5 | COMP 131, 132 - 6 semester hours |
| Environmental Science | 3, 4, 5 | ENVS 140 - 4 semester hours |
| French, French Language | 3, 4, 5 | FR 131 - 3 semester hours |
| French, French Literature | 3, 4, 5 | FR 131, 132 - 6 semester hours |
| German, German Language | 3, 4 | Cross-Cultures elective - 3 semester hours |
| German, German Language | 5 | Cross-Cultures elective - 6 semester hours |
| Government & Politics, U.S. | 3, 4, 5 | POLS 232 - 3 semester hours |
| Geography, Human | 3, 4, 5 | GEOG 234 3 semester hours |
| Government & Politics, Comparative | 3, 4, 5 | POLS 337 - 3 semester hours upper-division |
| History, U.S. History | 3, 4, 5 | HIST elective - 3 semester hours |
| History, European History | 3, 4, 5 | HIST elective - 3 semester hours |
| History, World | 3, 4, 5 | HIST elective - 3 semester hours |
| Latin, Virgil or Latin Literature | 3, 4, 5 | Elective - 3 semester hours |
| Mathematics, Calculus AB | 3, 4, 5 | MATH 231 - 3 semester hours |
| Mathematics, Calculus BC | 3, 4 | MATH 231 - 3 semester hours |
| Mathematics, Calculus BC | 5 | MATH 231, 232 - 6 semester hours |
| Music Theory | 3, 4, 5 | MUS 131 - 3 semester hours |
| Physics, Physics BC | 3, 4 | PHYS 141 - 4 semester hours |
| Physics, Physics BC | 5 | PHYS 141, 142 - 8 semester hours |
| Physics, C-Mechanica | 3, 4, 5 | PHYS 141 4 semester hours |
| Physics, C-E&M | 3, 4, 5 | PHYS 142 4 semester hours |
| Psychology | 3, 4, 5 | PSY 131 - 3 semester hours |
| Spanish, Spanish Language | 3, 4 | SPAN 131 - 3 semester hours |
| Spanish, Spanish Language | 5 | SPAN 131, 132 - 6 semester hours |
| Spanish, Spanish Literature | 3, 4, 5 | SPAN 3xx - 3 semester hours upper-division |
| Statistics | 3, 4, 5 | STAT 374 - 3 semester hours upper-division |