AP Music Aural Subscore credit: what score you need
The minimum qualifying score, credit hours and course equivalent at 195 colleges that publish an AP Music Aural Subscore policy.
132 of 195 colleges (68%) award credit for AP Music Aural Subscore at a score of 3. 54 require a 4 and 9 require a 5. The most commonly awarded amount is 3 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 1 colleges publish an AP Music Aural Subscore 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 Music Aural Subscore
Showing 120 of 195 colleges, lowest qualifying score first. Narrow by state below for the full list in your state.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeSales University Center Valley, Pennsylvania | 1 | 0 | No Credit | Policy |
| University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida | 3 | — | MUT 1111 & 1241 if both aural and non-aural subscores are 3 or higher | Policy |
| University of South Florida Tampa, Florida | 3 | 3 | MUT X111 and MUT X241 if both aural and non-aural subscores are 3 or higher | Policy |
| Miami Dade College Miami, Florida | 3 | 4 | MUT 1111 & MUT 1241 | Policy |
| University of Florida Gainesville, Florida | 3 | 3 | MUT 1211 | Policy |
| Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida | 3 | 4 | MUT 1111, MUT 1241 | Policy |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, California | 3 | 9 | MU 120 | Policy |
| Broward College Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 3 | 4 | MUT 1111 and MUT 1241 | Policy |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina | 3 | 1 | MUSC 1101 | Policy |
| Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Florida | 3 | 4 | MUT 1111 & 1241 | Policy |
| University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky | 3 | 3 | MUS 174 | Policy |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, California | 3 | 9 | Elective Units | Policy |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, Oklahoma | 3 | 2 | MUTH 1612 | Policy |
| Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, Florida | 3 | 4 | MUT 1111 & MUT 1241 | Policy |
| CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York, New York | 3 | — | — | Policy |
| University of North Georgia Dahlonega, Georgia | 3 | — | MUSC 1011 | Policy |
| Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas | 3 | 3 | MUSIC 100-level elective | Policy |
| University of North Florida Jacksonville, Florida | 3 | 6 | MUT 1111 & 1241 | Policy |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina | 3 | 2 | MUS 207 | Policy |
| Ball State University Muncie, Indiana | 3 | 3 | MUSE 265 | Policy |
| University at Albany Albany, New York | 3 | 3 | A-MUS 010 | Policy |
| CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, New York | 3 | 3 | MUS elective | Policy |
| Santa Fe College Gainesville, Florida | 3 | — | — | Policy |
| Florida SouthWestern State College Fort Myers, Florida | 3 | — | — | Policy |
| CUNY Lehman College Bronx, New York | 3 | 3 | MSP-299 | Policy |
| The University of Tampa Tampa, Florida | 3 | 2 | MUS 112 | Policy |
| Troy University Troy, Alabama | 3 | 3 | MUS 1131 | Policy |
| College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, New York | 3 | 3 | MUS 199 | Policy |
| Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, Texas | 3 | 1 | MUTC 1116 | Policy |
| Henry Ford College Dearborn, Michigan | 3 | 2 | MUS 141 | Policy |
| Morgan State University Baltimore, Maryland | 3 | 2 | Lower-Level Elective | Policy |
| Midlands Technical College West Columbia, South Carolina | 3 | 3 | MUS-105 | Policy |
| Austin Peay State University Clarksville, Tennessee | 3 | 1 | MUS 1058 | Policy |
| Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania | 3 | 1 | MUSI 1TR (Music elective) | Policy |
| Pensacola State College Pensacola, Florida | 3 | 6 | MUT1111 and MUT1241 | Policy |
| Tennessee State University Nashville, Tennessee | 3 | 1 | Music 1250 | Policy |
| Normandale Community College Bloomington, Minnesota | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| Century College White Bear Lake, Minnesota | 3 | 3 | MUSC Elective | Policy |
| University of San Francisco San Francisco, California | 3 | 8 | — | Policy |
| Unity Environmental University New Gloucester, Maine | 3 | — | — | Policy |
| North Carolina Central University Durham, North Carolina | 3 | 3 | MUSL 1010 | Policy |
| Marist College Poughkeepsie, New York | 3 | 3 | MUS 220L Music Theory II | Policy |
| Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, Minnesota | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| Xavier University Cincinnati, Ohio | 3 | 1 | MUSC 201 | Policy |
| Clark College Vancouver, Washington | 3 | 5 | Humanities List A | Policy |
| Southeastern University Lakeland, Florida | 3 | — | — | Policy |
| Green River College Auburn, Washington | 3 | 5 | MUSC& 105 | Policy |
| CUNY York College Jamaica, New York | 3 | 3 | MUS 999 | Policy |
| Everett Community College Everett, Washington | 3 | 5 | MUSC& 105 | Policy |
| Tacoma Community College Tacoma, Washington | 3 | 5 | MUSC& 105 | Policy |
| Spokane Community College Spokane, Washington | 3 | 5 | MUSC&105 | Policy |
| New Jersey City University Jersey City, New Jersey | 3 | 3 | MDT101 | Policy |
| University of South Carolina-Upstate Spartanburg, South Carolina | 3 | 3 | MUSC U110 | Policy |
| Seattle Central College Seattle, Washington | 3 | 5 | MUSC& 105 | Policy |
| Bradley University Peoria, Illinois | 3 | 3 | Music Elective Credit | Policy |
| Nevada State University Henderson, Nevada | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| Lake-Sumter State College Leesburg, Florida | 3 | 3 | MUT 1111 and MUT 1241 (if both aural and non-aural subscores are 3 or higher) | Policy |
| Winthrop University Rock Hill, South Carolina | 3 | 1 | MUST 113 | Policy |
| CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn, New York | 3 | — | — | Policy |
| Edmonds College Lynnwood, Washington | 3 | 5 | MUSC& 105 | Policy |
