AP Art History credit: what score you need
The minimum qualifying score, credit hours and course equivalent at 1,803 colleges that publish an AP Art History policy.
1,451 of 1,803 colleges (80%) award credit for AP Art History at a score of 3. 327 require a 4 and 25 require a 5. The most commonly awarded amount is 3 credit hours. Each row below links to the college’s own published policy page. Data captured July 30, 2026.
Placement is not credit
A further 11 colleges publish an AP Art History policy that grants placement only — you may skip the introductory course, but you earn no credit hours toward the degree and the cost of those hours does not go away. Those colleges are deliberately excluded from the counts above.
Colleges that award credit for AP Art History
Showing 120 of 1,803 colleges, lowest qualifying score first. Narrow by state below for the full list in your state.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Canyon University Phoenix, Arizona | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, Arizona | 3 | 3 | ARS 101 (3) or ARS 102 (3) | Policy |
| Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, Texas | 3 | 3 | ARTS 149 | Policy |
| University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida | 3 | — | ARH 1000 | Policy |
| Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, Indiana | 3 | 3 | ARTH 101 | Policy |
| Liberty University Lynchburg, Virginia | 3 | 3 | ARTS 201 History of Art I | Policy |
| University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, Maryland | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| Lone Star College System The Woodlands, Texas | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1303 | Policy |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, Ohio | 3 | 3 | History of Art 2002 | Policy |
| The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas | 3 | 3 | ARH 301 | Policy |
| Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, Idaho | 3 | 6 | ART 201 and ART 202 | Policy |
| University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona | 3 | 3 | ARH 201 or ARH 202 | Policy |
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, Texas | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1301 | Policy |
| Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, Indiana | 3 | — | A&D 1XXXX | Policy |
| Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, Georgia | 3 | 6 | ARH 2750 & 2850 | Policy |
| Florida International University Miami, Florida | 3 | 3 | ARH 2000 | Policy |
| Houston Community College Houston, Texas | 3 | 6 | ARTS 1303-4 Art History I-II | Policy |
| University of Houston Houston, Texas | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1304 | Policy |
| California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, California | 3 | 6 | ART 201A (3), Electives (3) | Policy |
| Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, Indiana | 3 | 3 | ARTH-UN 100 | Policy |
| University of South Florida Tampa, Florida | 3 | 3 | ARH 2000core | Policy |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | HUM X11 | Policy |
| Valencia College Orlando, Florida | 3 | 3 | ARH 1000 | Policy |
| Miami Dade College Miami, Florida | 3 | 3 | ARH 1000 | Policy |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, Illinois | 3 | 3 | ART 1 - - | Policy |
| Texas State University San Marcos, Texas | 3 | 3 | ARTH 2301 | Policy |
| California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, California | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
| University of Florida Gainesville, Florida | 3 | 3 | ARH 2000 | Policy |
| University of California-San Diego La Jolla, California | 3 | 8 | — | Policy |
| University of North Texas Denton, Texas | 3 | 3 | ART 2350 or ART 2360 or ART 2370 | Policy |
| San Diego State University San Diego, California | 3 | 6 | ART 258 and ART 259 | Policy |
| University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, California | 3 | 5 | — | Policy |
| University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, California | 3 | 8 | — | Policy |
| Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas | 3 | 3 | ART 2302 OR 1301 | Policy |
| California State University-Northridge Northridge, California | 3 | 6 | ART 110 | Policy |
| Brigham Young University Provo, Utah | 3 | 3 | ARTHC 111 | Policy |
| Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida | 3 | 3 | ARH 2000 | Policy |
| University of California-Davis Davis, California | 3 | 8 | — | Policy |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, Washington | 3 | 5 | ART H 100 | Policy |
| The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, Texas | 3 | 3 | ART 1309 or ART 1310 | Policy |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, Minnesota | 3 | 4 | Art History 1001 | Policy |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, Virginia | 3 | 3 | ART 2385 | Policy |
