AP Calculus BC credit: what score you need
The minimum qualifying score, credit hours and course equivalent at 1,901 colleges that publish an AP Calculus BC policy.
1,528 of 1,901 colleges (80%) award credit for AP Calculus BC at a score of 3. 351 require a 4 and 22 require a 5. The most commonly awarded amount is 8 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 22 colleges publish an AP Calculus BC 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 BC
Showing 120 of 1,901 colleges, lowest qualifying score first. Narrow by state below for the full list in your state.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, Arizona | 1 | 4 | Score of 1 or 2 must include an AB subscore of 3-5 to receive credit for MAT 136 | Policy |
| Grand Valley State University Allendale, Michigan | 1 | 4 | MTH 201 | Policy |
| Boston University Boston, Massachusetts | 1 | 4 | CAS MA 123 | Policy |
| Phoenix College Phoenix, Arizona | 1 | 4 | MAT 221 | Policy |
| University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, Wisconsin | 1 | 3 | Math 2630 awarded if student earned a score of 3 on Calculus AB subtest OR 4 credits Math 2640 awarded if student earned a score of 4 or 5 on calculus AB subtest. | Policy |
| Ithaca College Ithaca, New York | 1 | 4 | MATH 11100 | Policy |
| Southern Oregon University Ashland, Oregon | 1 | 4 | MTH 251* | Policy |
| Salem College Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 1 | 4 | MATH 100 with CALC AB subscore of 3 | Policy |
| El Paso Community College El Paso, Texas | 2 | — | MATH 1314 | Policy |
| Washington State University Pullman, Washington | 2 | 4 | Mathematics 171 with CALC AB subgrade score of 3, 4 or 5 | Policy |
| Illinois State University Normal, Illinois | 2 | 4 | MAT 145 | Policy |
| Western Washington University Bellingham, Washington | 2 | 5 | Math 124 | Policy |
| Madison Area Technical College Madison, Wisconsin | 2 | 5 | 20-804-231 | Policy |
| William Rainey Harper College Palatine, Illinois | 2 | 5 | MTH 200 (with score of 3 or greater on CALC AB) | Policy |
| Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills, Illinois | 2 | 5 | MTH-150 | Policy |
| Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove, Illinois | 2 | 4 | MTH 131 | Policy |
| Western Illinois University Macomb, Illinois | 2 | 4 | Math 133 & placement in Math 134 *With score of 3 or higher on Calculus AB subscore test | Policy |
| University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, Washington | 2 | 5 | MATH 124 | Policy |
| Morton College Cicero, Illinois | 2 | 5 | MAT 201 | Policy |
| Taylor University Upland, Indiana | 2 | 3 | MAT 140 | Policy |
| Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, New Hampshire | 3 | 8 | MAT-225, MAT-275, & MAT Elective | Policy |
| Grand Canyon University Phoenix, Arizona | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, Arizona | 3 | 4 | MAT 270 | Policy |
| Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, Texas | 3 | 4 | MATH 151 | 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 | 8 | MATH 131 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I MATH 132 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II | Policy |
| University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, Maryland | 3 | 8 | MATH 140 MATH 141 | Policy |
| Lone Star College System The Woodlands, Texas | 3 | 4 | MATH 2413 | Policy |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, Ohio | 3 | 10 | Math 1151 & 1152 | Policy |
| The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas | 3 | 4 | M 408C | Policy |
| Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, Idaho | 3 | 8 | MATH 112X and MATH 113 | Policy |
| University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona | 3 | 3 | MATH 125 | Policy |
| Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan | 3 | 7 | MTH 132, 133 | Policy |
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, Texas | 3 | 8 | MATH 2413 & 2414 | Policy |
| Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, Indiana | 3 | — | MA 15555 | Policy |
| Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, Georgia | 3 | 7 | MATH 1113 & 1190 | Policy |
| Florida International University Miami, Florida | 3 | 4 | MAC 2311 | Policy |
| Houston Community College Houston, Texas | 3 | 8 | MATH 2413-4 Calculus I-II | Policy |
| University of Houston Houston, Texas | 3 | 4 | MATH 2413 | Policy |
| California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, California | 3 | 6 | MATH 150A (4), Electives (2) | 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 | 8 | MATH 2471 & 2472 | Policy |
| California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, California | 3 | 6 | MATH 122 & 123 | Policy |
| University of Florida Gainesville, Florida | 3 | 4 | MAC 2311 | Policy |
| University of California-San Diego La Jolla, California | 3 | 8 | Math 20A or 10A, 10B | Policy |
| University of North Texas Denton, Texas | 3 | 7 | MATH 1710 & 1720 | Policy |
| San Diego State University San Diego, California | 3 | 7 | MATH 141 and MATH 150 | Policy |
| University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, California | 3 | 5 | — | Policy |
| Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas | 3 | 8 | MATH 1451 & 1452 | Policy |
| California State University-Northridge Northridge, California | 3 | 6 | MATH 150A | Policy |
| The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 3 | 8 | MATH 125, MATH 126 | 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 | 8 | — | Policy |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, Washington | 3 | 5 | MATH 124 | Policy |
| University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, Colorado | 3 | 5 | BC score of 3 and AB Subscore minimum score of 4. Credit awarded MATH 1300 | Policy |
