AP Japanese Language and Culture credit at Massachusetts colleges
Every Massachusetts college with a published AP Japanese Language and Culture credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
29 of 46 Massachusetts colleges (63%) award credit for AP Japanese Language and Culture at a score of 3. 14 require a 4 and 3 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 1 at Williams College. 46 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
WC Williams College Williamstown | 1 | — | Department assigns | Policy |
| 3 | 8 | JAPAN 101 & JAPAN 102 | Policy | |
 Bridgewater State University Bridgewater | 3 | 6 | LAJA 101 & LAJA 102 | Policy |
 Berklee College of Music Boston | 3 | 3 | LJPN 171 | Policy |
BHCC | 3 | 6 | JPN 101-102 | Policy |
 Middlesex Community College Bedford | 3 | 6 | LAN 131, LAN 132 | Policy |
 Suffolk University Boston | 3 | 4 | JPN 101 | Policy |
| 3 | — | WLCT03 | Policy | |
| 3 | 12 | Score of 3 JAPN513 & JAPN514 Score of 4 JAPN515 Score of 5 JAPN516 | Policy | |
 Springfield Technical Community College Springfield | 3 | 6 | HUM 290 & 291 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | GNEL1XXX | Policy | |
 Westfield State University Westfield | 3 | 6 | ELEC 9998 | Policy |
 Northern Essex Community College Haverhill | 3 | 8 | — | Policy |
 Holyoke Community College Holyoke | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Endicott College Beverly | 3 | 3 | IDS108 | Policy |
 Fitchburg State University Fitchburg | 3 | 9 | FLNG 1990, 1991, 2990 (Transfer Electives) | Policy |
 Framingham State University Framingham | 3 | 4 | LANG 1TR | Policy |
MWCC | 3 | 3 | Humanities Elective | Policy |
 Western New England University Springfield | 3 | 6 | General Elective | Policy |
 Stonehill College Easton | 3 | 6 | FOR 800 and 801 Foreign Language Electives | Policy |
 Springfield College Springfield | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay | 3 | 3 | Humanities Group 2 | Policy |
 Gordon College Wenham | 3 | 4 | Free elective | Policy |
 Greenfield Community College Greenfield | 3 | 3 | HUM 999 | Policy |
 Bay Path University Longmeadow | 3 | 8 | General Elective | Policy |
 Nichols College Dudley | 3 | 6 | HUM 270 Special Topics in Humanities (3 cr) & HUM 270 Special Topics in Humanities (3 cr) | Policy |
AIC American International College Springfield | 3 | 3 | AHH1009- Humanities Elective | Policy |
 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams | 3 | 3 | MODL101 Elementary Language I | Policy |
 Boston University Boston | 4 | 4 | CAS LJ 212 | Policy |
 Northeastern University Boston | 4 | 4 | JPNS2101 | Policy |
 Boston College Chestnut Hill | 4 | 6 | 2 Slavic Language Electives and Language Proficiency | Policy |
 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester | 4 | 3 | HU 1100 | Policy |
 Bentley University Waltham | 4 | 3 | MLJA 201 | Policy |
 Emerson College Boston | 4 | 8 | World Languages Perspective | Policy |
 College of the Holy Cross Worcester | 4 | 1 | — | Policy |
 Babson College Wellesley | 4 | 4 | JPN1200 | Policy |
 Clark University Worcester | 4 | 4 | JAPN 104 - Intermediate Japanese II | Policy |
 Mount Holyoke College South Hadley | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
| 4 | 4 | JAPN 198 | Policy | |
 Lesley University Cambridge | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
NECM | 4 | 2 | — | Policy |
 Montserrat College of Art Beverly | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
| 5 | 9 | — | Policy | |
 Brandeis University Waltham | 5 | 4 | JAPN 30-level | Policy |
 Wellesley College Wellesley | 5 | 1 | — | Policy |
AP Japanese Language and Culture 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 Japanese Language and Culture?+
46 colleges in Massachusetts publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Japanese Language and Culture. 29 of them (63%) award credit at a score of 3, 14 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 Japanese Language and Culture score that earns credit in Massachusetts?+
1. Williams College in Williamstown awards credit at a score of 1, counting as Department assigns. 29 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?+
46 of the 46 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.