AP Japanese Language and Culture credit at Minnesota colleges

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

Quick answer

23 of 30 Minnesota colleges (77%) award credit for AP Japanese Language and Culture at a score of 3. 7 require a 4 and 0 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at University of Minnesota-Duluth (8 credit hours). 30 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.

Colleges that award credit for AP Japanese Language and Culture, with the minimum qualifying score, credit hours awarded and the equivalent course.
CollegeMin scoreCreditsCounts asSource
University of Minnesota-Duluth
Duluth
38LANG 1101 & 1102Policy
Normandale Community College
Bloomington
310JAPN 1100, JAPN 1200Policy
University of St Thomas
Saint Paul
34JAPN 211Policy
Century College
White Bear Lake
312Lang goal 6 & goal 8Policy
Winona State University
Winona
34Policy
Metropolitan State University
Saint Paul
33Policy
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Minneapolis
35Policy
Bemidji State University
Bemidji
33Policy
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Moorhead
3ElectivePolicy
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
Fergus Falls
36Goal 8Policy
Concordia University-Saint Paul
Saint Paul
38HUM Gen EdPolicy
Lake Superior College
Duluth
35Policy
Augsburg University
Minneapolis
38Modern Language I & IIPolicy
Macalester College
Saint Paul
34JAPA 102Policy
Dakota County Technical College
Rosemount
38MnTC 6, MnTC 8Policy
Southwest Minnesota State University
Marshall
33Goal 8Policy
The College of Saint Scholastica
Duluth
34Elective credit only.Policy
Concordia College at Moorhead
Moorhead
34WLC ElectivePolicy
University of Minnesota-Crookston
Crookston
33Elective Credit in Liberal Education Goal Area 6: The HumanitiesPolicy
University of Northwestern-St Paul
Saint Paul
34FOR1000Policy
Alexandria Technical & Community College
Alexandria
36Policy
Minnesota State College Southeast
Winona
33Goals 6 & 8Policy
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Winona
33ElectivePolicy
St Olaf College
Northfield
41Policy
St Catherine University
Saint Paul
44JAPA 2110Policy
Carleton College
Northfield
46Policy
Gustavus Adolphus College
Saint Peter
4JPN-202 (NELC)Policy
Saint Johns University
Collegeville
44JAPN 212Policy
College of Saint Benedict
Saint Joseph
44JAPN 212Policy
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Minneapolis
43Liberal Arts ElectivePolicy

AP Japanese Language and Culture credit in other states

How we ranked this

One row per Minnesota 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 Minnesota colleges give credit for AP Japanese Language and Culture?+

30 colleges in Minnesota publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Japanese Language and Culture. 23 of them (77%) award credit at a score of 3, 7 require a 4, and 0 require 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 Japanese Language and Culture score that earns credit in Minnesota?+

3. University of Minnesota-Duluth in Duluth awards credit at a score of 3, worth 8 credit hours, counting as LANG 1101 & 1102. 23 Minnesota colleges in total set their bar at a 3 or lower.

Does in-state residency change AP credit in Minnesota?+

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 Minnesota AP credit policies?+

30 of the 30 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.

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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.