AP Spanish Literature and Culture credit at New York colleges

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

Quick answer

75 of 105 New York colleges (71%) award credit for AP Spanish Literature 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 (3 credit hours). 104 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.

Colleges that award credit for AP Spanish Literature and Culture, with the minimum qualifying score, credit hours awarded and the equivalent course.
CollegeMin scoreCreditsCounts asSource
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
Canton
23General ElectivePolicy
University at Buffalo
Buffalo
33SPA201DISPolicy
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook
33Policy
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York
34Intermediate Level IPolicy
CUNY Hunter College
New York
33Policy
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
New York
33Policy
Syracuse University
Syracuse
34SPA 102Policy
Binghamton University
Vestal
34SPAN 215Policy
Suffolk County Community College
Selden
33SPN 222Policy
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 3301Policy
University at Albany
Albany
34ASPN E10Policy
CUNY City College
New York
33SPAN 32100Policy
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York
36SPA 201 SPA 202Policy
Nassau Community College
Garden City
36SPA 271-273Policy
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City
39ELS 101, 102, & 103Policy
CUNY Brooklyn College
Brooklyn
312SPAN.-1020 & SPAN.-1030 & SPAN.-2021 & SPAN.-2120Policy
CUNY Lehman College
Bronx
33SPA-2001Policy
Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale
33SPA 2XXPolicy
SUNY Westchester Community College
Valhalla
3SPAN 202 - Intermediate Spanish 2Policy
Monroe Community College
Rochester
36SPA 900Policy
Fashion Institute of Technology
New York
36SP010 & SS080Policy
Empire State University
Saratoga Springs
39Policy
Hudson Valley Community College
Troy
33SPAN 900Policy
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 121Policy
State University of New York at Oswego
Oswego
36SPA 101 & 102Policy
Mercy University
Dobbs Ferry
36SPAN295+LLEE111Policy
Long Island University
Brookville
33SPA 111Policy
SUNY Brockport
Brockport
36SPN 363 and SPN 364Policy
SUNY Buffalo State University
Buffalo
36SPA201 and SPA 202Policy
Marist College
Poughkeepsie
36SPAN 281L & 282LPolicy
CUNY York College
Jamaica
33SPAN 999Policy
SUNY Old Westbury
Old Westbury
38Policy
SUNY College at Geneseo
Geneseo
36SPAN 1TRPolicy
SUNY College at Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh
33Policy
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
Alfred
33FLNG 8800-Foreign Language ElectivePolicy
CUNY Medgar Evers College
Brooklyn
3Policy
St. Joseph's University-New York
Brooklyn
36SPN 211 & 212Policy
New York Institute of Technology
Old Westbury
36SPAN 101, SPAN 151Policy
Molloy College
Rockville Centre
315SPA 1010, SPA 1020, SPA 3070, SPA GNED (Awarded with a 4), SPA GNED (Awarded with a 5)Policy
SUNY at Purchase College
Purchase
33Spanish electivePolicy
Mohawk Valley Community College
Utica
33FL2XXPolicy
SUNY at Fredonia
Fredonia
3SPAN 315 and SPAN 3TRPolicy
Iona University
New Rochelle
36SPA ElectivesPolicy
Niagara University
Niagara University
33SPA 101Policy
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
Delhi
33HUMN 000Policy
St. John Fisher University
Rochester
33LSPN 3XX - Spanish electivePolicy
Utica University
Utica
33SPA ElectivePolicy
SUNY College at Potsdam
Potsdam
33Policy
St. Francis College
Brooklyn
39SPA-ELE Spanish ElectivesPolicy
St Bonaventure University
Saint Bonaventure
36SPAN-201, SPAN-202Policy
Nazareth University
Rochester
39SPN 101, SPN 102, SPN 201Policy
SUNY Morrisville
Morrisville
33Foreign Language ElectivePolicy
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill
Cobleskill
3Policy
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Utica
34Policy
Daemen University
Amherst
36SPA-105 & SPA-106Policy
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Syracuse
33Policy
Wagner College
Staten Island
3SP111Policy
Jefferson Community College
Watertown
39SPA 000Policy
Tompkins Cortland Community College
Dryden
33LANG ELECPolicy
Mount Saint Mary College
Newburgh
36Policy
Manhattanville College
Purchase
33SPN 2001Policy
SUNY Maritime College
Throggs Neck
33GERU 000 General Education: HumanitiesPolicy
LIM College
New York
33Policy
Dominican University New York
Orangeburg
36SP332, Spanish ElectivePolicy
Russell Sage College
Troy
33SPA 201Policy
Roberts Wesleyan University
Rochester
3Policy
St. Thomas Aquinas College
Sparkill
33SPAN 300Policy
Keuka College
Keuka Park
33SPA-101Policy
Houghton University
Houghton
33Gen Ed: Global CompetencePolicy
North Country Community College
Saranac Lake
36SPA 101 AND SPA 102
Five Towns College
Dix Hills
33Policy
New York University
New York
44SPAN-UA 50 (formerly 100)Policy
Cornell University
Ithaca
43Department of Romance Studies determines placement. Students should take the LPS3 and afterward the CASE2 to obtain appropriate placement.Policy
Fordham University
Bronx
43Policy
College of Staten Island CUNY
Staten Island
44SPN 340Policy
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 grade of "B+" or better.Policy
Hofstra University
Hempstead
43SPAN 999LPolicy
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy
44LANG 1000Policy
Adelphi University
Garden City
46SPA112, SPA121Policy
Ithaca College
Ithaca
44SPAN 38888 - Spanish ElectivePolicy
Touro University
New York
46LLS BLCRPolicy
Pratt Institute-Main
Brooklyn
43Policy
Siena College
Loudonville
43SPAN 2ELPolicy
Colgate University
Hamilton
41SPAN 202Policy
Yeshiva University
New York
46SPAN 2101, 2102Policy
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs
44Policy
Clarkson University
Potsdam
43LIT 105Policy
Le Moyne College
Syracuse
43SPN 203Policy
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
Canisius University
Buffalo
43Free ElectivePolicy
Marymount Manhattan College
New York
46SPAN ELECTIVEPolicy
Hobart William Smith Colleges
Geneva
42Policy
Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville
42Policy
Alfred University
Alfred
44SPAN 102Policy
D'Youville University
Buffalo
46SPA-201+SPA-202Policy
Elmira College
Elmira
43Humanities and Languages PillarPolicy
Bard College
Annandale-On-Hudson
5Policy

AP Spanish Literature 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 Literature and Culture?+

105 colleges in New York publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Spanish Literature and Culture. 75 of them (71%) 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 Literature 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 3 credit hours, counting as General Elective. 75 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?+

104 of the 105 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.