AP European History credit at Illinois colleges
Every Illinois college with a published AP European History credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
67 of 82 Illinois colleges (82%) award credit for AP European History at a score of 3. 13 require a 4 and 2 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (3 credit hours). 82 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | History 1-- | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | History | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | Humanities general education elective OR IAI H2 901 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | HIST 112 | Policy | |
 College of Lake County Grayslake | 3 | 6 | HST 123 & 124 | Policy |
 Joliet Junior College Joliet | 3 | 3 | SSC 101E (social science elective) | Policy |
 Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville | 3 | 3 | HIST 111A or 111B | Policy |
 William Rainey Harper College Palatine | 3 | 4 | HST 141 | Policy |
 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale | 3 | 6 | HIST 205A/B: History of Western Civilization | Policy |
 Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills | 3 | 3 | HIS-102 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | HIS 101 | Policy | |
 Columbia College Chicago Chicago | 3 | 3 | HIST 123 Modern Europe | Policy |
 Triton College River Grove | 3 | 3 | HIS 121 | Policy |
 Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove | 3 | 6 | HIS 111 & HIS 112 | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | Hist 115 & 116 | Policy | |
ICC Illinois Central College East Peoria | 3 | 3 | HIST 117 | Policy |
 Eastern Illinois University Charleston | 3 | 3 | HIS Elective | Policy |
 Rock Valley College Rockford | 3 | 3 | HST 140 | Policy |
 National Louis University Chicago | 3 | 5 | — | Policy |
 Aurora University Aurora | 3 | 4 | History Elective | Policy |
 Lincoln Land Community College Springfield | 3 | 4 | — | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | HIST 111B | Policy | |
 Bradley University Peoria | 3 | 3 | Western Civilization 102 | Policy |
 Lewis University Romeoville | 3 | 3 | HIST 10600 | Policy |
 Parkland College Champaign | 3 | — | HIS 289 | Policy |
 Saint Xavier University Chicago | 3 | 6 | HIST 209-210 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | HIST 102 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | HUM 200 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Morton College Cicero | 3 | 6 | HIS 103 & HIS 104 | Policy |
 Roosevelt University Chicago | 3 | 3 | HIST 121 | Policy |
 Governors State University University Park | 3 | 3 | HIST 2710 | Policy |
 Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais | 3 | 3 | HIST 200 | Policy |
 Prairie State College Chicago Heights | 3 | — | HIST 151 | Policy |
 Black Hawk College Moline | 3 | — | Elective | Policy |
 John A Logan College Carterville | 3 | 3 | HIS 101 | Policy |
 South Suburban College South Holland | 3 | 6 | HIS109 and HIS110 | Policy |
 Kankakee Community College Kankakee | 3 | 3 | Elective | Policy |
IVCC | 3 | 6 | HIS 1000 and HIS 1001 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | HIST 1HT (QHT) | Policy | |
 Kishwaukee College Malta | 3 | 3 | HIS 145 | Policy |
 Moody Bible Institute Chicago | 3 | 6 | Humanities or Open Elective | Policy |
 Millikin University Decatur | 3 | 3 | HI201 or HI202 | Policy |
 Chicago State University Chicago | 3 | 3 | Elective Credit | Policy |
 Richland Community College Decatur | 3 | — | HIST 111 | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | HIS 101 & HIS 102 | Policy | |
DACC Danville Area Community College Danville | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
 Concordia University-Chicago River Forest | 3 | 3 | HIS 1110 | Policy |
 University of St Francis Joliet | 3 | 3 | HIST 112 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | HIS 132 | Policy | |
 Carl Sandburg College Galesburg | 3 | 6 | Elective Credit | Policy |
 Quincy University Quincy | 3 | 3 | HIS 316 | Policy |
 Rockford University Rockford | 3 | 3 | HIST 209 | Policy |
 Illinois College Jacksonville | 3 | 4 | HI 114 | Policy |
 Greenville University Greenville | 3 | 3 | Humanities-History | Policy |
 Trinity Christian College Palos Heights | 3 | 3 | History 104 | Policy |
 Spoon River College Canton | 3 | 6 | HIS160/161 | Policy |
 Monmouth College Monmouth | 3 | 4 | 100 level History elective credit/Social Science Inquiry | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | HIS 116 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | HIS 1111 or HIS 1112 | Policy | |
 Wabash Valley College Mount Carmel | 3 | 3 | HIS 1111 or HIS 1112 | Policy |
 Eureka College Eureka | 3 | 3 | HIS113, Survey of European History to 1660 | Policy |
 Lincoln Trail College Robinson | 3 | 3 | HIS 1111 or HIS 1112 | Policy |
 Principia College Elsah | 3 | 3 | HIST 140 | Policy |
FCC Frontier Community College Fairfield | 3 | 3 | HIS 1111 or HIS 1112 | Policy |
TIUI | 3 | 3 | HI 202 | Policy |
 Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences Rock Island | 3 | 3 | Humanities Elective | Policy |
 DePaul University Chicago | 4 | 4 | One from HST 171, 172 or 173 | Policy |
 Loyola University Chicago Chicago | 4 | 6 | HIST 101 and HIST 102 | Policy |
 Augustana College Rock Island | 4 | 8 | HIST-115, 116 | Policy |
NCC North Central College Naperville | 4 | 4 | HIST elective (European, 100-level) | Policy |
 University of Illinois Springfield Springfield | 4 | 3 | HIS 202 | Policy |
 Dominican University River Forest | 4 | 3 | HIST 102 | Policy |
 Wheaton College Wheaton | 4 | 4 | HIST 2XX | Policy |
 North Park University Chicago | 4 | 4 | HIST 2200/2210 | Policy |
 Lake Forest College Lake Forest | 4 | 1.0 | HIST 208 OR HIST 209 | Policy |
 McKendree University Lebanon | 4 | 6 | HIS-313 (Early Modern Europe 1450-1815) & HIS-314 (Modern Europe 1815-1945) | Policy |
 Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington | 4 | 1 | Elective100 level elective, CHC | Policy |
 Knox College Galesburg | 4 | 1 | HIST 105 and HIST 106 | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Northwestern University Evanston | 5 | 2 | HISTORY 2EU | Policy |
 University of Chicago Chicago | 5 | 100 | — | Policy |
AP European History credit in other states
How we ranked this
One row per Illinois 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 Illinois colleges give credit for AP European History?+
82 colleges in Illinois publish a credit-bearing policy for AP European History. 67 of them (82%) award credit at a score of 3, 13 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 European History score that earns credit in Illinois?+
3. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Champaign awards credit at a score of 3, worth 3 credit hours, counting as History 1--. 67 Illinois colleges in total set their bar at a 3 or lower.
Does in-state residency change AP credit in Illinois?+
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 Illinois AP credit policies?+
82 of the 82 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.