AP African American Studies credit at Pennsylvania colleges
Every Pennsylvania college with a published AP African American Studies credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
24 of 59 Pennsylvania colleges (41%) award credit for AP African American Studies at a score of 3. 33 require a 4 and 2 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at Temple University (4 credit hours). 59 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 | 4 | AAAS LL Elective | Policy |
 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester | 3 | 3 | HIS 150 | Policy |
 Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg | 3 | 3 | HIST 228 African American History | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | HIST 121 | Policy | |
 Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell | 3 | — | HIS 214 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | HIS 201 African-American History | Policy | |
 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock | 3 | 3 | HFA 1TR (Humanities Elective) | Policy |
 Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville | 3 | 3 | AFAM 201 | Policy |
 Duquesne University Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 | GEN 100 | Policy |
| 3 | — | HIST 190 | Policy | |
 Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville | 3 | 3 | HIS 126 | Policy |
PCT Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport | 3 | 3 | CDP Core Global & Cultural Diversity Perspective | Policy |
 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg | 3 | 3 | ETHS 101 | Policy |
 Bucknell University Lewisburg | 3 | 1 | 100 level Critical Black Studies Elective | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | HIS1XX | Policy | |
 Widener University Chester | 3 | 3 | AFAS 101 | Policy |
 Messiah University Mechanicsburg | 3 | 3 | IDPL 300 | Policy |
 Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre | 3 | 3 | AFS 101 | Policy |
 Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown | 3 | 4 | WCHCRE03 | Policy |
 Arcadia University Glenside | 3 | 4 | HS185 | Policy |
 Delaware Valley University Doylestown | 3 | 3 | LA-2225 | Policy |
 Seton Hill University Greensburg | 3 | 3 | Fulfills Liberal Arts Curriculum - U.S. Cultures requirement | Policy |
 Waynesburg University Waynesburg | 3 | 3 | General Education: inquiry course (sociology) or human services elective | Policy |
 Cairn University-Langhorne Langhorne | 3 | 3 | Free Elective | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | AFRCNA 0787 | Policy | |
 Lehigh University Bethlehem | 4 | 4 | AAS 091 | Policy |
 Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia | 4 | — | HIS 196: History elective | Policy |
PSUP | 4 | 3 | AFAM 110 | Policy |
 University of Scranton Scranton | 4 | — | HIST 265, HIST 266 | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | AFAM 110 | Policy | |
| 4 | 3 | AFAM 110 | Policy | |
 Dickinson College Carlisle | 4 | — | GNCR 000 | Policy |
 DeSales University Center Valley | 4 | 3 | Free Elective or, with permission of the chair of the humanities department, HI 325 | Policy |
 Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster | 4 | 1 | General Elective | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | AFAM 110 | Policy | |
 Muhlenberg College Allentown | 4 | 1 | — | Policy |
 Lebanon Valley College Annville | 4 | 3 | Human Diversity Elective | Policy |
 Misericordia University Dallas | 4 | 3 | Core or free elective | Policy |
 Swarthmore College Swarthmore | 4 | 1 | — | Policy |
 Albright College Reading | 4 | — | HIS 212 | Policy |
 Chatham University Pittsburgh | 4 | 3 | HIS285 | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | AFAM 110 | Policy | |
 Allegheny College Meadville | 4 | 4 | BLKST*100 | Policy |
 Juniata College Huntingdon | 4 | 3 | HS-1XXTR | Policy |
 Geneva College Beaver Falls | 4 | 3 | SOC 312 | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | AFAM 110 | Policy | |
| 4 | 3 | AFAM 110 | Policy | |
PSUP Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill Schuylkill Haven | 4 | 3 | AFAM 110 | Policy |
PSUP | 4 | 3 | AFAM 110 | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | AFAM 110 | Policy | |
| 4 | 3 | AFAM 110 | Policy | |
PSUP Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington New Kensington | 4 | 3 | AFAM 110 | Policy |
PSUP Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly Lemont Furnace | 4 | 3 | AFAM 110 | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | AFAM 110 | Policy | |
| 4 | 3 | AFAM 110 | Policy | |
| 4 | 3 | AFAM 110 | Policy | |
| 4 | 3 | AFAM 110 | Policy | |
 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh | 5 | 9 | 79-017 | Policy |
 Thiel College Greenville | 5 | 3 | HIST 212 | Policy |
AP African American Studies 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 African American Studies?+
59 colleges in Pennsylvania publish a credit-bearing policy for AP African American Studies. 24 of them (41%) award credit at a score of 3, 33 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 African American Studies score that earns credit in Pennsylvania?+
3. Temple University in Philadelphia awards credit at a score of 3, worth 4 credit hours, counting as AAAS LL Elective. 24 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?+
59 of the 59 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.