| University of Maryland-College Park College Park, Maryland | 3 | 3 | Lower Level Elective | Policy |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas | 3 | 3 | AHC Elective | Policy |
| Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon | 3 | 8 | Art Elective | Policy |
| University of California-Irvine Irvine, California | 3 | 8 | One course toward Art History major, minor, category IV of the UCI GE requirement as ART HIS 40A, and satisfaction of category VIII, plus 4 units of elective credit; may not replace School of Humanities requirements | Policy |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 3 | 3 | ARTH 1440 or 1441 | Policy |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, Ohio | 3 | 3 | ARTH 1001 | Policy |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, Tennessee | 3 | 3 | ARTH LD | Policy |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, South Carolina | 3 | 3 | ARTE 101 | Policy |
| California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, California | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas | 3 | 3 | ARHS 1003 | Policy |
| Georgia State University Atlanta, Georgia | 3 | 3 | AH 1700 | Policy |
| George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia | 3 | 3 | ARTH 200 | Policy |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, Texas | 3 | 6 | ARTS 1301, ARTS 1303 | Policy |
| San Jose State University San Jose, California | 3 | 6 | ARTH 070A & 070B | Policy |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina | 3 | 3 | HA 200-level elective | Policy |
| University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah | 3 | 6 | ARTH 2500 & ARTH 2XXX | Policy |
| Austin Community College District Austin, Texas | 3 | — | ARTS 1303 & 1304 | Policy |
| Collin County Community College District McKinney, Texas | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1303 | Policy |
| American River College Sacramento, California | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut, California | 3 | 6 | AHIS 4 + AHIS 5 | Policy |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, Colorado | 3 | 3 | ART 110 | Policy |
| Iowa State University Ames, Iowa | 3 | 3 | Art History 2800 | Policy |
| East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, California | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, California | 3 | 6 | AH 2301 or AH 2302 | Policy |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada | 3 | 3 | General Education Fine Arts | Policy |
| Broward College Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 3 | 3 | ARH 2000 | Policy |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina | 3 | 3 | ARTA 1502 | Policy |
| Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Florida | 3 | 3 | ARH 2000 | Policy |
| University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California | 3 | 8 | Art History 1 | Policy |
| University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky | 3 | 3 | A-H 106 | Policy |
| University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, Missouri | 3 | 3 | Art Hist 1130 | Policy |
| San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, Texas | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1303 | Policy |
| Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, Arizona | 3 | 3 | ARH 141 or 142 | Policy |
| El Paso Community College El Paso, Texas | 3 | — | ARTS 1303 | Policy |
| Clemson University Clemson, South Carolina | 3 | 3 | ART 2100 | Policy |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana, California | 3 | 6 | Art 101, 102 | Policy |
| Long Beach City College Long Beach, California | 3 | 6 | ART 1P (3) and ART 99P (3) | — |
| University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, Illinois | 3 | 8 | AH 110 & 111 | Policy |
| Washington State University Pullman, Washington | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, California | 3 | 9 | ART 112 & Elective Units | Policy |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, Oklahoma | 3 | 3 | A HI 1113 | Policy |
| California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, California | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, Texas | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica, California | 3 | 3 | AHIS 1 | Policy |
| California State University-Fresno Fresno, California | 3 | 6 | ARTH 10 & ARTH 11 | Policy |
| Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, Oklahoma | 3 | 6 | ART 1503, 1513 | Policy |
| Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia | 3 | 6 | ARTH 103, ARTH 104 | Policy |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 3 | 3 | ARTH 152 | Policy |
| The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, Texas | 3 | 3 | ART 1300 | Policy |
| Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, Florida | 3 | 3 | ARH1000 | Policy |
| Utah State University Logan, Utah | 3 | 6 | ARTH 2710 (BHU) & ARTH 2720 (BHU) | Policy |
