AP Latin credit at Massachusetts colleges

Every Massachusetts college with a published AP Latin credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.

Quick answer

30 of 52 Massachusetts colleges (58%) award credit for AP Latin at a score of 3. 17 require a 4 and 5 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell (3 credit hours). 52 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.

Colleges that award credit for AP Latin, with the minimum qualifying score, credit hours awarded and the equivalent course.
CollegeMin scoreCreditsCounts asSource
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Lowell
33WLLA.3030Policy
Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater
36LALT 101 & LALT 102Policy
Berklee College of Music
Boston
33LHUM 200Policy
Quinsigamond Community College
Worcester
33HUM 888Policy
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
North Dartmouth
36LAT 800Policy
Middlesex Community College
Bedford
36LAN 185, LAN 186Policy
Salem State University
Salem
3LAT201Policy
North Shore Community College
Danvers
312Score of 3 LATN513 LATN514 Score of 4 LATN515 Score of 5 LATN516Policy
Merrimack College
North Andover
34FL 0051Policy
Springfield Technical Community College
Springfield
36HUM 290 & 291Policy
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Boston
33GNEL1XXXPolicy
Westfield State University
Westfield
33LLIT 9998Policy
Northern Essex Community College
Haverhill
38Policy
Holyoke Community College
Holyoke
33Policy
Endicott College
Beverly
33IDS108Policy
Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg
36LATN 1000, 1100Policy
Framingham State University
Framingham
34LANG 1TRPolicy
Mount Wachusett Community College
Gardner
33Humanities ElectivePolicy
Western New England University
Springfield
36General ElectivePolicy
Stonehill College
Easton
36FOR 800 and 801 Foreign Language ElectivesPolicy
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Boston
33Policy
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Buzzards Bay
33Humanities Group 2Policy
Gordon College
Wenham
34Free electivePolicy
Greenfield Community College
Greenfield
33LAT 101Policy
Bay Path University
Longmeadow
38General ElectivePolicy
Lasell University
Newton
34LANG001Policy
Nichols College
Dudley
36HUM 270 Special Topics in Humanities (3 cr) & HUM 270 Special Topics in Humanities (3 cr)Policy
Dean College
Franklin
33Policy
American International College
Springfield
33AHH1009- Humanities ElectivePolicy
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
North Adams
33TRML100 Modern Language ElectivePolicy
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst
43Latin 425Policy
Boston University
Boston
44CAS CL 212Policy
Northeastern University
Boston
44FLNG1990Policy
Boston College
Chestnut Hill
462 Classical Language Electives and Language ProficiencyPolicy
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester
43HU 1100Policy
Suffolk University
Boston
44LANGUAGE ELECTIVEPolicy
Bentley University
Waltham
43ML 1200Policy
Emerson College
Boston
48World Languages PerspectivePolicy
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester
41Policy
Smith College
Northampton
44no designated coursePolicy
Clark University
Worcester
44LAT 103 - Intermediate LatinPolicy
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley
44Policy
Emmanuel College
Boston
44FREE*ELECPolicy
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
Norton
44LAT 198Policy
Lesley University
Cambridge
43Policy
The New England Conservatory of Music
Boston
42Policy
Montserrat College of Art
Beverly
43Policy
Tufts University
Medford
53LAT 0003Policy
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
59Policy
Brandeis University
Waltham
54LAT 30-levelPolicy
Wellesley College
Wellesley
51LAT 201Policy
Williams College
Williamstown
5CLLA 201 or 302Policy

AP Latin credit in other states

How we ranked this

One row per Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts colleges give credit for AP Latin?+

52 colleges in Massachusetts publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Latin. 30 of them (58%) award credit at a score of 3, 17 require a 4, and 5 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 Latin score that earns credit in Massachusetts?+

3. University of Massachusetts-Lowell in Lowell awards credit at a score of 3, worth 3 credit hours, counting as WLLA.3030. 30 Massachusetts colleges in total set their bar at a 3 or lower.

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

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 Massachusetts AP credit policies?+

52 of the 52 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.