AP Calculus AB credit: what score you need
The minimum qualifying score, credit hours and course equivalent at 1,933 colleges that publish an AP Calculus AB policy.
1,493 of 1,933 colleges (77%) award credit for AP Calculus AB at a score of 3. 420 require a 4 and 20 require a 5. The most commonly awarded amount is 4 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 27 colleges publish an AP Calculus AB 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 Calculus AB
Showing 120 of 1,933 colleges, lowest qualifying score first. Narrow by state below for the full list in your state.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Community College El Paso, Texas | 2 | — | MATH 1314 | Policy |
| Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown, North Carolina | 2 | 0 | MAT172 | Policy |
| Randolph Community College Asheboro, North Carolina | 2 | 4 | MAT 171 | Policy |
| Surry Community College Dobson, North Carolina | 2 | 8 | MAT-171 & MAT-172 | Policy |
| Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, New Hampshire | 3 | 4 | MAT-225 & MAT Elective | Policy |
| Grand Canyon University Phoenix, Arizona | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, Arizona | 3 | 4 | MAT 270 | Policy |
| Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, Texas | 3 | 3 | MATH 142 | Policy |
| University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida | 3 | — | MAC 2311C | Policy |
| Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, Indiana | 3 | 4 | MATH 211 | Policy |
| Liberty University Lynchburg, Virginia | 3 | 4 | MATH 131 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I | Policy |
| University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, Maryland | 3 | 4 | MATH 140 | Policy |
| Lone Star College System The Woodlands, Texas | 3 | 4 | MATH 2413 | Policy |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, Ohio | 3 | 5 | Math 1151 | Policy |
| The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas | 3 | 4 | M 408K or M 408N or M 408R | Policy |
| Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, Idaho | 3 | 4 | MATH 112X | Policy |
| University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona | 3 | 3 | MATH 125 | Policy |
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, Texas | 3 | 4 | MATH 2413 | Policy |
| Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, Indiana | 3 | — | MA 15555 | Policy |
| Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, Georgia | 3 | 3 | MATH 1113 | Policy |
| Florida International University Miami, Florida | 3 | 4 | MAC 2311 | Policy |
| Houston Community College Houston, Texas | 3 | 4 | MATH 2413 Calculus I | Policy |
| University of Houston Houston, Texas | 3 | 3 | MATH 1325 | Policy |
| California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, California | 3 | 3 | GE MATH | Policy |
| Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, Indiana | 3 | 3 | MATH-UN 100 | Policy |
| University of South Florida Tampa, Florida | 3 | 4 | MAC 2311 | Policy |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | MATH X03 | Policy |
| Valencia College Orlando, Florida | 3 | 4 | MAC 2311 | Policy |
| Miami Dade College Miami, Florida | 3 | 5 | MAC 2311 | Policy |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, Illinois | 3 | 4 | Math 234 | Policy |
| Texas State University San Marcos, Texas | 3 | 4 | MATH 2471 | Policy |
| California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, California | 3 | 6 | MATH 113 & 122 | Policy |
| University of Florida Gainesville, Florida | 3 | 4 | MAC 2311 | Policy |
| University of California-San Diego La Jolla, California | 3 | 4 | Math 10A | Policy |
| University of North Texas Denton, Texas | 3 | 4 | MATH 1710 | Policy |
| San Diego State University San Diego, California | 3 | 6 | MATH 120 and MATH 141 | Policy |
| University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, California | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, California | 3 | 4 | — | Policy |
| Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas | 3 | 4 | MATH 1451 | Policy |
| California State University-Northridge Northridge, California | 3 | 3 | MATH 103 or Consult Math Dept. if another course is required in major | Policy |
| The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 3 | 4 | MATH 125 | Policy |
| Brigham Young University Provo, Utah | 3 | 5 | MATH 110, 111 | Policy |
| Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida | 3 | 4 | MAC 2311 | Policy |
| University of California-Davis Davis, California | 3 | 4 | — | Policy |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, Washington | 3 | 5 | MATH 124 | Policy |
| University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, Colorado | 3 | 3 | 3 lower-division Arts & Science credits that count toward the A&S Gen. Ed. Quantitative Reasoning & Mathematical Skills requirements and the CMCI Core Quantitative Thinking requirement | Policy |
| University of Georgia Athens, Georgia | 3 | 0 | MATH 1101, MATH 1113 | Policy |
| The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, Texas | 3 | 4 | MATH 1426 | Policy |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, Minnesota | 3 | 4 | Math 1271 | 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 | MAT 1193 or MAT 1213 | Policy |
| Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon | 3 | 4 | MTH 251 | Policy |
| University of California-Irvine Irvine, California | 3 | 4 | Elective credit only | Policy |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 3 | 6 | MATH 1021, and either 1431 or 1530 | Policy |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, Ohio | 3 | 4 | MATH 1061 | Policy |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, Tennessee | 3 | 3 | MATH 125 | Policy |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, South Carolina | 3 | 4 | MATH 141 | Policy |
| California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, California | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
| College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada | 3 | 4 | MATH 181 | Policy |
| University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas | 3 | 3 | MATH 24004 | Policy |