| University at Buffalo Buffalo, New York | 3 | 6 | APC999TR | Policy |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 3 | 3 | HA&A 0000 (Elective HA&A) | Policy |
| San Francisco State University San Francisco, California | 3 | 6 | ART 201, C1 | Policy |
| East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina | 3 | 6 | ART 1906, 1907 | Policy |
| University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon | 3 | 8 | ARH 204, ARH 206 | Policy |
| Appalachian State University Boone, North Carolina | 3 | 3 | ART 2011 | Policy |
| Kent State University at Kent Kent, Ohio | 3 | 3 | ARTH 22006 | Policy |
| Grand Valley State University Allendale, Michigan | 3 | 3 | ART 101 | Policy |
| University of Mississippi University, Mississippi | 3 | 3 | AH 1xx | Policy |
| El Camino Community College District Torrance, California | 3 | 6 | Art 102A, 102B | Policy |
| University of Delaware Newark, Delaware | 3 | 3 | ART 166DE | Policy |
| Fresno City College Fresno, California | 3 | 6 | ART 5 & ART 6 | — |
| St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, Florida | 3 | 3 | ARH X000core | Policy |
| Cerritos College Norwalk, California | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, North Carolina | 3 | 6 | ART 114 and ART 115 | Policy |
| Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, Ohio | 3 | 4 | AH 2110 | Policy |
| Illinois State University Normal, Illinois | 3 | 6 | Art 155,156 | Policy |
| Portland Community College Portland, Oregon | 3 | 8 | ART 204, 205 | Policy |
| Sam Houston State University Huntsville, Texas | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1303 | Policy |
| Mississippi State University Mississippi State, Mississippi | 3 | 3 | ART 1013 | Policy |
| University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, California | 3 | 8 | — | Policy |
| Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, Florida | 3 | 3 | ARH X000 | Policy |
| West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia | 3 | 3 | ARHS 101 | Policy |
| Montclair State University Montclair, New Jersey | 3 | 3 | ARHT DPT | Policy |
| Old Dominion University Norfolk, Virginia | 3 | 3 | ARTH 121A | Policy |
| Stony Brook University Stony Brook, New York | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
AP Art History credit by state
How we ranked this
One row per college: the lowest score that earns actual credit under the policy that applies to all students, and the largest credit award published at that score. Placement-only policies are excluded and counted separately above. Where a college publishes only a major-specific rule, we do not promote it to a school-wide minimum. Credit hours and course equivalents are reproduced as the college published them; “—” means the college published no value for that field. Colleges are ordered by minimum score, then by enrolment, so the easiest routes to credit appear first — this is not a quality ranking.
Frequently asked questions
What AP Art History score do you need for college credit?+
Of the 1,803 colleges with a published AP Art History credit policy, 1,451 (80%) award credit at a score of 3, 327 require a 4, and 25 require a 5. There is no single national threshold — the requirement is set by each college, so check the table on this page for the schools on your list.
How many college credits is AP Art History worth?+
The most commonly published award is 3 credit hours, but it varies by college and by the score earned — several colleges award more hours for a 4 or 5 than for a 3. The Credits column in the table shows each college's own published figure; a dash means the college publishes a policy but no credit-hour number, and we do not estimate one.
Do all colleges accept AP Art History?+
No. This page covers the 1,803 colleges that publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Art History, plus 11 more whose policy for this exam grants placement only — permission to skip a course without earning credit hours. Colleges absent from this list either publish no policy for this exam or grant nothing for it. Absence here is not proof a college rejects the exam; it means we have no published rule to cite.
Where can I verify a college's AP Art History policy?+
Every row links to the college's own advanced-standing or AP credit page in the Source column. That page is authoritative and current; our copy is a snapshot taken July 30, 2026. Policies change between admission cycles, so verify at the source before counting on credit in a graduation plan.
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Data sources: Each college's own published AP / advanced-standing credit page (captured July 30, 2026) · IPEDS institution directory (names, control, location). Figures are the most recent values published in each federal dataset; cells with no published value are shown as “—” and never estimated. CertiHomes Education does not sell rankings or accept placement fees.