AP Chemistry credit: what score you need
The minimum qualifying score, credit hours and course equivalent at 1,922 colleges that publish an AP Chemistry policy.
1,469 of 1,922 colleges (76%) award credit for AP Chemistry at a score of 3. 429 require a 4 and 24 require a 5. The most commonly awarded amount is 4 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 18 colleges publish an AP Chemistry 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 Chemistry
Showing 120 of 1,922 colleges, lowest qualifying score first. Narrow by state below for the full list in your state.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams College Williamstown, Massachusetts | 1 | — | Department assigns | Policy |
| University of West Georgia Carrollton, Georgia | 2 | 4 | CHEM 1151K | Policy |
| University of the Pacific Stockton, California | 2 | — | CHEM PREQ | Policy |
| Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, New Hampshire | 3 | 4 | CHM-120 & CHM-120L | Policy |
| Grand Canyon University Phoenix, Arizona | 3 | 8 | — | Policy |
| Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, Texas | 3 | 4 | CHEM 119 | Policy |
| University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida | 3 | — | CHM 1020 & 1020L | Policy |
| Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, Indiana | 3 | 3 | CHEM 101 | Policy |
| Liberty University Lynchburg, Virginia | 3 | 4 | CHEM 105 Elements of General Chemistry | Policy |
| University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, Maryland | 3 | 4 | CHEM 103 | Policy |
| Lone Star College System The Woodlands, Texas | 3 | 4 | CHEM 1405 | Policy |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, Ohio | 3 | 5 | Chemistry 1110 | Policy |
| The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas | 3 | 3 | CH 301N | Policy |
| Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, Idaho | 3 | 4 | CHEM 101 | Policy |
| Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan | 3 | 5 | CEM 141, 161 | Policy |
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, Texas | 3 | 8 | CHEM 1411 & 1412 | Policy |
| Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, Indiana | 3 | — | CHM 11100 | Policy |
| Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, Georgia | 3 | 4 | CHEM 1211 & CHEM 1211L | Policy |
| Florida International University Miami, Florida | 3 | 4 | CHM 1020/ 1020L | Policy |
| Houston Community College Houston, Texas | 3 | 8 | CHEM 1411-2 General Chemistry I-II | Policy |
| University of Houston Houston, Texas | 3 | 3 | CHEM 1305 | Policy |
| California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, California | 3 | 6 | CHEM 100 (3), CHEM 100L (1), Electives (2) | Policy |
| Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, Indiana | 3 | 3 | CHEM-UN 100 | Policy |
| University of South Florida Tampa, Florida | 3 | 4 | CHM 2020 CHM 2020L | Policy |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | CHEM X15 | Policy |
| Valencia College Orlando, Florida | 3 | 4 | CHM 1020C | Policy |
| Miami Dade College Miami, Florida | 3 | 4 | CHM 1020 & CHM 1020L | Policy |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, Illinois | 3 | 3 | Chemistry 102 | Policy |
| Texas State University San Marcos, Texas | 3 | 3 | CHEM 1320 | Policy |
| California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, California | 3 | 6 | CHEM 100 & CHEM Electives | Policy |
| University of Florida Gainesville, Florida | 3 | 4 | CHM 1020/L000 | Policy |
| University of California-San Diego La Jolla, California | 3 | 8 | Chem 4 | Policy |
| University of North Texas Denton, Texas | 3 | 3 | CHEM 1360 | Policy |
| San Diego State University San Diego, California | 3 | 6 | CHEM 200 and CHEM 201 | Policy |
| University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, California | 3 | 5 | — | Policy |
| University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, California | 3 | 8 | — | Policy |
| Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas | 3 | 8 | CHEM 1305, 1306, 1105 & 1106 | Policy |
| California State University-Northridge Northridge, California | 3 | 6 | No Equivalency | Policy |
| The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 3 | 4 | CH 104 | Policy |
| Brigham Young University Provo, Utah | 3 | 3 | CHEM 101 | Policy |
| Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida | 3 | 4 | CHM 1020, CHM 1020L | Policy |
| University of California-Davis Davis, California | 3 | 8 | CHE 010 | Policy |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, Washington | 3 | 5 | CHEM 142 | Policy |
| University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, Colorado | 3 | 4 | 4 lower-division Arts & Science credits that fulfill the lab portion of and count toward the A&S Gen. Ed. Natural Science requirement and the CMCI Core Natural World requirement | Policy |
| University of Georgia Athens, Georgia | 3 | 4 | CHEM 1110 + CHEM 1110L | Policy |
| The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, Texas | 3 | — | CHEM 1441 | Policy |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, Virginia | 3 | 8 | CHEM 1015, 1016, 1025, & 1026 | Policy |
| University of Maryland-College Park College Park, Maryland | 3 | 3 | Lower Level Elective | Policy |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas | 3 | 7 | CHE 1004, CHE 1073 | Policy |
| Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon | 3 | 5 | CH 121 | Policy |
| University of California-Irvine Irvine, California | 3 | 8 | Elective credit only | Policy |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 3 | 3 | CHEM 1001 | Policy |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, Ohio | 3 | 4 | CHEM 1030 and CHEM 1030L | Policy |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, South Carolina | 3 | 4 | CHEM 111 and 111L | Policy |
| California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, California | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
| College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada | 3 | 3 | CHEM 121 | Policy |
| University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas | 3 | 3 | CHEM 10003/CHEM 10001 | Policy |
| Georgia State University Atlanta, Georgia | 3 | 4 | CHEM 1211K | Policy |
| George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia | 3 | 4 | CHEM 103 | Policy |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, Texas | 3 | 8 | CHEM 1311, CHEM 1111, CHEM 1312, CHEM 1112 | Policy |
