AP Spanish Language and Culture credit at New York colleges

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

Quick answer

85 of 115 New York colleges (74%) award credit for AP Spanish Language and Culture at a score of 3. 29 require a 4 and 1 requires a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 2 at SUNY College of Technology at Canton (4 credit hours). 113 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.

Colleges that award credit for AP Spanish 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
24SPAN 101: Contemporary Spanish IPolicy
University at Buffalo
Buffalo
33SPA112DISPolicy
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook
33SPN 211Policy
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York
3Policy
CUNY Hunter College
New York
33SPAN 202Policy
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
New York
33Policy
Syracuse University
Syracuse
34SPA 102Policy
Binghamton University
Vestal
34SPAN 211Policy
Suffolk County Community College
Selden
36SPN 101, 102 OR SPN 102, 201 OR SPN 201, 202Policy
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester
33Free 100 - Free Elective CreditPolicy
CUNY Queens College
Queens
33LAE 499Policy
CUNY New York City College of Technology
Brooklyn
3SPA 2401Policy
University at Albany
Albany
38A-SPN 100, 101Policy
CUNY City College
New York
33SPAN 124Policy
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York
36SPA 101 SPA 102Policy
Nassau Community College
Garden City
33SPA 102Policy
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City
36ELS 101 & ELS 103Policy
CUNY Brooklyn College
Brooklyn
312SPAN.-1010 & SPAN.-1020 & SPAN.-1030 & SPAN.-2021Policy
CUNY Lehman College
Bronx
33SPA-2002Policy
College of Staten Island CUNY
Staten Island
33SPN 114Policy
Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale
33SPA 244Policy
SUNY Westchester Community College
Valhalla
3SPAN 102 - Elementary Spanish 2Policy
Monroe Community College
Rochester
36SPA 101 & 102Policy
Fashion Institute of Technology
New York
36SP111 & SP112Policy
Empire State University
Saratoga Springs
36SPAN 1015 and SPAN 1020Policy
Hudson Valley Community College
Troy
33SPAN 100Policy
State University of New York at New Paltz
New Paltz
33SPA201Policy
State University of New York at Cortland
Cortland
33SPA 202 Intermediate Spanish IIPolicy
CUNY Bronx Community College
Bronx
33SPN 111Policy
State University of New York at Oswego
Oswego
36SPA 101 & 102Policy
Mercy University
Dobbs Ferry
36SPAN115 +SPAN116Policy
Long Island University
Brookville
33SPA 111Policy
SUNY Brockport
Brockport
36SPN 111 and SPN 112Policy
SUNY Buffalo State University
Buffalo
36SPA101 and SPA 102Policy
Marist College
Poughkeepsie
33SPAN 105LPolicy
CUNY York College
Jamaica
33SPAN 999Policy
Ithaca College
Ithaca
34SPAN 10200Policy
SUNY Old Westbury
Old Westbury
38Policy
SUNY College at Geneseo
Geneseo
36SPAN 101, 102Policy
SUNY College at Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh
33SPA 111Policy
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
Alfred
33SPAN 1203-Spanish IPolicy
CUNY Medgar Evers College
Brooklyn
3Policy
St. Joseph's University-New York
Brooklyn
36SPN 201 & 202Policy
New York Institute of Technology
Old Westbury
36SPAN 101, SPAN 151Policy
Molloy College
Rockville Centre
312SPA 1010, SPA 1020, SPA 2010 (Awarded with a 4), SPA GNED (Awarded with a 5)Policy
SUNY at Purchase College
Purchase
33Intermediate Spanish IPolicy
Mohawk Valley Community College
Utica
33SP101Policy
Finger Lakes Community College
Canandaigua
36SPN 101 & 102Policy
SUNY at Fredonia
Fredonia
3SPAN 215 and SPAN 216Policy
Niagara County Community College
Sanborn
36SPA 101 & SPA 102Policy
Iona University
New Rochelle
36SPA 203 & SPA ElectivePolicy
Niagara University
Niagara University
33SPA 101Policy
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
Delhi
33HUMN 120Policy
Utica University
Utica
36SPA 101 - Beginning Spanish I and SPA 102 - Beginning Spanish IIPolicy
