AP Chemistry credit at New York colleges

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

Quick answer

71 of 114 New York colleges (62%) award credit for AP Chemistry at a score of 3. 41 require a 4 and 2 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at University at Buffalo (9 credit hours). 113 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.

Colleges that award credit for AP Chemistry, with the minimum qualifying score, credit hours awarded and the equivalent course.
College	Min score	Credits	Counts as	Source
University at Buffalo Buffalo	3	9	APC999TR	Policy
Stony Brook University Stony Brook	3	3	—	Policy
CBMC CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York	3	4	CHE 201	Policy
CUNY Hunter College New York	3	3	—	Policy
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York	3	3	—	Policy
Binghamton University Vestal	3	4	CHEM XXX	Policy
Suffolk County Community College Selden	3	4	CHE 133	Policy
CUNY Queens College Queens	3	3	LAE 499	Policy
CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn	3	—	CHEM 1110	Policy
University at Albany Albany	3	8	A-CHM 120, 121, 124, 125	Policy
CUNY City College New York	3	3	CHEM 11000	Policy
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York	3	9	CHE 103 CHE 104	Policy
CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City	3	8	SCC 201 & SCC 202	Policy
CBC CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn	3	8	CHEM.-1000E & CHEM.-1200	Policy
CUNY Lehman College Bronx	3	3	CHE-1000	Policy
College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island	3	4	CHM 100/101	Policy
Farmingdale State College Farmingdale	3	4	CHM 152	Policy
Fashion Institute of Technology New York	3	6	SC145 & SC040	Policy
Empire State University Saratoga Springs	3	4	—	Policy
Hudson Valley Community College Troy	3	3	CHEM 900	Policy
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz	3	3	CHE293	Policy
State University of New York at Cortland Cortland	3	4	CHE 227, 277 (4) General Chemistry I and lab	Policy
CUNY Bronx Community College Bronx	3	4	CHM 11	Policy
State University of New York at Oswego Oswego	3	4	CHE 101	Policy
Mercy University Dobbs Ferry	3	8	CHEM160, CHEM160A, CHEM161, CHEM161A	Policy
Long Island University Brookville	3	4	LART Elective	Policy
SUNY Brockport Brockport	3	4	CHM1TR	Policy
SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo	3	3	CHE101	Policy
Marist College Poughkeepsie	3	3	CHEM 101L Intro to Chemistry	Policy
CUNY York College Jamaica	3	3	CHEM 999	Policy
SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury	3	8	—	Policy
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo	3	4	N/CHEM 1TR	Policy
SCP SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh	3	8	CHE 111 and CHE 112 = non-Chemistry majors Chem elective for Chem majors	Policy
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred Alfred	3	3	GENS 9100-General Ed Elect: Natural Science	Policy
SJSU St. Joseph's University-New York Brooklyn	3	3	Core/Lab Science Elective	Policy
New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury	3	8	CHEM 110, CHEM 150	Policy
SUNY Broome Community College Binghamton	3	4	CHM 145	Policy
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase	3	8	General Chemistry I and II with labs	Policy
Mohawk Valley Community College Utica	3	4	CH141	Policy
Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua	3	8	CHM 121 & CHM 122	Policy
SF SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia	3	—	CHEM 099	Policy
Niagara County Community College Sanborn	3	8	CHE 120, CHE 111L, CHE 121 & CHE 113L	Policy
SUNY College of Technology at Canton Canton	3	8	CHEM 150 & 155: College Chemistry I & II	Policy
Iona University New Rochelle	3	3	CHM 145	Policy
Niagara University Niagara University	3	3	Science Elective	Policy
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Delhi	3	4	CHEM 180	Policy
Le Moyne College Syracuse	3	3	Free Elective Credit	Policy
University of Mount Saint Vincent Bronx	3	3	Three elective credits ( For students who are science majors or minors or who plan to attend medical school)	Policy
Genesee Community College Batavia	3	3	CHE 100	Policy
SUNY College at Potsdam Potsdam	3	4	CHEM 105	Policy
St. Francis College Brooklyn	3	8	CHE-ELE Chemistry Elective x2 (Gen Ed - Science at Work)	Policy
Nazareth University Rochester	3	3	CHM 139	Policy
SUNY Morrisville Morrisville	3	8	CHEM 121 - General College Chemistry I and CHEM 121 L - General College Chemistry Lab	Policy
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Cobleskill	3	—	—	Policy
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica	3	4	—	Policy
