AP Spanish Literature and Culture credit at New York colleges

Every New York college with a published AP Spanish Literature and Culture credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.

Quick answer

75 of 105 New York colleges (71%) award credit for AP Spanish Literature and Culture at a score of 3. 29 require a 4 and 1 requires a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 2 at SUNY College of Technology at Canton (3 credit hours). 104 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.

Colleges that award credit for AP Spanish Literature and Culture, with the minimum qualifying score, credit hours awarded and the equivalent course.
College	Min score	Credits	Counts as	Source
SUNY College of Technology at Canton Canton	2	3	General Elective	Policy
University at Buffalo Buffalo	3	3	SPA201DIS	Policy
Stony Brook University Stony Brook	3	3	—	Policy
CBMC CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York	3	4	Intermediate Level I	Policy
CUNY Hunter College New York	3	3	—	Policy
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York	3	3	—	Policy
Syracuse University Syracuse	3	4	SPA 102	Policy
Binghamton University Vestal	3	4	SPAN 215	Policy
Suffolk County Community College Selden	3	3	SPN 222	Policy
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester	3	3	Free 100 - Free Elective Credit	Policy
CUNY Queens College Queens	3	3	LAE 499	Policy
CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn	3	—	SPA 3301	Policy
University at Albany Albany	3	4	ASPN E10	Policy
CUNY City College New York	3	3	SPAN 32100	Policy
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York	3	6	SPA 201 SPA 202	Policy
Nassau Community College Garden City	3	6	SPA 271-273	Policy
CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City	3	9	ELS 101, 102, & 103	Policy
CBC CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn	3	12	SPAN.-1020 & SPAN.-1030 & SPAN.-2021 & SPAN.-2120	Policy
CUNY Lehman College Bronx	3	3	SPA-2001	Policy
Farmingdale State College Farmingdale	3	3	SPA 2XX	Policy
SUNY Westchester Community College Valhalla	3	—	SPAN 202 - Intermediate Spanish 2	Policy
Monroe Community College Rochester	3	6	SPA 900	Policy
Fashion Institute of Technology New York	3	6	SP010 & SS080	Policy
Empire State University Saratoga Springs	3	9	—	Policy
Hudson Valley Community College Troy	3	3	SPAN 900	Policy
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz	3	3	SPA201	Policy
State University of New York at Cortland Cortland	3	3	SPA 202 Intermediate Spanish II	Policy
CUNY Bronx Community College Bronx	3	3	SPN 121	Policy
State University of New York at Oswego Oswego	3	6	SPA 101 & 102	Policy
Mercy University Dobbs Ferry	3	6	SPAN295+LLEE111	Policy
Long Island University Brookville	3	3	SPA 111	Policy
SUNY Brockport Brockport	3	6	SPN 363 and SPN 364	Policy
SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo	3	6	SPA201 and SPA 202	Policy
Marist College Poughkeepsie	3	6	SPAN 281L & 282L	Policy
CUNY York College Jamaica	3	3	SPAN 999	Policy
SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury	3	8	—	Policy
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo	3	6	SPAN 1TR	Policy
SCP SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh	3	3	—	Policy
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred Alfred	3	3	FLNG 8800-Foreign Language Elective	Policy
CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn	3	—	—	Policy
SJSU St. Joseph's University-New York Brooklyn	3	6	SPN 211 & 212	Policy
New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury	3	6	SPAN 101, SPAN 151	Policy
Molloy College Rockville Centre	3	15	SPA 1010, SPA 1020, SPA 3070, SPA GNED (Awarded with a 4), SPA GNED (Awarded with a 5)	Policy
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase	3	3	Spanish elective	Policy
Mohawk Valley Community College Utica	3	3	FL2XX	Policy
SF SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia	3	—	SPAN 315 and SPAN 3TR	Policy
Iona University New Rochelle	3	6	SPA Electives	Policy
Niagara University Niagara University	3	3	SPA 101	Policy
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Delhi	3	3	HUMN 000	Policy
St. John Fisher University Rochester	3	3	LSPN 3XX - Spanish elective	Policy
Utica University Utica	3	3	SPA Elective	Policy
SUNY College at Potsdam Potsdam	3	3	—	Policy
St. Francis College Brooklyn	3	9	SPA-ELE Spanish Electives	Policy
St Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure	3	6	SPAN-201, SPAN-202	Policy
Nazareth University Rochester	3	9	SPN 101, SPN 102, SPN 201	Policy
SUNY Morrisville Morrisville	3	3	Foreign Language Elective	Policy
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Cobleskill	3	—	—	Policy
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica	3	4	—	Policy
Daemen University Amherst	3	6	SPA-105 & SPA-106	Policy
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse	3	3	—	Policy
Wagner College Staten Island	3	—	SP111	Policy
Jefferson Community College Watertown	3	9	SPA 000	Policy
Tompkins Cortland Community College Dryden	3	3	LANG ELEC	Policy
Mount Saint Mary College Newburgh	3	6	—	Policy
Manhattanville College Purchase	3	3	SPN 2001	Policy
SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck	3	3	GERU 000 General Education: Humanities	Policy
LIM College New York	3	3	—	Policy
Dominican University New York Orangeburg	3	6	SP332, Spanish Elective	Policy
Russell Sage College Troy	3	3	SPA 201	Policy
Roberts Wesleyan University Rochester	3	—	—	Policy
St. Thomas Aquinas College Sparkill	3	3	SPAN 300	Policy
Keuka College Keuka Park	3	3	SPA-101	Policy
Houghton University Houghton	3	3	Gen Ed: Global Competence	Policy
NCCC North Country Community College Saranac Lake	3	6	SPA 101 AND SPA 102	—
FTC Five Towns College Dix Hills	3	3	—	Policy
New York University New York	4	4	SPAN-UA 50 (formerly 100)	Policy
Cornell University Ithaca	4	3	Department of Romance Studies determines placement. Students should take the LPS3 and afterward the CASE2 to obtain appropriate placement.	Policy
Fordham University Bronx	4	3	—	Policy
College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island	4	4	SPN 340	Policy
Columbia University in the City of New York New York	4	—	—	Policy
Pace University New York	4	3	SPA 280	Policy
University of Rochester Rochester	4	—	Placement by department in SPAN 152. Credit granted for SPAN 151 upon completion of SPAN 152 with grade of "B+" or better.	Policy
Hofstra University Hempstead	4	3	SPAN 999L	Policy
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy	4	4	LANG 1000	Policy
Adelphi University Garden City	4	6	SPA112, SPA121	Policy
Ithaca College Ithaca	4	4	SPAN 38888 - Spanish Elective	Policy
Touro University New York	4	6	LLS BLCR	Policy
Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn	4	3	—	Policy
Siena College Loudonville	4	3	SPAN 2EL	Policy
Colgate University Hamilton	4	1	SPAN 202	Policy
Yeshiva University New York	4	6	SPAN 2101, 2102	Policy
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs	4	4	—	Policy
Clarkson University Potsdam	4	3	LIT 105	Policy
Le Moyne College Syracuse	4	3	SPN 203	Policy
Vassar College Poughkeepsie	4	1	—	Policy
University of Mount Saint Vincent Bronx	4	3	One additional three-credit modern language core course in the same language at the appropriate level; or two three-credit courses in a second language of their choice	Policy
St Lawrence University Canton	4	1	—	Policy
Canisius University Buffalo	4	3	Free Elective	Policy
Marymount Manhattan College New York	4	6	SPAN ELECTIVE	Policy
Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva	4	2	—	Policy
Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville	4	2	—	Policy
Alfred University Alfred	4	4	SPAN 102	Policy
D'Youville University Buffalo	4	6	SPA-201+SPA-202	Policy
Elmira College Elmira	4	3	Humanities and Languages Pillar	Policy
Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson	5	—	—	Policy

AP Spanish Literature and Culture credit in other states

California 176 Pennsylvania 86 Ohio 84 Illinois 69 Texas 67 Florida 57 Massachusetts 52 North Carolina 50 Virginia 43 Minnesota 41 Michigan 40 Washington 38

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 Spanish Literature and Culture?+

105 colleges in New York publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Spanish Literature and Culture. 75 of them (71%) award credit at a score of 3, 29 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 Literature and Culture score that earns credit in New York?+

2. SUNY College of Technology at Canton in Canton awards credit at a score of 2, worth 3 credit hours, counting as General Elective. 75 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?+

104 of the 105 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.