| North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park, Minnesota | 3 | 3 | MUSC1251 | Policy |
| Olympic College Bremerton, Washington | 3 | 5 | MUSC&105 | Policy |
| Davenport University Grand Rapids, Michigan | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| Bemidji State University Bemidji, Minnesota | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, Minnesota | 3 | — | MUS 107B + elective | Policy |
| Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City, Kansas | 3 | 3 | MUSC 0102 | Policy |
| University of North Texas at Dallas Dallas, Texas | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls, Minnesota | 3 | 3 | Goal 6 | Policy |
| Frostburg State University Frostburg, Maryland | 3 | 2 | MUSC 104 | Policy |
| Campbell University Buies Creek, North Carolina | 3 | 2 | MUSC-102 | Policy |
| South Carolina State University Orangeburg, South Carolina | 3 | — | — | Policy |
| South Puget Sound Community College Olympia, Washington | 3 | 5 | MUSC& 105 | Policy |
| Francis Marion University Florence, South Carolina | 3 | 1 | Music 116 | Policy |
| Carthage College Kenosha, Wisconsin | 3 | 1 | Elective credit | Policy |
| Barstow Community College Barstow, California | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| Yakima Valley College Yakima, Washington | 3 | 5 | MUSC& 105 | Policy |
| Utica University Utica, New York | 3 | 6 | MUS 115 - Introduction to Music and MUS Elective | Policy |
| Lake Superior College Duluth, Minnesota | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| Palm Beach Atlantic University West Palm Beach, Florida | 3 | — | — | Policy |
| Emporia State University Emporia, Kansas | 3 | 3 | Music Elective Course | Policy |
| Berry College Mount Berry, Georgia | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland, Washington | 3 | 5 | MUSC&105 | Policy |
| Dakota County Technical College Rosemount, Minnesota | 3 | 6 | MnTC Goal 6 | Policy |
| Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall, Minnesota | 3 | 3 | General Elective | Policy |
| The Evergreen State College Olympia, Washington | 3 | 8 | — | Policy |
| St Clair County Community College Port Huron, Michigan | 3 | 2 | MUS 123 | Policy |
| Oklahoma Christian University Edmond, Oklahoma | 3 | — | FINE-2913 | Policy |
| Southside Virginia Community College Alberta, Virginia | 3 | 4 | MUS 111 | Policy |
| Marywood University Scranton, Pennsylvania | 3 | 2 | Music Elective | Policy |
| Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania | 3 | 1 | MU103 | Policy |
| SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Cobleskill, New York | 3 | — | — | Policy |
| Canisius University Buffalo, New York | 3 | 3 | Free Elective | Policy |
| Coppin State University Baltimore, Maryland | 3 | 3 | MUSC 101 | Policy |
| North Greenville University Tigerville, South Carolina | 3 | 3 | Elective | Policy |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls, Minnesota | 3 | — | — | Policy |
| Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, Tennessee | 3 | 2 | MUS-2060 Aural Theory I | Policy |
| Wagner College Staten Island, New York | 3 | — | MU102 | Policy |
| Kennebec Valley Community College Fairfield, Maine | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| Mid-America Christian University Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 3 | 2 | — | Policy |
| Lake Superior State University Sault Ste Marie, Michigan | 3 | 4 | MUSC 220 | Policy |
| Bridgewater College Bridgewater, Virginia | 3 | — | MUS 225 | Policy |
| Belhaven University Jackson, Mississippi | 3 | — | — | Policy |
| East Georgia State College Swainsboro, Georgia | 3 | 3 | MUSC1100 | Policy |
| University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg, Pennsylvania | 3 | 3 | MUSIC 0211 | Policy |
| Rivier University Nashua, New Hampshire | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| The University of Montana-Western Dillon, Montana | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| Gordon College Wenham, Massachusetts | 3 | 1 | Free elective | Policy |
| Alma College Alma, Michigan | 3 | 4 | MUS-180 (w/dept. approval) | Policy |
| Averett University Danville, Virginia | 3 | — | — | Policy |
| Washington & Jefferson College Washington, Pennsylvania | 3 | — | MUS 204 | Policy |
| Catawba College Salisbury, North Carolina | 3 | 1 | MUS 0001 | Policy |
| Harris-Stowe State University Saint Louis, Missouri | 3 | 3 | MUS 0206 Basic Music May be used to complete the General Education Program: Humanities & Fine Arts | Policy |
| University of Mobile Mobile, Alabama | 3 | 1 | MU 101L | Policy |
| William Jessup University Rocklin, California | 3 | 3 | 3 units GE Elective, may also apply toward Music major | Policy |
| University of Pittsburgh-Bradford Bradford, Pennsylvania | 3 | 3 | MUS 0102 | Policy |
| University of Jamestown Jamestown, North Dakota | 3 | 3 | Music Elective | Policy |
| Kansas Wesleyan University Salina, Kansas | 3 | 3 | MUSI111, MUSI112, MUSI211 | Policy |
| Albertus Magnus College New Haven, Connecticut | 3 | 3 | MU 112 | Policy |
| Miami University-Middletown Middletown, Ohio | 3 | 1 | — | Policy |
| Toccoa Falls College Toccoa Falls, Georgia | 3 | 1 | MUT 111 | Policy |
AP Music Aural Subscore 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 Music Aural Subscore score do you need for college credit?+
Of the 195 colleges with a published AP Music Aural Subscore credit policy, 132 (68%) award credit at a score of 3, 54 require a 4, and 9 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 Music Aural Subscore worth?+
The most commonly published award is 3 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 Music Aural Subscore?+
No. This page covers the 195 colleges that publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Music Aural Subscore, plus 1 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 Music Aural Subscore 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.