AP Italian Language and Culture credit: what score you need
The minimum qualifying score, credit hours and course equivalent at 1,265 colleges that publish an AP Italian Language and Culture policy.
1,040 of 1,265 colleges (82%) award credit for AP Italian Language and Culture at a score of 3. 209 require a 4 and 16 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 8 colleges publish an AP Italian 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 Italian Language and Culture
Showing 120 of 1,265 colleges, lowest qualifying score first. Narrow by state below for the full list in your state.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan | 2 | 0 | Waive ITL 101, 102 | Policy |
| The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, Texas | 2 | 8 | MODL 1441 & 1442 | Policy |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas | 2 | 8 | ITL 1014, ITL 1024 | Policy |
| Austin Community College District Austin, Texas | 2 | — | 1411 & 1412 | Policy |
| University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, Indiana | 2 | 4 | ROIT 10101 | Policy |
| The Catholic University of America Washington, District of Columbia | 2 | 3 | ITAL 101 | Policy |
| Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, New Hampshire | 3 | 6 | LAN Elective | Policy |
| Grand Canyon University Phoenix, Arizona | 3 | 7 | — | Policy |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, Arizona | 3 | 8 | ITA 101, 102 | Policy |
| Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, Texas | 3 | 8 | ITAL 101, 102 | Policy |
| University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida | 3 | — | ITA 2200 | Policy |
| Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, Indiana | 3 | 8 | Foreign Language Elective | Policy |
| Liberty University Lynchburg, Virginia | 3 | 6 | MLAN 1XX Modern Language Elective-Lower Level MLAN 1XX Modern Language Elective-Lower Level | Policy |
| University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, Maryland | 3 | 6 | ITAL 211 and ITAL elective | Policy |
| Lone Star College System The Woodlands, Texas | 3 | 8 | ITAL 1411 and 1412 | Policy |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, Ohio | 3 | 8 | Italian 1101 & 1102 | Policy |
| The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas | 3 | 6 | ITL 601C | Policy |
| Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, Idaho | 3 | 3 | IPLAN044S/047S | Policy |
| University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona | 3 | 8 | ITAL 201 & 202 | Policy |
| Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, Indiana | 3 | — | ITAL 10100 & 10200 | Policy |
| Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, Georgia | 3 | 6 | ITAL 1001 & 1002 | Policy |
| Florida International University Miami, Florida | 3 | 3 | XXX 2200 | Policy |
| Houston Community College Houston, Texas | 3 | 8 | LANG 1411-2 Beginning Foreign Language I-II | Policy |
| University of Houston Houston, Texas | 3 | 10 | ITAL 1501 & 1502 or ITAL 1601 | Policy |
| California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, California | 3 | 6 | ITAL 101 (3), ITAL 102 (3) | Policy |
| Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, Indiana | 3 | 4 | FRIT-M 150 | Policy |
| University of South Florida Tampa, Florida | 3 | 3 | ITA 2200 (3) | Policy |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, Wisconsin | 3 | 4 | ITALIAN 204 | Policy |
| Valencia College Orlando, Florida | 3 | 3 | ITA 2000 | Policy |
| Miami Dade College Miami, Florida | 3 | 4 | ITA 2220 | Policy |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, Illinois | 3 | 4 | Italian 102 | Policy |
| Texas State University San Marcos, Texas | 3 | 14 | ITAL 1410, 1420, 2310 & 2320 | Policy |
| California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, California | 3 | 6 | ITAL 201A & ITAL electives | Policy |
| University of Florida Gainesville, Florida | 3 | 4 | ITA 2220 | Policy |
| University of California-San Diego La Jolla, California | 3 | 8 | LIFR/LIGM/LIIT/LISP 1C/1CX | Policy |
| University of North Texas Denton, Texas | 3 | 6 | ITAL 1010 & 1020 | Policy |
| San Diego State University San Diego, California | 3 | 6 | ITAL 201 | Policy |
| University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, California | 3 | 5 | — | Policy |
| University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, California | 3 | 8 | ITALIAN 3 | Policy |
| Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas | 3 | 10 | ITAL 1501, 1502 | Policy |
| California State University-Northridge Northridge, California | 3 | 6 | Consult MCLL Chair | Policy |
| The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 3 | 8 | IT 101, IT 102 | Policy |
| Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida | 3 | 4 | ITA 2220 | Policy |
| University of California-Davis Davis, California | 3 | 8 | ITA 003 | Policy |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, Washington | 3 | 5 | ITAL 201 | Policy |
| University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, Colorado | 3 | 5 | ITAL 1020 | Policy |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, Virginia | 3 | 3 | ITAL 2XXX | Policy |
| University of Maryland-College Park College Park, Maryland | 3 | 4 | ITAL 103- [student placement into ITAL 203] | Policy |
| Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon | 3 | 12 | IT 211, 212, 213 | Policy |
| University of California-Irvine Irvine, California | 3 | 8 | ITALIAN 1A-ITALIAN 1B-ITALIAN 1C. Satisfies category VI of the UCI GE requirement | Policy |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, Ohio | 3 | 10 | ITAL1001 & ITAL 1002 | Policy |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, South Carolina | 3 | 4 | ITAL 121 | Policy |
| California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, California | 3 | 6 | Foreign Language Requirement | Policy |
| College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada | 3 | 4 | ITAL 111 | Policy |
| Georgia State University Atlanta, Georgia | 3 | — | — | Policy |
| George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia | 3 | 6 | ITAL 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 | ITAL 001A | Policy |