Canisius University Buffalo	3	3	Free Elective	Policy
Daemen University Amherst	3	4	CHE-101 & CHE-101L	Policy
Wagner College Staten Island	3	—	CH111 & Lab	Policy
Tompkins Cortland Community College Dryden	3	8	CHEM 107 and CHEM 108	Policy
D'Youville University Buffalo	3	4	CHE-101/L or CHE-111/L	Policy
SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck	3	3	GERN 000 General Education: Natural Sciences or CHEM 100	Policy
Dominican University New York Orangeburg	3	8	CH 221, CH 222	Policy
Russell Sage College Troy	3	4	CHM 111	Policy
Roberts Wesleyan University Rochester	3	—	—	Policy
St. Thomas Aquinas College Sparkill	3	4	CHEM 171 CHEM 173	Policy
Hilbert College Hamburg	3	3	CH 140	Policy
Keuka College Keuka Park	3	4	CHM-111	Policy
Houghton University Houghton	3	4	Natural Science General Education	Policy
NCCC North Country Community College Saranac Lake	3	8	CHE 101 AND CHE 102	—
FTC Five Towns College Dix Hills	3	—	—	Policy
CCC Clinton Community College Plattsburgh	3	8	—	Policy
New York University New York	4	8	CHEM-UA 125, 126	Policy
Syracuse University Syracuse	4	4	CHE 103	Policy
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester	4	4	CHMG-141 and CHMG-145	Policy
Nassau Community College Garden City	4	4	CHE 151	Policy
Fordham University Bronx	4	3	—	Policy
Columbia University in the City of New York New York	4	3	—	Policy
SUNY Westchester Community College Valhalla	4	—	CHEM 107 - Inorganic Chemistry 1 (and Lab)	Policy
Monroe Community College Rochester	4	4	CHE 151	Policy
Pace University New York	4	9	CHE 111 & 112	Policy
University of Rochester Rochester	4	4	CHM 131	Policy
Hofstra University Hempstead	4	6	CHEM 3A & 4A	Policy
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy	4	8	CHEM-1100, Chemistry I, and CHEM-1200, Chemistry II	Policy
Adelphi University Garden City	4	4	CHE111	Policy
Ithaca College Ithaca	4	3	CHEM 18888 - Chemistry Elective	Policy
Touro University New York	4	8	CPC 101-102	Policy
Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn	4	3	—	Policy
Siena College Loudonville	4	8	CHEM 002 AND CHEM 040	Policy
CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn	4	—	—	Policy
Barnard College New York	4	3	CHEM BC1002	Policy
Colgate University Hamilton	4	1	CHEM 100	Policy
Yeshiva University New York	4	6	CHEM 1045, 1046	Policy
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs	4	4	—	Policy
St. John Fisher University Rochester	4	8	CHEM 103/L and 104/L	Policy
Utica University Utica	4	4	CHE 211 - General Chemistry I	Policy
Clarkson University Potsdam	4	4	CM 131, General Chemistry I	Policy
Vassar College Poughkeepsie	4	1	—	Policy
St Lawrence University Canton	4	1	CHEM-103	Policy
St Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure	4	3	CHEM-101	Policy
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse	4	8	—	Policy
Marymount Manhattan College New York	4	4	CHEM 233/234	Policy
Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva	4	2	—	Policy
Jefferson Community College Watertown	4	4	CHE 131	Policy
Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville	4	2	—	Policy
Alfred University Alfred	4	4	CHEM 105 & 105L	Policy
Ulster County Community College Stone Ridge	4	4	CHE 103	Policy
Manhattanville College Purchase	4	7	CHM.1001/1003	Policy
Hartwick College Oneonta	4	4	CHEM-APL	Policy
United States Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point	4	—	CHEM 100	Policy
Elmira College Elmira	4	4	Mathematics and Natural Sciences Pillar	Policy
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Albany	4	8	CHE 101/102; CHE 111/121	Policy
Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York	4	3	—	Policy
Molloy College Rockville Centre	5	8	CHE GEDL, CHE GEDL (Awarded with a 4), (CHE 1320 & CHE 1330 for Chemistry Majors with a score of 5)	Policy
Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson	5	—	—	Policy

AP Chemistry credit in other states

California 179 Texas 103 Pennsylvania 101 Ohio 96 Illinois 88 North Carolina 82 Florida 67 Massachusetts 64 Michigan 59 Virginia 56 Georgia 53 Washington 49

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 Chemistry?+

114 colleges in New York publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Chemistry. 71 of them (62%) award credit at a score of 3, 41 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 Chemistry score that earns credit in New York?+

3. University at Buffalo in Buffalo awards credit at a score of 3, worth 9 credit hours, counting as APC999TR. 71 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?+

113 of the 114 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.