AP German Language and Culture credit at New York colleges

Every New York college with a published AP German Language and Culture credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.

Quick answer

80 of 108 New York colleges (74%) award credit for AP German Language and Culture at a score of 3. 27 require a 4 and 1 requires a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 2 at SUNY College of Technology at Canton (3 credit hours). 107 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.

Colleges that award credit for AP German Language and Culture, with the minimum qualifying score, credit hours awarded and the equivalent course.
CollegeMin scoreCreditsCounts asSource
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
Canton
23General ElectivePolicy
University at Buffalo
Buffalo
36GER151LEC + APC999TRPolicy
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook
33GER 211Policy
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York
3Policy
CUNY Hunter College
New York
33Policy
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
New York
33Policy
Syracuse University
Syracuse
34GER 102Policy
Binghamton University
Vestal
34Elective creditPolicy
Suffolk County Community College
Selden
36GER 101, 102Policy
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester
33Free 100 - Free Elective CreditPolicy
CUNY New York City College of Technology
Brooklyn
33Policy
University at Albany
Albany
38A-GER 101, 102Policy
CUNY City College
New York
33GERM 12400Policy
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York
36GER 101 GER 102Policy
Nassau Community College
Garden City
33GER 102Policy
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City
36ELX 101 & ELX 102Policy
CUNY Brooklyn College
Brooklyn
312GERM.-1010 & GERM.-1020 & GERM.-2024Policy
CUNY Lehman College
Bronx
33GER-299Policy
College of Staten Island CUNY
Staten Island
33FCWG 1000Policy
Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale
33GER 214Policy
SUNY Westchester Community College
Valhalla
3GER 102 - Elementary German 2Policy
Monroe Community College
Rochester
36GER 101 & 102Policy
Fashion Institute of Technology
New York
36FL010 & FL020Policy
Empire State University
Saratoga Springs
312Policy
Hudson Valley Community College
Troy
33GERM 100Policy
State University of New York at New Paltz
New Paltz
33GER201Policy
CUNY Bronx Community College
Bronx
33ElectivesPolicy
State University of New York at Oswego
Oswego
36GER 101 & 102Policy
Mercy University
Dobbs Ferry
36FORL499Policy
Long Island University
Brookville
33LANG 111Policy
SUNY Brockport
Brockport
36GRM 111 and GRM 112Policy
SUNY Buffalo State University
Buffalo
36GER 101 and GER 102Policy
Marist College
Poughkeepsie
33GERM 105LPolicy
CUNY York College
Jamaica
33GERM 999Policy
Ithaca College
Ithaca
34GERM 10200Policy
SUNY Old Westbury
Old Westbury
36Policy
SUNY College at Geneseo
Geneseo
36GERM 101, GERM 102Policy
SUNY College at Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh
33GER 111Policy
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
Alfred
33GEWL 9100-General Ed Elect: World LanguagePolicy
CUNY Medgar Evers College
Brooklyn
3Policy
St. Joseph's University-New York
Brooklyn
33Language ElectivePolicy
New York Institute of Technology
Old Westbury
36Liberal Arts ElectivePolicy
Molloy College
Rockville Centre
320LNG GNED, LNG GNED, LNG ELEC, LNG ELEC, LNG ELEC (Awarded with a 4), LNG ELEC (Awarded with a 5), LNG ELEC (Awarded with a 5)Policy
SUNY at Purchase College
Purchase
33German electivePolicy
Mohawk Valley Community College
Utica
33GR101Policy
Finger Lakes Community College
Canandaigua
36Policy
SUNY at Fredonia
Fredonia
3LANG 2TRPolicy
Niagara County Community College
Sanborn
36GER 101 & GER 102Policy
Iona University
New Rochelle
36GER Core & GER ElectivePolicy
Niagara University
Niagara University
33German ElectivePolicy
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
Delhi
33HUMN 000Policy
Utica University
Utica
36GER 101 - Beginning German I and GER 102 - Beginning German IIPolicy
Genesee Community College
Batavia
36FLG ELEPolicy
SUNY College at Potsdam
Potsdam
33Policy
St. Francis College
Brooklyn
36LA-ELE Liberal Arts ElectivesPolicy
St Bonaventure University
Saint Bonaventure
36GERM 201, 202Policy
Nazareth University
Rochester
36GER 101, GER 102Policy
SUNY Morrisville
Morrisville
36Policy
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill
Cobleskill
3Policy
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Utica
34Policy
Canisius University
Buffalo
33103 in tested languagePolicy
Daemen University
Amherst
36GER-101 & GER-102Policy
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Syracuse
33Policy
Wagner College
Staten Island
3GE101Policy
Jefferson Community College
Watertown
36GER 121 and GER 122Policy
Tompkins Cortland Community College
Dryden
36GERM 101 and GERM 102Policy
Alfred University
Alfred
34GRMN 102Policy
D'Youville University
Buffalo
33GRM-101Policy
Ulster County Community College
Stone Ridge
38GER 201, 202Policy
Manhattanville College
Purchase
38Policy
SUNY Maritime College
Throggs Neck
33GERF 000 General Education: World LanguagesPolicy
LIM College
New York
33Policy
Hartwick College
Oneonta
33GERM-101Policy
Dominican University New York
Orangeburg
36Liberal Arts ElectivePolicy
Russell Sage College
Troy
33GER 201Policy
St. Thomas Aquinas College
Sparkill
33Global Culture & LanguagesPolicy
Keuka College
Keuka Park
33LAN-ELEPolicy
Houghton University
Houghton
33Global Competence General EducationPolicy
Five Towns College
Dix Hills
33Policy
Clinton Community College
Plattsburgh
316Policy
New York University
New York
44GERM-UA 4Policy
Cornell University
Ithaca
43Department of German Studies determines credit and placement based on departmental examination (0 or 3 credits).Policy
Fordham University
Bronx
43Policy
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York
4Policy
Pace University
New York
43GER 280Policy
University of Rochester
Rochester
4Placement by department in 152 or 200. Credit granted for 151 upon completion of 152 with grade of “B+” or better. Credit granted for 151 and 152 upon completion of 200 with “B+” or better.Policy
Hofstra University
Hempstead
43GERM 4Policy
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy
44LANG 1000Policy
State University of New York at Cortland
Cortland
43GER 3XX German elective credit (3) + BA FL req.Policy
Adelphi University
Garden City
46GER111, GER112Policy
Rockland Community College
Suffern
44GER 201
Touro University
New York
46GER BLCRPolicy
Pratt Institute-Main
Brooklyn
43Policy
Siena College
Loudonville
43MDLG 1ELPolicy
Barnard College
New York
43Policy
SUNY Broome Community College
Binghamton
44GER 101Policy
Colgate University
Hamilton
41GERM 202Policy
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs
44Policy
St. John Fisher University
Rochester
43LGRM 112Policy
Clarkson University
Potsdam
43LANG 151Policy
Le Moyne College
Syracuse
43GER 104Policy
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie
41Policy
St Lawrence University
Canton
41GER-101Policy
Marymount Manhattan College
New York
46LANGUAGE ELECTIVEPolicy
Hobart William Smith Colleges
Geneva
42Policy
Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville
42Policy
Elmira College
Elmira
43Humanities and Languages PillarPolicy
Bard College
Annandale-On-Hudson
5Policy

