AP English Language and Composition credit at Pennsylvania colleges
Every Pennsylvania college with a published AP English Language and Composition credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
42 of 86 Pennsylvania colleges (49%) award credit for AP English Language and Composition at a score of 3. 41 require a 4 and 3 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at West Chester University of Pennsylvania (3 credit hours). 85 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester | 3 | 3 | WRT 120 | Policy |
 Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg | 3 | 3 | ENGL 101 English Comp I | Policy |
 Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg | 3 | 3 | WRIT 103 Foundations of Composition | Policy |
 Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh | 3 | 6 | ENG 101 & 102 | Policy |
 Pennsylvania Western University California | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1100 (Score of 3) ENGL 1200 (Score of 4) ENGL 1100 and 1200 (Score of 5) | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ENGL 101 | Policy | |
 Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell | 3 | 3 | ENG 101 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ENG 100 English Composition I | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | ENGL 101 | Policy | |
 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock | 3 | 3 | ENGL 102 | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | CMP100 and ENG024 | Policy | |
 Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville | 3 | 3 | ENGL 110 | Policy |
 Duquesne University Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 | BRDG 101 | Policy |
| 3 | — | COMP 110 | Policy | |
 East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg | 3 | 3 | ENGL 103 | Policy |
 Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville | 3 | 3 | ENG 105 | Policy |
 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg | 3 | 3 | ENGL 114 | Policy |
| 3 | — | COM 121 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | WRT1XX | Policy | |
 Robert Morris University Moon Township | 3 | — | CSEN 1010 or CSEN 1020 | Policy |
 Widener University Chester | 3 | 3 | ENGL 101 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ENGL 101 | Policy | |
 Point Park University Pittsburgh | 3 | 6 | COPA 295, ENGL 101 | Policy |
 Messiah University Mechanicsburg | 3 | 3 | ELET 100 | Policy |
 Holy Family University Philadelphia | 3 | 6 | ENGL 101 & ENGL Elective | Policy |
 Eastern University Saint Davids | 3 | 6 | ENGL-102 & INST-130 | Policy |
 Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ENGL 101 | Policy | |
 Marywood University Scranton | 3 | 6 | ENGL 160 3 credits of 100 level ENGL elective | Policy |
 Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown | 3 | 4 | EN100 | Policy |
 Arcadia University Glenside | 3 | 4 | EN185 | Policy |
 Delaware Valley University Doylestown | 3 | 3 | EN-1101 | Policy |
 Seton Hill University Greensburg | 3 | 3 | SEL 105 Composition and Culture Part A | Policy |
 Saint Francis University Loretto | 3 | — | — | Policy |
 King's College Wilkes-Barre | 3 | 3 | ENGL 110 | Policy |
 Immaculata University Immaculata | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Waynesburg University Waynesburg | 3 | 3 | ENG 101, College Composition I | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ENG 0101 | Policy | |
 Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Keystone College La Plume | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1110 College Writing I | Policy |
 Cairn University-Langhorne Langhorne | 3 | 3 | ENG 101 | Policy |
MC Manor College Jenkintown | 3 | — | — | Policy |
 Temple University Philadelphia | 4 | 6 | English 0802 & English LL elective | Policy |
| 4 | 6 | ENGCMP 0200, ENGLIT 0000 | Policy | |
 Drexel University Philadelphia | 4 | 3 | ENGL 101 | Policy |
 Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia | 4 | 3 | ENGL 101 | Policy |
 Villanova University Villanova | 4 | 3 | ENG 1020 | Policy |
 Lehigh University Bethlehem | 4 | 3 | WRT 001 | Policy |
 Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia | 4 | — | ENG 101 | Policy |
PCT Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport | 4 | 3 | ENL 111 | Policy |
 Bucknell University Lewisburg | 4 | 1 | 100 level English Elective | Policy |
 University of Scranton Scranton | 4 | — | WRTG 107 | Policy |
 Lafayette College Easton | 4 | 1 | Elective in English | Policy |
 Grove City College Grove City | 4 | 3 | WRIT 101 | Policy |
 Gettysburg College Gettysburg | 4 | 1 | ENG 102 / Elective | Policy |
 Dickinson College Carlisle | 4 | — | WRPG 211 | Policy |
 Susquehanna University Selinsgrove | 4 | 4 | ENGL-100 | Policy |
 DeSales University Center Valley | 4 | 3 | EN 103 | Policy |
 Moravian University Bethlehem | 4 | 4 | Elective (WRIT100 for transfers) | Policy |
 University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown | 4 | 6 | ENGCMP 0005, ENGLISH LITERATURE (No Equivalent) | Policy |
 Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster | 4 | 1 | General Elective | Policy |
 Muhlenberg College Allentown | 4 | 1 | ENG 100 | Policy |
 Lebanon Valley College Annville | 4 | 3 | FYE 111 or Elective | Policy |
 Misericordia University Dallas | 4 | 3 | WRT 101 | Policy |
 Ursinus College Collegeville | 4 | 4 | ENGL Free Credits | Policy |
 Haverford College Haverford | 4 | .5 | — | Policy |
 University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg | 4 | 3 | ENGLIT 0000 | Policy |
 Albright College Reading | 4 | — | ENG 101 | Policy |
 Saint Vincent College Latrobe | 4 | 3 | EL 102 | Policy |
 Chatham University Pittsburgh | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Allegheny College Meadville | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Juniata College Huntingdon | 4 | 3 | EN-1XXTR | Policy |
 Washington & Jefferson College Washington | 4 | — | ENG 111 | Policy |
 Mount Aloysius College Cresson | 4 | 3 | ENGL 110 | — |
 Lycoming College Williamsport | 4 | 8 | ENGL 106, 115 | Policy |
 Geneva College Beaver Falls | 4 | 3 | ENG 101 | Policy |
 Cedar Crest College Allentown | 4 | 3 | WRI 999 | Policy |
 Wilson College Chambersburg | 4 | 3 | ENG108: College Writing | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | HEN 112 | Policy | |
| 4 | 3 | With a grade of four or five, a student is invited by the English Department to schedule English 030--Honors Freshman Composition | Policy | |
 Moore College of Art and Design Philadelphia | 4 | — | — | Policy |
 Bryn Athyn College of the New Church Bryn Athyn | 4 | 3 | Eng1xx | Policy |
 University of Pittsburgh-Titusville Titusville | 4 | 3 | ENGLIT 0000 | Policy |
 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh | 5 | 9 | 76-011 | Policy |
 Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr | 5 | 2 | — | Policy |
 Thiel College Greenville | 5 | 3 | ENG 101 | Policy |
AP English Language and Composition 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 English Language and Composition?+
86 colleges in Pennsylvania publish a credit-bearing policy for AP English Language and Composition. 42 of them (49%) award credit at a score of 3, 41 require a 4, and 3 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 English Language and Composition score that earns credit in Pennsylvania?+
3. West Chester University of Pennsylvania in West Chester awards credit at a score of 3, worth 3 credit hours, counting as WRT 120. 42 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?+
85 of the 86 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.