AP® credit at City University of New York: City College
City University of New York: City College gives credit for 41 AP® exams. Add your scores to see the courses and credits you'd get, and what to do if a score falls short.
- 41 AP® exams earn credit at City University of New York: City College
- A 3 earns credit on every exam on City University of New York: City College's list
- Up to 8 credits from a single exam
From City University of New York: City College's AP® credit policy (ccny.cuny.edu). Last checked 29 Oct 2026.
- AP® Biologyscore 4+BIO 10100: Biological Foundations I/BIO 10200: Biological Foundations II8
- AP® Calculus BCscore 4+MATH 20100: Calculus I/MATH 21200: Calculus II with Introduction to Multivariable Functions8
- AP® English Languagescore 3+HUM 99902: Elective Credit Liberal Arts3
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| AP® exam | Score 3 | Score 4 | Score 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 crART 99902: Elective Credit Liberal Arts | 3 crART 10100: Two-Dimensional Design. | 3 crART 10100: Two-Dimensional Design. |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 crART 99902: Elective Credit Liberal Arts | 3 crART 99902: Elective Credit Liberal Arts | 3 crART 99902: Elective Credit Liberal Arts |
| African American Studies | 3 crBLST 17100: Roots: Seminar on the Black World Experience at CCNY | 3 crBLST 17100: Roots: Seminar on the Black World Experience at CCNY | 3 crBLST 17100: Roots: Seminar on the Black World Experience at CCNY |
| Art History | 3 crART 10000: Introduction to the Visual Arts of the World | 3 crART 10000: Introduction to the Visual Arts of the World | 3 crART 10000: Introduction to the Visual Arts of the World |
| Biology | 3 crBIO 10004: Human Biology | 8 crBIO 10100: Biological Foundations I/BIO 10200: Biological Foundations II | 8 crBIO 10100: Biological Foundations I/BIO 10200: Biological Foundations II |
| Calculus AB | 3 crMATH 99902: Elective Credit Liberal Arts | 4 crMATH 20100: Calculus I | 4 crMATH 20100: Calculus I |
| Calculus BC | 4 crMATH 20100: Calculus I | 8 crMATH 20100: Calculus I/MATH 21200: Calculus II with Introduction to Multivariable Functions | 8 crMATH 20100: Calculus I/MATH 21200: Calculus II with Introduction to Multivariable Functions |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 crRCMQ 10000: Required Core - Mathematical & Quantitative Reasoning | 4 crMATH 20100: Calculus I | 4 crMATH 20100: Calculus I |
| Chemistry | 3 crCHEM 11000: Exploring Chemistry | 8 crCHEM 10301: General Chemistry I/CHEM 10401: General Chemistry II | 8 crCHEM 10301: General Chemistry I/CHEM 10401: General Chemistry II |
| Chinese | 3 crCHIN 12400: Introductory Chinese (Mandarin) II | 3 crCHIN 22600: Intensive Intermediate Chinese | 6 crCHIN 99902: Elective Credit Liberal Arts |
| Comparative Government | 3 crPSC 99902: Elective Credit Liberal Arts | 3 crPSC 10300: Introduction to World Politics | 3 crPSC 10300: Introduction to World Politics |
| Computer Science A | 3 crCSC 99902: Elective Credit Liberal Arts | 3 crCSC 10200: Introduction to Computing | 3 crCSC 10200: Introduction to Computing |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 crCSC 10000: Introduction to Programming and Computer Science | 3 crCSC 10000: Introduction to Programming and Computer Science | 3 crCSC 10000: Introduction to Programming and Computer Science |
| Drawing | 3 crART 99902: Elective Credit Liberal Arts | 3 crART 10200: Introduction to Drawing | 3 crART 10200: Introduction to Drawing |
| English Language | 3 crHUM 99902: Elective Credit Liberal Arts | 3 crENGL 11000: Freshman Composition | 3 crENGL 11000: Freshman Composition |
| English Literature | 3 crENGL 99902: Elective Credit Liberal Arts | 3 crWHUM 10100: World Humanities 1 | 3 crWHUM 10100: World Humanities 1 |
| Environmental Science | 3 crEAS 10400: Perspectives on Global Warming | 3 crEAS 10400: Perspectives on Global Warming | 3 crEAS 10400: Perspectives on Global Warming |
| European History | 3 crFCWG 10000: Flexcore Wrld Cult | 6 crHIST 20400: Early-Modern Europe/HIST 206: Modern Europe | 6 crHIST 20400: Early-Modern Europe/HIST 206: Modern Europe |
| French | 3 crFREN 12400: Introductory French II | 3 crFREN 22600: Intermediate French | 3 crFREN 22600: Intermediate French |
| German | 3 crGERM 12400: Introductory German II | 3 crGERM 22600: Intermediate German | 3 crGERM 22600: Intermediate German |
| Human Geography | 3 crHUM 99902: Elective Credit Liberal Arts | 3 crHUM 99902: Elective Credit Liberal Arts | 3 crHUM 99902: Elective Credit Liberal Arts |
| Italian | 3 crITAL 12400: Introductory Italian II | 3 crITAL 22600: Intermediate Italian | 3 crITAL 22600: Intermediate Italian |
| Japanese | 3 crJAP 12400: Elementary Japanese II | 3 crJAP 22600: Intermediate Japanese | 3 crJAP 22600: Intermediate Japanese |
| Latin | 3 crLAT 99902: Elective Credit Liberal Arts | 3 crLAT 99902: Elective Credit Liberal Arts | 3 crLAT 35300: Virgil |
| Macroeconomics | 3 crECO 10350: Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 crECO 10350: Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 crECO 10350: Principles of Macroeconomics |
| Microeconomics | 3 crECO 10250: Prin Microeconomics | 3 crECO 10250: Prin Microeconomics | 3 crECO 10250: Prin Microeconomics |
| Music Theory | 3 crMUS 99902: Elective Credit Liberal Arts | 3 crMUS 13100: Music Theory Fundamentals | 3 crMUS 13200: Diatonic Harmony |
| Physics 1 | 3 crPHYS 99902: Elective Credit Liberal Arts | 4 crPHYS 20300: General Physics I | 4 crPHYS 20300: General Physics I |
| Physics 2 | 3 crPHYS 99902: Elective Credit Liberal Arts | 4 crPHYS 20400: General Physics II | 4 crPHYS 20400: General Physics II |
| Physics C: E&M | 3 crPHYS 99902: Elective Credit Liberal Arts | 4 crPHYS 20800: University Physics II | 4 crPHYS 20800: University Physics II |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 crPHYS 99902: Elective Credit Liberal Arts | 4 crPHYS 20700: University Physics I | 4 crPHYS 20700: University Physics I |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 crMATH 19000: College Algebra and Trigonometry | 3 crMATH 19000: College Algebra and Trigonometry | 3 crMATH 19500: Precalculus |
