AP Chinese Language and Culture credit at New York colleges
Every New York college with a published AP Chinese Language and Culture credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
71 of 92 New York colleges (77%) award credit for AP Chinese Language and Culture at a score of 3. 19 require a 4 and 2 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at University at Buffalo (6 credit hours). 91 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 | 6 | APC999TR | Policy |
 Stony Brook University Stony Brook | 3 | 3 | CHI 212 | Policy |
CBMC | 3 | 4 | Advanced Level I | Policy |
 CUNY Hunter College New York | 3 | — | — | Policy |
 CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Syracuse University Syracuse | 3 | 4 | CHI 102 | Policy |
 Binghamton University Vestal | 3 | 4 | CHIN 2XX | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | CHI 101, 102 | Policy | |
 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester | 3 | 3 | Free 100 - Free Elective Credit | Policy |
 CUNY Queens College Queens | 3 | 3 | LAE 499 | Policy |
| 3 | — | CHN 2201 | Policy | |
 University at Albany Albany | 3 | 10 | A-EAC 101, 102 | Policy |
 CUNY City College New York | 3 | 3 | CHIN 12400 | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | CHI 101 CHI 102 | Policy | |
 Nassau Community College Garden City | 3 | 3 | CHI 102 | Policy |
 CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City | 3 | 12 | ELC 101, ELC 102 & ELEC 1000 | Policy |
CBC CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn | 3 | 16 | CHIN.-1010 & CHIN.-1020 & CHIN.-1030 & CHIN.-2110 | Policy |
 CUNY Lehman College Bronx | 3 | 3 | CHI-1000 | Policy |
 College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island | 3 | 4 | CHN 114 and FCWG 1000 | Policy |
 Farmingdale State College Farmingdale | 3 | 3 | CHI 152 | Policy |
| 3 | — | CHINS 102 - Elementary Chinese 2 | Policy | |
 Fashion Institute of Technology New York | 3 | 6 | CH111 & CH112 | Policy |
 Empire State University Saratoga Springs | 3 | 8 | CHIN 1005 and additional introductory credit in the same department. | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | CHNS 100 | Policy | |
 Hofstra University Hempstead | 3 | 3 | LA 999 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | CHI201 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | CHI 202 Intermediate Chinese II | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | General or Free Electives | Policy | |
| 3 | 6 | CHI 101 & 102 | Policy | |
 Mercy University Dobbs Ferry | 3 | 6 | FORL499 | Policy |
 Long Island University Brookville | 3 | 3 | LANG 111 | Policy |
 SUNY Brockport Brockport | 3 | 6 | CHN 111 and CHN 112 | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | CHI201 and CHI 202 | Policy | |
 Marist College Poughkeepsie | 3 | 3 | CHIN 105L | Policy |
 CUNY York College Jamaica | 3 | 3 | CHIN 999 | Policy |
 Ithaca College Ithaca | 3 | 4 | CHIN 10200 | Policy |
 SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury | 3 | — | — | Policy |
 SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo | 3 | 6 | CHIN 1TR, CHIN 1TR | Policy |
SCP SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | GEWL 9100-General Ed Elect: World Language | Policy | |
 CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn | 3 | — | — | Policy |
SJSU St. Joseph's University-New York Brooklyn | 3 | 3 | Language Elective | Policy |
 New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury | 3 | 6 | CHIN 101, Liberal Arts Elective | Policy |
 Molloy College Rockville Centre | 3 | 15 | CHI 1010, CHI 1020, CHI 2010 (Awarded with a 4 or higher), CHI GNED (Awarded with a 4 or higher), CHI GNED (Awarded with a 5) | Policy |
 SUNY at Purchase College Purchase | 3 | 3 | Intermediate Chinese II | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | FL111 | Policy | |
 Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
SF SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia | 3 | — | LANG 2TR | Policy |
 Niagara University Niagara University | 3 | 3 | CHI Elective | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | HUMN 000 | Policy | |
 Utica University Utica | 3 | 6 | CHI 101 - Beginning Chinese I and CHI 102 - Beginning Chinese II | Policy |
 SUNY College at Potsdam Potsdam | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 St. Francis College Brooklyn | 3 | 8 | LA-ELE Liberal Arts Electives | Policy |
 St Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure | 3 | 6 | CHIN 101, 102 | Policy |
 Nazareth University Rochester | 3 | 6 | CHN 101, CHN 102 | Policy |
 SUNY Morrisville Morrisville | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
| 3 | — | — | Policy | |
 Canisius University Buffalo | 3 | 3 | Free Elective | Policy |
 Daemen University Amherst | 3 | 6 | CHI-101 & CHI-102 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Jefferson Community College Watertown | 3 | 6 | HUE 000 | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | CHIN101 and CHIN102 | Policy | |
 D'Youville University Buffalo | 3 | 3 | CHI-101 | Policy |
 Manhattanville College Purchase | 3 | 8 | — | Policy |
 SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck | 3 | 3 | CHIN 101 | Policy |
 LIM College New York | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Hartwick College Oneonta | 3 | 3 | CHIN-101 | Policy |
 Dominican University New York Orangeburg | 3 | 6 | Liberal Arts Elective | Policy |
 Keuka College Keuka Park | 3 | 3 | LAN-ELE | Policy |
 Houghton University Houghton | 3 | 3 | Global Competence General Education | Policy |
FTC Five Towns College Dix Hills | 3 | — | — | Policy |
 New York University New York | 4 | 4 | EAST-UA 204 | Policy |
 Fordham University Bronx | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Pace University New York | 4 | 3 | CHI 280 | Policy |
 University of Rochester Rochester | 4 | — | Potential placement by department into CHIN 151, with credit granted for CHIN 102 upon completion of CHIN 151 with grade of B+ or better. | Policy |
| 4 | 4 | LANG 2410, Chinese II | Policy | |
 Adelphi University Garden City | 4 | 6 | CHI111, CHI112 | Policy |
 Rockland Community College Suffern | 4 | 4 | CHI 201 | — |
 Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Siena College Loudonville | 4 | 3 | MDLG 1EL | Policy |
 Skidmore College Saratoga Springs | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 St. John Fisher University Rochester | 4 | 6 | LCHN 111, 112 | Policy |
 Clarkson University Potsdam | 4 | 3 | LANG 110 | Policy |
 Le Moyne College Syracuse | 4 | 3 | CHN 104 | Policy |
 Vassar College Poughkeepsie | 4 | 1 | — | Policy |
 St Lawrence University Canton | 4 | 1 | — | Policy |
 Marymount Manhattan College New York | 4 | 6 | LANG ELECTIVE | Policy |
 Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville | 4 | 2 | — | Policy |
 Ulster County Community College Stone Ridge | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Elmira College Elmira | 4 | 3 | Humanities and Languages Pillar | Policy |
 Barnard College New York | 5 | 0 | Exemption | Policy |
 Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson | 5 | — | — | Policy |
AP Chinese Language and Culture 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 Chinese Language and Culture?+
92 colleges in New York publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Chinese Language and Culture. 71 of them (77%) award credit at a score of 3, 19 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 Chinese Language and Culture score that earns credit in New York?+
3. University at Buffalo in Buffalo awards credit at a score of 3, worth 6 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?+
91 of the 92 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.