AP French Language and Culture credit at Pennsylvania colleges
Every Pennsylvania college with a published AP French Language and Culture credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
66 of 102 Pennsylvania colleges (65%) award credit for AP French Language and Culture at a score of 3. 33 require a 4 and 3 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at West Chester University of Pennsylvania (9 credit hours). 101 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 | 9 | FRE 102, FRE 201 and FRE 202 | Policy |
 Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia | 3 | 6 | FREN 101 and FREN 102 | Policy |
 Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg | 3 | 8 | FRCH 101 Elem French I FRCH 102 Elem French II | Policy |
 Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg | 3 | 3 | FREN 101 Elementary French 1 | Policy |
 Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh | 3 | 6 | FRE 101 & 102 | Policy |
 Pennsylvania Western University California | 3 | 3 | FREN 1001 | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | MDLA 102 and MDLA 112 | Policy | |
 Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell | 3 | 6 | FRE 101 and FRE 102 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | FRE 101 Elementary French I | Policy | |
| 3 | 4 | FRNC 201 | Policy | |
 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock | 3 | 9 | FREN 101/102/103 | Policy |
| 3 | 12 | FRE101, FRE102, FRE103 and FRE104 | Policy | |
 Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville | 3 | 3 | FREN 101 | Policy |
 Duquesne University Pittsburgh | 3 | 6 | MLFR 101, 102 | Policy |
| 3 | — | FREN 110 | Policy | |
 East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg | 3 | 3 | MLFR 214 | Policy |
 Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville | 3 | 3 | FRN 105 | Policy |
PCT Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport | 3 | 6 | Foreign Language | Policy |
 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg | 3 | 3 | FREN 103 | Policy |
PSUP | 3 | 12 | FR 001, 002, 003 | Policy |
| 3 | — | LAN 29X | Policy | |
| 3 | 6 | FRN101 and FRN102 | Policy | |
| 3 | 12 | French 001, 002, 003 | Policy | |
 Robert Morris University Moon Township | 3 | — | FREN 1010 | Policy |
 Widener University Chester | 3 | 3 | FREN 200 ELECTIVE | Policy |
 Lafayette College Easton | 3 | 1 | French 102 or 112 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | FREN 232 | Policy | |
| 3 | 12 | FR 001, 002, 003 | Policy | |
 Point Park University Pittsburgh | 3 | 6 | FREN 101, 102 | Policy |
 Messiah University Mechanicsburg | 3 | 6 | FREN 101, 102 | Policy |
 Holy Family University Philadelphia | 3 | 6 | FREN 103 & 104 | Policy |
 DeSales University Center Valley | 3 | 3 | Cultural Awareness Elective | Policy |
 Eastern University Saint Davids | 3 | 6 | FREN-101 & FREN-102 | Policy |
 Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre | 3 | 6 | FL 101, FL elective | Policy |
| 3 | 12 | FR 001, 002, 003 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | FREN 201 | Policy | |
 Marywood University Scranton | 3 | 6 | FREN 150 and 3 credits of 100-level FREN elective | Policy |
 Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown | 3 | 4 | FR211 | Policy |
 Arcadia University Glenside | 3 | 4 | FR102 | Policy |
 Delaware Valley University Doylestown | 3 | 3 | Elective (3 cr) | Policy |
 Misericordia University Dallas | 3 | 3 | Core Free Elective or Free Elective | Policy |
 Seton Hill University Greensburg | 3 | 3 | SFR 100 Intro to French Lang & Culture I | Policy |
 Saint Francis University Loretto | 3 | — | — | Policy |
 Immaculata University Immaculata | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| 3 | 12 | Fr 001, 002, 003 | Policy | |
 Waynesburg University Waynesburg | 3 | 3 | LAN 195, Special Topics in Language | Policy |
 Geneva College Beaver Falls | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | FR 0201, 0202 | Policy | |
 Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia | 3 | 3 | FREN-103 | Policy |
PSUP | 3 | 12 | French 001, 002, 003 | Policy |
| 3 | 12 | French 001, 002, 003 | Policy | |
 Cairn University-Langhorne Langhorne | 3 | 3 | Free Elective | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | HLF 101 | Policy | |