| San Jose State University San Jose, California | 3 | 6 | CHEM 030A | Policy |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina | 3 | 4 | CH 101 and CH 102 | Policy |
| University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah | 3 | 3 | CHEM 1010 | Policy |
| Austin Community College District Austin, Texas | 3 | — | CHEM 1311 & 1111 | Policy |
| Collin County Community College District McKinney, Texas | 3 | 8 | CHEM 1411 & 1412 | Policy |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut, California | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
| Full Sail University Winter Park, Florida | 3 | 4 | CHE 1300 and CHE 1100 | Policy |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, Colorado | 3 | 4 | CHEM 1++3L | Policy |
| East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, California | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, California | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada | 3 | 4 | CHEM 121A and CHEM 121L | Policy |
| Broward College Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 3 | 4 | CHM 1020/ CHM 1020L | Policy |
| Ashford University San Diego, California | 3 | 4 | SCIENTIFIC REASONING COMPETENCY* Must be combined with additional credit | Policy |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina | 3 | 4 | CHEM 1251 + lab | Policy |
| Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Florida | 3 | 4 | CHM 1020/1020L | Policy |
| University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California | 3 | 8 | — | Policy |
| University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky | 3 | 5 | CHE 105 & 111 | Policy |
| University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, Missouri | 3 | 4 | Chem 1400 & 1401 | Policy |
| San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, Texas | 3 | 4 | CHEM 1311/1111 | Policy |
| El Paso Community College El Paso, Texas | 3 | — | CHEM 1311, 1111, 1312, and 1112 | Policy |
| Clemson University Clemson, South Carolina | 3 | 4 | CH 1010 | Policy |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana, California | 3 | 5 | CHEM 219 | Policy |
| University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, Illinois | 3 | 5 | CHEM 100 | Policy |
| Washington State University Pullman, Washington | 3 | 4 | Chemistry 105 | Policy |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, California | 3 | 9 | CHEM 110 and Elective Units | Policy |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, Oklahoma | 3 | 5 | CHEM 1315 | Policy |
| California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, California | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
| The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, Texas | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica, California | 3 | 5 | CHEM 10 | Policy |
| California State University-Fresno Fresno, California | 3 | 6 | CHEM 3A & LD CHEM ELECT | Policy |
| Georgia Southern University Statesboro, Georgia | 3 | 4 | CHEM 1211K | Policy |
| Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, Oklahoma | 3 | 4 | CHEM 1314 | Policy |
| Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia | 3 | 4 | CHEM 101, CHEZ 101 | Policy |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena, California | 3 | 4 | CHEM 022 | Policy |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 3 | 4 | CHEM 101, CHEM 101L | Policy |
| The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, Texas | 3 | 6 | CHEM 1305 & 1306 | Policy |
| Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, Florida | 3 | 4 | CHM1020/L | Policy |
| James Madison University Harrisonburg, Virginia | 3 | 4 | CHEM 120 and CHEM 000 or ISCI 101 and ISCI 104 | Policy |
| Utah State University Logan, Utah | 3 | 3 | CHEM 1010 (BPS) | Policy |
| University at Buffalo Buffalo, New York | 3 | 9 | APC999TR | Policy |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 3 | 4 | CHEM 0110 | Policy |
| San Francisco State University San Francisco, California | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
| East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina | 3 | 4 | CHEM 1150/51 | Policy |
| University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas | 3 | 5 | CHEM 130 | Policy |
| University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon | 3 | 4 | CH 221Z | Policy |
| Appalachian State University Boone, North Carolina | 3 | 4 | CHE 1101 & 1110 | Policy |
| Kent State University at Kent Kent, Ohio | 3 | 4 | CHEM 10060 | Policy |
| Grand Valley State University Allendale, Michigan | 3 | 4 | CHM 109 | Policy |
| University of Mississippi University, Mississippi | 3 | 4 | Chem 105, Chem 115 | Policy |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska | 3 | 4 | CHEM 105A and CHEM 105L | Policy |
| University of Delaware Newark, Delaware | 3 | 6 | UNIV 166DE (EG majors only University General Elective ) | Policy |
| Fresno City College Fresno, California | 3 | 4 | CHEM 3A | — |
| St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, Florida | 3 | 4 | CHM X020Ccore or CHM X020 /X020Lcore | Policy |
| Cerritos College Norwalk, California | 3 | 4 | — | Policy |
| Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, North Carolina | 3 | 4 | CHM 151 | Policy |
| Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, Ohio | 3 | 4 | CHEM 1210 | Policy |
| Illinois State University Normal, Illinois | 3 | 4 | CHE 110 | Policy |
| Portland Community College Portland, Oregon | 3 | 5 | CH 151 | Policy |
| Sam Houston State University Huntsville, Texas | 3 | 8 | CHEM 1411 and 1412 | Policy |
| Mississippi State University Mississippi State, Mississippi | 3 | 3 | CH 1213 | Policy |
AP Chemistry 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 Chemistry score do you need for college credit?+
Of the 1,922 colleges with a published AP Chemistry credit policy, 1,469 (76%) award credit at a score of 3, 429 require a 4, and 24 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 Chemistry worth?+
The most commonly published award is 4 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 Chemistry?+
No. This page covers the 1,922 colleges that publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Chemistry, plus 18 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 Chemistry 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.
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.