AP Calculus BC credit at North Carolina colleges
Every North Carolina college with a published AP Calculus BC credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
72 of 79 North Carolina colleges (91%) award credit for AP Calculus BC at a score of 3. 5 require a 4 and 2 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 1 at Salem College (4 credit hours). 78 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Salem College Winston-Salem | 1 | 4 | MATH 100 with CALC AB subscore of 3 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | MA 141 | Policy | |
| 3 | 6 | MATH 1241 + 1242 | Policy | |
 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill | 3 | 8 | MATH 110P, MATH 129P, MATH 231, MATH 232 | Policy |
 East Carolina University Greenville | 3 | 8 | MATH 2171, 2172 | Policy |
| 3 | 8 | MAT 1110 & 1120 | Policy | |
| 3 | 4 | MAT 271 | Policy | |
 University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington | 3 | 8 | MAT 161 & 162 | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | MAT 196, MAT 296 | Policy | |
 Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte | 3 | 8 | MAT 271 & MAT 272 | Policy |
 North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro | 3 | 8 | MATH 131 & 132 | Policy |
 Western Carolina University Cullowhee | 3 | 8 | MATH 153, 255, C2: Mathematics | Policy |
 Cape Fear Community College Wilmington | 3 | 8 | MAT 271 & MAT 272 | Policy |
FTCC Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville | 3 | 4 | MAT 271 | Policy |
 Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown | 3 | 4 | MAT272 | Policy |
 Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem | 3 | 8 | MAT 271 Calculus I & MAT 272 Calculus II | Policy |
 Fayetteville State University Fayetteville | 3 | 8 | MATH 142, MATH 241 | Policy |
 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem | 3 | 4 | MTH 111 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | MATH 2000, 2010, or 2020 | Policy | |
| 3 | 4 | Mathematics 2220 | Policy | |
PCC Pitt Community College Winterville | 3 | 8 | MAT 271 & MAT 272 | Policy |
 Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem | 3 | 3 | MAT2318 | Policy |
| 3 | 8 | MAT 271 & MAT 272 | Policy | |
 Johnston Community College Smithfield | 3 | 8 | MAT 271 and 272 | Policy |
 Campbell University Buies Creek | 3 | 8 | MATH-122, MATH 223 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | MATH 191 | Policy | |
 Coastal Carolina Community College Jacksonville | 3 | 8 | MATH 160 & 161 | Policy |
 Wingate University Wingate | 3 | 8 | MATH120 & MATHELC | Policy |
 Davidson-Davie Community College Thomasville | 3 | 4 | MAT-271 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | MAT 271 | Policy | |
 Sandhills Community College Pinehurst | 3 | 8 | MAT-271 and MAT-272 | Policy |
| 3 | 8 | MAT 271, 272 | — | |
 Davidson College Davidson | 3 | 1 | MAT 111 | Policy |
 Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro | 3 | 4 | MAT-271 | Policy |
 Craven Community College New Bern | 3 | 8 | MAT-271; MAT-272 | Policy |
 Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City | 3 | 8 | MATH 165 & MATH 265 | Policy |
 Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs | 3 | 8 | MATH 151 & 152 | Policy |
BRCC Blue Ridge Community College Flat Rock | 3 | 8 | MAT 271 and MAT 272 | Policy |
 University of Mount Olive Mount Olive | 3 | 6 | 255, 256 | Policy |
BCCC Beaufort County Community College Washington | 3 | 3 | MAT 223* or MAT 263* or MAT 271 & 272 | Policy |
| 3 | 16 | MAT 171; MAT 172; MAT 271; MAT 272 | Policy | |
 Belmont Abbey College Belmont | 3 | — | MTH 1210 | Policy |
 Randolph Community College Asheboro | 3 | 4 | MAT 271 | Policy |
SCC Surry Community College Dobson | 3 | 8 | MAT-271 & MAT-272 | Policy |
 Stanly Community College Albemarle | 3 | 4 | MAT-272 | Policy |
 Methodist University Fayetteville | 3 | 8 | MAT 2410 + 2420 | Policy |
 Lenoir-Rhyne University Hickory | 3 | 8 | MAT 165 and MAT 166 | Policy |
 Western Piedmont Community College Morganton | 3 | 8 | MAT 271 & MAT 272 | Policy |
 Lenoir Community College Kinston | 3 | 8 | MAT 271 and MAT 272 | Policy |
 Meredith College Raleigh | 3 | 8 | Mathematics 191, 212 | Policy |
 College of the Albemarle Elizabeth City | 3 | 4 | MAT 271 | Policy |
| 3 | 8 | MAT 271 & MAT 272 | Policy | |
 Carteret Community College Morehead City | 3 | 8 | MAT 271, MAT 272 | Policy |
 Catawba College Salisbury | 3 | 4 | MAT 1801 | Policy |
 Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte Charlotte | 3 | 3 | MATH1040 | Policy |
 Brunswick Community College Bolivia | 3 | 8 | MAT 271 & MAT 272 | Policy |
 Rockingham Community College Wentworth | 3 | 4 | MAT 271 | Policy |
 Isothermal Community College Spindale | 3 | 4 | MAT-272 | Policy |
 Johnson C Smith University Charlotte | 3 | 6 | MTH 231-232 | Policy |
 Barton College Wilson | 3 | 4 | MTH 240 | Policy |
 Guilford College Greensboro | 3 | 4 | MATH 220 | Policy |
 Mars Hill University Mars Hill | 3 | 8 | MTH 115 & MTH120 | Policy |
 University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem | 3 | 6 | MAT 2300 & 1198 | Policy |
 Saint Augustine's University Raleigh | 3 | 4 | 232 | Policy |
 James Sprunt Community College Kenansville | 3 | 4 | MAT-272 | Policy |
 Brevard College Brevard | 3 | 4 | MAT 211 | Policy |
 Warren Wilson College Swannanoa | 3 | 8 | MAT2410 & 2420 Calculus I & II | Policy |
 William Peace University Raleigh | 3 | 4 | MAT 241 | Policy |
 Greensboro College Greensboro | 3 | 12 | MAT 1050, 2060, 2070 | Policy |
 Pfeiffer University Misenheimer | 3 | 8 | — | Policy |
 Chowan University Murfreesboro | 3 | 3 | MATH 133 | Policy |
TCCC | 3 | 8 | MAT-271 and MAT-272 | Policy |
 Duke University Durham | 4 | — | MATH 21 | Policy |
 Elon University Elon | 4 | 8 | MTH 1510 & 2510 | Policy |
 High Point University High Point | 4 | 8 | MTH 1410 & MTH 1420 | Policy |
 Wayne Community College Goldsboro | 4 | 4 | MAT-‐272 | Policy |
 Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte | 4 | 8 | MAT 210 and MAT 220 | Policy |
 Nash Community College Rocky Mount | 5 | — | MAT 271 and MAT 272 | Policy |
| 5 | 8 | MAT 271 and 272 | Policy |
AP Calculus BC credit in other states
How we ranked this
One row per North Carolina 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 North Carolina colleges give credit for AP Calculus BC?+
79 colleges in North Carolina publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Calculus BC. 72 of them (91%) award credit at a score of 3, 5 require a 4, and 2 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 Calculus BC score that earns credit in North Carolina?+
1. Salem College in Winston-Salem awards credit at a score of 1, worth 4 credit hours, counting as MATH 100 with CALC AB subscore of 3. 72 North Carolina colleges in total set their bar at a 3 or lower.
Does in-state residency change AP credit in North Carolina?+
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 North Carolina AP credit policies?+
78 of the 79 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.