| University of Georgia Athens, Georgia | 3 | 4 | MATH 1101, MATH 1113, MATH 2250 | Policy |
| The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, Texas | 3 | 8 | MATH 1426 & 2425 | 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 | 8 | MTH 251, 252 | Policy |
| University of California-Irvine Irvine, California | 3 | 8 | MATH 2A or MATH 5A | Policy |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 3 | 8 | MATH 1021 and 1550 | Policy |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, Ohio | 3 | 8 | MATH 1061 & MATH 1062 | Policy |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, Tennessee | 3 | 4 | MATH 141 | Policy |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, South Carolina | 3 | 8 | MATH 141 and 142 | Policy |
| California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, California | 3 | 6 | MATH 30 & MATH 31 | Policy |
| College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada | 3 | 4 | MATH 182 | Policy |
| University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas | 3 | 3 | MATH 24004 & MATH 25004 | Policy |
| Georgia State University Atlanta, Georgia | 3 | 4 | MATH 2211 | Policy |
| George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia | 3 | 3 | MATH 123 | Policy |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, Texas | 3 | 8 | MATH 2413, MATH 2414 | Policy |
| San Jose State University San Jose, California | 3 | 7 | MATH 030 & 031 | Policy |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina | 3 | 4 | MA 141 | Policy |
| University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah | 3 | 6 | MATH 1210 & MATH 1XXX | 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 | 10 | MATH 400/401 | Policy |
| Auburn University Auburn, Alabama | 3 | 11 | MATH 1130, MATH 1610 & 1620 | Policy |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut, California | 3 | 6 | MATH 180 or MATH 181 | Policy |
| Full Sail University Winter Park, Florida | 3 | 6 | MTH 1321, 1322 | Policy |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, Colorado | 3 | 5 | MATH 124, 160 | Policy |
| Iowa State University Ames, Iowa | 3 | 4 | Math 1650 | Policy |
| East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, California | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, California | 3 | 8 | MAT 1140 and MAT 1150, or 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 | 8 | QUANTITATIVE REASONING CORE COMPETENCY | Policy |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina | 3 | 6 | MATH 1241 + 1242 | Policy |
| Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Florida | 3 | 4 | MAC 2311 | Policy |
| University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California | 3 | 8 | Mathematics 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 34A, 34B, or equivalent | Policy |
| University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky | 3 | 8 | MA 113 & 114 | Policy |
| University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, Missouri | 3 | 15 | Math 1160,1500,1700 | Policy |
| San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, Texas | 3 | 8 | MATH 2413, 2414 | Policy |
| Clemson University Clemson, South Carolina | 3 | 8 | MATH 1060, 1080 | Policy |
| University of California-Riverside Riverside, California | 3 | 8 | MATH 009A or MATH 007A and MATH 009B or MATH 007B | Policy |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana, California | 3 | 8 | MATH 180 and 185 | Policy |
| Long Beach City College Long Beach, California | 3 | 10 | Math 60P (5) and Math 70P | — |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, California | 3 | 9 | (MATH 141 and MATH 142) or (MATH 161 and MATH 162) or (MATH 141 and MATH182) and elective unit | Policy |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, Oklahoma | 3 | 4 | MATH 1914 | Policy |
| California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, California | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, Texas | 3 | 7 | MATH 2312 + 1325 or MATH 2312 + 2413 | Policy |
| Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 3 | 4 | Math 1031 | Policy |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica, California | 3 | 5 | Math 7 | Policy |
| California State University-Fresno Fresno, California | 3 | 8 | MATH 75 & 76 | Policy |
| Georgia Southern University Statesboro, Georgia | 3 | 4 | MATH 1441 | Policy |
| Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, Oklahoma | 3 | 7 | MATH 2144, 2153 | Policy |
| Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia | 3 | 4 | MATH 200 | Policy |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena, California | 3 | 5 | MATH 005A | Policy |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 3 | 8 | MATH 110P, MATH 129P, MATH 231, MATH 232 | Policy |
| The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, Texas | 3 | 7 | MATH 1411 & 1312 | Policy |
| Utah State University Logan, Utah | 3 | 6 | MATH 1210 (QL) + 2 elective credits | Policy |
| University at Buffalo Buffalo, New York | 3 | 4 | APC999TR | Policy |
AP Calculus BC 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 BC score do you need for college credit?+
Of the 1,901 colleges with a published AP Calculus BC credit policy, 1,528 (80%) award credit at a score of 3, 351 require a 4, and 22 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 BC worth?+
The most commonly published award is 8 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 BC?+
No. This page covers the 1,901 colleges that publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Calculus BC, plus 22 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 BC 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.