| Psychology | 3 crPSY 10200: Applications of Psychology in the Modern World | 3 crPSY 10200: Applications of Psychology in the Modern World | 3 crPSY 10200: Applications of Psychology in the Modern World |
| Research | 3 crHUM 99902: Elective Credit Liberal Arts | 3 crHUM 99902: Elective Credit Liberal Arts | 3 crHUM 99902: Elective Credit Liberal Arts |
| Seminar | 3 crHUM 99902: Elective Credit Liberal Arts | 3 crHUM 99902: Elective Credit Liberal Arts | 3 crHUM 99902: Elective Credit Liberal Arts |
| Spanish Language | 3 crSPAN 12400: Introductory Spanish II | 3 crSPAN 22600: Intermediate Spanish | 3 crSPAN 22600: Intermediate Spanish |
| Spanish Literature | 3 crSPAN 32100: Problems of Spanish Grammar | 3 crSPAN 32200: Practice in Writing Spanish | 3 crSPAN 35100: Studies in Spanish Literature I |
| Statistics | 4 crMATH 17300: Introduction to Probability and Statistics | 4 crMATH 17300: Introduction to Probability and Statistics | 4 crMATH 17300: Introduction to Probability and Statistics |
| US Government | 3 crPSC 10100: United States Politics and Government | 3 crPSC 10100: United States Politics and Government | 3 crPSC 10100: United States Politics and Government |
| US History | 3 crFCUS 10000: Flexcore Us Exp&Div | 3 crUSSO 10100: Development of the U.S. and its People | 3 crUSSO 10100: Development of the U.S. and its People |
| World History: Modern | 3 crFCWG 10000: Flexcore Wrld Cult | 6 crHIST 20140: World History: Early Societies to 1500/HIST 20150: World History: 1500 to the Present | 6 crHIST 20140: World History: Early Societies to 1500/HIST 20150: World History: 1500 to the Present |
Copied from City University of New York: City College's AP® credit policy (ccny.cuny.edu), checked 29 Oct 2026. City University of New York: City College sets its own policy and can change it, so credit is never guaranteed.
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| Cybersecurity | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Data Structure and Algorithms | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Database Fundamentals | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Database Programming | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Ethics in Technology | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
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| Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Computing | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to HTML and CSS | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Java | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
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| Introduction to Linux | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Networking | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Introduction to Operating Systems | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Network and Systems Security | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
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| Software Engineering | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| System Analysis and Design | Computer Science & IT | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Business Math | Mathematics | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Calculus 1 | Mathematics | 4 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Calculus 2 | Mathematics | 4 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Discrete Mathematics | Mathematics | 4 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Principles of Statistics | Mathematics | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Quantitative Analysis | Mathematics | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| College Algebra | Mathematics | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Precalculus | Mathematics | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Calculus 3 (Multivariable) | Mathematics | 4 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Chemistry I | Natural & Health Sciences | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
| Environmental Science | Natural & Health Sciences | 1 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
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| Abnormal Psychology | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
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| Ethics in the Social Sciences | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
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| Macroeconomics | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
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| English Composition I | Social Sciences & Humanities | 3 | ACE/NCCRS | See course |
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Questions students ask
What AP® score do I need for credit at City University of New York: City College?
A 3 on every exam on the list we show. Some exams earn more with a higher score; add your exams in the calculator above to see each one.
How much credit can one AP® exam earn at City University of New York: City College?
Up to 8 credits, on Biology or Calculus BC or Chemistry. On this list, one exam earns 3 to 8 credits.
What if my score is too low?
If your score is below what City University of New York: City College asks for on that exam, you can retake the exam next May, take a CLEP® exam if City University of New York: City College accepts it, or take a self-paced course with an ACE or NCCRS credit recommendation. City University of New York: City College decides what counts, so ask before you enroll.
Is AP® credit guaranteed?
No. City University of New York: City College sets its own policy and can change it. We copied this from City University of New York: City College's AP® credit policy (ccny.cuny.edu) on 29 Oct 2026; check the official page before you count on the credit.
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