AP European History credit at Massachusetts colleges
Every Massachusetts college with a published AP European History credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
39 of 64 Massachusetts colleges (61%) award credit for AP European History at a score of 3. 23 require a 4 and 2 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell (6 credit hours). 63 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 6 | HIST.1050 & HIST.1060 | Policy | |
 Bridgewater State University Bridgewater | 3 | 6 | HIST 111 & 112 | Policy |
 Berklee College of Music Boston | 3 | 3 | LHIS 217 | Policy |
 Quinsigamond Community College Worcester | 3 | 3 | HST 888 ELECTIVE | Policy |
 University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth | 3 | 6 | HST 101/102 | Policy |
 Bristol Community College Fall River | 3 | 6 | HST 222/HST 223 | Policy |
 Middlesex Community College Bedford | 3 | 6 | HST 000, HST 001 | Policy |
| 3 | — | HST269 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | HIS 134 | Policy | |
 Merrimack College North Andover | 3 | 4 | HIS 1120 | Policy |
 Springfield Technical Community College Springfield | 3 | 3 | SSC 290 | Policy |
 Worcester State University Worcester | 3 | 6 | HI-1XX | Policy |
 Massasoit Community College Brockton | 3 | — | HIST 102 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | HIST1XXX | Policy | |
 Westfield State University Westfield | 3 | 3 | HIST 0102 | Policy |
 Northern Essex Community College Haverhill | 3 | 3 | HIS112 | Policy |
 Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills | 3 | 3 | HS 102 | Policy |
 Endicott College Beverly | 3 | 3 | HST101 | Policy |
 Fitchburg State University Fitchburg | 3 | 6 | HIST 2113 & HIST 2990 | Policy |
 Framingham State University Framingham | 3 | 4 | HSTY 1TR | Policy |
MWCC | 3 | 3 | One History Elective | Policy |
 Western New England University Springfield | 3 | 3 | History Elective | Policy |
 Stonehill College Easton | 3 | 6 | HIS 800 and 801 History Electives | Policy |
 Cape Cod Community College West Barnstable | 3 | 3 | HIS162 | Policy |
 Springfield College Springfield | 3 | 3 | HISL 162 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Roxbury Community College Roxbury Crossing | 3 | 3 | SSI 102 | — |
 Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay | 3 | 3 | SS-1211 | Policy |
 Gordon College Wenham | 3 | 4 | Free elective | Policy |
 Greenfield Community College Greenfield | 3 | 3 | HIS 999 | Policy |
 Bay Path University Longmeadow | 3 | 6 | HIS 202 & HIS 203 | Policy |
 Lasell University Newton | 3 | 3 | HIST001 | Policy |
 Nichols College Dudley | 3 | 6 | HIST 114 The Medieval World (3 cr) & HIST 115 The Modern Age (3 cr) | Policy |
 Dean College Franklin | 3 | 3 | HIS-196 | Policy |
 Berkshire Community College Pittsfield | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
AIC American International College Springfield | 3 | 3 | SOG1009- Global Context Elective | Policy |
 Regis College Weston | 3 | — | HI - 108 | Policy |
 Anna Maria College Paxton | 3 | 3 | HST 109 or HST 110 | Policy |
 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams | 3 | 3 | HIST 104 Modern World Civilization | Policy |
| 4 | 8 | History 140 & 141 | Policy | |
 Boston University Boston | 4 | 4 | elective credit granted; no specific course equivalent | Policy |
 Northeastern University Boston | 4 | 4 | HIST1170 | Policy |
| 4 | 6 | HIST 211 & HIST 212 | Policy | |
 Boston College Chestnut Hill | 4 | 6 | History Core I and II | Policy |
 Tufts University Medford | 4 | 3 | HIST AP (A max of 6.0 Semester Hour Units in total can be awarded for history AP Exams.) | Policy |
 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester | 4 | 3 | HI 1100 | Policy |
 Suffolk University Boston | 4 | 8 | HST 101,102 | Policy |
 Bentley University Waltham | 4 | 3 | HI 329 | Policy |
 Emerson College Boston | 4 | 4 | History & Politics Perspective | Policy |
 Brandeis University Waltham | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 MCPHS University Boston | 4 | — | — | Policy |
 College of the Holy Cross Worcester | 4 | 1 | — | Policy |
 Babson College Wellesley | 4 | 4 | HSS 2050 | 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 | HIST 2120 (HI) | Policy |
| 4 | 4 | HIST 198 | Policy | |
 Assumption University Worcester | 4 | 6 | HIS-116, HIS-117 | Policy |
 Lesley University Cambridge | 4 | 3 | CHIST 2317 | Policy |
NECM | 4 | 2 | — | Policy |
 Montserrat College of Art Beverly | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
| 5 | 9 | — | Policy | |
 Wellesley College Wellesley | 5 | 1 | — | Policy |
AP European History 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 European History?+
64 colleges in Massachusetts publish a credit-bearing policy for AP European History. 39 of them (61%) award credit at a score of 3, 23 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 Massachusetts?+
3. University of Massachusetts-Lowell in Lowell awards credit at a score of 3, worth 6 credit hours, counting as HIST.1050 & HIST.1060. 39 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?+
63 of the 64 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.