AP English Language and Composition credit: what score you need
The minimum qualifying score, credit hours and course equivalent at 1,936 colleges that publish an AP English Language and Composition policy.
1,498 of 1,936 colleges (77%) award credit for AP English Language and Composition at a score of 3. 408 require a 4 and 30 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 27 colleges publish an AP English Language and Composition 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 English Language and Composition
Showing 120 of 1,936 colleges, lowest qualifying score first. Narrow by state below for the full list in your state.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany State University Albany, Georgia | 2 | 3 | ENGL 1101 | Policy |
| Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, New Hampshire | 3 | 6 | ENG-130 & ENG Elective | Policy |
| Grand Canyon University Phoenix, Arizona | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
| Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, Texas | 3 | 3 | ENGL 104 | Policy |
| University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida | 3 | — | ENC 1101 | Policy |
| Liberty University Lynchburg, Virginia | 3 | 6 | ENGL 101 Composition and Rhetoric ENGL 1XX English Elective-Lower Level | Policy |
| University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, Maryland | 3 | 6 | WRTG 111 and Elective | Policy |
| Lone Star College System The Woodlands, Texas | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1301 | Policy |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, Ohio | 3 | 3 | Credit for ENGL 1101 and ENGL 1167H if score of three on both ENG Lang and ENG Lit* | Policy |
| The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas | 3 | 3 | RHE 306 | Policy |
| Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, Idaho | 3 | 3 | ENG 150 | Policy |
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, Texas | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1301 | Policy |
| Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, Indiana | 3 | — | ENGL 1XXXX | Policy |
| Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, Georgia | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1101 | Policy |
| Florida International University Miami, Florida | 3 | 3 | ENC 1101 | Policy |
| Houston Community College Houston, Texas | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1301 Composition I | Policy |
| University of Houston Houston, Texas | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1301 | Policy |
| California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, California | 3 | 6 | ENGL 101 (3), ENGL 105 (3) | Policy |
| Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, Indiana | 3 | 3 | ENG-X 101 | Policy |
| University of South Florida Tampa, Florida | 3 | 3 | ENC 1101 (3) | Policy |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | ENGL X02 | Policy |
| Valencia College Orlando, Florida | 3 | 3 | ENC 1101 | Policy |
| Miami Dade College Miami, Florida | 3 | 3 | ENC 1101 or Gen. Ed. Elective if already satisfied | Policy |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, Illinois | 3 | 3 | Rhetoric 1-- | Policy |
| Texas State University San Marcos, Texas | 3 | 3 | ENG 1310 | Policy |
| California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, California | 3 | 6 | ENGL 100B & ENGL elective | Policy |
| University of Florida Gainesville, Florida | 3 | 3 | ENC 1101 | Policy |
| University of California-San Diego La Jolla, California | 3 | 8 | meets Entry Level Writing requirement | Policy |
| University of North Texas Denton, Texas | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1310 | Policy |
| San Diego State University San Diego, California | 3 | 6 | RWS 100 and 3 units of RWS 299 | 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 | 3 | ENGL 1301 | Policy |
| California State University-Northridge Northridge, California | 3 | 6 | ENGL 115 | Policy |
| The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 3 | 3 | EN 103 | Policy |
| Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida | 3 | 3 | ENC 1101 | Policy |
| University of California-Davis Davis, California | 3 | 8 | — | Policy |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, Washington | 3 | 5 | ENGL 106 | Policy |
| University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, Colorado | 3 | 3 | 3 lower-division Arts & Science credits that count toward the A&S Gen. Ed. and the CMCI Core lower-division writing requirements | Policy |
| University of Georgia Athens, Georgia | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1101 | Policy |
| The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, Texas | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1301 | Policy |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, Virginia | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1105 | 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 | 3 | WRC 1013 | Policy |
| Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon | 3 | 4 | WR 121 | Policy |
| University of California-Irvine Irvine, California | 3 | 8 | Elective credit only. Fulfills UC Entry Level Writing requirement | Policy |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1001 | Policy |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, Ohio | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1001 | Policy |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, South Carolina | 3 | 3 | ENGL 101 | Policy |
| California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, California | 3 | 6 | ENGL 5 | Policy |
| College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada | 3 | 3 | ENG 101 | Policy |
| University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas | 3 | 3 | ENGL 10103 | Policy |
| Georgia State University Atlanta, Georgia | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1101 | Policy |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, Texas | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1301 | Policy |
| San Jose State University San Jose, California | 3 | 6 | ENGL 001A | Policy |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina | 3 | 4 | ENG 100 | Policy |
| University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah | 3 | 3 | WRTG 1010 | Policy |
| Austin Community College District Austin, Texas | 3 | — | ENGL 1301 | Policy |
| Collin County Community College District McKinney, Texas | 3 | 3 | ENGL1301 | Policy |
