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Undergraduate Majors and Interests
Are you still in high school but want to get a head start on earning your bachelor’s degree at the University of North Texas? We offer several ways for you to accomplish that even before you enroll in your first class as an incoming freshman.
By completing Advanced Placement courses and examinations, College Level Examination Program subject examinations or International Baccalaureate examinations, you may earn academic credit and test out of certain UNT courses. This, in turn, helps you earn your undergraduate degree sooner and begin your career earlier than other students. These courses and examinations can be taken during high school, at another college or university, or once you enroll at UNT.
AP examinations, necessary scores and our equivalent courses are listed in the following section. CLEP and IB examinations are reviewed by the dean who oversees your major to determine how they can apply to your degree.
Credit by examination may:
The credit you earn through examination will not be included in your grade point average, but it will be included in your accepted semester credit hours and on
At UNT, we offer a traditional, intellectually rigorous college experience. You will also have opportunities to participate in research and make friends with students from around the world. We feature 42 academic organizations and 44 honor societies, including one for freshmen – Alpha Lambda Delta. We equaled Carnegie Mellon and Princeton universities in the number of students named Goldwater Scholars in math, science and engineering.
Students of all majors may apply to the Honors College, which enriches the academic and intellectual experience of highly talented and motivated students. Admission is competitive. If accepted, you can apply to live with others possessing similar academic goals in Honors Hall, a residence hall available to students in the Honors College.
You will need to complete an AP course offered by your high school to take an AP examination in a particular subject. Most school districts in Texas offer these examinations in May. For homeschooled students or students whose schools do not offer AP, the College Board does not require you to complete an AP course before taking an AP examination. Specify code 6481 to have your test scores sent to our admissions office. Here is a breakdown of the available AP courses and examinations, the semester credit hours that can be earned, and our course equivalent.
AP Examination | AP exam score | Semester credit hours |
UNT course equivalent |
---|---|---|---|
Composition and Literature | |||
English language and composition | 4 | 3 | ENGL 1310 |
5 | 6 | ENGL 1310, 1320 | |
English literature and composition | 4, 5 | 3 | ENGL 2210 |
Fine arts | |||
Art history | 4, 5 | 6 | ART 2350, 2360 |
Music, listening and literature | 3, 4, 5 | 3 | MUMH 2040 |
Studio art - drawing portfolio | 4, 5 | 3 | ART 1500 |
Studio art - 2D design | 4, 5 | 3 | ART elective hours, 1000 or 2000 level |
Studio art - 3D design | 4, 5 | 3 | ART 1450 |
Languages | |||
Chinese Language & Culture | 3 | 8 | CHIN 1010, 1020 |
4 | 11 | CHIN 1010, 1020, 2040 | |
5 | 14 | CHIN 1010, 1020, 2040, 2050 | |
French language | 3 | 8 | FREN 1010, 1020 |
4 | 11 | FREN 1010, 1020, 2040 | |
5 | 14 | FREN 1010, 1020, 2040, 2050 | |
German language | 3 | 8 | GERM 1010, 1020 |
4 | 11 | GERM 1010, 1020, 2040 | |
5 | 14 | GERM 1010, 1020, 2040, 2050 | |
Italian Language & Culture | 3 | 8 | ITAL 1010, 1020 |
4 | 11 | ITAL 1010, 1020, 2040 | |
5 | 14 | ITAL 1010, 1020, 2040, 2050 | |
Japanese Language & Culture | 3 | 8 | JAPN 1010, 1020 |
4 | 11 | JAPN 1010, 1020, 2040 | |
5 | 14 | JAPN 1010, 1020, 2040, 2050 | |
Latin (Vergil) | 3 | 8 | LATI 1010, 1020 |
4 | 11 | LATI 1010, 1020, 2040 | |
5 | 14 | LATI 1010, 1020, 2040, 2050 | |
Spanish language | 3 | 8 | SPAN 1010, 1020 |
4 | 11 | SPAN 1010, 1020, 2040 | |
5 | 14 | SPAN 1010, 1020, 2040, 2050 | |
Mathematics | |||
Calculus AB | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | MATH 1710 |
Calculus BC | 3, 4, 5 | 7 | MATH 1710, 1720 |
Calculus AB subscore for the Calculus BC exam | 3, 4, 5 | 4 | MATH 1710 |
Statistics | 3, 4, 5 | 3 | MATH 1680 |
Natural and computer sciences | |||
Biology | 3 | 6 | BIOL 1112, 1122 |
4, 5 | 8 | BIOL 1710/1730, 1720/1740 | |
Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHEM 1410/1430 |
5 | 8 | CHEM 1410/1430, 1420/1440 | |
Computer Science A | 4, 5 | 4 | CSCE 1030 |
Computer Science AB | 4, 5 | 7 | CSCE 1030, 1040 |
Environmental Science | 3, 4, 5 | 3 | BIOL 1132 |
Physics B | 4, 5 | 8 | PHYS 1410/1430, 1420/1440 |
Physics C (electricity and magnetism) | 4, 5 | 4 | PHYS 2220, 2240 |
Physics C (mechanics) | 4, 5 | 4 | PHYS 1710, 1730 |
Social sciences and history | |||
Economics - macroeconomics | 3, 4, 5 | 3 | ECON 1110 |
Economics - microeconomics | 3, 4, 5 | 3 | ECON 1100 |
Government and politics - comparative | 3, 4, 5 | 3 | Political science elective hours |
Government and politics - U.S. | 3, 4, 5 | 3 | PSCI 1050 |
History - European | 3, 4, 5 | 6 | History elective hours |
History - U.S. | 3, 4, 5 | 6 | HIST 2610, 2620 |
History - World | 3, 4, 5 | 6 | HIST 1050, 1060 |
Human geography | 3, 4, 5 | 3 | GEOG 1170 |
Psychology | 4, 5 | 3 | PSYC 1630 |
These examinations are scheduled throughout the year at college and university campuses. They are open to anyone but require a fee. To find out where CLEP subject examinations are offered in your city, contact your high school counselor or our testing center at 940-369-7617. Please specify code 6481 to have your test score sent to our admissions office. We will certify the examination credit if you score at or above the average national CLEP score for that subject. Certified credit may or may not be applied toward your bachelor’s degree by the dean of your school or college’s discretion.
