AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism credit: what score you need
The minimum qualifying score, credit hours and course equivalent at 1,703 colleges that publish an AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism policy.
Quick answer
1,224 of 1,703 colleges (72%) award credit for AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism at a score of 3. 443 require a 4 and 36 require a 5. The most commonly awarded amount is 4 credit hours. Each row below links to the college’s own published policy page. Data captured July 30, 2026.
Placement is not credit
A further 7 colleges publish an AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism policy that grants placement only — you may skip the introductory course, but you earn no credit hours toward the degree and the cost of those hours does not go away. Those colleges are deliberately excluded from the counts above.
Colleges that award credit for AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
Showing 120 of 1,703 colleges, lowest qualifying score first. Narrow by state below for the full list in your state.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, New Hampshire | 3 | 4 | PHY Elective | Policy |
 Grand Canyon University Phoenix, Arizona | 3 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, Arizona | 3 | 4 | PHY 112, 114 | Policy |
 Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, Texas | 3 | 4 | PHYS 207 or PHYS 227 | Policy |
 University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida | 3 | — | PHY 2054C | Policy |
 Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, Indiana | 3 | 4 | PHYS 102 | Policy |
 Liberty University Lynchburg, Virginia | 3 | 4 | PHYS 232 University Physics II | Policy |
 University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, Maryland | 3 | 4 | PHYS 122 | Policy |
 Lone Star College System The Woodlands, Texas | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1402 | Policy |
 Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, Ohio | 3 | 5 | Physics 1251 | Policy |
 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas | 3 | 4 | PHY 302L, 105N; or PHY 303L, 105N; or PHY 316, 116L; or PHY 317L, 105N | Policy |
 University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona | 3 | 3 | PHYS 103 | Policy |
 Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, Texas | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2426 | Policy |
 Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, Indiana | 3 | — | PHYS 1XXXX | Policy |
 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, Georgia | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2212 & PHYS 2212L | Policy |
 Florida International University Miami, Florida | 3 | 5 | PHY 2054/ 2049L | Policy |
 Houston Community College Houston, Texas | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2326 / 2126 University Physics II | Policy |
 University of Houston Houston, Texas | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1102, 1302 | Policy |
 California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, California | 3 | 4 | GE PHY SCI 5A (3), LAB 5C (1) | Policy |
 Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, Indiana | 3 | 3 | PHYS-UN 100 | Policy |
 University of South Florida Tampa, Florida | 3 | 4 | PHY 2054 (3) PHY 2054L (1) | Policy |
 University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | PHYSICS X15 | Policy |
 Valencia College Orlando, Florida | 3 | 4 | PHY 2054C | Policy |
 Miami Dade College Miami, Florida | 3 | 5 | PHY 2054 & PHY 2054L | Policy |
 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, Illinois | 3 | 3 | Physics 2-- | Policy |
 Texas State University San Marcos, Texas | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2126. 2326 | Policy |
 California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, California | 3 | 4 | PHYS 152 | Policy |
 University of Florida Gainesville, Florida | 3 | 5 | PHY 2054/L | Policy |
 University of California-San Diego La Jolla, California | 3 | 4 | Phys 1B | Policy |
 University of North Texas Denton, Texas | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1420/1440 | Policy |
 San Diego State University San Diego, California | 3 | 4 | PHYS 196 and PHYS 196L | Policy |
 University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, California | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, California | 3 | 4 | PHYSICS General “C” | Policy |
 Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2401 | Policy |
 California State University-Northridge Northridge, California | 3 | 4 | PHYS 220B/BL | Policy |
 The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 3 | 4 | PH 106 | Policy |
 Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida | 3 | 4 | PHY 2054C | Policy |
 University of California-Davis Davis, California | 3 | 4 | — | Policy |
 University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, Washington | 3 | 5 | PHYS 102 | Policy |
 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, Colorado | 3 | 4 | 4 lower-division Arts & Science credits that count toward the A&S Gen. Ed. Natural Science requirement and the CMCI Core Natural World requirement | Policy |
 The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, Texas | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1444 | Policy |
 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, Minnesota | 3 | 4 | Physics 1302 | Policy |
 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, Virginia | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2206 and PHYS 2216 | Policy |
 University of Maryland-College Park College Park, Maryland | 3 | 4 | Lab Science (DSNL) | Policy |
 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas | 3 | 3 | PHY 1963 | Policy |
 Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon | 3 | 4 | PH 106 | Policy |
 University of California-Irvine Irvine, California | 3 | 4 | Elective credit only | Policy |
 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 3 | 3 | PHYS 2113 | Policy |
 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, Ohio | 3 | 5 | PHYS 2002 & PHYS 2002L | Policy |
 University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, South Carolina | 3 | 4 | PHYS 202 and 202L | Policy |
 California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, California | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
 College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas | 3 | 4 | PHYS 20404 | Policy |
 Georgia State University Atlanta, Georgia | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2212K | Policy |
 George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia | 3 | 4 | PHYS 245, 246 | Policy |
 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, Texas | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1402 or PHYS 2426 | Policy |
 San Jose State University San Jose, California | 3 | 4 | PHYS 051 | Policy |
 North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina | 3 | 4 | PY 131 | Policy |
 University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1010 & PHYS 1XXX | Policy |
 Austin Community College District Austin, Texas | 3 | — | PHYS 1402 or PHYS 2426** | Policy |
 Collin County Community College District McKinney, Texas | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2426 | Policy |
 Mt San Antonio College Walnut, California | 3 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, Colorado | 3 | 3 | PH 1++3L | Policy |
 East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, California | 3 | 4 | — | Policy |
 California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, California | 3 | 4 | PHY 1020 | Policy |
