AP World History: Modern credit at Massachusetts colleges
Every Massachusetts college with a published AP World History: Modern credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
39 of 63 Massachusetts colleges (62%) award credit for AP World History: Modern at a score of 3. 22 require a 4 and 2 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at Bridgewater State University (6 credit hours). 62 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bridgewater State University Bridgewater | 3 | 6 | HIST 131 & 132 | Policy |
 Berklee College of Music Boston | 3 | 3 | LHIS 223 | Policy |
 Quinsigamond Community College Worcester | 3 | 6 | HST 105 & HST 106 | Policy |
 University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth | 3 | 6 | HST 103/104 | Policy |
 Bristol Community College Fall River | 3 | 6 | HST 111 & HST 112 | Policy |
 Middlesex Community College Bedford | 3 | 6 | HST 130, HST 131 | Policy |
| 3 | — | HST101 and HST102 | Policy | |
| 3 | 6 | HIS 131 & HIS 132 | Policy | |
 Merrimack College North Andover | 3 | 4 | HIS 1131 | Policy |
 Springfield Technical Community College Springfield | 3 | 6 | HIS 100 & HIS 101 | Policy |
 Worcester State University Worcester | 3 | 6 | HI-103 & HI-104 | Policy |
 Massasoit Community College Brockton | 3 | — | HIST 108 & 109 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | HIST1XXX | Policy | |
 Westfield State University Westfield | 3 | 3 | HIST 0113 | Policy |
 Northern Essex Community College Haverhill | 3 | 6 | HIS111 & HIS112 | Policy |
 Holyoke Community College Holyoke | 3 | 3 | HIS 103 | Policy |
 Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills | 3 | 6 | HS 103 & 104 | Policy |
 Endicott College Beverly | 3 | 3 | HST110 | Policy |
 Fitchburg State University Fitchburg | 3 | 6 | HIST 1000, 1100 | Policy |
 Framingham State University Framingham | 3 | 4 | HSTY 1TR | Policy |
MWCC | 3 | 3 | HIS 105 | Policy |
 Western New England University Springfield | 3 | 3 | HIST Elective for all majors excluding those requiring HIST 105 & 106 | Policy |
 Stonehill College Easton | 3 | 6 | HIS 271 and 272 World History I and II | Policy |
 Cape Cod Community College West Barnstable | 3 | 3 | HIS120 | Policy |
 Springfield College Springfield | 3 | 6 | HIST 101 HIST 102 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Roxbury Community College Roxbury Crossing | 3 | 6 | SSI 101 + SSI 102 | — |
 Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay | 3 | 3 | SS-1211 | Policy |
 Gordon College Wenham | 3 | 4 | Free elective | Policy |
 Greenfield Community College Greenfield | 3 | 6 | HIS 101 & 102 | Policy |
 Bay Path University Longmeadow | 3 | 6 | HIS 202 & HIS 203 | Policy |
 Lasell University Newton | 3 | 3 | HIST103 | Policy |
 Nichols College Dudley | 3 | 6 | HIST 114 The Medieval World (3 cr) & HIST 115 The Modern Age (3 cr) | Policy |
 Dean College Franklin | 3 | 3 | HIS-151 | Policy |
 Berkshire Community College Pittsfield | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
AIC American International College Springfield | 3 | 6 | HST1420- World History I HST1430- World History II | Policy |
 Regis College Weston | 3 | — | HI - 107 | Policy |
 Anna Maria College Paxton | 3 | 3 | HST 117 or HST 118 | Policy |
 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams | 3 | 3 | HIST 103 Pre-modern World Civilization | Policy |
| 4 | 8 | History 110 & 111 | Policy | |
 Northeastern University Boston | 4 | 4 | HIST1990 | Policy |
| 4 | 6 | HIST 213, 214 | Policy | |
| 4 | 6 | HIST.1070 & HIST.1080 | Policy | |
 Boston College Chestnut Hill | 4 | 6 | History Core I and II | Policy |
 Tufts University Medford | 4 | 3 | HIST AP (A max of 6.0 Semester Hour Units in total can be awarded for history AP Exams.) | Policy |
 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester | 4 | 3 | HU 1100 | Policy |
 Suffolk University Boston | 4 | 8 | HST 121,122 | Policy |
 Bentley University Waltham | 4 | 3 | HI 200 | Policy |
 Emerson College Boston | 4 | 4 | History & Politics Perspective | Policy |
 Brandeis University Waltham | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 MCPHS University Boston | 4 | — | — | Policy |
 College of the Holy Cross Worcester | 4 | 1 | — | Policy |
 Babson College Wellesley | 4 | 4 | HSS 2050 | Policy |
 Clark University Worcester | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Mount Holyoke College South Hadley | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Emmanuel College Boston | 4 | 4 | HIST 1109 (HI) | Policy |
| 4 | 4 | HIST 198 | Policy | |
 Assumption University Worcester | 4 | 6 | HIS-114, HIS-115 | Policy |
 Lesley University Cambridge | 4 | 3 | CHIST 1501 | Policy |
NECM | 4 | 2 | — | Policy |
 Montserrat College of Art Beverly | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
| 5 | 9 | — | Policy | |
 Wellesley College Wellesley | 5 | 1 | — | Policy |
AP World History: Modern credit in other states
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 World History: Modern?+
63 colleges in Massachusetts publish a credit-bearing policy for AP World History: Modern. 39 of them (62%) award credit at a score of 3, 22 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 World History: Modern score that earns credit in Massachusetts?+
3. Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater awards credit at a score of 3, worth 6 credit hours, counting as HIST 131 & 132. 39 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?+
62 of the 63 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.