| American River College Sacramento, California | 3 | 3 | ENGWR 300 | Policy |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut, California | 3 | 6 | ENGL 1A | Policy |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, Colorado | 3 | 3 | CO 130 | Policy |
| Iowa State University Ames, Iowa | 3 | 3 | English 1500 | Policy |
| East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, California | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, California | 3 | 6 | ENG 1103 or IGE 1200 | Policy |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada | 3 | 3 | ENG 101 | Policy |
| Broward College Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 3 | 3 | ENC 1101 | Policy |
| Ashford University San Diego, California | 3 | 6 | WRITTEN COMMUNICATION I CORE COMPETENCY; OR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION II CORE COMPETENCY | Policy |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina | 3 | 3 | WRDS 1103 | Policy |
| Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Florida | 3 | 3 | ENC 1101 | Policy |
| University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California | 3 | 8 | Writing 1, 1E | Policy |
| University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky | 3 | 3 | WRD 1-- | Policy |
| University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, Missouri | 3 | 3 | English 1010W | Policy |
| San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, Texas | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1301 | Policy |
| El Paso Community College El Paso, Texas | 3 | — | ENGL 1301 | Policy |
| Clemson University Clemson, South Carolina | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1999 | Policy |
| University of California-Riverside Riverside, California | 3 | 8 | ENGL 001A | Policy |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana, California | 3 | — | ENGL 101 | Policy |
| Long Beach City College Long Beach, California | 3 | 6 | ENGL 99P | — |
| University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, Illinois | 3 | 3 | ENGL 160 | Policy |
| Washington State University Pullman, Washington | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, California | 3 | 9 | ENGL 134 and Elective Units | Policy |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, Oklahoma | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1113 | Policy |
| California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, California | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, Texas | 3 | 3 | RHET 1301 | Policy |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica, California | 3 | 6 | English 1 | Policy |
| California State University-Fresno Fresno, California | 3 | 6 | ENGL 10 & ENGL 2 | Policy |
| Georgia Southern University Statesboro, Georgia | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1101 | Policy |
| Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, Oklahoma | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1113 | Policy |
| Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia | 3 | 3 | UNIV 111 | Policy |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena, California | 3 | 4 | ENGL C1000 | Policy |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 3 | 3 | ENGL Elective | Policy |
| The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, Texas | 3 | 6 | RWS 1301 & 1302 | Policy |
| Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, Florida | 3 | 3 | ENC1101 | Policy |
| Utah State University Logan, Utah | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1010 (CL1) | Policy |
| University at Buffalo Buffalo, New York | 3 | 3 | APC999TR | Policy |
| San Francisco State University San Francisco, California | 3 | 6 | ENG 114 & 214 | Policy |
| East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1100 | Policy |
| University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas | 3 | 3 | ENGL 101 | Policy |
| University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon | 3 | 4 | WR 121Z | Policy |
| Appalachian State University Boone, North Carolina | 3 | 3 | ENG Elective Credit | Policy |
| Kent State University at Kent Kent, Ohio | 3 | 3 | ENG 11011 | Policy |
| Grand Valley State University Allendale, Michigan | 3 | 4 | WRT 150 | Policy |
| University of Mississippi University, Mississippi | 3 | 3 | Writ 101 | Policy |
| El Camino Community College District Torrance, California | 3 | 4 | English 1A | Policy |
| University of Delaware Newark, Delaware | 3 | 3 | ENGL 166DE | Policy |
| Fresno City College Fresno, California | 3 | 4 | ENGL C1000 | — |
| St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, Florida | 3 | 3 | ENC X101 core | Policy |
| Cerritos College Norwalk, California | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, North Carolina | 3 | 3 | ENG 111 | Policy |
| Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, Ohio | 3 | 3 | ENG 1510 | Policy |
| Illinois State University Normal, Illinois | 3 | 3 | ENG 101 | Policy |
| Portland Community College Portland, Oregon | 3 | 4 | WR 121 | Policy |
| Sam Houston State University Huntsville, Texas | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1301 | Policy |
| Mississippi State University Mississippi State, Mississippi | 3 | 3 | EN 1103 | Policy |
| University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, California | 3 | 8 | — | Policy |
| Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, Florida | 3 | 3 | ENC 1101 | Policy |
| West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1AP | Policy |
| Old Dominion University Norfolk, Virginia | 3 | 3 | ENGL 110C | Policy |
| Stony Brook University Stony Brook, New York | 3 | 3 | WRT 101 | Policy |
AP English Language and Composition 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 English Language and Composition score do you need for college credit?+
Of the 1,936 colleges with a published AP English Language and Composition credit policy, 1,498 (77%) award credit at a score of 3, 408 require a 4, and 30 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 English Language and Composition 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 English Language and Composition?+
No. This page covers the 1,936 colleges that publish a credit-bearing policy for AP English Language and Composition, plus 27 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 English Language and Composition 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.