AP Music Non-Aural Subscore credit at New York colleges
Every New York college with a published AP Music Non-Aural Subscore credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
15 of 19 New York colleges (79%) award credit for AP Music Non-Aural Subscore at a score of 3. 3 require a 4 and 1 requires a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College. 18 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York | 3 | — | — | Policy |
| University at Albany Albany | 3 | 3 | A-MUS 110 | Policy |
| CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York | 3 | 3 | MUS elective | Policy |
| CUNY Lehman College Bronx | 3 | 3 | MSP-299 | Policy |
| College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island | 3 | 3 | MUS 199 | Policy |
| Marist College Poughkeepsie | 3 | 3 | MUS 901L Music Course | Policy |
| CUNY York College Jamaica | 3 | 3 | MUS 999 | Policy |
| Rockland Community College Suffern | 3 | 6 | MUS 111 & 112 | — |
| CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn | 3 | — | — | Policy |
| Utica University Utica | 3 | 6 | MUS 115 - Introduction to Music and MUS Elective | Policy |
| SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Cobleskill | 3 | — | — | Policy |
| Canisius University Buffalo | 3 | 3 | Free Elective | Policy |
| Wagner College Staten Island | 3 | — | MU102 | Policy |
| Dominican University New York Orangeburg | 3 | 3 | Liberal Arts Elective | Policy |
| Five Towns College Dix Hills | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
| Skidmore College Saratoga Springs | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
| Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva | 4 | 2 | — | Policy |
| Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson | 5 | — | — | Policy |
AP Music Non-Aural Subscore credit in other states
How we ranked this
One row per New York 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 New York colleges give credit for AP Music Non-Aural Subscore?+
19 colleges in New York publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Music Non-Aural Subscore. 15 of them (79%) award credit at a score of 3, 3 require a 4, and 1 requires 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 Music Non-Aural Subscore score that earns credit in New York?+
3. CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College in New York awards credit at a score of 3. 15 New York colleges in total set their bar at a 3 or lower.
Does in-state residency change AP credit in New York?+
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 New York AP credit policies?+
18 of the 19 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.