AP French Language and Culture credit at New York colleges

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

Quick answer

82 of 111 New York colleges (74%) award credit for AP French Language and Culture at a score of 3. 27 require a 4 and 2 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 2 at SUNY College of Technology at Canton (4 credit hours). 109 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.

Colleges that award credit for AP French Language and Culture, with the minimum qualifying score, credit hours awarded and the equivalent course.
CollegeMin scoreCreditsCounts asSource
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
Canton
24FREN 101: Contemporary French IPolicy
University at Buffalo
Buffalo
33FR112DISPolicy
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook
33FRN 211Policy
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York
34Intermediate Level IPolicy
CUNY Hunter College
New York
33FREN 202Policy
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
New York
33LAS-7000Policy
Syracuse University
Syracuse
34FRE 102Policy
Binghamton University
Vestal
34FREN 211Policy
Suffolk County Community College
Selden
36FRE 101, 102, OR FRE 102, 201 OR FRE 201, 202Policy
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester
33Free 100 - Free Elective CreditPolicy
CUNY Queens College
Queens
33FREN 499Policy
CUNY New York City College of Technology
Brooklyn
3FREN 2201Policy
University at Albany
Albany
38AFRE 221Y , AFRE 222YPolicy
CUNY City College
New York
33FREN 12400Policy
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York
36FRE 101 FRE 102Policy
Nassau Community College
Garden City
33FRE 102Policy
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City
36ELF 101 & ELF 102Policy
CUNY Brooklyn College
Brooklyn
312FREN.-1010 & FREN.-1020 & FREN.-2021Policy
CUNY Lehman College
Bronx
33FRE-1000Policy
College of Staten Island CUNY
Staten Island
34FRN 114Policy
Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale
33FRE 204Policy
SUNY Westchester Community College
Valhalla
3FREN 102 - Elementary French 2Policy
Monroe Community College
Rochester
36FRE 101 & 102Policy
Fashion Institute of Technology
New York
36FR111 & FR112Policy
Empire State University
Saratoga Springs
36FREN 1005 and FREN 1010Policy
Hudson Valley Community College
Troy
33FREN 100Policy
State University of New York at New Paltz
New Paltz
33FRN 201Policy
State University of New York at Cortland
Cortland
33FRE 202 Intermediate French IIPolicy
CUNY Bronx Community College
Bronx
33FRN 111Policy
State University of New York at Oswego
Oswego
36FRE 101 & 102Policy
Mercy University
Dobbs Ferry
36FREN115+FREN116Policy
Long Island University
Brookville
33FRE 111Policy
SUNY Brockport
Brockport
36FRN 111 and FRN 112Policy
SUNY Buffalo State University
Buffalo
36FRE101 and FRE 102Policy
Marist College
Poughkeepsie
33FREN 105LPolicy
CUNY York College
Jamaica
33FREN 999Policy
Ithaca College
Ithaca
34FREN 10200Policy
SUNY Old Westbury
Old Westbury
36ML 1000, ML 1010Policy
SUNY College at Geneseo
Geneseo
36FREN 101, FREN 102Policy
SUNY College at Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh
33FRE 111Policy
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
36FRE 201 & 202Policy
New York Institute of Technology
Old Westbury
36FREN 101, FREN 102Policy
Molloy College
Rockville Centre
312FRE 1010, FRE 1020, FRE 2010 (Awarded with a 4), FRE GNED (Awarded with a 5)Policy
SUNY at Purchase College
Purchase
33Intermediate French IPolicy
Mohawk Valley Community College
Utica
33FR101Policy
Finger Lakes Community College
Canandaigua
36FRN 101 & FRN 102Policy
SUNY at Fredonia
Fredonia
3FREN 215 and FREN 216Policy
Niagara County Community College
Sanborn
36FRE 101 & FRE 102Policy
Iona University
New Rochelle
36FRE Core & FRE ElectivePolicy
Niagara University
Niagara University
33FRE 101Policy
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
Delhi
33HUMN 100Policy
Utica University
Utica
36FRE 101 - Beginning French I and FRE 102 - Beginning French IIPolicy
