AP Japanese Language and Culture credit: what score you need
The minimum qualifying score, credit hours and course equivalent at 1,276 colleges that publish an AP Japanese Language and Culture policy.
1,053 of 1,276 colleges (83%) award credit for AP Japanese Language and Culture at a score of 3. 203 require a 4 and 20 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 Japanese 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 Japanese Language and Culture
Showing 120 of 1,276 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 | — | MODL 1441, 1442 | Policy |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas | 2 | 8 | JPN 1014, JPN 1024 | Policy |
| Austin Community College District Austin, Texas | 2 | — | 1411 & 1412 | Policy |
| The Catholic University of America Washington, District of Columbia | 2 | 3 | LANG 101 | Policy |
| Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, New Hampshire | 3 | 8 | LAN Elective | Policy |
| Grand Canyon University Phoenix, Arizona | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, Arizona | 3 | 10 | JPN 101, 102 | Policy |
| Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, Texas | 3 | 8 | JAPN 101, 102 | Policy |
| University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida | 3 | — | JPN 2200 | Policy |
| Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, Indiana | 3 | 8 | Foreign Language Elective | Policy |
| Liberty University Lynchburg, Virginia | 3 | 8 | MLAN 1XX Modern Language Elective-Lower Level MLAN 1XX Modern Language Elective-Lower Level | Policy |
| University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, Maryland | 3 | 8 | JAPN 115, 221 and JAPN electives | Policy |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, Ohio | 3 | 8 | Japanese 1101 & 1102 | Policy |
| The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas | 3 | 6 | JPN 601D | Policy |
| Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, Idaho | 3 | 3 | IPLAN044S/047S | Policy |
| University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona | 3 | 10 | JPN 101 & 102 | Policy |
| Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan | 3 | 5 | JPN 102 | Policy |
| Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, Indiana | 3 | — | JPNS 10100 & 10200 | Policy |
| Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, Georgia | 3 | 6 | JPN 1001 & 1002 | Policy |
| Florida International University Miami, Florida | 3 | 3 | XXX 2200 | Policy |
| Houston Community College Houston, Texas | 3 | 8 | JAPN 1411-2 Beginning Japanese I-II | Policy |
| University of Houston Houston, Texas | 3 | 5 | JPNS 1501 | Policy |
| California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, California | 3 | 6 | JAPN 204 (3), Electives (3) | Policy |
| Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, Indiana | 3 | 4 | EALC-J 101 | Policy |
| University of South Florida Tampa, Florida | 3 | 3 | JPN 2220 | Policy |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | ASIALANG X10 | Policy |
| Valencia College Orlando, Florida | 3 | 3 | JPN 2000 | Policy |
| Miami Dade College Miami, Florida | 3 | 4 | JPN 2220 | Policy |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, Illinois | 3 | 5 | Japanese 2-- | Policy |
| Texas State University San Marcos, Texas | 3 | 14 | JAPA 1410, 1420, 2310 & 2320 | Policy |
| California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, California | 3 | 6 | JAPN 102 & JAPN 101 | Policy |
| University of Florida Gainesville, Florida | 3 | 5 | JPN 2230 | Policy |
| University of California-San Diego La Jolla, California | 3 | 8 | — | Policy |
| University of North Texas Denton, Texas | 3 | 6 | JAPN 1010 & 1020 | Policy |
| San Diego State University San Diego, California | 3 | 6 | JAPAN 111 and JAPAN 112 | 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 | JAPN 1501 & 1502 | Policy |
| California State University-Northridge Northridge, California | 3 | 6 | JAPN 201 & 202 | Policy |
| The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 3 | 8 | JA 101, JA 102 | Policy |
| Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida | 3 | 4 | JPN 2220 | Policy |
| University of California-Davis Davis, California | 3 | 8 | Consult with Department | Policy |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, Washington | 3 | 5 | JAPAN 133 | Policy |
| University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, Colorado | 3 | 5 | JPNS 1020 | Policy |
| University of Georgia Athens, Georgia | 3 | 3 | JPNS 2001 | Policy |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, Virginia | 3 | 3 | JPN 2XXX(ELECTIVE) | Policy |
| University of Maryland-College Park College Park, Maryland | 3 | 3 | Lower Level Elective | Policy |
| Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon | 3 | 15 | JPN 211, 212, 213, 299 | Policy |
| University of California-Irvine Irvine, California | 3 | 8 | JAPANSE 1A-JAPANSE 1B-JAPANSE 1C. Satisfies category VI of the UCI GE requirement | Policy |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, Ohio | 3 | 10 | JAPN 1001 & JAPN 1002 | Policy |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, Tennessee | 3 | 8 | JAPA 251-252 | Policy |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, South Carolina | 3 | 4 | JAPA 121 | Policy |
| California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, California | 3 | 6 | JAPN 1B & Foreign Language Requirement | Policy |
| College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada | 3 | 4 | JPN 111 | Policy |