The following are the CLEP subject examinations you may take and the maximum number of credit hours that may be applied toward your bachelor’s degree with acceptable scores on the examination. For a current list of acceptable scores, contact our admissions office. Tests administered at UNT are scheduled by appointment only. You can visit www.unt.edu/cat for more information.
CLEP subject examination | Maximum semester credit hours |
---|---|
Languages | |
College French (two to four semesters, depending on score) | 8-14 |
College German (two to four semesters, depending on score) | 8-14 |
College Spanish (two to four semesters, depending on score) | 8-14 |
Mathematics | |
Calculus with elementary functions | 6 |
College algebra | 3 |
Mathematics | 3 |
Precalculus | 5 |
Trigonometry | 3 | Natural Sciences |
General biology | 8 |
General chemistry | 8 |
Social sciences and history | |
American government | 3 |
History of the United States I | 3 |
History of the United States II | 3 |
Human growth and development | 3 |
Introduction to educational psychology | 3 |
Introductory psychology | 3 |
Introductory sociology | 3 |
Principles of macroeconomics | 3 |
Principles of microeconomics | 3 |
Western Civilization I | 3 |
Western Civilization II | 3 |
We award a minimum of 24 semester credit hours if you complete the IB program and receive the IB Diploma, which requires a minimum score of 4 on all of the tests. If you complete an IB program but do not earn the diploma, you can receive college credit by scoring 5, 6 or 7 on the higher level IB exams. Credit is awarded as listed in the chart below.
IB examination | Semester credit hours | UNT course equivalent |
---|---|---|
Arabic - Language B | 14 | LANG 1010, 1020, 2040, 2050 |
Art/Design | 3 | ART 2900, counts as lower-level elective |
Biology | 8 | BIOL 1710/1730, 1720/1740 |
Chemistry | 8 | CHEM 1410/1430, 1420/1440 |
Chinese - Language B | 14 | LANG 1010, 1020, 2040, 2050 |
Computer Science/ Computing Studies | 7 | CSCE 1030, 1040 |
Dance | 3 | DANC 2800 |
Danish - Language B | 14 | LANG 1010, 1020, 2040, 2050 |
Dutch - Language B | 14 | LANG 1010, 1020, 2040, 2050 |
Economics | 3 | ECON 1100 |
English - A1 | 12 | ENGL 1310, 1320, 2210, 2220 |
Environmental Systems | 3 | Elective credit |
Film | 3 | Elective credit |
French - Language B | 14 | FREN 1010, 1020, 2040, 2050 |
Geography | 3 | GEOG 1200 |
German - Language B | 14 | GERM 1010, 1020, 2040, 2050 |
Hebrew - Language B | 14 | LANG 1010, 1020, 2040, 2050 |
Hindi - Language B | 14 | LANG 1010, 1020, 2040, 2050 |
History | 6 | HIST 1060, HIST elective |
History - Culture of the Islamic World | 3 | HIST elective |
History of the Americas | 3 | HIST elective |
Italian - Language B | 14 | ITAL 1010, 1020, 2040, 2050 |
Japanese -Language B | 14 | JAPN 1010, 1020, 2040, 2050 |
Management | 3 | MGMT elective |
Mathematics | 4 | MATH 1710 |
Mathematic Studies | 3 | Elective credit |
Music | 3 | Elective credit |
Norwegian - Language B | 14 | LANG 1010, 1020, 2040, 2050 |
Physics | 8 | PHYS 1410/1430, 1420/1440 |
Portuguese | 14 | LANG 1010, 1020, 2040, 2050 |
Psychology | 3 | PSYC 1630 |
Russian - Language | 14 | RUSS 1010, 1020, 2040, 2050 |
Spanish - Language B | 14 | SPAN 1010, 1020, 2040, 2050 |
Swedish - Language B | 14 | LANG 1010, 1020, 2040, 2050 |
Theater Arts | 3 | Elective credit |
Visual Arts | 3 | Visual Arts elective |