AP African American Studies credit at New York colleges
Every New York college with a published AP African American Studies credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
43 of 55 New York colleges (78%) award credit for AP African American Studies at a score of 3. 12 require a 4 and 0 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at University at Buffalo (3 credit hours). 54 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 University at Buffalo Buffalo | 3 | 3 | AAS100LEC | Policy |
 Stony Brook University Stony Brook | 3 | 3 | AFS 101 | Policy |
CBMC | 3 | 3 | AFN 124 | Policy |
 CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Syracuse University Syracuse | 3 | 3 | CAS 200 | Policy |
 Binghamton University Vestal | 3 | 4 | AFST 101 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | History Elective | Policy | |
 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester | 3 | 3 | FREE - 100 - Free Elective | Policy |
| 3 | — | AFR 1466 | Policy | |
 University at Albany Albany | 3 | 6 | AAFS101, AAFSE10 | Policy |
 CUNY City College New York | 3 | 3 | BLST 17100: Roots: Seminar on the Black World Experience at CCNY | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | AFR 239 | Policy | |
 Nassau Community College Garden City | 3 | 3 | AFR 185 | Policy |
 CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City | 3 | 3 | SSH 231 | Policy |
 CUNY Lehman College Bronx | 3 | 3 | AAS 166 | Policy |
 College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island | 3 | 3 | AAD 160 | Policy |
 Farmingdale State College Farmingdale | 3 | 3 | HIS 2XX | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | HIST-136 | — | |
 Fashion Institute of Technology New York | 3 | 3 | DV010 | Policy |
 Empire State University Saratoga Springs | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ELT000 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | LAS 1XX | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | HIS 37 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | LAS XXXX | Policy | |
 SUNY Brockport Brockport | 3 | 3 | AAS 100 | Policy |
 CUNY York College Jamaica | 3 | 3 | History blanket credit | Policy |
 Ithaca College Ithaca | 3 | 4 | CSCR 18888 | Policy |
 SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo | 3 | 6 | BLKS 200, HIST 1TR | Policy |
SCP SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh | 3 | 3 | AAS103 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | GESS 9100-General Ed Elect: Social Science | Policy | |
 New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury | 3 | 3 | HIST 220 | Policy |
 Molloy College Rockville Centre | 3 | 3 | HIS GNED | Policy |
SF SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia | 3 | — | ETHN 1TR | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | HIS 237 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | Humanities Elective | Policy | |
 St. John Fisher University Rochester | 3 | 3 | AFAM 150 - Intro African American Studies | Policy |
 St Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure | 3 | 3 | General Elective Credit the counts as a Diversity coded course. | Policy |
 Canisius University Buffalo | 3 | 3 | Free Elective | Policy |
 Daemen University Amherst | 3 | 3 | HST-137 | Policy |
 Marymount Manhattan College New York | 3 | 3 | HIST ELEC | Policy |
 Mount Saint Mary College Newburgh | 3 | 3 | SOC 121 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | HST 345 | Policy | |
 Houghton University Houghton | 3 | 3 | Global Competence General Education | Policy |
 New York University New York | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Fordham University Bronx | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
 University of Rochester Rochester | 4 | 4 | Four credits in African and African-American Studies awarded. Students who choose to major or minor in African and African-American Studies can use this credit to fulfill a 100-level elective course. This credit will not substitute for a required 100-level introductory course. | Policy |
| 4 | 4 | STSO-1000, STSO Elective | Policy | |
 Adelphi University Garden City | 4 | 3 | Global Awareness | Policy |
 Marist College Poughkeepsie | 4 | 3 | HIST 234L African American History | Policy |
 Siena College Loudonville | 4 | 3 | HIST 1EL | Policy |
 Barnard College New York | 4 | 3 | AFAS-UN1001 | Policy |
 Skidmore College Saratoga Springs | 4 | 4 | BST-101 | Policy |
 Clarkson University Potsdam | 4 | 3 | HUM1 | Policy |
 Hamilton College Clinton | 4 | 1 | — | Policy |
 Elmira College Elmira | 4 | 3 | Humanities Pillar, Western Perspectives | Policy |
AP African American Studies 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 African American Studies?+
55 colleges in New York publish a credit-bearing policy for AP African American Studies. 43 of them (78%) award credit at a score of 3, 12 require a 4, and 0 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 African American Studies score that earns credit in New York?+
3. University at Buffalo in Buffalo awards credit at a score of 3, worth 3 credit hours, counting as AAS100LEC. 43 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?+
54 of the 55 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.
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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. Education does not sell rankings or accept placement fees.