AP Chinese Language and Culture credit at New York colleges

Every New York college with a published AP Chinese Language and Culture credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.

Quick answer

71 of 92 New York colleges (77%) award credit for AP Chinese Language and Culture at a score of 3. 19 require a 4 and 2 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at University at Buffalo (6 credit hours). 91 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.

Colleges that award credit for AP Chinese Language and Culture, with the minimum qualifying score, credit hours awarded and the equivalent course.
CollegeMin scoreCreditsCounts asSource
University at Buffalo
Buffalo
36APC999TRPolicy
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook
33CHI 212Policy
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York
34Advanced Level IPolicy
CUNY Hunter College
New York
3Policy
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
New York
33Policy
Syracuse University
Syracuse
34CHI 102Policy
Binghamton University
Vestal
34CHIN 2XXPolicy
Suffolk County Community College
Selden
36CHI 101, 102Policy
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester
33Free 100 - Free Elective CreditPolicy
CUNY Queens College
Queens
33LAE 499Policy
CUNY New York City College of Technology
Brooklyn
3CHN 2201Policy
University at Albany
Albany
310A-EAC 101, 102Policy
CUNY City College
New York
33CHIN 12400Policy
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York
36CHI 101 CHI 102Policy
Nassau Community College
Garden City
33CHI 102Policy
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City
312ELC 101, ELC 102 & ELEC 1000Policy
CUNY Brooklyn College
Brooklyn
316CHIN.-1010 & CHIN.-1020 & CHIN.-1030 & CHIN.-2110Policy
CUNY Lehman College
Bronx
33CHI-1000Policy
College of Staten Island CUNY
Staten Island
34CHN 114 and FCWG 1000Policy
Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale
33CHI 152Policy
SUNY Westchester Community College
Valhalla
3CHINS 102 - Elementary Chinese 2Policy
Fashion Institute of Technology
New York
36CH111 & CH112Policy
Empire State University
Saratoga Springs
38CHIN 1005 and additional introductory credit in the same department.Policy
Hudson Valley Community College
Troy
33CHNS 100Policy
Hofstra University
Hempstead
33LA 999Policy
State University of New York at New Paltz
New Paltz
34CHI201Policy
State University of New York at Cortland
Cortland
33CHI 202 Intermediate Chinese IIPolicy
CUNY Bronx Community College
Bronx
33General or Free ElectivesPolicy
State University of New York at Oswego
Oswego
36CHI 101 & 102Policy
Mercy University
Dobbs Ferry
36FORL499Policy
Long Island University
Brookville
33LANG 111Policy
SUNY Brockport
Brockport
36CHN 111 and CHN 112Policy
SUNY Buffalo State University
Buffalo
36CHI201 and CHI 202Policy
Marist College
Poughkeepsie
33CHIN 105LPolicy
CUNY York College
Jamaica
33CHIN 999Policy
Ithaca College
Ithaca
34CHIN 10200Policy
SUNY Old Westbury
Old Westbury
3Policy
SUNY College at Geneseo
Geneseo
36CHIN 1TR, CHIN 1TRPolicy
SUNY College at Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh
33Policy
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
Alfred
33GEWL 9100-General Ed Elect: World LanguagePolicy
CUNY Medgar Evers College
Brooklyn
3Policy
St. Joseph's University-New York
Brooklyn
33Language ElectivePolicy
New York Institute of Technology
Old Westbury
36CHIN 101, Liberal Arts ElectivePolicy
Molloy College
Rockville Centre
315CHI 1010, CHI 1020, CHI 2010 (Awarded with a 4 or higher), CHI GNED (Awarded with a 4 or higher), CHI GNED (Awarded with a 5)Policy
SUNY at Purchase College
Purchase
33Intermediate Chinese IIPolicy
Mohawk Valley Community College
Utica
33FL111Policy
Finger Lakes Community College
Canandaigua
36Policy
SUNY at Fredonia
Fredonia
3LANG 2TRPolicy
Niagara University
Niagara University
33CHI ElectivePolicy
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
Delhi
33HUMN 000Policy
Utica University
Utica
36CHI 101 - Beginning Chinese I and CHI 102 - Beginning Chinese IIPolicy
SUNY College at Potsdam
Potsdam
33Policy
St. Francis College
Brooklyn
38LA-ELE Liberal Arts ElectivesPolicy
St Bonaventure University
Saint Bonaventure
36CHIN 101, 102Policy
Nazareth University
Rochester
36CHN 101, CHN 102Policy
SUNY Morrisville
Morrisville
36Policy
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill
Cobleskill
3Policy
Canisius University
Buffalo
33Free ElectivePolicy
Daemen University
Amherst
36CHI-101 & CHI-102Policy
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Syracuse
33Policy
Jefferson Community College
Watertown
36HUE 000Policy
Tompkins Cortland Community College
Dryden
36CHIN101 and CHIN102Policy
D'Youville University
Buffalo
33CHI-101Policy
Manhattanville College
Purchase
38Policy
SUNY Maritime College
Throggs Neck
33CHIN 101Policy
LIM College
New York
33Policy
Hartwick College
Oneonta
33CHIN-101Policy
Dominican University New York
Orangeburg
36Liberal Arts ElectivePolicy
Keuka College
Keuka Park
33LAN-ELEPolicy
Houghton University
Houghton
33Global Competence General EducationPolicy
Five Towns College
Dix Hills
3Policy
New York University
New York
44EAST-UA 204Policy
Fordham University
Bronx
43Policy
Pace University
New York
43CHI 280Policy
University of Rochester
Rochester
4Potential placement by department into CHIN 151, with credit granted for CHIN 102 upon completion of CHIN 151 with grade of B+ or better.Policy
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy
44LANG 2410, Chinese IIPolicy
Adelphi University
Garden City
46CHI111, CHI112Policy
Rockland Community College
Suffern
44CHI 201
Pratt Institute-Main
Brooklyn
43Policy
Siena College
Loudonville
43MDLG 1ELPolicy
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs
44Policy
St. John Fisher University
Rochester
46LCHN 111, 112Policy
Clarkson University
Potsdam
43LANG 110Policy
Le Moyne College
Syracuse
43CHN 104Policy
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie
41Policy
St Lawrence University
Canton
41Policy
Marymount Manhattan College
New York
46LANG ELECTIVEPolicy
Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville
42Policy
Ulster County Community College
Stone Ridge
44Policy
Elmira College
Elmira
43Humanities and Languages PillarPolicy
Barnard College
New York
50ExemptionPolicy
Bard College
Annandale-On-Hudson
5Policy

AP Chinese Language and Culture 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 Chinese Language and Culture?+

92 colleges in New York publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Chinese Language and Culture. 71 of them (77%) award credit at a score of 3, 19 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 Chinese Language and Culture score that earns credit in New York?+

3. University at Buffalo in Buffalo awards credit at a score of 3, worth 6 credit hours, counting as APC999TR. 71 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?+

91 of the 92 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.