AP Music Non-Aural Subscore credit: what score you need
The minimum qualifying score, credit hours and course equivalent at 176 colleges that publish an AP Music Non-Aural Subscore policy.
123 of 176 colleges (70%) award credit for AP Music Non-Aural Subscore at a score of 3. 48 require a 4 and 5 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 Non-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 Non-Aural Subscore
Showing 120 of 176 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 1121 | Policy |
| Brigham Young University Provo, Utah | 3 | 2 | MUSIC 100 | Policy |
| Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida | 3 | 4 | MUT 1111, MUT 1241 | Policy |
| Georgia State University Atlanta, Georgia | 3 | 3 | MUSC 1930 | 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 | 2 | MUSC 1100 | 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 1512 | 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 1001 | 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 100 | Policy |
| Ball State University Muncie, Indiana | 3 | 3 | MUSE 265 | Policy |
| University at Albany Albany, New York | 3 | 3 | A-MUS 110 | 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 122 | Policy |
| College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, New York | 3 | 3 | MUS 199 | Policy |
| Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, Texas | 3 | 2 | MUTC 1211 | Policy |
| Henry Ford College Dearborn, Michigan | 3 | 3 | MUS 132 | Policy |
| Morgan State University Baltimore, Maryland | 3 | 3 | Lower-Level Elective | Policy |
| University of Dayton Dayton, Ohio | 3 | 2 | MUS 113 | Policy |
| Midlands Technical College West Columbia, South Carolina | 3 | 3 | MUS-105 | 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 | 3 | Music 210 | Policy |
| Normandale Community College Bloomington, Minnesota | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| Century College White Bear Lake, Minnesota | 3 | 3 | MUSC Elective | Policy |
| Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, Louisiana | 3 | 3 | MUS 1000 | 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 901L Music Course | Policy |
| Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, Minnesota | 3 | 3 | — | 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 |
| Rockland Community College Suffern, New York | 3 | 6 | MUS 111 & 112 | — |
| 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 |
| Bradley University Peoria, Illinois | 3 | 3 | Music Electrive 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 | 3 | MUST 111 | 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 | MUSC1241 | 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 | — | 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 |
| 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 Elective | Policy |
| Carthage College Kenosha, Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | Elective credits | 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 |
| Oklahoma Christian University Edmond, Oklahoma | 3 | — | FINE-2913 | Policy |
| Marywood University Scranton, Pennsylvania | 3 | 4 | Music Elective | Policy |
| Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania | 3 | 1 | MU101 | Policy |
| SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Cobleskill, New York | 3 | — | — | Policy |
| Canisius University Buffalo, New York | 3 | 3 | Free Elective | Policy |
| North Greenville University Tigerville, South Carolina | 3 | 3 | Elective | Policy |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls, Minnesota | 3 | — | — | 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 |
| Rivier University Nashua, New Hampshire | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| The University of Montana-Western Dillon, Montana | 3 | 4 | — | Policy |
| Gordon College Wenham, Massachusetts | 3 | 3 | Free elective | Policy |
| Alma College Alma, Michigan | 3 | 4 | MUS-180 (w/dept. approval) | Policy |
| Averett University Danville, Virginia | 3 | — | — | Policy |
| Northwest Nazarene University Nampa, Idaho | 3 | 6 | MUSC2020 Survey of Performing Arts Music Literature elective | 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 |
| Dominican University New York Orangeburg, New York | 3 | 3 | Liberal Arts Elective | Policy |
| University of Mobile Mobile, Alabama | 3 | 1 | MU 102L | Policy |
| William Jessup University Rocklin, California | 3 | 3 | 3 units GE Elective, may also apply toward Music major | Policy |
| Friends University Wichita, Kansas | 3 | — | — | Policy |
| University of Jamestown Jamestown, North Dakota | 3 | 3 | Music Elective | Policy |
| Kansas Wesleyan University Salina, Kansas | 3 | 3 | MUSI231 | Policy |
| Albertus Magnus College New Haven, Connecticut | 3 | 3 | MU 111 | Policy |
| Miami University-Middletown Middletown, Ohio | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| Toccoa Falls College Toccoa Falls, Georgia | 3 | 3 | GMU 003 | Policy |
| Colby-Sawyer College New London, New Hampshire | 3 | 4 | — | Policy |
| Brevard College Brevard, North Carolina | 3 | — | — | Policy |
| Southern State Community College Hillsboro, Ohio | 3 | — | — | Policy |
| Pfeiffer University Misenheimer, North Carolina | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| West Shore Community College Scottville, Michigan | 3 | 6 | MUS 100, MUS 201 | Policy |
| Wheeling University Wheeling, West Virginia | 3 | 3 | FAS-105 | Policy |
| Five Towns College Dix Hills, New York | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
AP Music Non-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 Non-Aural Subscore score do you need for college credit?+
Of the 176 colleges with a published AP Music Non-Aural Subscore credit policy, 123 (70%) award credit at a score of 3, 48 require a 4, and 5 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 Non-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 Non-Aural Subscore?+
No. This page covers the 176 colleges that publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Music Non-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 Non-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.