# Community college classes for the UT Austin core

Start with the Texas Common Course Number your college uses. Then look up your college and that exact course in UT’s transfer system before you enroll.

## Core credit matches to check

These pairs appear in the UT catalog’s common-course listings. Sending-school and degree-plan rules still affect how credit applies.

- [ENGL 1301 → UT RHE 306](https://utaustin.guide/courses/rhe/306) Start with the course that maps to Rhetoric and Writing. UT’s communication requirement has another component to check in the audit.
- [MATH 1332 → UT M 302](https://utaustin.guide/courses/m/302) A general math course. Check the major before using it in place of a required calculus or statistics class.
- [ASTR 1303 → UT AST 301](https://utaustin.guide/courses/ast/301) An astronomy lecture option. Check separately whether your major needs a lab or a science sequence.
- [HIST 1301 → UT HIS 315K](https://utaustin.guide/courses/his/315k) The first U.S. history survey. Pair it with the history course you still need.
- [HIST 1302 → UT HIS 315L](https://utaustin.guide/courses/his/315l) The second U.S. history survey. If you already took HIST 1301, verify how both courses will appear in your audit.
- [PSYC 2301 → UT PSY 301](https://utaustin.guide/courses/psy/301) An introductory psychology option for Social and Behavioral Science.
- [SOCI 1301 → UT SOC 302](https://utaustin.guide/courses/soc/302) An introductory sociology option for Social and Behavioral Science. Compare it with psychology before taking both solely for the core.
- [ARTS 1301 → UT ARH 301](https://utaustin.guide/courses/arh/301) A visual arts option. Confirm the sending college and term in UT’s transfer lookup.

## Check where the credit will land

Find the sending school in UT’s transfer lookup. Confirm how the course transfers for your catalog and major. After the transcript posts, run your degree audit to see which requirement it filled.

A course’s transfer credit and the way your major uses it are separate decisions. If you completed the full Texas public college core, check UT’s Core Complete rules before taking a replacement class.

**Sources**

- [UT Austin transfer credit and course lookup](https://admissions.utexas.edu/apply/transfer-students/transfer-credit-resources/)
- [UT Austin course catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/courses/)
- [UT Austin core curriculum](https://catalog.utexas.edu/general-information/academic-policies-and-procedures/core-curriculum/)
- [Interactive Degree Audit](https://onestop.utexas.edu/registration-and-degree-planning/degree-planning/interactive-degree-audit/)

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Source: https://utaustin.guide/best/community-college-classes-for-ut-austin-core · Checked 2026-11-10 · Field Guide: UT Austin