AP Physics C: Mechanics credit at New York colleges

Every New York college with a published AP Physics C: Mechanics credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.

Quick answer

72 of 107 New York colleges (67%) award credit for AP Physics C: Mechanics at a score of 3. 33 require a 4 and 2 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at University at Buffalo (4 credit hours). 107 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.

Colleges that award credit for AP Physics C: Mechanics, with the minimum qualifying score, credit hours awarded and the equivalent course.
College	Min score	Credits	Counts as	Source
University at Buffalo Buffalo	3	4	APC999TR	Policy
Stony Brook University Stony Brook	3	2	—	Policy
CBMC CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York	3	4	PHY 215	Policy
CUNY Hunter College New York	3	3	—	Policy
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York	3	3	—	Policy
Syracuse University Syracuse	3	4	PHY 101 or 211 & 221	Policy
Binghamton University Vestal	3	4	Elective credit	Policy
Suffolk County Community College Selden	3	4	PHY 130, 132	Policy
CUNY Queens College Queens	3	3	LAE 499	Policy
CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn	3	—	PHYS 1433	Policy
University at Albany Albany	3	4	A-PHY 140, 145	Policy
CUNY City College New York	3	3	PHYS 99902	Policy
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York	3	4	PHY 203	Policy
Nassau Community College Garden City	3	4	PHY 122	Policy
CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City	3	6	ELEC 1000	Policy
CBC CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn	3	4	PHYS.-1000E	Policy
CUNY Lehman College Bronx	3	3	PHY-299	Policy
Farmingdale State College Farmingdale	3	8	PHY 143 & PHY 144	Policy
Monroe Community College Rochester	3	4	PHY 161	Policy
Fashion Institute of Technology New York	3	4	SC010	Policy
Empire State University Saratoga Springs	3	4	—	Policy
Hudson Valley Community College Troy	3	4	PHYS 150	Policy
Hofstra University Hempstead	3	3	LA 999	Policy
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz	3	3	PHY293	Policy
State University of New York at Cortland Cortland	3	4	PHY 105 Elementary Mechanics and Heat	Policy
State University of New York at Oswego Oswego	3	4	PHY XXXX	Policy
Mercy University Dobbs Ferry	3	4	PHYS161 or LLEE 111	Policy
Long Island University Brookville	3	4	LART Elective	Policy
SUNY Brockport Brockport	3	4	PHS 205	Policy
SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo	3	4	PHY1XX	Policy
CUNY York College Jamaica	3	3	PHYS 999	Policy
Ithaca College Ithaca	3	4	PHYS 18888 - Physics Elective	Policy
SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury	3	4	—	Policy
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo	3	4	N/PHYS 113, 114	Policy
SCP SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh	3	4	PHY103	Policy
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred Alfred	3	4	PHYS 1064-Physics for Engineering Science I	Policy
SJSU St. Joseph's University-New York Brooklyn	3	3	Core/Elective	Policy
New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury	3	4	PHYS 170	Policy
Molloy College Rockville Centre	3	4	PHY GEDL	Policy
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase	3	4	Physics I	Policy
Mohawk Valley Community College Utica	3	4	PH261	Policy
Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua	3	4	PHY 151 & PHY 152	Policy
SF SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia	3	—	PHYS 099	Policy
Niagara County Community College Sanborn	3	4	PHY 171 w/Lab	Policy
SUNY College of Technology at Canton Canton	3	8	PHYS 131 & 132: University Physics I & II	Policy
Iona University New Rochelle	3	8	PHY 102	Policy
Niagara University Niagara University	3	3	PHY 121	Policy
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Delhi	3	4	PHYS 210	Policy
Le Moyne College Syracuse	3	3	Free Elective Credit	Policy
University of Mount Saint Vincent Bronx	3	4	PHYS 170	Policy
Genesee Community College Batavia	3	4	PHY 131	Policy
SUNY College at Potsdam Potsdam	3	4	PHYS 103	Policy
St. Francis College Brooklyn	3	4	PHY-2001 General Physics I OR PHY-ELE Physics Elective (Gen Ed- Science at Work)	Policy
SUNY Morrisville Morrisville	3	4	PHYS 157 - Univ Physics I (Mechanics)	Policy
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Cobleskill	3	—	—	Policy
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica	3	3	—	Policy
