AP 3-D Art and Design credit at Illinois colleges

Every Illinois college with a published AP 3-D Art and Design credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.

Quick answer

63 of 73 Illinois colleges (86%) award credit for AP 3-D Art and Design at a score of 3. 8 require a 4 and 2 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (3 credit hours). 73 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.

Colleges that award credit for AP 3-D Art and Design, with the minimum qualifying score, credit hours awarded and the equivalent course.
CollegeMin scoreCreditsCounts asSource
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign
33Art 104Policy
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago
34Policy
Illinois State University
Normal
33ART 109Policy
DePaul University
Chicago
34ART 104Policy
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb
33Art Studio ElectivePolicy
College of Lake County
Grayslake
33ART 199Policy
Joliet Junior College
Joliet
33ART 104Policy
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
Edwardsville
33ART 112D or ART electivePolicy
William Rainey Harper College
Palatine
33ART901Policy
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale
33UCC Fine Arts SubstitutionPolicy
Elgin Community College
Elgin
33ART 110Policy
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago
33ARTS 105 3D: Objects + SpacePolicy
Triton College
River Grove
33ART 120, 135, 136, or 151Policy
Waubonsee Community College
Sugar Grove
33Elective CreditPolicy
Western Illinois University
Macomb
31Arts ElecPolicy
Illinois Central College
East Peoria
33ART 110Policy
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston
33ART 1111Policy
Rock Valley College
Rockford
33Policy
National Louis University
Chicago
35Policy
Aurora University
Aurora
34ART1310Policy
Lincoln Land Community College
Springfield
33ART 115Policy
Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago
33ART 170CPolicy
Bradley University
Peoria
33Art elective creditPolicy
Lewis University
Romeoville
33ARTS 13300Policy
Parkland College
Champaign
3ART 165Policy
Saint Xavier University
Chicago
33ART 202Policy
Heartland Community College
Normal
33ART 103Policy
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago
33Policy
Governors State University
University Park
33ART 1211Policy
Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais
33ART 125Policy
Prairie State College
Chicago Heights
3ART 102Policy
University of Illinois Springfield
Springfield
33ART 112Policy
Black Hawk College
Moline
3ElectivePolicy
John A Logan College
Carterville
33ART 102Policy
South Suburban College
South Holland
33ART 107Policy
Kankakee Community College
Kankakee
33ARTS 1813Policy
Kaskaskia College
Centralia
36ARTO 102 & ARTO 103Policy
Benedictine University
Lisle
33FNAR 1CA (QCA)Policy
Kishwaukee College
Malta
33ART 212Policy
McKendree University
Lebanon
33ART-103 (Three-Dimensional Design)Policy
Moody Bible Institute
Chicago
36Humanities or Open ElectivePolicy
Millikin University
Decatur
33AR106Policy
Chicago State University
Chicago
33ART 1290Policy
Richland Community College
Decatur
3ART 112Policy
Concordia University-Chicago
River Forest
33ART 1310Policy
University of St Francis
Joliet
33ARTD 101Policy
Rend Lake College
Ina
33ART 1104Policy
Sauk Valley Community College
Dixon
33Policy
Carl Sandburg College
Galesburg
33ART 122Policy
Quincy University
Quincy
33Art 131Policy
Rockford University
Rockford
33ART 110Policy
Illinois College
Jacksonville
34AR 123 Spatial Understanding in 3D DesignPolicy
Greenville University
Greenville
33DMDA 111Policy
Trinity Christian College
Palos Heights
33ART 203 Beginning SculpturePolicy
Spoon River College
Canton
33ART102Policy
Monmouth College
Monmouth
34ARTD-100Policy
Olney Central College
Olney
33ART 1114 or ART 2112Policy
Wabash Valley College
Mount Carmel
33ART 1114 or ART 2112Policy
Eureka College
Eureka
33ART212, Sculpture & Mixed MediaPolicy
Lincoln Trail College
Robinson
33ART 1114 or ART 2112Policy
Principia College
Elsah
33ARTS XXXPolicy
Frontier Community College
Fairfield
33ART 1114 or ART 2112Policy
Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Rock Island
33Humanities ElectivePolicy
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago
4Policy
Augustana College
Rock Island
44ART-electivePolicy
North Central College
Naperville
44ARTD 160Policy
Dominican University
River Forest
43Policy
Wheaton College
Wheaton
43ART 2x2Policy
North Park University
Chicago
4Conditionally qualifiedPolicy
Lake Forest College
Lake Forest
41.0Art creditPolicy
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington
41Art 100 level elective, ARPolicy
Northwestern University
Evanston
51Art 2XXPolicy
University of Chicago
Chicago
5100Policy

AP 3-D Art and Design credit in other states

How we ranked this

One row per Illinois 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 Illinois colleges give credit for AP 3-D Art and Design?+

73 colleges in Illinois publish a credit-bearing policy for AP 3-D Art and Design. 63 of them (86%) award credit at a score of 3, 8 require a 4, and 2 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 3-D Art and Design score that earns credit in Illinois?+

3. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Champaign awards credit at a score of 3, worth 3 credit hours, counting as Art 104. 63 Illinois colleges in total set their bar at a 3 or lower.

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

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 Illinois AP credit policies?+

73 of the 73 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.

Keep exploring

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.