AP 2-D Art and Design credit at Massachusetts colleges
Every Massachusetts college with a published AP 2-D Art and Design credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
31 of 50 Massachusetts colleges (62%) award credit for AP 2-D Art and Design at a score of 3. 16 require a 4 and 3 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at Bridgewater State University (3 credit hours). 50 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 | 3 | ARTS 130 | Policy |
 Quinsigamond Community College Worcester | 3 | 3 | Art elective | Policy |
 University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth | 3 | 3 | FOU 120 | Policy |
 Bristol Community College Fall River | 3 | 3 | ART 121 | Policy |
 Middlesex Community College Bedford | 3 | 3 | ART 113 | Policy |
| 3 | — | ART101 | Policy | |
 Merrimack College North Andover | 3 | 4 | DES 1230 | Policy |
 Springfield Technical Community College Springfield | 3 | 3 | ART 101/L | Policy |
 Worcester State University Worcester | 3 | 3 | AR-123 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | GNEL1XXX | Policy | |
 Westfield State University Westfield | 3 | 3 | ART 0104 | Policy |
 Northern Essex Community College Haverhill | 3 | 4 | ART109 | Policy |
 Holyoke Community College Holyoke | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Endicott College Beverly | 3 | 3 | ART115 | Policy |
 Fitchburg State University Fitchburg | 3 | 3 | ART 1600 | Policy |
 Framingham State University Framingham | 3 | 4 | ARTS 167 | Policy |
 Western New England University Springfield | 3 | 3 | Art Elective | Policy |
 Stonehill College Easton | 3 | 3 | VPS 107 Introduction to Studio Arts Design | Policy |
 Cape Cod Community College West Barnstable | 3 | 3 | ART101 | Policy |
 Springfield College Springfield | 3 | 3 | ARTS 111 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Lesley University Cambridge | 3 | 3 | IDESN 1270 | Policy |
 Gordon College Wenham | 3 | 4 | Free Elective | Policy |
 Greenfield Community College Greenfield | 3 | 3 | ART 121 | Policy |
 Bay Path University Longmeadow | 3 | 6 | General Elective | Policy |
 Lasell University Newton | 3 | 3 | ARTS101 | Policy |
 Nichols College Dudley | 3 | 3 | ART 270 Special Topics in Art (3 cr) | Policy |
 Dean College Franklin | 3 | 3 | ART-101 | Policy |
AIC American International College Springfield | 3 | 3 | AHA1009- Exploring Arts and Humanities Elective( General Education Requirements) | Policy |
 Anna Maria College Paxton | 3 | 3 | ART 103 | Policy |
 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams | 3 | 3 | ART 118 Introduction to Design | Policy |
| 4 | 4 | Art 105 | Policy | |
 Northeastern University Boston | 4 | 4 | ARTF1122 & ARTF1990 | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | ARTS.1010 | Policy | |
 Boston College Chestnut Hill | 4 | 3 | 1 Fine Art Elective | Policy |
 Tufts University Medford | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester | 4 | 3 | HU 1100 | Policy |
 Suffolk University Boston | 4 | 3 | FREE ELECTIVE | Policy |
 Emerson College Boston | 4 | 4 | General Elective | Policy |
 College of the Holy Cross Worcester | 4 | 1 | — | Policy |
MWCC | 4 | 3 | ART 251 | Policy |
 Clark University Worcester | 4 | 4 | ARTS 100: Visual Studies: 2D Design | Policy |
 Mount Holyoke College South Hadley | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Emmanuel College Boston | 4 | 4 | FREE*ELEC | Policy |
 Assumption University Worcester | 4 | 3 | ARD-175 | Policy |
NECM | 4 | 2 | — | Policy |
 Montserrat College of Art Beverly | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
| 5 | 9 | — | Policy | |
 Wellesley College Wellesley | 5 | 1 | — | Policy |
| 5 | 4 | ARTS 111 | Policy |
AP 2-D Art and Design 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 2-D Art and Design?+
50 colleges in Massachusetts publish a credit-bearing policy for AP 2-D Art and Design. 31 of them (62%) award credit at a score of 3, 16 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 2-D Art and Design score that earns credit in Massachusetts?+
3. Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater awards credit at a score of 3, worth 3 credit hours, counting as ARTS 130. 31 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?+
50 of the 50 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.