AP Chinese Language and Culture credit: what score you need
The minimum qualifying score, credit hours and course equivalent at 1,323 colleges that publish an AP Chinese Language and Culture policy.
1,089 of 1,323 colleges (82%) award credit for AP Chinese Language and Culture at a score of 3. 215 require a 4 and 19 require a 5. The most commonly awarded amount is 6 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 Chinese Language and Culture 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 Chinese Language and Culture
Showing 120 of 1,323 colleges, lowest qualifying score first. Narrow by state below for the full list in your state.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams College Williamstown, Massachusetts | 1 | — | Department assigns | Policy |
| The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, Texas | 2 | 8 | CHIN 1441 & 1442 | Policy |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas | 2 | 8 | CHN 1014, CHN 1024 | Policy |
| Austin Community College District Austin, Texas | 2 | — | 1411 & 1412 | Policy |
| The Catholic University of America Washington, District of Columbia | 2 | 3 | CHN 101 | Policy |
| Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, New Hampshire | 3 | 8 | LMN-111, LMN-112, & LMN Elective | Policy |
| Grand Canyon University Phoenix, Arizona | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, Arizona | 3 | 10 | CHI 101, 102 | Policy |
| Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, Texas | 3 | 8 | CHIN 101, 102 | Policy |
| University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida | 3 | — | CHI 2200 | Policy |
| Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, Indiana | 3 | 8 | Foreign Language Elective | Policy |
| Liberty University Lynchburg, Virginia | 3 | 8 | CHIN 101 Elementary Chinese I CHIN 102 Elementary Chinese II | Policy |
| University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, Maryland | 3 | 8 | CHIN 114, 115 and CHIN electives | Policy |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, Ohio | 3 | 8 | Chinese 1101 & 1102 | Policy |
| The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas | 3 | 12 | CHI 606, 607 | Policy |
| Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, Idaho | 3 | 4 | CHIN 102 | Policy |
| University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona | 3 | 10 | CHN 101 & 102 | Policy |
| Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan | 3 | 5 | CHS 102 | Policy |
| Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, Indiana | 3 | — | CHNS 10100 & 10200 | Policy |
| Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, Georgia | 3 | 6 | CHIN 1001 & 1002 | Policy |
| Florida International University Miami, Florida | 3 | 3 | XXX 2200 | Policy |
| Houston Community College Houston, Texas | 3 | 8 | CHIN 1411-2 Beginning Chinese I-II | Policy |
| University of Houston Houston, Texas | 3 | 5 | CHNS 1501 | Policy |
| California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, California | 3 | 6 | CHIN 101 (3), CHIN 102 (3) | Policy |
| Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, Indiana | 3 | 4 | EALC-C 101 | Policy |
| University of South Florida Tampa, Florida | 3 | 3 | CHI 2220 (4) | Policy |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | ASIALANG X10 | Policy |
| Valencia College Orlando, Florida | 3 | 3 | CHI 2000 | Policy |
| Miami Dade College Miami, Florida | 3 | 4 | CHI 2220 | Policy |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, Illinois | 3 | 5 | Chinese 2-- | Policy |
| Texas State University San Marcos, Texas | 3 | 14 | CHI 1410, 1420, 2310 & 2320 | Policy |
| California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, California | 3 | 6 | CHIN 201 & CHN Electives | Policy |
| University of Florida Gainesville, Florida | 3 | 5 | CHI 2230 | Policy |
| University of California-San Diego La Jolla, California | 3 | 8 | — | Policy |
| University of North Texas Denton, Texas | 3 | 6 | CHIN 1010 & 1020 | Policy |
| San Diego State University San Diego, California | 3 | 6 | CHIN 202 and 1 unit of CHIN 296 | 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 | 10 | CHIN 1501 & 1502 | Policy |
| California State University-Northridge Northridge, California | 3 | 6 | No Equivalency | Policy |
| The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 3 | 8 | CHI 101, CHI 102 | Policy |
| Brigham Young University Provo, Utah | 3 | 4 | CHIN 101 | Policy |
| Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida | 3 | 4 | CHI 2220 | Policy |
| University of California-Davis Davis, California | 3 | 8 | Consult with Department | Policy |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, Washington | 3 | 5 | CHIN 133 | Policy |
| University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, Colorado | 3 | 5 | CHIN 1020 | Policy |
| University of Georgia Athens, Georgia | 3 | 3 | CHNS 2001 | Policy |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, Virginia | 3 | 3 | CHN 2XXX(ELECTIVE) | Policy |
| University of Maryland-College Park College Park, Maryland | 3 | 3 | Lower Level Elective | Policy |
| Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon | 3 | 15 | CHN 211, 212, 213, 299 | Policy |
| University of California-Irvine Irvine, California | 3 | 8 | Elective credit only | Policy |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 3 | 8 | CHIN 1101 and 1102 | Policy |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, Ohio | 3 | 10 | CHIN 1001 & CHIN 1002 | Policy |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, South Carolina | 3 | 4 | CHIN 121 | Policy |
| California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, California | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
| College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada | 3 | 4 | CHI 111 | Policy |
| Georgia State University Atlanta, Georgia | 3 | 3 | CHIN 2001 | Policy |
| George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia | 3 | 6 | CHIN 110 | Policy |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, Texas | 3 | 6 | FORL 1311, FORL 1312 | Policy |
| San Jose State University San Jose, California | 3 | 6 | CHIN 001A | Policy |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina | 3 | 3 | WLC 102 | Policy |
