Credit by Advanced Placement Examination
Entering freshmen (those who have less than 12 transferable semester credits taken after high school graduation) who have satisfactorily passed one or more of the Advanced Placement (AP) examinations from the College Board are eligible for university credit in appropriate courses.
The examinations may be taken, usually in May, at approved high school testing centers through the College Board. Submission of examination scores and requests for credit in these courses should be directed to the Office of Admission. Credit in the following courses at Texas A&M University-Kingsville may be gained through the AP examinations:
| Texas A&M University-Kingsville Equivalent | Subject Examinations | Minimum Score |
| ARTS 1303, ARTS 1304 (6 Cr) | Art-Art History | 3 |
| ARTS 1316 (3 Cr) | Art-Drawing | 3 |
| ARTS 1311 (3 Cr) | Art-Studio Art 2-D | 3 |
| ARTS 1312 (3 Cr) | Art-Studio Art 3-D | 3 |
| BIOL 1306/BIOL 1106, BIOL 1307/BIOL 1107(8 Cr) | Biology | 4 |
| CHEM 1311 (3 Cr) | Chemistry | 4 |
| CHEM 1311, CHEM 1312 (6 Cr) | Chemistry | 5 |
| ECON 2301 (3 Cr) | Economics-Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 2302 (3 Cr) | Economics-Microeconomics | 3 |
| ENGL 1301 (3 Cr) | English-Language & Composition | 3 |
| FREN 1311, FREN 1312, FREN 2311, FREN 2312 (12 Cr) | French-French Language/Literature | 3 |
| FREN 1311, FREN 1312, FREN 2311, FREN 2312FREN 33B (15 Cr) | French-French Language/Literature | 4 |
| FREN 1311, FREN 1312, FREN 2311, FREN 2312FREN 33B, FREN 33B (18 Cr) | French-French Language/Literature | 5 |
| HIST 1301, HIST 1302 (6 Cr) | History-U.S. History | 3 |
| MATH 2413 (4 Cr) | Mathematics-Calculus AB | 3 |
| MATH 2413, MATH 2414 (8 Cr) | Mathematics-Calculus BC | 3 |
| MUSI 1316, MUSI 1317, MUSI 1116, MUSI 1117 (8 Cr) | Music-Theory | 3 |
| MUSI 2306 (3 Cr) | Music-Listening & Literature | 3 |
| PHYS 1301 (3 Cr) | Physics 1 | 3 |
| PHYS 1302 (3 Cr) | Physics 2 | 3 |
| PHYS 2325 (3 Cr) | Physics C: Mechanics | 3 |
| PHYS 2326 (3 Cr) | Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism | 3 |
| POLS 2301 (3 Cr) | Government & Politics-US | 3 |
| PSYC 2301 (3 Cr) | Psychology | 3 |
| SPAN 1313 (3 Cr) | Spanish-Language | 3 |
| SPAN 1313, SPAN 1314 (6 Cr) | Spanish-Language | 4 |
| SPAN 1313, SPAN 1314, SPAN 2311 (9 Cr) | Spanish-Language | 5 |
| STAT 1342 (3 Cr) | Statistics | 3 |