AP Art History credit at Pennsylvania colleges
Every Pennsylvania college with a published AP Art History credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
70 of 99 Pennsylvania colleges (71%) award credit for AP Art History at a score of 3. 24 require a 4 and 5 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus (3 credit hours). 98 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | HA&A 0000 (Elective HA&A) | Policy | |
 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester | 3 | 3 | ARH 103 | Policy |
 Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia | 3 | 3 | ART 103 | Policy |
 Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg | 3 | 3 | ART Elective | Policy |
 Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg | 3 | 3 | ARTH 120 World of the Arts | Policy |
 Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh | 3 | 6 | ART 103 & 104 | Policy |
 Pennsylvania Western University California | 3 | 3 | ARTH 1200 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ARTA 101 | Policy | |
 Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell | 3 | 3 | ART 101 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | Either ART 110 Art from the Ancient Worlds through the Middle Ages or ART 111 Art from the Renaissance through Contemporary Times. | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | ARHI 101 | Policy | |
 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock | 3 | 3 | ART 225 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ARH024 | Policy | |
 Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville | 3 | 3 | ART 202 | Policy |
 Duquesne University Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 | ARHY 161 | Policy |
| 3 | — | VAFA 192 | Policy | |
 East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg | 3 | 3 | ART 101 | Policy |
 Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville | 3 | 3 | ART 101 | Policy |
PCT Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport | 3 | 3 | ART Elective | Policy |
 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg | 3 | 3 | ART 232 | Policy |
PSUP | 3 | 3 | Art History 100 | Policy |
 Bucknell University Lewisburg | 3 | 1 | 100 level Art History Elective | Policy |
| 3 | — | ART 250 | Policy | |
| 3 | 6 | ART204 and ART205 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | ArtH 100 | Policy | |
 Robert Morris University Moon Township | 3 | — | ARTM 1030 | Policy |
 Widener University Chester | 3 | 3 | AH 102 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ARTS 297 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | ArtH 100 | Policy | |
 Point Park University Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 | ART 100 | Policy |
 Messiah University Mechanicsburg | 3 | 3 | ELET 100 | Policy |
 Holy Family University Philadelphia | 3 | 6 | ARTS 213 & 214 | Policy |
 Grove City College Grove City | 3 | 3 | ART 202 | Policy |
 Eastern University Saint Davids | 3 | 6 | FAPA-120 & FAPA Elective | Policy |
 University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown | 3 | 3 | Fine Arts (No Equivalent) | Policy |
 Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre | 3 | 3 | ART 140 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | Art History 100 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | ARTS 101 | Policy | |
 Marywood University Scranton | 3 | 6 | Art 113 and Art 114 | Policy |
 Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown | 3 | 4 | ART155 | Policy |
 Arcadia University Glenside | 3 | 3 | AH111 | Policy |
 Delaware Valley University Doylestown | 3 | 3 | LA-1060 | Policy |
 Misericordia University Dallas | 3 | 3 | Core or free elective | Policy |
 Seton Hill University Greensburg | 3 | 3 | General Elective | Policy |
 Saint Francis University Loretto | 3 | — | — | Policy |
 King's College Wilkes-Barre | 3 | 3 | ARTS 121 | Policy |
 University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Immaculata University Immaculata | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | Art History 100 | Policy | |
 Waynesburg University Waynesburg | 3 | 3 | ART 102, Art from the Early Renaissance to the Present | Policy |
 Geneva College Beaver Falls | 3 | 3 | COM 331 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ART 0000 | Policy | |
PSUP | 3 | 3 | Art History 100 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | Art History 100 | Policy | |
 Cairn University-Langhorne Langhorne | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | HAR 111 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | Art History 100 | Policy | |
PSUP Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill Schuylkill Haven | 3 | 3 | Art History 100 | Policy |
PSUP | 3 | 3 | Art History 100 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | Art History 100 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | Art History 100 | Policy | |
MC Manor College Jenkintown | 3 | — | — | Policy |
PSUP Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington New Kensington | 3 | 3 | ARTH 100 | Policy |
PSUP Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly Lemont Furnace | 3 | 3 | Art History 100 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | Art History 100 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | ArtHist 100 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | ArtH 100 | Policy | |
 Bryn Athyn College of the New Church Bryn Athyn | 3 | 3 | FA1xx | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ArtH 100 | Policy | |
 University of Pittsburgh-Titusville Titusville | 3 | 3 | HA&A 0010 | Policy |
 Drexel University Philadelphia | 4 | 6 | ARTH 101, 102 | Policy |
 Villanova University Villanova | 4 | 3 | AAH 1102 (or AAH 1101) | Policy |
 Lehigh University Bethlehem | 4 | 4 | ART 099 | Policy |
 Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia | 4 | — | ART 196 | Policy |
 University of Scranton Scranton | 4 | — | ARTH 101 | Policy |
 Lafayette College Easton | 4 | 1 | Elective in Art | Policy |
 Gettysburg College Gettysburg | 4 | 1 | ARTH 100 / MI - Arts | Policy |
 Dickinson College Carlisle | 4 | — | GNCR 000 | Policy |
 Susquehanna University Selinsgrove | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 DeSales University Center Valley | 4 | 3 | Free Elective | Policy |
 Moravian University Bethlehem | 4 | 4 | Elective (M6) | Policy |
 Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster | 4 | 1 | HAA Elective | Policy |
 Muhlenberg College Allentown | 4 | 1 | ARH 101 | Policy |
 Lebanon Valley College Annville | 4 | 3 | ART 190/Humanities Elective | Policy |
 Ursinus College Collegeville | 4 | 8 | ART 150 and 160 | Policy |
 Haverford College Haverford | 4 | .5 | — | Policy |
 Albright College Reading | 4 | — | ART 106 | Policy |
 Saint Vincent College Latrobe | 4 | 3 | AR 001 | Policy |
 Chatham University Pittsburgh | 4 | 3 | ART132 | Policy |
 Allegheny College Meadville | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Juniata College Huntingdon | 4 | 3 | AH-1XXTR | Policy |
 Mount Aloysius College Cresson | 4 | 3 | ART 109 | — |
 Lycoming College Williamsport | 4 | 4 | ART ELCT | Policy |
 Wilson College Chambersburg | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh | 5 | 9 | 60-011 | Policy |
 Swarthmore College Swarthmore | 5 | 1 | — | Policy |
 Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr | 5 | 2 | — | Policy |
 Cedar Crest College Allentown | 5 | 3 | ART 105 | Policy |
 Thiel College Greenville | 5 | 3 | ART 101 | Policy |
AP Art History credit in other states
How we ranked this
One row per Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania colleges give credit for AP Art History?+
99 colleges in Pennsylvania publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Art History. 70 of them (71%) award credit at a score of 3, 24 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 Art History score that earns credit in Pennsylvania?+
3. University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus in Pittsburgh awards credit at a score of 3, worth 3 credit hours, counting as HA&A 0000 (Elective HA&A). 70 Pennsylvania colleges in total set their bar at a 3 or lower.
Does in-state residency change AP credit in Pennsylvania?+
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 Pennsylvania AP credit policies?+
98 of the 99 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. Education does not sell rankings or accept placement fees.