AP Spanish Literature and Culture credit at Pennsylvania colleges
Every Pennsylvania college with a published AP Spanish Literature and Culture credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
35 of 86 Pennsylvania colleges (41%) award credit for AP Spanish Literature and Culture at a score of 3. 48 require a 4 and 3 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at Temple University (3 credit hours). 85 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Temple University Philadelphia | 3 | 3 | Spanish 2002 | Policy |
 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester | 3 | 3 | SPA 315 | Policy |
 Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg | 3 | 3 | SPAN 101 Elementary Spanish 1 | Policy |
 Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh | 3 | 6 | SPA 101 & 102 | Policy |
 Pennsylvania Western University California | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1XXX | Policy |
 Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell | 3 | 6 | SPA 251 and SPA 252 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | SPAN 260 | Policy | |
 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock | 3 | 3 | SPAN 220 | Policy |
 Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville | 3 | 3 | SPAN 311 | Policy |
 Duquesne University Pittsburgh | 3 | 6 | MLSP 401W, MLSP 402W | Policy |
| 3 | — | SPAN 110 | Policy | |
 East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg | 3 | 3 | MLSP 221 | Policy |
 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg | 3 | 3 | SPAN 204 | Policy |
| 3 | — | SPA 201 & SPA 202 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | SPN315 | Policy | |
 Robert Morris University Moon Township | 3 | — | OPEL 1999 | Policy |
 Widener University Chester | 3 | 3 | SPAN 200 LEVEL ELECTIVE | Policy |
 Lafayette College Easton | 3 | 1 | Spanish 102 or 112 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | SPAN 232 | Policy | |
 Holy Family University Philadelphia | 3 | 6 | SPAN 103 & 104 | Policy |
 Eastern University Saint Davids | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
 Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre | 3 | 6 | SP 307, 308 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | SPAN 202 | Policy | |
 Marywood University Scranton | 3 | 6 | SPAN 150 and 3 credits of 100-level SPAN elective | Policy |
 Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown | 3 | 4 | SP323 | Policy |
 Arcadia University Glenside | 3 | 4 | SP185 | Policy |
 Delaware Valley University Doylestown | 3 | 3 | Elective (3 cr) | Policy |
 Misericordia University Dallas | 3 | 3 | Core Elective (Past and Present Connections) or Free Elective | Policy |
 Seton Hill University Greensburg | 3 | 3 | SSP 205 Intermediate Spanish Language and Culture | Policy |
 Saint Francis University Loretto | 3 | — | — | Policy |
 King's College Wilkes-Barre | 3 | 3 | SPAN 105 | Policy |
 Waynesburg University Waynesburg | 3 | 3 | General Education: my choice; additional inquiry course | Policy |
 Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia | 3 | 3 | SPAN-103 | Policy |
 Cairn University-Langhorne Langhorne | 3 | 3 | Free Elective | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | HLS 102 | Policy | |
| 4 | 6 | SPAN 0104, SPAN 0120 | Policy | |
 Drexel University Philadelphia | 4 | 4 | SPAN 202 | Policy |
 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh | 4 | 9 | 82-023 | Policy |
 Villanova University Villanova | 4 | 6 | SPA 1119 & SPA 1120 | Policy |
 Lehigh University Bethlehem | 4 | 4 | SPAN 151 | Policy |
 Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia | 4 | — | SPA 202 | Policy |
PSUP | 4 | 3 | Spanish 253 | Policy |
 Bucknell University Lewisburg | 4 | 1 | 100 level Spanish Elective | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | Spanish 253 | Policy | |
| 4 | 3 | Spanish 253 | Policy | |
 Point Park University Pittsburgh | 4 | 6 | SPAN 301, 302 | Policy |
 Messiah University Mechanicsburg | 4 | 3 | SPAN 300 | Policy |
 Grove City College Grove City | 4 | 3 | SPAN 308 | Policy |
 Gettysburg College Gettysburg | 4 | 1 | SPAN 205 / Second Language Counts toward requirement, but does not fulfill | Policy |
 Dickinson College Carlisle | 4 | — | SPAN 201 | Policy |
 Susquehanna University Selinsgrove | 4 | 4 | SPAN-202 | Policy |
 Moravian University Bethlehem | 4 | 4 | Elective | Policy |
 University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown | 4 | 3 | SPANISH (No Equivalent) | Policy |
 Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster | 4 | 1 | SPA 221 | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | Span 253 | Policy | |
 Lebanon Valley College Annville | 4 | 6 | SPA 202, 390 | Policy |
 Swarthmore College Swarthmore | 4 | 1 | — | Policy |
 Ursinus College Collegeville | 4 | 8 | SPAN 251 and 252 | Policy |
 Haverford College Haverford | 4 | .5 | — | Policy |
 University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg | 4 | 6 | SPAN 0104 SPAN 0120 | Policy |
 Albright College Reading | 4 | — | SPA 380 | Policy |
 Saint Vincent College Latrobe | 4 | 3 | SP 003 | Policy |
 Chatham University Pittsburgh | 4 | 3 | LNG161 | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | Spanish 253 | Policy | |
 Juniata College Huntingdon | 4 | 3 | SP-1XXTR | Policy |
 Mount Aloysius College Cresson | 4 | 3 | — | — |
 Lycoming College Williamsport | 4 | 4 | SPAN 321 | Policy |
 Geneva College Beaver Falls | 4 | 3 | Elective | Policy |
PSUP | 4 | 3 | Spanish 253 | Policy |
 Cedar Crest College Allentown | 4 | 3 | SPA 999 | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | Spanish 253 | Policy | |
 Wilson College Chambersburg | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | Span 253 | Policy | |
PSUP Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill Schuylkill Haven | 4 | 3 | Spanish 253 | Policy |
PSUP | 4 | 3 | Spanish 253 | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | Spanish 253 | Policy | |
| 4 | 3 | Spanish 253 | Policy | |
PSUP Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington New Kensington | 4 | 3 | Spanish 253 | Policy |
PSUP Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly Lemont Furnace | 4 | 3 | Spanish 253 | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | Span 253 | Policy | |
| 4 | 3 | Spanish 253 | Policy | |
| 4 | 3 | Spanish 253 | Policy | |
| 4 | 3 | Spanish 253 | Policy | |
 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia | 5 | 1 | Spanish 1200 (1 c.u.) (fulfills language requirement) | Policy |
 University of Scranton Scranton | 5 | — | SPAN 320 | Policy |
 Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr | 5 | 1 | — | Policy |
AP Spanish Literature and Culture credit in other states
How we ranked this
One row per Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania colleges give credit for AP Spanish Literature and Culture?+
86 colleges in Pennsylvania publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Spanish Literature and Culture. 35 of them (41%) award credit at a score of 3, 48 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 Spanish Literature and Culture score that earns credit in Pennsylvania?+
3. Temple University in Philadelphia awards credit at a score of 3, worth 3 credit hours, counting as Spanish 2002. 35 Pennsylvania colleges in total set their bar at a 3 or lower.
Does in-state residency change AP credit in Pennsylvania?+
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 Pennsylvania AP credit policies?+
85 of the 86 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.
Keep exploring
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.