| Georgia State University Atlanta, Georgia | 3 | 3 | JAPN 2001 | Policy |
| George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia | 3 | 6 | JAPA 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 | JPN 001A | Policy |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina | 3 | 3 | WLJ 102 | Policy |
| University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah | 3 | 8 | JAPAN 1010 & JAPAN 1020 | Policy |
| American River College Sacramento, California | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| Auburn University Auburn, Alabama | 3 | 4 | FLJP 1010 | Policy |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut, California | 3 | 6 | JAPN 1 + JAPN 2 | Policy |
| Full Sail University Winter Park, Florida | 3 | 3 | JPN 2310 | Policy |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, Colorado | 3 | 5 | LJPN 101 | 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 | JPN 113 | Policy |
| Broward College Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 3 | 3 | One semester of intermediate-level language | Policy |
| Ashford University San Diego, California | 3 | 8 | INTERCULTURAL & GLOBAL AWARENESS COMPETENCY | Policy |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina | 3 | 4 | JAPN 1202 | Policy |
| Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Florida | 3 | 4 | JPN 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 | JPN 201 | Policy |
| University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, Missouri | 3 | 6 | Japanese 1100 | Policy |
| Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, Arizona | 3 | 8 | JPN 101 & 102 | Policy |
| Clemson University Clemson, South Carolina | 3 | 11 | JAPN 1010, 1020, 2010 | Policy |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana, California | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, Illinois | 3 | 4 | JPN 103 | Policy |
| Washington State University Pullman, Washington | 3 | 8 | Japanese 101, 102 | Policy |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, California | 3 | 9 | JPNS 201and Elective Units | Policy |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, Oklahoma | 3 | 5 | JAPN 1225 | Policy |
| California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, California | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, Texas | 3 | 6 | JAPN 1311, 1312 | Policy |
| Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 3 | 8 | Japanese 1001 & Japanese 1002 | Policy |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica, California | 3 | 5 | Japanese 3 | Policy |
| California State University-Fresno Fresno, California | 3 | 6 | JAPN 2A & JAPN 2B | Policy |
| Georgia Southern University Statesboro, Georgia | 3 | 6 | JAPN 1001, JAPN 1002 | Policy |
| Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, Oklahoma | 3 | 9 | JAPN 1713, 1813, 2713 | Policy |
| Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia | 3 | 3 | FRLG 101 | Policy |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena, California | 3 | 5 | JAPN 001 | Policy |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 3 | 3 | JAPN Elective | 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 |
| Utah State University Logan, Utah | 3 | 10 | JAPN 1010 + JAPN 1020 | Policy |
| University at Buffalo Buffalo, New York | 3 | 6 | JPN201LEC + APC999TR | Policy |
| San Francisco State University San Francisco, California | 3 | 8 | JAPN 101 (4) + 102 (4) | Policy |
| East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina | 3 | 12 | JAPN 1001-02/2003-04 | Policy |
| University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas | 3 | 5 | JPN 204 | Policy |
| University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon | 3 | 15 | JPN 201, JPN 202, JPN 203 | Policy |
| Appalachian State University Boone, North Carolina | 3 | 6 | JPN 1040 & 1050 | Policy |
| Kent State University at Kent Kent, Ohio | 3 | 8 | JAPN 15101 & 15102 | Policy |
| Grand Valley State University Allendale, Michigan | 3 | 8 | JPN 101 & 102 | Policy |
| University of Mississippi University, Mississippi | 3 | 3 | Japn 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 | JPN 1110 & 1120 | Policy |
| Illinois State University Normal, Illinois | 3 | 4 | JPN 112 | Policy |
| Portland Community College Portland, Oregon | 3 | 15 | JPN 101, 102, 103 | Policy |
| Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, Georgia | 3 | 8 | JAPN 1001 & 1002 | 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 | JAPN 102 | Policy |
| Montclair State University Montclair, New Jersey | 3 | 3 | JAPN 121 | Policy |
| Old Dominion University Norfolk, Virginia | 3 | 6 | 111F | Policy |
| Stony Brook University Stony Brook, New York | 3 | 3 | JPN 212 | Policy |
| Riverside City College Riverside, California | 3 | 10 | Japanese 1 and 2 | Policy |
AP Japanese 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 Japanese Language and Culture score do you need for college credit?+
Of the 1,276 colleges with a published AP Japanese Language and Culture credit policy, 1,053 (83%) award credit at a score of 3, 203 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 Japanese 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 Japanese Language and Culture?+
No. This page covers the 1,276 colleges that publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Japanese 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 Japanese 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.