AP Environmental Science credit at Massachusetts colleges
Every Massachusetts college with a published AP Environmental Science credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
35 of 61 Massachusetts colleges (57%) award credit for AP Environmental Science at a score of 3. 25 require a 4 and 1 requires a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at University of Massachusetts-Boston (3 credit hours). 61 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | ENVSCI 120 | Policy | |
 Bridgewater State University Bridgewater | 3 | 8 | — | Policy |
 Berklee College of Music Boston | 3 | 3 | LMSC 318 | Policy |
 Quinsigamond Community College Worcester | 3 | 4 | BIO 105 or SCI 109 or SCI 110 | Policy |
 University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth | 3 | 3 | SCI 800 | Policy |
 Bristol Community College Fall River | 3 | 3 | EGR 141 | Policy |
 Middlesex Community College Bedford | 3 | 3 | SCI 000 | Policy |
 Suffolk University Boston | 3 | 3 | SCI ELECTIVE | Policy |
| 3 | — | BIO208 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | GEO 108 | Policy | |
 Merrimack College North Andover | 3 | 4 | BIO 2009 | Policy |
 Springfield Technical Community College Springfield | 3 | 4 | BIO 141/L | Policy |
 Worcester State University Worcester | 3 | 3 | Environmental Science elective; LASC NSP credit | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | SCIN1000 | Policy | |
 Westfield State University Westfield | 3 | 4 | ENVS 9998 | Policy |
 Northern Essex Community College Haverhill | 3 | 4 | ERS125 | Policy |
 Holyoke Community College Holyoke | 3 | 4 | ENV 120 | Policy |
 Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills | 3 | 4 | EV 103 | Policy |
 Fitchburg State University Fitchburg | 3 | 3 | BIOL 1010 | Policy |
 Framingham State University Framingham | 3 | 4 | ENVS 101 | Policy |
MWCC | 3 | 3 | EAS 110 | Policy |
 Western New England University Springfield | 3 | 3 | BIO 153 | Policy |
 Stonehill College Easton | 3 | 3 | ENV 200 Principles of Environmental Science | Policy |
 Cape Cod Community College West Barnstable | 3 | 4 | ENV118 | Policy |
 Springfield College Springfield | 3 | 4 | PHSC 105 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay | 3 | 3 | MS-1211 | Policy |
 Gordon College Wenham | 3 | 4 | Free elective | Policy |
 Bay Path University Longmeadow | 3 | 4 | BIO 240 & BIO 240L | Policy |
 Lasell University Newton | 3 | 3 | ENV211/BIO207 | Policy |
 Nichols College Dudley | 3 | 3 | ESCI 200 Lab Science Elective (3 cr) | Policy |
 Dean College Franklin | 3 | 3 | PSC-181 | Policy |
AIC American International College Springfield | 3 | 4 | BIO1130- Environmental Biology | Policy |
 Anna Maria College Paxton | 3 | 4 | SCI 101 | Policy |
 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams | 3 | 4 | ENVI 152H Introduction to Environmental Systems | Policy |
| 4 | 4 | Envsci 101 | Policy | |
 Boston University Boston | 4 | 4 | CAS EE 100 | Policy |
 Northeastern University Boston | 4 | 4 | ENVR1101 | Policy |
| 4 | 4 | ENVI.1100, ENVI.1120L | Policy | |
 Boston College Chestnut Hill | 4 | 3 | 1 Natural Science Core | Policy |
BHCC | 4 | 4 | ENV 105 | Policy |
 Tufts University Medford | 4 | 3 | BIO 0007 (Awards general credit for Engineering students; does not satisfy Engineering course requirements.) | Policy |
 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester | 4 | 3 | ENV 1000 | Policy |
 Bentley University Waltham | 4 | 3 | NAS 1123 | Policy |
 Emerson College Boston | 4 | 4 | Scientific Perspective | Policy |
 Brandeis University Waltham | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 MCPHS University Boston | 4 | — | — | Policy |
 Endicott College Beverly | 4 | 4 | ENV 131/131L | Policy |
 College of the Holy Cross Worcester | 4 | 1 | — | Policy |
 Babson College Wellesley | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Smith College Northampton | 4 | 4 | no designated course | Policy |
 Clark University Worcester | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Mount Holyoke College South Hadley | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Emmanuel College Boston | 4 | 4 | NSL*REQ (NSL) | Policy |
| 4 | 4 | BIO 198 | Policy | |
 Assumption University Worcester | 4 | 4 | ENV-150 | Policy |
 Lesley University Cambridge | 4 | 4 | CPHYS 1110 | Policy |
 Greenfield Community College Greenfield | 4 | 4 | BIO 120 | Policy |
NECM | 4 | 2 | — | Policy |
 Montserrat College of Art Beverly | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Wellesley College Wellesley | 5 | 1 | — | Policy |
AP Environmental Science 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 Environmental Science?+
61 colleges in Massachusetts publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Environmental Science. 35 of them (57%) award credit at a score of 3, 25 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 Environmental Science score that earns credit in Massachusetts?+
3. University of Massachusetts-Boston in Boston awards credit at a score of 3, worth 3 credit hours, counting as ENVSCI 120. 35 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?+
61 of the 61 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.