AP 2-D Art and Design credit at Illinois colleges
Every Illinois college with a published AP 2-D Art and Design credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
66 of 76 Illinois colleges (87%) award credit for AP 2-D Art and Design at a score of 3. 8 require a 4 and 2 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (3 credit hours). 76 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | Art 105 | Policy | |
| 3 | 4 | — | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | ART 103 | Policy | |
 DePaul University Chicago | 3 | 4 | ART 104 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | Art Studio Elective | Policy | |
 College of Lake County Grayslake | 3 | 3 | ART 199 | Policy |
 Joliet Junior College Joliet | 3 | 3 | ART 103 | Policy |
 Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville | 3 | 3 | ART 112B or ART elective | Policy |
 William Rainey Harper College Palatine | 3 | 3 | ART901 | Policy |
 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale | 3 | 3 | UCC Fine Arts Substitution | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ART 109 | Policy | |
 Columbia College Chicago Chicago | 3 | 3 | ARTS 106 2D: Color + Design | Policy |
 Triton College River Grove | 3 | 3 | ART 119, ART 118, VIC 100, or VIC 162 | Policy |
 Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove | 3 | 3 | Elective Credit | Policy |
| 3 | 1 | Arts Elec | Policy | |
ICC Illinois Central College East Peoria | 3 | 3 | ART 110 | Policy |
 Eastern Illinois University Charleston | 3 | 3 | ART 1110 | Policy |
 Rock Valley College Rockford | 3 | 3 | ART 103 | Policy |
 National Louis University Chicago | 3 | 5 | — | Policy |
 Aurora University Aurora | 3 | 4 | ART1210 | Policy |
 Lincoln Land Community College Springfield | 3 | 3 | ART 102 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ART 170G | Policy | |
 Bradley University Peoria | 3 | 3 | Art elective credit | Policy |
 Lewis University Romeoville | 3 | 3 | ARTS 13000 | Policy |
 Parkland College Champaign | 3 | — | ART 165 | Policy |
 Saint Xavier University Chicago | 3 | 3 | ART 102 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ART 102 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Morton College Cicero | 3 | 3 | ART 101 | Policy |
 Roosevelt University Chicago | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Governors State University University Park | 3 | 3 | ART 1210 | Policy |
 Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais | 3 | 3 | ART 123 | Policy |
 Prairie State College Chicago Heights | 3 | — | ART 101 | Policy |
 University of Illinois Springfield Springfield | 3 | 3 | ART 102 | Policy |
 Black Hawk College Moline | 3 | — | Elective | Policy |
 John A Logan College Carterville | 3 | 3 | ART 101 | Policy |
 South Suburban College South Holland | 3 | 3 | ART 107 | Policy |
 Kankakee Community College Kankakee | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1513 | Policy |
IVCC | 3 | 3 | ART 1005 | Policy |
 Kaskaskia College Centralia | 3 | 3 | ELTV 100 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | FNAR 1CA (QCA) | Policy | |
 Kishwaukee College Malta | 3 | 3 | ART 211 | Policy |
 McKendree University Lebanon | 3 | 3 | ART-102 (Two-Dimensional Design and Layout) | Policy |
 Moody Bible Institute Chicago | 3 | 6 | Humanities or Open Elective | Policy |
 Millikin University Decatur | 3 | 3 | AR105 | Policy |
 Chicago State University Chicago | 3 | 3 | ART 1280 | Policy |
 Richland Community College Decatur | 3 | — | ART 111 | Policy |
 Concordia University-Chicago River Forest | 3 | 3 | ART 1210 | Policy |
 University of St Francis Joliet | 3 | 3 | ARTD 101 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ART 1103 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Carl Sandburg College Galesburg | 3 | 3 | ART 121 | Policy |
 Quincy University Quincy | 3 | 3 | Art 121 | Policy |
 Rockford University Rockford | 3 | 3 | ART 109 | Policy |
 Illinois College Jacksonville | 3 | 4 | AR 100 Two Dimensional Aesthetics | Policy |
 Greenville University Greenville | 3 | 3 | Elective | Policy |
 Trinity Christian College Palos Heights | 3 | 3 | ART 108 Two-Dimensional Design | Policy |
 Spoon River College Canton | 3 | 3 | ART101 | Policy |
 Monmouth College Monmouth | 3 | 4 | ARTD 100 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ART 1114 or ART 2112 | Policy | |
 Wabash Valley College Mount Carmel | 3 | 3 | ART 1114 or ART 2112 | Policy |
 Eureka College Eureka | 3 | 3 | ART106, Design Fundamentals | Policy |
 Lincoln Trail College Robinson | 3 | 3 | ART 1114 or ART 2112 | Policy |
 Principia College Elsah | 3 | 3 | ARTS XXX | Policy |
FCC Frontier Community College Fairfield | 3 | 3 | ART 1114 or ART 2112 | Policy |
 Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences Rock Island | 3 | 3 | Humanities Elective | Policy |
| 4 | — | — | Policy | |
 Augustana College Rock Island | 4 | 4 | ART-elective | Policy |
NCC North Central College Naperville | 4 | 4 | ARTD 107 | Policy |
 Dominican University River Forest | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Wheaton College Wheaton | 4 | 3 | ART 2x2 | Policy |
 North Park University Chicago | 4 | — | Conditionally qualified | Policy |
 Lake Forest College Lake Forest | 4 | 1.0 | Art credit | Policy |
 Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington | 4 | 1 | Art 100 level elective, AR | Policy |
 Northwestern University Evanston | 5 | 1 | Art 2XX | Policy |
 University of Chicago Chicago | 5 | 100 | — | Policy |
AP 2-D Art and Design credit in other states
How we ranked this
One row per Illinois 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 Illinois colleges give credit for AP 2-D Art and Design?+
76 colleges in Illinois publish a credit-bearing policy for AP 2-D Art and Design. 66 of them (87%) award credit at a score of 3, 8 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 2-D Art and Design score that earns credit in Illinois?+
3. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Champaign awards credit at a score of 3, worth 3 credit hours, counting as Art 105. 66 Illinois colleges in total set their bar at a 3 or lower.
Does in-state residency change AP credit in Illinois?+
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 Illinois AP credit policies?+
76 of the 76 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.