AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism credit at Massachusetts colleges

Every Massachusetts college with a published AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.

Quick answer

25 of 58 Massachusetts colleges (43%) award credit for AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism at a score of 3. 30 require a 4 and 3 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell (4 credit hours). 58 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.

Colleges that award credit for AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, with the minimum qualifying score, credit hours awarded and the equivalent course.
College	Min score	Credits	Counts as	Source
University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell	3	4	PHYS.1440 and PHYS.1440L	Policy
Berklee College of Music Boston	3	3	LMSC 306	Policy
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth	3	3	SCI 800	Policy
Bristol Community College Fall River	3	4	PHY 212	Policy
Middlesex Community College Bedford	3	4	PHY 172	Policy
Suffolk University Boston	3	3	PHYS 152	Policy
Salem State University Salem	3	—	PHS222	Policy
North Shore Community College Danvers	3	4	PHY 301	Policy
Merrimack College North Andover	3	4	PHY 2212	Policy
Springfield Technical Community College Springfield	3	4	PHY 232/L	Policy
Northern Essex Community College Haverhill	3	4	PHS132	Policy
Holyoke Community College Holyoke	3	4	PHS 112	Policy
Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills	3	4	PY 104	Policy
Framingham State University Framingham	3	4	PHYS 2TR	Policy
MWCC Mount Wachusett Community College Gardner	3	4	PHY 120	Policy
Western New England University Springfield	3	4	PHYS 134	Policy
Stonehill College Easton	3	3	PHY 800 Physics Elective	Policy
Springfield College Springfield	3	4	PHYS 211	Policy
Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston	3	3	—	Policy
Gordon College Wenham	3	4	Free elective	Policy
Bay Path University Longmeadow	3	4	PHS 202 & PHS 202L	Policy
Nichols College Dudley	3	3	ESCI 200 Lab Science Elective (3 cr)	Policy
Berkshire Community College Pittsfield	3	4	ENT-161	Policy
AIC American International College Springfield	3	4	PHY1600/01- General Physics I	Policy
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams	3	4	PHYS 251 Introduction to Electricity and Magnetism	Policy
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst	4	4	Physics 152	Policy
Boston University Boston	4	4	CAS PY 212 or CAS PY 252	Policy
Northeastern University Boston	4	5	PHYS1155/1156 & PHYS1157	Policy
University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston	4	4	PHYSIC 904T	Policy
Boston College Chestnut Hill	4	3	1 Natural Science Core	Policy
BHCC Bunker Hill Community College Boston	4	4	PHYS-252	Policy
Quinsigamond Community College Worcester	4	4	PHY 107	Policy
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester	4	3	PH 1120	Policy
Bentley University Waltham	4	3	NAS 1123	Policy
Emerson College Boston	4	4	Scientific Perspective	Policy
Worcester State University Worcester	4	4	PY-242	Policy
Brandeis University Waltham	4	4	PHYS 11b	Policy
Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston	4	4	PHYS1250	Policy
Westfield State University Westfield	4	4	PHSC 0127	Policy
MCPHS University Boston	4	—	—	Policy
Endicott College Beverly	4	4	PHY201/201L	Policy
College of the Holy Cross Worcester	4	1	—	Policy
Fitchburg State University Fitchburg	4	4	PHYS 2700	Policy
Babson College Wellesley	4	4	NST1050	Policy
Smith College Northampton	4	4	PHY 113, PHY 118	Policy
Clark University Worcester	4	4	—	Policy
Mount Holyoke College South Hadley	4	4	—	Policy
WC Williams College Williamstown	4	—	Department assigns	Policy
Emmanuel College Boston	4	4	PHYS 2202 (NSL)	Policy
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton	4	4	PHYS 171	Policy
Assumption University Worcester	4	4	PHY-202H	Policy
Lesley University Cambridge	4	4	CPHYS 2250	Policy
Regis College Weston	4	—	PY-214	Policy
NECM The New England Conservatory of Music Boston	4	2	—	Policy
Montserrat College of Art Beverly	4	3	—	Policy
Tufts University Medford	5	5	PHY 0012	Policy
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge	5	—	8.01	Policy
Wellesley College Wellesley	5	1	PHYS 106 OR 108	Policy

AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism credit in other states

California 172 New York 104 Ohio 91 Pennsylvania 91 Texas 85 Illinois 82 North Carolina 65 Florida 61 Michigan 55 Virginia 47 Georgia 46 Washington 46

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 Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism?+

58 colleges in Massachusetts publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism. 25 of them (43%) award credit at a score of 3, 30 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 Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism score that earns credit in Massachusetts?+

3. University of Massachusetts-Lowell in Lowell awards credit at a score of 3, worth 4 credit hours, counting as PHYS.1440 and PHYS.1440L. 25 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?+

58 of the 58 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.