Canisius University Buffalo	3	3	Free Elective	Policy
Marymount Manhattan College New York	3	4	PHYS 261	Policy
Wagner College Staten Island	3	—	PY132	Policy
Tompkins Cortland Community College Dryden	3	4	PHSC 211	Policy
D'Youville University Buffalo	3	4	PHY-101/L or PHY-111/L	Policy
Ulster County Community College Stone Ridge	3	4	PHY 109	Policy
SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck	3	3	GERN 000 General Education: Natural Sciences	Policy
Hartwick College Oneonta	3	4	PHYS-201	Policy
Dominican University New York Orangeburg	3	4	PY 221	Policy
Russell Sage College Troy	3	4	PHY 101/PHY 101L	Policy
Roberts Wesleyan University Rochester	3	4	Physics for Engineers & Scientists I	Policy
St. Thomas Aquinas College Sparkill	3	4	PHYS 201 & 211	Policy
Keuka College Keuka Park	3	4	PHY-201	Policy
Houghton University Houghton	3	4	Natural Science General Education	Policy
FTC Five Towns College Dix Hills	3	3	—	Policy
CCC Clinton Community College Plattsburgh	3	4	—	Policy
New York University New York	4	5	PHYS-UA 11 or PHYS-UA 91	Policy
Fordham University Bronx	4	3	—	Policy
College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island	4	4	PHY 120/121 & PHY 160/161	Policy
Columbia University in the City of New York New York	4	3	—	Policy
SUNY Westchester Community College Valhalla	4	—	PHYSC 121 - Engineering Physics 2 (and Lab)	Policy
Pace University New York	4	8	PHY 111 & 112	Policy
University of Rochester Rochester	4	—	Conditional credit granted for PHYS 113 or PHYS 121. Can be placed into PHYS 114, PHYS 122, or PHYS 142 and will earn credit upon completion of the course in which they are placed with a B- or better.	Policy
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy	4	4	PHYS 1100	Policy
CUNY Bronx Community College Bronx	4	—	PHY 31	Policy
Adelphi University Garden City	4	4	PHY Elective	Policy
Marist College Poughkeepsie	4	4	PHYS 211L & 213L	Policy
Touro University New York	4	4	CPP BLCR	Policy
Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn	4	3	all-Institute elective credits only	Policy
Siena College Loudonville	4	3	PHYS 130	Policy
CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn	4	—	—	Policy
Barnard College New York	4	3	—	Policy
SUNY Broome Community College Binghamton	4	4	PHY 161	Policy
Colgate University Hamilton	4	1	PHYS 111	Policy
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs	4	4	—	Policy
St. John Fisher University Rochester	4	4	PHYS Core course	Policy
Utica University Utica	4	4	PHY 152 - General Physics II	Policy
Clarkson University Potsdam	4	4	PH 131, Physics I	Policy
Vassar College Poughkeepsie	4	0.5	—	Policy
St Lawrence University Canton	4	1	Awarded by dept - 152	Policy
Nazareth University Rochester	4	4	PHY.Q 251, 203L	Policy
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse	4	4	—	Policy
Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva	4	1	—	Policy
Jefferson Community College Watertown	4	4	PHY 143	Policy
Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville	4	2	—	Policy
Alfred University Alfred	4	4	PHYS 125	Policy
United States Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point	4	—	PHYS	Policy
Elmira College Elmira	4	4	Mathematics and Natural Sciences Pillar	Policy
Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York	4	3	—	Policy
Yeshiva University New York	5	3	PHYS 1051R (Lecture only)	Policy
Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson	5	—	—	Policy

AP Physics C: Mechanics credit in other states

California 173 Pennsylvania 98 Ohio 92 Texas 89 Illinois 84 North Carolina 67 Florida 63 Massachusetts 61 Michigan 57 Washington 49 Virginia 49 Minnesota 45

How we ranked this

One row per New York 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 New York colleges give credit for AP Physics C: Mechanics?+

107 colleges in New York publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Physics C: Mechanics. 72 of them (67%) award credit at a score of 3, 33 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 Physics C: Mechanics score that earns credit in New York?+

3. University at Buffalo in Buffalo awards credit at a score of 3, worth 4 credit hours, counting as APC999TR. 72 New York colleges in total set their bar at a 3 or lower.

Does in-state residency change AP credit in New York?+

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 New York AP credit policies?+

107 of the 107 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.