Genesee Community College
Batavia
36SPA 102 and SPA 201Policy
SUNY College at Potsdam
Potsdam
33Policy
St. Francis College
Brooklyn
36SPA-1101 Introductory Spanish I (Gen Ed - Our World, Past and Present) & SPA-1102 Introductory Spanish IIPolicy
Nazareth University
Rochester
36SPN 101, SPN 102Policy
SUNY Morrisville
Morrisville
36SPAN 101 and 102 - Beginning College Spanish 1 & 2Policy
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill
Cobleskill
3Policy
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Utica
34SPA 101Policy
Canisius University
Buffalo
33103 in tested languagePolicy
Daemen University
Amherst
36SPA-101 & SPA-102Policy
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Syracuse
33Policy
Wagner College
Staten Island
3SP105Policy
Jefferson Community College
Watertown
36SPA 221 and SPA 222Policy
Tompkins Cortland Community College
Dryden
36SPAN 201 and SPAN 202Policy
Alfred University
Alfred
34SPAN 102Policy
D'Youville University
Buffalo
33SPA-201Policy
Mount Saint Mary College
Newburgh
36Policy
Ulster County Community College
Stone Ridge
38SPA 201, 202Policy
Manhattanville College
Purchase
38SPN 1001, 1002Policy
SUNY Maritime College
Throggs Neck
33SPAN 101Policy
LIM College
New York
33Policy
Hartwick College
Oneonta
33SPAN-101Policy
Dominican University New York
Orangeburg
36SP 111, SP 112Policy
Russell Sage College
Troy
33SPA 201Policy
Roberts Wesleyan University
Rochester
36Elementary Spanish I & IIPolicy
St. Thomas Aquinas College
Sparkill
33SPAN 101Policy
Hilbert College
Hamburg
33SP 101Policy
Keuka College
Keuka Park
33SPA-101Policy
Houghton University
Houghton
33Global Competence General EducationPolicy
North Country Community College
Saranac Lake
36SPA 201 AND SPA 202
Five Towns College
Dix Hills
33Policy
Clinton Community College
Plattsburgh
316Policy
New York University
New York
44SPAN-UA 4Policy
Cornell University
Ithaca
43Students should take the LPS3 and afterward the CASE2 to obtain appropriate placement.Policy
Fordham University
Bronx
43Policy
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York
4Policy
Pace University
New York
43SPA 280Policy
University of Rochester
Rochester
4Placement by department in SPAN 152. Credit granted for SPAN 151 upon completion of SPAN 152 with a grad of "B+" or better.Policy
Hofstra University
Hempstead
43SPAN 4Policy
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy
44LANG 1000Policy
Adelphi University
Garden City
46SPA111, SPA112Policy
Rockland Community College
Suffern
44SPA 201
Touro University
New York
46LLS 101-102Policy
Pratt Institute-Main
Brooklyn
43Policy
Siena College
Loudonville
43SPAN 201Policy
Barnard College
New York
4Policy
SUNY Broome Community College
Binghamton
44SPA 101Policy
Colgate University
Hamilton
41SPAN 202Policy
Yeshiva University
New York
46SPAN 1201, 1202Policy
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs
44Policy
St. John Fisher University
Rochester
43LSPN 112Policy
Clarkson University
Potsdam
43LANG 153Policy
Le Moyne College
Syracuse
43SPN 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
41Policy
St Bonaventure University
Saint Bonaventure
46SPAN-101, SPAN-102Policy
Marymount Manhattan College
New York
46SPAN 101/102Policy
Hobart William Smith Colleges
Geneva
42Policy
Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville
42Policy
Elmira College
Elmira
43Humanities and Languages PillarPolicy
Bard College
Annandale-On-Hudson
5Policy

AP Spanish 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 Spanish Language and Culture?+

115 colleges in New York publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Spanish Language and Culture. 85 of them (74%) award credit at a score of 3, 29 require a 4, and 1 requires 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 Spanish 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 SPAN 101: Contemporary Spanish I. 85 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?+

113 of the 115 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.