AP English Literature and Composition credit at Massachusetts colleges
Every Massachusetts college with a published AP English Literature and Composition credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
37 of 66 Massachusetts colleges (56%) award credit for AP English Literature and Composition at a score of 3. 26 require a 4 and 3 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell (3 credit hours). 65 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | ENGL.1010 or ENGL.1990 | Policy | |
 Bridgewater State University Bridgewater | 3 | 6 | ENGL 101 & ENGL 251 | Policy |
BHCC | 3 | 3 | LIT-201 or ENG-111 | Policy |
 Quinsigamond Community College Worcester | 3 | 3 | ENG 888 | Policy |
 University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth | 3 | 6 | ENL 101/102 | Policy |
 Bristol Community College Fall River | 3 | 3 | ENG 102 | Policy |
 Middlesex Community College Bedford | 3 | 3 | ENG 101 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | CMP 104 | Policy | |
 Merrimack College North Andover | 3 | 4 | ENG 1500 | Policy |
 Springfield Technical Community College Springfield | 3 | 3 | ENG 102 | Policy |
 Worcester State University Worcester | 3 | 3 | EN-132 | Policy |
 Massasoit Community College Brockton | 3 | — | ENGL 101 & 102 | Policy |
| 3 | 8 | ENGL1100 & LITR3797 | Policy | |
 Northern Essex Community College Haverhill | 3 | 6 | ENG101 & ENG102 | Policy |
 Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills | 3 | 3 | EN 102 | Policy |
 Endicott College Beverly | 3 | 3 | ENG102 | Policy |
 Fitchburg State University Fitchburg | 3 | 6 | ENGL 1100, 1200 | Policy |
 Framingham State University Framingham | 3 | 4 | ENGL 1TR | Policy |
MWCC | 3 | 3 | ENG 102 | Policy |
 Western New England University Springfield | 3 | 3 | ENGL 133 | Policy |
 Stonehill College Easton | 3 | 3 | IND 800 Interdisciplinary Elective | Policy |
 Cape Cod Community College West Barnstable | 3 | 3 | ENL 110 | Policy |
 Springfield College Springfield | 3 | 3 | ENGL 113 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Roxbury Community College Roxbury Crossing | 3 | 3 | ENG 102 | — |
 Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay | 3 | 3 | HU-1222 | Policy |
 Gordon College Wenham | 3 | 4 | Free elective | Policy |
 Greenfield Community College Greenfield | 3 | 3 | ENG 112 | Policy |
 Bay Path University Longmeadow | 3 | 6 | ENG 114 & ENG 134 | Policy |
 Lasell University Newton | 3 | 6 | WRT101 and WRT102 | Policy |
 Nichols College Dudley | 3 | 6 | ENGL 213 Introduction to Literature (3 cr) & ENGL 105 College Writing (3 cr) | Policy |
 Dean College Franklin | 3 | 3 | ENG-196 | Policy |
 Berkshire Community College Pittsfield | 3 | 6 | ENG-103 ENG-104 | Policy |
AIC American International College Springfield | 3 | 6 | ENG1202- Analytical Writing | Policy |
 Regis College Weston | 3 | — | EN - 211 | Policy |
 Anna Maria College Paxton | 3 | 3 | ENG 104 | Policy |
 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams | 3 | 6 | ENGL 100 College Writing I and ENGL 150 College Writing II | Policy |
| 4 | 4 | English credit | Policy | |
 Boston University Boston | 4 | 4 | CAS EN 100 or CGS HU1TR | Policy |
 Northeastern University Boston | 4 | 4 | ENGW1111 | Policy |
| 4 | 6 | ENGL 101, ENGL 9000 | Policy | |
 Boston College Chestnut Hill | 4 | 3 | Literature Core | Policy |
 Berklee College of Music Boston | 4 | 3 | LENG-223 | Policy |
 Tufts University Medford | 4 | 3 | ENG 0001 | Policy |
 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester | 4 | 3 | EN 1100 | Policy |
 Suffolk University Boston | 4 | 4 | ENG 130 | Policy |
 Bentley University Waltham | 4 | 3 | EMS 1100 | Policy |
| 4 | — | ENLT61 | Policy | |
 Emerson College Boston | 4 | 4 | Literary Perspective | Policy |
 Brandeis University Waltham | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 MCPHS University Boston | 4 | — | — | Policy |
 Holyoke Community College Holyoke | 4 | 3 | ENG 101 | Policy |
 College of the Holy Cross Worcester | 4 | 1 | — | Policy |
 Babson College Wellesley | 4 | 4 | WRT 1001 or LTA 2050 | Policy |
 Smith College Northampton | 4 | 4 | WRT 118 | Policy |
 Clark University Worcester | 4 | 4 | Score of 4: IDND 018: Expository Writing Score of 5: ENG 020: Introduction to Literary Analysis | Policy |
 Mount Holyoke College South Hadley | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Emmanuel College Boston | 4 | 4 | ENGL*1103 | Policy |
| 4 | 4 | ENG 101 | Policy | |
 Assumption University Worcester | 4 | 6 | ENG-130, ENG-140 | Policy |
 Lesley University Cambridge | 4 | 3 | CWRIT 1101 | Policy |
NECM | 4 | 2 | — | Policy |
 Montserrat College of Art Beverly | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
| 5 | 9 | — | Policy | |
 Westfield State University Westfield | 5 | 3 | ENGL 0215 | Policy |
 Wellesley College Wellesley | 5 | 1 | — | Policy |
AP English Literature and Composition 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 English Literature and Composition?+
66 colleges in Massachusetts publish a credit-bearing policy for AP English Literature and Composition. 37 of them (56%) award credit at a score of 3, 26 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 Literature and Composition score that earns credit in Massachusetts?+
3. University of Massachusetts-Lowell in Lowell awards credit at a score of 3, worth 3 credit hours, counting as ENGL.1010 or ENGL.1990. 37 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?+
65 of the 66 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.