AP Art History credit at Massachusetts colleges
Every Massachusetts college with a published AP Art History credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
41 of 64 Massachusetts colleges (64%) award credit for AP Art History at a score of 3. 20 require a 4 and 3 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell (3 credit hours). 63 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | ARHI.1010 | Policy | |
 Bridgewater State University Bridgewater | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
 Berklee College of Music Boston | 3 | 3 | LVIS-223 | Policy |
 Quinsigamond Community College Worcester | 3 | 3 | ART 111 | Policy |
 University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth | 3 | 6 | HUM 800 | Policy |
 Bristol Community College Fall River | 3 | 3 | ART 105 | Policy |
 Middlesex Community College Bedford | 3 | 3 | ART 105 or ART 106 | Policy |
| 3 | — | ART100A | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | ART 102 | Policy | |
 Merrimack College North Andover | 3 | 4 | FAA 1610 | Policy |
 Springfield Technical Community College Springfield | 3 | 3 | ART 120 | Policy |
 Worcester State University Worcester | 3 | 3 | AR-118 | Policy |
 Massasoit Community College Brockton | 3 | — | ARTG 101 &102 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | HUMN4275 | Policy | |
 Westfield State University Westfield | 3 | 3 | ART 0106 | Policy |
 Northern Essex Community College Haverhill | 3 | 3 | ART104 | Policy |
 Holyoke Community College Holyoke | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills | 3 | 3 | AR 101 | Policy |
 Endicott College Beverly | 3 | 3 | ART101 | Policy |
 Fitchburg State University Fitchburg | 3 | 6 | ART 1100 & ART 1990 | Policy |
 Framingham State University Framingham | 3 | 4 | ARTH 1TR | Policy |
MWCC | 3 | 3 | ART 109 | Policy |
 Western New England University Springfield | 3 | 3 | Art Elective | Policy |
 Stonehill College Easton | 3 | 3 | VPH 181 Global Visual Traditions | Policy |
 Cape Cod Community College West Barnstable | 3 | 6 | ART125 & ART134 | Policy |
 Springfield College Springfield | 3 | 3 | ARTS 102 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Roxbury Community College Roxbury Crossing | 3 | 3 | HUM 161 | — |
 Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay | 3 | 3 | Humanities Group 2 | Policy |
 Lesley University Cambridge | 3 | 3 | IAHIS 1200 | Policy |
 Gordon College Wenham | 3 | 4 | Free elective | Policy |
 Greenfield Community College Greenfield | 3 | 3 | AHS 101 | Policy |
 Bay Path University Longmeadow | 3 | 6 | ART 100 & General Elective | Policy |
 Lasell University Newton | 3 | 3 | ARTH107 | Policy |
 Nichols College Dudley | 3 | 6 | ART 270 Special Topics in Art (3 cr) & ART 270 Special Topics in Art (3 cr) | Policy |
 Dean College Franklin | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Berkshire Community College Pittsfield | 3 | 6 | FAS-211, FAS-212 | Policy |
AIC American International College Springfield | 3 | 3 | ART1000- History of Art | Policy |
 Regis College Weston | 3 | — | AH - 201 | Policy |
 Anna Maria College Paxton | 3 | 3 | ART 251 or ART 252 | Policy |
 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams | 3 | 3 | ART 117 - Great Monuments of Art I | Policy |
| 4 | 4 | Art History credit | Policy | |
 Boston University Boston | 4 | 4 | CAS AH 1TR | Policy |
 Northeastern University Boston | 4 | 4 | ARTH1990 | Policy |
| 4 | 6 | ART 101 & ART 102 | Policy | |
 Tufts University Medford | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester | 4 | 3 | HU 1100 | Policy |
 Suffolk University Boston | 4 | 4 | ARH 101 | Policy |
 Bentley University Waltham | 4 | 3 | HE 1100 | Policy |
 Emerson College Boston | 4 | 4 | Aesthetic Perspective | Policy |
 MCPHS University Boston | 4 | — | — | Policy |
 College of the Holy Cross Worcester | 4 | 1 | — | Policy |
 Babson College Wellesley | 4 | 4 | LTA 2050 | Policy |
 Smith College Northampton | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Clark University Worcester | 4 | 4 | ARTH 010: From Stone Age to Our Age: Monuments and Masterminds of Western Art | Policy |
 Mount Holyoke College South Hadley | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Emmanuel College Boston | 4 | 4 | ART 1204 (VCI) | Policy |
| 4 | 4 | ARTH 100 | Policy | |
 Assumption University Worcester | 4 | 3 | ARH-125 | Policy |
NECM | 4 | 2 | — | Policy |
 Montserrat College of Art Beverly | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
| 5 | 9 | — | Policy | |
 Brandeis University Waltham | 5 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Wellesley College Wellesley | 5 | 1 | ARTH 100 or 101 | Policy |
AP Art History 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 Art History?+
64 colleges in Massachusetts publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Art History. 41 of them (64%) award credit at a score of 3, 20 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 Art History score that earns credit in Massachusetts?+
3. University of Massachusetts-Lowell in Lowell awards credit at a score of 3, worth 3 credit hours, counting as ARHI.1010. 41 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?+
63 of the 64 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.