| University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah | 3 | 8 | ITAL 1010 & ITAL 1020 | Policy |
| American River College Sacramento, California | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| Auburn University Auburn, Alabama | 3 | 4 | FLIT 1010 | Policy |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut, California | 3 | 6 | ITAL 1 + ITAL 2 | Policy |
| Full Sail University Winter Park, Florida | 3 | 3 | ITA 2310 | Policy |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, Colorado | 3 | 3 | LITA 200 | Policy |
| Iowa State University Ames, Iowa | 3 | 8 | Italian 1000P | Policy |
| East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, California | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, California | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada | 3 | 3 | ITAL 113 | Policy |
| Broward College Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 3 | 3 | One semester of intermediate-level ITA language course | Policy |
| Ashford University San Diego, California | 3 | 6 | INTERCULTURAL & GLOBAL AWARENESS COMPETENCY | Policy |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, Massachusetts | 3 | 3 | Italian 230 | Policy |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina | 3 | 6 | ITLN 1201, 1202 | Policy |
| Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Florida | 3 | 4 | ITA 2220 | Policy |
| University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California | 3 | 8 | Italian 1-3 | Policy |
| University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky | 3 | 3 | ITA 201 | Policy |
| University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, Missouri | 3 | 5 | Italian 1200 | Policy |
| Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, Arizona | 3 | 8 | ITA 101 & 102 | Policy |
| Clemson University Clemson, South Carolina | 3 | 11 | ITAL 1010, 1020, 2010 | Policy |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana, California | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, Illinois | 3 | 4 | ITAL 102 | Policy |
| Washington State University Pullman, Washington | 3 | 8 | Italian 101, 102 | Policy |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, California | 3 | 9 | ITAL 201 and Elective Units | Policy |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, Oklahoma | 3 | 5 | ITAL 1225 | Policy |
| California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, California | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, Texas | 3 | 6 | LANG 1311, 1312 | Policy |
| Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 3 | 3 | Italian LL Elective | Policy |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica, California | 3 | 5 | Italian 3 | Policy |
| California State University-Fresno Fresno, California | 3 | 6 | ITAL 2A & ITAL 2B | Policy |
| Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, Oklahoma | 3 | 9 | LL 1---, 2--- | Policy |
| Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia | 3 | 3 | ITAL 102 | Policy |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena, California | 3 | 5 | ITAL 001 | Policy |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 3 | 3 | ITAL Elective, Placement into ITAL 203 | Policy |
| The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, Texas | 3 | 6 | LING 2303 & 2304 | Policy |
| Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, Florida | 3 | 4 | — | Policy |
| James Madison University Harrisonburg, Virginia | 3 | 3 | ITAL 231 | Policy |
| University at Buffalo Buffalo, New York | 3 | 3 | ITA112DIS | Policy |
| San Francisco State University San Francisco, California | 3 | 8 | ITAL 101 (4) + 102 (4) | Policy |
| East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina | 3 | 12 | ITAL 1001-02/2003-04 | Policy |
| University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas | 3 | 8 | ITAL 120, 230 | Policy |
| University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon | 3 | 10 | ITAL 104, ITAL 105 | Policy |
| Appalachian State University Boone, North Carolina | 3 | — | — | Policy |
| Kent State University at Kent Kent, Ohio | 3 | 8 | ITAL 15201 & 15202 | Policy |
| Grand Valley State University Allendale, Michigan | 3 | 8 | ITA 101 & 102 | Policy |
| University of Mississippi University, Mississippi | 3 | 3 | Ital 102 | Policy |
| Fresno City College Fresno, California | 3 | 3 | C: Humanities | — |
| 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 | ITAL 1110 & 1120 | Policy |
| Illinois State University Normal, Illinois | 3 | 4 | ITA 112 | Policy |
| Portland Community College Portland, Oregon | 3 | 12 | — | Policy |
| Sam Houston State University Huntsville, Texas | 3 | 4 | FOLG 1411 | Policy |
| University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, California | 3 | 8 | — | Policy |
| Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, Florida | 3 | 3 | One semester of intermediate-level language | Policy |
| West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia | 3 | 3 | ITAL 102 | Policy |
| Montclair State University Montclair, New Jersey | 3 | 3 | ITAL 140 | Policy |
| Old Dominion University Norfolk, Virginia | 3 | 3 | 201 | Policy |
| Stony Brook University Stony Brook, New York | 3 | 3 | ITL 211 | Policy |
| Riverside City College Riverside, California | 3 | 10 | Italian 1 and 2 | Policy |
| Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, Utah | 3 | 8 | ITL 1010 + 1020 | Policy |
| Columbus State Community College Columbus, Ohio | 3 | 8 | ITAL 1101 ITAL 1102 | Policy |
AP Italian 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 Italian Language and Culture score do you need for college credit?+
Of the 1,265 colleges with a published AP Italian Language and Culture credit policy, 1,040 (82%) award credit at a score of 3, 209 require a 4, and 16 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 Italian 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 Italian Language and Culture?+
No. This page covers the 1,265 colleges that publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Italian Language and Culture, plus 8 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 Italian 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.