 University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada | 3 | 3 | General Education Science without Lab | Policy |
 Broward College Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 3 | 4 | PHY 2054/ PHY 2054L | Policy |
 Ashford University San Diego, California | 3 | 4 | SCIENTIFIC REASONING COMPETENCY | Policy |
 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2102 + lab | Policy |
 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Florida | 3 | 4 | PHY 2054/2054L | Policy |
 University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California | 3 | 4 | Physics 6B + 6BL | Policy |
 University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky | 3 | 4 | PHY 232 | Policy |
 University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, Missouri | 3 | 4 | Physics 1220 | Policy |
 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, Texas | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2326 and 2126 | Policy |
 Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, Arizona | 3 | 4 | PHY 112 | Policy |
 Clemson University Clemson, South Carolina | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2210, 2230 | Policy |
 University of California-Riverside Riverside, California | 3 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Santa Ana College Santa Ana, California | 3 | 4 | PHYS 227 | Policy |
 Long Beach City College Long Beach, California | 3 | 4 | PHYS 99P | — |
 University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, Illinois | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Washington State University Pullman, Washington | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, California | 3 | 9 | PHYS 123 and Elective Units | Policy |
 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, Oklahoma | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1114 | Policy |
 California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, California | 3 | 4 | — | Policy |
 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, Texas | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Santa Monica College Santa Monica, California | 3 | 4 | Physics 7 | Policy |
 California State University-Fresno Fresno, California | 3 | 4 | PHYS 4B & PHYS 4BL | Policy |
 Georgia Southern University Statesboro, Georgia | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2212K | Policy |
 Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, Oklahoma | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2114 | Policy |
 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia | 3 | 5 | PHYS 208 | Policy |
 Pasadena City College Pasadena, California | 3 | 5 | PHYS 031B | Policy |
 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 3 | 3 | PHYS Elective | Policy |
 The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, Texas | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2421 | Policy |
 Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, Florida | 3 | 5 | PHY2054, 2049L | Policy |
 James Madison University Harrisonburg, Virginia | 3 | 4 | PHYS 150 & PHYS 150L | Policy |
 Utah State University Logan, Utah | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1010 (BPS) + PHYS 1015 | Policy |
 University at Buffalo Buffalo, New York | 3 | 4 | APC999TR | Policy |
 San Francisco State University San Francisco, California | 3 | 4 | — | Policy |
 East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina | 3 | 5 | PHYS 2360, 1261 | Policy |
 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon | 3 | 4 | Physics elective (1 Science Area course) | Policy |
 Appalachian State University Boone, North Carolina | 3 | 5 | PHY 1180 & 1161 | Policy |
 Kent State University at Kent Kent, Ohio | 3 | 5 | PHY 23102 | Policy |
 Grand Valley State University Allendale, Michigan | 3 | 5 | PHY general credit | Policy |
 University of Mississippi University, Mississippi | 3 | 4 | Phys 2xx | Policy |
 University of Delaware Newark, Delaware | 3 | 3 | PHYS 166DE | Policy |
FCC Fresno City College Fresno, California | 3 | 4 | A: Natural Sciences | — |
 St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, Florida | 3 | 4 | PHY X054C or PHY X054/X054L | Policy |
 Cerritos College Norwalk, California | 3 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, North Carolina | 3 | 4 | PHY 252 | Policy |
 Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, Ohio | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2056, PHYS 2057 | Policy |
 Illinois State University Normal, Illinois | 3 | 4 | PHY111 | Policy |
 Portland Community College Portland, Oregon | 3 | 4 | PHY 103 | Policy |
 Sam Houston State University Huntsville, Texas | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1422 | Policy |
 Mississippi State University Mississippi State, Mississippi | 3 | 3 | PH 1133 | Policy |
 University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, California | 3 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, Florida | 3 | 4 | PHY2054C or PHYX054/PHYX054L | Policy |
 West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia | 3 | 4 | PHYS 112 | Policy |
 Old Dominion University Norfolk, Virginia | 3 | 4 | PHYS 112N | Policy |
 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, New York | 3 | 2 | — | Policy |
 Riverside City College Riverside, California | 3 | 4 | Physics 4B | Policy |
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism credit by state
How we ranked this
One row per 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 are excluded and counted separately above. Where a college publishes only a major-specific rule, we do not promote it to a school-wide minimum. Credit hours and course equivalents are reproduced as the college published them; “—” means the college published no value for that field. Colleges are ordered by minimum score, then by enrolment, so the easiest routes to credit appear first — this is not a quality ranking.
Frequently asked questions
What AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism score do you need for college credit?+
Of the 1,703 colleges with a published AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism credit policy, 1,224 (72%) award credit at a score of 3, 443 require a 4, and 36 require a 5. There is no single national threshold — the requirement is set by each college, so check the table on this page for the schools on your list.
How many college credits is AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism worth?+
The most commonly published award is 4 credit hours, but it varies by college and by the score earned — several colleges award more hours for a 4 or 5 than for a 3. The Credits column in the table shows each college's own published figure; a dash means the college publishes a policy but no credit-hour number, and we do not estimate one.
Do all colleges accept AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism?+
No. This page covers the 1,703 colleges that publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, plus 7 more whose policy for this exam grants placement only — permission to skip a course without earning credit hours. Colleges absent from this list either publish no policy for this exam or grant nothing for it. Absence here is not proof a college rejects the exam; it means we have no published rule to cite.
Where can I verify a college's AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism policy?+
Every row links to the college's own advanced-standing or AP credit page in the Source column. That page is authoritative and current; our copy is a snapshot taken July 30, 2026. Policies change between admission cycles, so verify at the source before counting on credit in a graduation plan.
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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.