| 3 | 12 | Fr 001, 002, 003 | Policy | |
PSUP Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill Schuylkill Haven | 3 | 12 | French 001, 002, 003 | Policy |
PSUP | 3 | 12 | French 001, 002, 003 | Policy |
| 3 | 12 | French 001, 002, 003 | Policy | |
| 3 | 12 | FR 001, 002, 003 | Policy | |
MC Manor College Jenkintown | 3 | — | — | Policy |
PSUP Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington New Kensington | 3 | 12 | FR 001, 002, 003 | Policy |
PSUP Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly Lemont Furnace | 3 | 12 | Fr 001, 002, 003 | Policy |
| 3 | 12 | FR 001, 002, 003 | Policy | |
| 3 | 12 | French 001, 002, 003 | Policy | |
| 3 | 12 | French 001, 002, 003 | Policy | |
 Bryn Athyn College of the New Church Bryn Athyn | 3 | 3 | Fren102 | Policy |
| 3 | 12 | French 001, 002, 003 | Policy | |
 Temple University Philadelphia | 4 | 6 | French UL Elective | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | FR 0103 | Policy | |
 Drexel University Philadelphia | 4 | 4 | FREN 103 | Policy |
 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh | 4 | 9 | 82-013 | Policy |
 Villanova University Villanova | 4 | 6 | FFS 1119 & FFS 1120 | Policy |
 Lehigh University Bethlehem | 4 | 4 | FREN 011 | Policy |
 Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia | 4 | — | FRE 202 | Policy |
 Bucknell University Lewisburg | 4 | 1 | 100 level French Elective | Policy |
 University of Scranton Scranton | 4 | — | FREN 211 Students must take the Language Placement Test in order to continue language studies. | Policy |
 Grove City College Grove City | 4 | 3 | FREN 202 | Policy |
 Gettysburg College Gettysburg | 4 | 1 | FREN 202 / Second Language Counts toward requirement, but does not fulfill | Policy |
 Dickinson College Carlisle | 4 | — | FREN 200-level | Policy |
 Susquehanna University Selinsgrove | 4 | 4 | 200-level French elective | Policy |
 Moravian University Bethlehem | 4 | 4 | FREN 110 | Policy |
 University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown | 4 | 3 | FR 0103 | Policy |
 Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster | 4 | 1 | FRN 250 (satisfies Language Study requirement; placement required for further study) | Policy |
 Muhlenberg College Allentown | 4 | 1 | FRC 204 | Policy |
 Lebanon Valley College Annville | 4 | 6 | FRN 201, 202 | Policy |
 Swarthmore College Swarthmore | 4 | 1 | — | Policy |
 Ursinus College Collegeville | 4 | 8 | FREN 201 and 202 | Policy |
 Haverford College Haverford | 4 | .5 | — | Policy |
 University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg | 4 | 3 | FR 0103 | Policy |
 Albright College Reading | 4 | — | FRE 301 | Policy |
 Saint Vincent College Latrobe | 4 | 3 | FR 203 | Policy |
 Chatham University Pittsburgh | 4 | 3 | LNG131 | Policy |
 Allegheny College Meadville | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Juniata College Huntingdon | 4 | 3 | FR-1XXTR | Policy |
 Washington & Jefferson College Washington | 4 | — | FRN-207 | Policy |
 Mount Aloysius College Cresson | 4 | 3 | — | — |
 Lycoming College Williamsport | 4 | 4 | FRN 111 | Policy |
 Cedar Crest College Allentown | 4 | 3 | FRE 999 | Policy |
 Wilson College Chambersburg | 4 | 6 | — | Policy |
 University of Pittsburgh-Titusville Titusville | 4 | 3 | FR 0101 | Policy |
 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia | 5 | 1 | French 1000 (1.cu.) (fulfills language requirement) | Policy |
 Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr | 5 | 1 | — | Policy |
 Thiel College Greenville | 5 | 3 | FREN 150 | Policy |
AP French Language and Culture 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 French Language and Culture?+
102 colleges in Pennsylvania publish a credit-bearing policy for AP French Language and Culture. 66 of them (65%) award credit at a score of 3, 33 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 French Language and Culture score that earns credit in Pennsylvania?+
3. West Chester University of Pennsylvania in West Chester awards credit at a score of 3, worth 9 credit hours, counting as FRE 102, FRE 201 and FRE 202. 66 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?+
101 of the 102 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.