AP Chemistry credit at Massachusetts colleges
Every Massachusetts college with a published AP Chemistry credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
36 of 64 Massachusetts colleges (56%) award credit for AP Chemistry at a score of 3. 27 require a 4 and 1 requires a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 1 at Williams College. 63 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
WC Williams College Williamstown | 1 | — | Department assigns | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | CHEM 903A | Policy | |
 Bridgewater State University Bridgewater | 3 | 7 | — | Policy |
 Berklee College of Music Boston | 3 | 3 | LMSC 200 | Policy |
BHCC | 3 | 4 | CHM 120 | Policy |
 Quinsigamond Community College Worcester | 3 | 4 | CHM 123 or CHM 105 | Policy |
 University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth | 3 | 6 | CHM 151/152 | Policy |
 Bristol Community College Fall River | 3 | 8 | CHM 113 & CHM 114 | Policy |
 Middlesex Community College Bedford | 3 | 4 | CHE 131 | Policy |
| 3 | — | CHE130 | Policy | |
| 3 | 8 | CHE 101 & 102 or CHE 103 & 104 | Policy | |
 Merrimack College North Andover | 3 | 4 | CHM 1000 | Policy |
 Springfield Technical Community College Springfield | 3 | 8 | CHM 111/L & 112/L | Policy |
 Worcester State University Worcester | 3 | 4 | CH-120 | Policy |
 Westfield State University Westfield | 3 | 4 | CHEM 0101 | Policy |
 Northern Essex Community College Haverhill | 3 | 8 | CHM111 & CHM112 | Policy |
 Holyoke Community College Holyoke | 3 | 8 | CHM 101-102 | Policy |
 Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills | 3 | 8 | CH 110 & 120 | Policy |
 Fitchburg State University Fitchburg | 3 | 4 | CHEM 1300 | Policy |
 Framingham State University Framingham | 3 | 4 | CHEM 1TR | Policy |
MWCC | 3 | 8 | CHE 107 & 108 | Policy |
 Western New England University Springfield | 3 | 3 | CHEM 101 | Policy |
 Stonehill College Easton | 3 | 3 | CHM 800 Chemistry Elective | Policy |
 Cape Cod Community College West Barnstable | 3 | 4 | Natural or Physical Science Elective | Policy |
 Springfield College Springfield | 3 | 4 | CHEM 101 CHEM 102 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Roxbury Community College Roxbury Crossing | 3 | 8 | SCI 123 + SCI 124 | — |
 Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay | 3 | 3.5 | SM-1131 | Policy |
 Gordon College Wenham | 3 | 4 | Free elective | Policy |
 Bay Path University Longmeadow | 3 | 8 | CHE 120, CHE 120L, CHE 121 & CHE 121L | Policy |
 Nichols College Dudley | 3 | 3 | ESCI 200 Lab Science Elective (3 cr) | Policy |
 Dean College Franklin | 3 | 4 | CHM-151 | Policy |
 Berkshire Community College Pittsfield | 3 | 8 | CHM-101 CHM-102 | Policy |
AIC American International College Springfield | 3 | 8 | CHE1600/01- General Chemistry I CHE1700/01- General Chemistry II | Policy |
 Anna Maria College Paxton | 3 | 4 | CHM 110 or CHM 111 | Policy |
 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams | 3 | 4 | CHEM 150 Introduction to Chemistry I | Policy |
| 4 | 4 | Chem 111 | Policy | |
 Boston University Boston | 4 | 4 | CAS CH 131 | Policy |
 Northeastern University Boston | 4 | 5 | CHEM1161 & CHEM1162 | Policy |
| 4 | 8 | CHEM.1210, CHEM.1220, CHEM.1230, CHEM.1240 | Policy | |
 Boston College Chestnut Hill | 4 | 6 | 2 Natural Science Core | Policy |
 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester | 4 | 3 | CH 1010 | Policy |
 Suffolk University Boston | 4 | 6 | CHEM 111,112 | Policy |
 Bentley University Waltham | 4 | 3 | NAS 1123 | Policy |
 Emerson College Boston | 4 | 4 | Scientific Perspective | Policy |
 Brandeis University Waltham | 4 | 8 | CHEM 11a,b,18a,b | Policy |
| 4 | 4 | CHEM1100 | Policy | |
 Endicott College Beverly | 4 | 4 | CHE105/105L | Policy |
 College of the Holy Cross Worcester | 4 | 1 | — | Policy |
 Babson College Wellesley | 4 | 4 | NST1050 | Policy |
 Smith College Northampton | 4 | 4 | CHM 111 | Policy |
 Clark University Worcester | 4 | 4 | CHEM 101: Introductory to Chemistry I | Policy |
 Wellesley College Wellesley | 4 | 1 | CHEM 105 or 205 | Policy |
 Mount Holyoke College South Hadley | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Amherst College Amherst | 4 | — | CHEM 151 | Policy |
 Emmanuel College Boston | 4 | 4 | CHEM 1101 (NSL) | Policy |
| 4 | 4 | CHEM 153 | Policy | |
 Assumption University Worcester | 4 | 8 | CHE-131, CHE-132 | Policy |
 Lesley University Cambridge | 4 | 4 | CPHYS 1308 | Policy |
 Greenfield Community College Greenfield | 4 | 4 | CHE 111 | Policy |
 Regis College Weston | 4 | — | CH-103 and CH-104 | Policy |
NECM | 4 | 2 | — | Policy |
 Montserrat College of Art Beverly | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Tufts University Medford | 5 | 10 | CHEM 0001 and 0002 | Policy |
AP Chemistry credit in other states
How we ranked this
One row per Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts colleges give credit for AP Chemistry?+
64 colleges in Massachusetts publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Chemistry. 36 of them (56%) award credit at a score of 3, 27 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 Chemistry score that earns credit in Massachusetts?+
1. Williams College in Williamstown awards credit at a score of 1, counting as Department assigns. 36 Massachusetts colleges in total set their bar at a 3 or lower.
Does in-state residency change AP credit in Massachusetts?+
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 Massachusetts AP credit policies?+
63 of the 64 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.