| Georgia State University Atlanta, Georgia | 3 | 3 | MATH 1113 | Policy |
| George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia | 3 | 3 | MATH 123 | Policy |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, Texas | 3 | 4 | MATH 2413 | Policy |
| San Jose State University San Jose, California | 3 | 3 | MATH 030 | Policy |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina | 3 | 3 | MA 121 | Policy |
| University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah | 3 | 7 | MATH 1050 & MATH 1060 | Policy |
| Austin Community College District Austin, Texas | 3 | — | MATH 2413 | Policy |
| Collin County Community College District McKinney, Texas | 3 | 4 | MATH 2413 | Policy |
| American River College Sacramento, California | 3 | 5 | MATH 400 | Policy |
| Auburn University Auburn, Alabama | 3 | 7 | MATH 1130 & 1610 | Policy |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut, California | 3 | 3 | MATH 180 | Policy |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, Colorado | 3 | 5 | MATH 124, 160 | Policy |
| East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, California | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, California | 3 | 4 | MAT 1140, MAT 1200, MAT 1250, or MAT 1300 | Policy |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada | 3 | 4 | MATH 181 | Policy |
| Broward College Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 3 | 5 | MAC 2311 | Policy |
| Ashford University San Diego, California | 3 | 4 | QUANTITATIVE REASONING CORE COMPETENCY | Policy |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina | 3 | 3 | MATH 1241 | Policy |
| Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Florida | 3 | 4 | MAC 2311 | Policy |
| University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California | 3 | 4 | Mathematics 2A, 3A, 34A, or equivalent | Policy |
| University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky | 3 | 4 | MA 113 | Policy |
| University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, Missouri | 3 | 10 | Math 1160,1500 | Policy |
| San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, Texas | 3 | 4 | MATH 2413 | Policy |
| Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, Arizona | 3 | 4 | MAT 136 | Policy |
| Clemson University Clemson, South Carolina | 3 | 4 | MATH 1060 | Policy |
| University of California-Riverside Riverside, California | 3 | 4 | MATH 009A or MATH 007A | Policy |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana, California | 3 | 4 | MATH 180 | Policy |
| Long Beach City College Long Beach, California | 3 | 5 | MATH 60P | — |
| University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, Illinois | 3 | 5 | MATH 121 | Policy |
| Washington State University Pullman, Washington | 3 | 4 | Mathematics 171 | Policy |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, California | 3 | 9 | (MATH 141 or MATH 161 or MATH 221) and GE B4 and Elective Unit | Policy |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, Oklahoma | 3 | 3 | MATH 1823 | Policy |
| California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, California | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, Texas | 3 | 3 | MATH 2312 | Policy |
| Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 3 | 4 | Math 1031 | Policy |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica, California | 3 | 5 | MATH 2 | Policy |
| California State University-Fresno Fresno, California | 3 | 4 | MATH 75 | Policy |
| Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, Oklahoma | 3 | 4 | MATH 2144 | Policy |
| Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia | 3 | 4 | MATH 200 | Policy |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena, California | 3 | 6 | MATH 009 | Policy |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 3 | 4 | MATH 110P, MATH 129P, MATH 231 | Policy |
| The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, Texas | 3 | 4 | MATH 1411 | Policy |
| Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, Florida | 3 | 4 | MAC2311 | Policy |
| Utah State University Logan, Utah | 3 | 6 | MATH 1050 (QL) + MATH 1060 | Policy |
| University at Buffalo Buffalo, New York | 3 | 4 | APC999TR | Policy |
| San Francisco State University San Francisco, California | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina | 3 | 4 | MATH 2171 | Policy |
| University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas | 3 | 4 | MATH 125 | Policy |
| University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon | 3 | 4 | MATH 251Z | Policy |
| Appalachian State University Boone, North Carolina | 3 | 4 | MAT 1110 | Policy |
| Kent State University at Kent Kent, Ohio | 3 | 5 | MATH 12002 | Policy |
| Grand Valley State University Allendale, Michigan | 3 | 4 | MTH 201 | Policy |
| University of Mississippi University, Mississippi | 3 | 3 | Math 261 | Policy |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska | 3 | 5 | MATH 106 | Policy |
| University of Delaware Newark, Delaware | 3 | 4 | MATH 266DE | Policy |
| Fresno City College Fresno, California | 3 | 5 | MATH 5A | — |
| St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, Florida | 3 | 4 | MAC X311core | Policy |
| Cerritos College Norwalk, California | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, North Carolina | 3 | 4 | MAT 263 | Policy |
| Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, Ohio | 3 | 4 | MATH 2301 | Policy |
AP Calculus AB 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 Calculus AB score do you need for college credit?+
Of the 1,933 colleges with a published AP Calculus AB credit policy, 1,493 (77%) award credit at a score of 3, 420 require a 4, and 20 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 Calculus AB worth?+
The most commonly published award is 4 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 Calculus AB?+
No. This page covers the 1,933 colleges that publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Calculus AB, plus 27 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 Calculus AB 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.