Texas Southern University
Academics
- Graduation Rate26%
- Majors Available64
- Student-to-Faculty Ratio16:1
- Retention Rate57%
AP Credit Policy
Credit may be earned through the successful completion of one or more of the following examinations: College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) specified achievement tests; CEEB Advanced Placement Examinations that are part of the Advanced Placement Examinations (AP); CEEB College Level Examination Program (CLEP); International Baccalaureate Examinations (IB); Modern Language Association Cooperative Foreign Language Examinations; departmental examinations prepared, administered and scored by Texas Southern University faculty members who teach the applicable course(s).
For more information, view the credit policy on the college's website.
Offers credits
Yes
Offers placement into advanced courses
No
| AP Courses | Min Score Required | Number of Credits | Course Equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 133 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 134 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ART 130 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL 131/111 |
| 4 | 8 | BIOL 132/112 | |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 241 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 4 | MATH 242 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CHEM 132/112 |
| 3 | 4 | CHEM 131/111 | |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | CHNS 132 |
| 3 | 3 | CHNS 131 | |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 240 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CS 116 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 131 |
| 4 | 3 | ART 132 | |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG 131 |
| 4 | 6 | ENG 132 | |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG 235 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | PHYS 101 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | FR 131 |
| 4 | 6 | FR 132 | |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 231 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 6 | ECON 232 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 5 | 8 | PHYS 252 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHYS 251 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY 131 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPAN 132 |
| 3 | 3 | SPAN 131 | |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 231 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 235 |
| 4 | 6 | POLS 236 | |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIST 231 |
| 4 | 6 | HIST 232 | |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 131 |
| 4 | 6 | HIST 132 |
Study Options
Majors and Degrees
The college offers the following degrees: Bachelor's, Certificate, Master's, and Doctoral
A
- Accounting
- Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General
- Aviation/Airway Management and Operations
B
- Banking and Financial Support Services
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
- Biomedical Sciences, General
- Business Administration and Management, General
C
- Chemistry, General
- City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
- Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians
- Civil Engineering, General
- Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
- Communication, General
- Computer Engineering Technology/Technician
- Computer Science
- Computer and Information Sciences, General
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
- Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
- Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management
- Curriculum and Instruction
D
- Dietetics/Dietitian
- Drama and Dramatics/Theater Arts, General
E
- Education, General
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
- English Language and Literature, General
- Environmental Health
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology
F
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
- Fine/Studio Arts, General
G
- General Studies
H
- Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
- Health and Wellness, General
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management
- History, General
- Human Services, General
I
- Industrial Technology/Technician
J
- Journalism
L
- Law
M
- Management Information Systems, General
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General
- Mass Communication/Media Studies
- Mathematics, General
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
- Music, General
P
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Pharmacy
- Physics, General
- Political Science and Government, General
- Psychology, General
- Public Administration
R
- Radio and Television
- Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
- Rhetoric and Composition
S
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
- Sports Studies
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
T
- Toxicology
- Transportation and Infrastructure Planning/Studies
- Transportation/Mobility Management
Need Help Choosing a Major?
Keep in mind most colleges don’t require students to declare a major until the end of their sophomore year, and many students change majors at least once.
Special Academics Program
- Distance Learning
- Double Major
- English as a Second Language
- Honors Program
- Independent Study
- Internships
- ROTC, Army
- Study Abroad
- Teacher Certification
- Weekend College
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