No. Dual credits and Test credits can be counted towards prerequisites and/or degree requirements, but not towards the 30-credit hour UT CAP requirement.
CAP requires that during a CAP year, participants must successfully complete courses that total 30 transferable credit hours, from the approved CAP course list, at the participating university.
Test credits must be petitioned to have them posted officially posted on a college transcript. Test credits do not expire and can be petitioned at UTA or after you transition to UT Austin.
Dual credits or other College credits are posted on an official college transcript which must be sent to UTA. High School transcripts cannot be used for official college credits.
Please let your academic advisor know of any college credits coming in to avoid re-taking a course. Duplicate courses will show as Illegal Repeat on the UTA official transcript.
The Number of Course Credits You’ve Already Earned
Students who have earned a number of AP or IB credits in high school may have difficulty finding courses from the approved CAP course lists. If, after reviewing the approved course listing, you find there are not enough available courses to complete the 30-hour requirement, then CAP is not the best option for you. You would be better served attending college elsewhere as a regular freshman. After attaining 30 college credits, apply to transfer to UT Austin. By doing this, you lose the guarantee of admission that comes with CAP participation and so will have to compete for a space with the transfer applicant pool. However, this option will mean that your freshman year will be more academically challenging and productive.