AP German Language and Culture credit in other states

How we ranked this

One row per New York 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 — permission to skip a course without earning credit hours — are excluded. Credit hours and course equivalents are reproduced exactly as the college published them; “—” means no value was published and we do not estimate one. A page is published for a state only when at least 8 colleges back it.

Frequently asked questions

Which New York colleges give credit for AP German Language and Culture?+

108 colleges in New York publish a credit-bearing policy for AP German Language and Culture. 80 of them (74%) award credit at a score of 3, 27 require a 4, and 1 requires a 5. The full list, with credit hours and the course each exam replaces, is in the table on this page.

What is the lowest AP German Language and Culture score that earns credit in New York?+

2. SUNY College of Technology at Canton in Canton awards credit at a score of 2, worth 3 credit hours, counting as General Elective. 80 New York colleges in total set their bar at a 3 or lower.

Does in-state residency change AP credit in New York?+

No. AP credit policy is set per institution and applies to admitted students regardless of residency — residency affects tuition rate, not credit awards. What does vary is the school within a university: engineering and nursing colleges commonly set higher bars than arts and sciences. The rules shown here are the ones that apply to all students at each college.

How do I verify these New York AP credit policies?+

107 of the 108 colleges on this page link to their own published AP credit page in the Source column; our snapshot was taken July 30, 2026. The college's page is authoritative and can change between admission cycles, so confirm there before building a graduation plan around the credit.

Keep exploring

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.