AP Spanish Language and Culture credit at North Carolina colleges
Every North Carolina college with a published AP Spanish Language and Culture credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
71 of 79 North Carolina colleges (90%) award credit for AP Spanish Language and Culture at a score of 3. 7 require a 4 and 1 requires a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at North Carolina State University at Raleigh (3 credit hours). 78 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | WLS 102 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | SPAN 2202 | Policy | |
 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill | 3 | 3 | SPAN Elective, Placement into SPAN 203 | Policy |
 East Carolina University Greenville | 3 | 12 | SPAN 1001-02/2003-04 | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | SNH 1040 & 1050 | Policy | |
| 3 | 6 | SPA 111 and SPA 112 | Policy | |
 University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington | 3 | 3 | SPN 201 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | SPA 203 | Policy | |
 Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte | 3 | 4 | SPA 111/181 | Policy |
 North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro | 3 | 6 | SPAN 101 & 102 | Policy |
 Western Carolina University Cullowhee | 3 | 6 | SPAN 102, 231, P6: World Cultures | Policy |
 Cape Fear Community College Wilmington | 3 | 6 | SPA 111 & 112 | Policy |
FTCC Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville | 3 | 3 | SPA 111 | Policy |
 Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown | 3 | 3 | SPA111 | Policy |
 Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem | 3 | 3 | SPA 111 Elementary Spanish I | Policy |
 Fayetteville State University Fayetteville | 3 | 6 | SPAN 110, SPAN 120 | Policy |
 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem | 3 | — | SPA 154 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | SPANISH 1191, 2100 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | Spanish 2310 | Policy | |
PCC Pitt Community College Winterville | 3 | 3 | SPA 111 | Policy |
 Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem | 3 | 3 | SPA2311 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | SPA 112 & 182 | Policy | |
 Johnston Community College Smithfield | 3 | 6 | SPA 111 & 112 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | SPAN 210 | Policy | |
 Coastal Carolina Community College Jacksonville | 3 | 5 | SPAN 115 | Policy |
 Wingate University Wingate | 3 | 6 | SPAN 101-102 | Policy |
 Davidson-Davie Community College Thomasville | 3 | 3 | SPA-111 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | SPA 111 | Policy | |
 Sandhills Community College Pinehurst | 3 | 3 | SPA-211 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | SPA 211 | — | |
 Wayne Community College Goldsboro | 3 | 4 | SPA-‐111, SPA-‐181 | Policy |
 Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro | 3 | 3 | SPA-111 | Policy |
 Craven Community College New Bern | 3 | 6 | SPA-111; SPA-112 | Policy |
 Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City | 3 | 6 | SPAN 101 & SPAN 102 | Policy |
 Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs | 3 | 3 | SPAN 101 | Policy |
BRCC Blue Ridge Community College Flat Rock | 3 | 6 | SPA 111 and SPA 112 | Policy |
 University of Mount Olive Mount Olive | 3 | 3 | 111 | Policy |
BCCC Beaufort County Community College Washington | 3 | 6 | SPA 111 & 112 | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | SPA 111; SPA 112 | Policy | |
RCC Robeson Community College Lumberton | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Randolph Community College Asheboro | 3 | 3 | SPA 111 | Policy |
SCC Surry Community College Dobson | 3 | 6 | SPA-111 & SPA-112 | Policy |
 Stanly Community College Albemarle | 3 | 3 | SPA-111 | Policy |
 Methodist University Fayetteville | 3 | 6 | SPA 1010 + 1020 | Policy |
 Lenoir-Rhyne University Hickory | 3 | 3 | SPA 110 | Policy |
 Western Piedmont Community College Morganton | 3 | 4 | SPA 111/181 | Policy |
 Lenoir Community College Kinston | 3 | 6 | SPA 111 and 112 | Policy |
 Meredith College Raleigh | 3 | 3 | Spanish 205 or 206 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | SPA 111 | Policy | |
 College of the Albemarle Elizabeth City | 3 | 3 | SPA 111 | Policy |
| 3 | 8 | SPA 111 & SPA 181, SPA 112 & SPA 182 | Policy | |
 Carteret Community College Morehead City | 3 | 3 | SPA 211 | Policy |
 Catawba College Salisbury | 3 | 3 | SPAN 1001 | Policy |
 Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte Charlotte | 3 | 3 | SPAN1001 CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH I | Policy |
 Brunswick Community College Bolivia | 3 | 6 | SPA 111 & SPA 112 | Policy |
 Rockingham Community College Wentworth | 3 | 3 | SPA 111 | Policy |
 Isothermal Community College Spindale | 3 | 4 | SPA-111 and SPA-181 | Policy |
 Johnson C Smith University Charlotte | 3 | 6 | SPA 131 and 132 | Policy |
 Barton College Wilson | 3 | 3 | SPA 101 | Policy |
 Guilford College Greensboro | 3 | 4 | SPAN 101 | Policy |
 Mars Hill University Mars Hill | 3 | 6 | SPA111 & SPA112 | Policy |
 University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
 Bladen Community College Dublin | 3 | 3 | SPA 111 | Policy |
 Saint Augustine's University Raleigh | 3 | 3 | FLSP 131 | Policy |
 James Sprunt Community College Kenansville | 3 | 3 | SPA-111 | Policy |
 Warren Wilson College Swannanoa | 3 | 4 | GBL 1530 Spanish II | Policy |
 William Peace University Raleigh | 3 | 6 | SPA 199 | Policy |
 Greensboro College Greensboro | 3 | 4 | SPA 1110 | Policy |
 Pfeiffer University Misenheimer | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
 Chowan University Murfreesboro | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
TCCC | 3 | 3 | SPA-111 | Policy |
 Elon University Elon | 4 | 4 | SPN 1020 | Policy |
 High Point University High Point | 4 | 4 | SPN 1020 | Policy |
 Campbell University Buies Creek | 4 | 12 | SPAN-201, SPAN-202, SPAN-241, SPAN-242 | Policy |
 Davidson College Davidson | 4 | 1 | SPA 199 | Policy |
 Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte | 4 | 8 | SPN 101 and SPN 102 | Policy |
 Brevard College Brevard | 4 | 6 | WSG D00 & LNG XEC | Policy |
 Salem College Winston-Salem | 4 | 7 | SPAN 105 & 206 *For students who earn a score of 4 or 5 on both the Spanish Language and Spanish Literature exams, credit will be granted for SPAN 105, 206, and 209. | Policy |
 Duke University Durham | 5 | — | SPANISH 204 | Policy |
AP Spanish Language and Culture credit in other states
How we ranked this
One row per North Carolina 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 North Carolina colleges give credit for AP Spanish Language and Culture?+
79 colleges in North Carolina publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Spanish Language and Culture. 71 of them (90%) award credit at a score of 3, 7 require a 4, and 1 requires 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 Spanish Language and Culture score that earns credit in North Carolina?+
3. North Carolina State University at Raleigh in Raleigh awards credit at a score of 3, worth 3 credit hours, counting as WLS 102. 71 North Carolina colleges in total set their bar at a 3 or lower.
Does in-state residency change AP credit in North Carolina?+
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 North Carolina AP credit policies?+
78 of the 79 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.