| University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah | 3 | 8 | CHIN 1010 & CHIN 1020 | Policy |
| Collin County Community College District McKinney, Texas | 3 | 8 | CHIN1411 & 1412 | Policy |
| American River College Sacramento, California | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| Auburn University Auburn, Alabama | 3 | 4 | FLCN 1010 | Policy |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut, California | 3 | 6 | CHIN 1 + CHIN 2 | Policy |
| Full Sail University Winter Park, Florida | 3 | 3 | CHI 2310 | Policy |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, Colorado | 3 | 5 | LCHI 101 | Policy |
| Iowa State University Ames, Iowa | 3 | 4 | Chinese 1010 | Policy |
| East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, California | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, California | 3 | 6 | CHN 1111 and CHN 1112 | Policy |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada | 3 | 3 | CHI 113 | Policy |
| Broward College Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 3 | 3 | One semester of intermediate-level CHI Language | Policy |
| Ashford University San Diego, California | 3 | 8 | INTERCULTURAL & GLOBAL AWARENESS COMPETENCY | Policy |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina | 3 | 8 | CHNS 1201, 1202 | Policy |
| Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Florida | 3 | 4 | CHI 2220 | Policy |
| University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California | 3 | 8 | See department for level placement | Policy |
| University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky | 3 | 4 | CHI 102 | Policy |
| University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, Missouri | 3 | 6 | Chinese 1100 | Policy |
| San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, Texas | 3 | 8 | CHIN 1411 and 1412 | Policy |
| Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, Arizona | 3 | 8 | CHI 101 & 102 | Policy |
| Clemson University Clemson, South Carolina | 3 | 11 | CHIN 1010, 1020, 2010 | Policy |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana, California | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, Illinois | 3 | 4 | CHIN 103 | Policy |
| Washington State University Pullman, Washington | 3 | 8 | Chinese 101, 102 | Policy |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, California | 3 | 9 | CHIN 201 and Elective Units | Policy |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, Oklahoma | 3 | 5 | CHIN 1225 | Policy |
| California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, California | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, Texas | 3 | 6 | CHIN 1311, 1312 | Policy |
| Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 3 | 8 | Chinese 1001 & Chinese 1002 | Policy |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica, California | 3 | 5 | Chinese 3 | Policy |
| California State University-Fresno Fresno, California | 3 | 6 | CHIN 1A & CHIN ELECTIVE | Policy |
| Georgia Southern University Statesboro, Georgia | 3 | 6 | CHIN 1001, CHIN 1002 | Policy |
| Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, Oklahoma | 3 | 9 | CHIN 1713, 1813, 2713 | Policy |
| Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia | 3 | 3 | FRLG 101 | Policy |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena, California | 3 | 5 | CHIN 001 | Policy |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 3 | 4 | CHIN 203 | Policy |
| The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, Texas | 3 | 12 | CHIN 1301, 1302, 2301 & 2302 | Policy |
| Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, Florida | 3 | 4 | — | Policy |
| James Madison University Harrisonburg, Virginia | 3 | 3 | CHIN 231 | Policy |
| Utah State University Logan, Utah | 3 | 8 | CHIN 1010 + CHIN 1020 | Policy |
| University at Buffalo Buffalo, New York | 3 | 6 | APC999TR | Policy |
| San Francisco State University San Francisco, California | 3 | 6 | CHIN 101 | Policy |
| East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina | 3 | 12 | CHIN 1001-02/2003-04 | Policy |
| University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas | 3 | 5 | CHIN 204 | Policy |
| University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon | 3 | 15 | CHN 201, CHN 202, CHN 203 | Policy |
| Appalachian State University Boone, North Carolina | 3 | 6 | CHN 1040 & 1050 | Policy |
| Kent State University at Kent Kent, Ohio | 3 | 8 | CHIN 15101 & 15102 | Policy |
| Grand Valley State University Allendale, Michigan | 3 | 8 | CHI 101 & 102 | Policy |
| University of Mississippi University, Mississippi | 3 | 3 | Chin 102 | Policy |
| El Camino Community College District Torrance, California | 3 | 8 | Two consecutive courses | Policy |
| Fresno City College Fresno, California | 3 | 5 | CHIN 1 | — |
| St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, Florida | 3 | 3 | One semester of intermediate level language | Policy |
| Cerritos College Norwalk, California | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, Ohio | 3 | 8 | CHIN 1110 & 1120 | Policy |
| Illinois State University Normal, Illinois | 3 | 4 | Chinese 112 | Policy |
| Portland Community College Portland, Oregon | 3 | 15 | CHN 101, 102, 103 | Policy |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, Georgia | 3 | 8 | CHIN 1001 and CHIN 1002 | Policy |
| Sam Houston State University Huntsville, Texas | 3 | 4 | FOLG 1411 | Policy |
| University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, California | 3 | 8 | — | Policy |
AP Chinese Language and Culture 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 Chinese Language and Culture score do you need for college credit?+
Of the 1,323 colleges with a published AP Chinese Language and Culture credit policy, 1,089 (82%) award credit at a score of 3, 215 require a 4, and 19 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 Chinese Language and Culture worth?+
The most commonly published award is 6 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 Chinese Language and Culture?+
No. This page covers the 1,323 colleges that publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Chinese Language and Culture, 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 Chinese Language and Culture 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.