Genesee Community College
Batavia
36FRE 102 and FRE 201Policy
SUNY College at Potsdam
Potsdam
33Policy
St. Francis College
Brooklyn
36FRE-1101 Beginning Year French I, & FRE-1102 Beginning Year French IIPolicy
Nazareth University
Rochester
36FRN 101, FRN 102Policy
SUNY Morrisville
Morrisville
36Policy
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill
Cobleskill
3Policy
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Utica
34FRE 101Policy
Canisius University
Buffalo
33103 in tested languagePolicy
Daemen University
Amherst
36FRE-101 & FRE-102Policy
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Syracuse
33Policy
Wagner College
Staten Island
3FR107Policy
Jefferson Community College
Watertown
36FRE 121 and FRE 122Policy
Tompkins Cortland Community College
Dryden
36FREN 101 and FREN 102Policy
Alfred University
Alfred
34FREN 102Policy
D'Youville University
Buffalo
33FRE-201Policy
Ulster County Community College
Stone Ridge
38FRE 201, 202Policy
Manhattanville College
Purchase
38FRN 1001, 1002Policy
SUNY Maritime College
Throggs Neck
33GERF 000 General Education: World LanguagesPolicy
LIM College
New York
33Policy
Hartwick College
Oneonta
33FREN-101Policy
Dominican University New York
Orangeburg
36FR 111, FR 112Policy
Russell Sage College
Troy
33FRE 201Policy
St. Thomas Aquinas College
Sparkill
33FR 101Policy
Keuka College
Keuka Park
33LAN-ELEPolicy
Houghton University
Houghton
33Global Competence General EducationPolicy
North Country Community College
Saranac Lake
36FRE 201 AND FRE 202
Five Towns College
Dix Hills
33Policy
Clinton Community College
Plattsburgh
316Policy
New York University
New York
44FREN-UA 30Policy
Fordham University
Bronx
43Policy
Pace University
New York
43FRE 280Policy
University of Rochester
Rochester
4Placement by department in FREN 200. Credit granted for FREN 153 upon completion of FREN 200 with grade of “A-” or better.Policy
Hofstra University
Hempstead
43FREN 4Policy
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy
44LANG 1000Policy
Adelphi University
Garden City
46FRE111, FRE112Policy
Rockland Community College
Suffern
44FRE 201
Touro University
New York
46LLF 101-102Policy
Pratt Institute-Main
Brooklyn
43Policy
Siena College
Loudonville
43FREN 201Policy
Barnard College
New York
43Policy
SUNY Broome Community College
Binghamton
44FRE 101Policy
Colgate University
Hamilton
41FREN 202Policy
Yeshiva University
New York
46FREN 1201, 1202Policy
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs
44Policy
St. John Fisher University
Rochester
43LFRN 112Policy
Clarkson University
Potsdam
43LANG 150Policy
Le Moyne College
Syracuse
43FRN 201Policy
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie
41Policy
University of Mount Saint Vincent
Bronx
43One additional three-credit modern language core course in the same language at the appropriate level; or two three-credit courses in a second language of their choicePolicy
St Lawrence University
Canton
41FR-103Policy
St Bonaventure University
Saint Bonaventure
46FREN 101, 102Policy
Marymount Manhattan College
New York
46FREN 101/102Policy
Hobart William Smith Colleges
Geneva
42Policy
Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville
42Policy
Elmira College
Elmira
43Humanities and Languages PillarPolicy
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York
53Policy
Bard College
Annandale-On-Hudson
5Policy

AP French 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 French Language and Culture?+

111 colleges in New York publish a credit-bearing policy for AP French Language and Culture. 82 of them (74%) award credit at a score of 3, 27 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 French Language and Culture score that earns credit in New York?+

2. SUNY College of Technology at Canton in Canton awards credit at a score of 2, worth 4 credit hours, counting as FREN 101: Contemporary French I. 82 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?+

109 of the 111 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.