AP Calculus AB credit at Massachusetts colleges
Every Massachusetts college with a published AP Calculus AB credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
37 of 65 Massachusetts colleges (57%) award credit for AP Calculus AB at a score of 3. 28 require a 4 and 0 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at Bridgewater State University (4 credit hours). 64 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 | 4 | MATH 161 | Policy |
 Berklee College of Music Boston | 3 | 3 | LMSC 200 | Policy |
BHCC | 3 | 4 | MAT-281 | Policy |
 Quinsigamond Community College Worcester | 3 | 4 | MAT 233 | Policy |
 University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth | 3 | 4 | MTH 151 | Policy |
 Bristol Community College Fall River | 3 | 4 | MTH 214 | Policy |
 Middlesex Community College Bedford | 3 | 4 | MAT 290 | Policy |
| 3 | — | MAT220 | Policy | |
| 3 | 4 | MAT 251 | Policy | |
 Merrimack College North Andover | 3 | 4 | MTH 1217 | Policy |
 Springfield Technical Community College Springfield | 3 | 4 | MAT 131 | Policy |
 Worcester State University Worcester | 3 | 4 | MA-200 | Policy |
 Massasoit Community College Brockton | 3 | — | MATH 221 | Policy |
 Westfield State University Westfield | 3 | 4 | MATH 0105 | Policy |
 Northern Essex Community College Haverhill | 3 | 4 | MAT171 or MAT251 | Policy |
 Holyoke Community College Holyoke | 3 | 4 | MTH 113 | Policy |
 Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills | 3 | 4 | MA 200 | Policy |
 Fitchburg State University Fitchburg | 3 | 4 | MATH 2300 | Policy |
 Framingham State University Framingham | 3 | 4 | MATH 219 | Policy |
MWCC | 3 | 4 | MAT 211 | Policy |
 Western New England University Springfield | 3 | 3 | (MATH 123 for all majors, excluding those requiring MATH 133 | Policy |
 Stonehill College Easton | 3 | 4 | MTH 125 Calculus I | Policy |
 Springfield College Springfield | 3 | 3 | MATH 140 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Assumption University Worcester | 3 | 6 | MAT-117, MAT-118 | Policy |
 Roxbury Community College Roxbury Crossing | 3 | 4 | MAT 201 | — |
 Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay | 3 | 3 | SM-1212 | Policy |
 Gordon College Wenham | 3 | 4 | Free elective | Policy |
 Greenfield Community College Greenfield | 3 | 4 | MAT 201 | Policy |
 Bay Path University Longmeadow | 3 | 3 | MAT 221 | Policy |
 Lasell University Newton | 3 | 4 | MATH205 | Policy |
 Nichols College Dudley | 3 | 3 | MATH 170 Special Topics in Mathematics (3 cr) | Policy |
 Dean College Franklin | 3 | 4 | MTH-241 | Policy |
AIC American International College Springfield | 3 | 4 | MAT2400- Calculus I | Policy |
 Regis College Weston | 3 | — | MA - 106 | Policy |
 Anna Maria College Paxton | 3 | 3 | MTH 221 | Policy |
 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams | 3 | 3 | MATH 220 - Calculus I | Policy |
| 4 | 4 | Math 131 | Policy | |
 Boston University Boston | 4 | 4 | CAS MA 123 | Policy |
 Northeastern University Boston | 4 | 4 | MATH1341 | Policy |
| 4 | 4 | MATH 140 | Policy | |
| 4 | 4 | MATH.1310 | Policy | |
 Boston College Chestnut Hill | 4 | 3 | Math Core / Math 1100 or Math 1102 course equivalent | Policy |
 Tufts University Medford | 4 | 4 | MATH 0032 (Engineering students only receive credit for a 5.) | Policy |
 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester | 4 | 6 | MA 1021, MA 1022 | Policy |
 Suffolk University Boston | 4 | 4 | MATH 165 | Policy |
 Bentley University Waltham | 4 | 3 | MA 131 | Policy |
 Emerson College Boston | 4 | 4 | Quantitative Reasoning | Policy |
 Brandeis University Waltham | 4 | 4 | MATH 10a | Policy |
| 4 | 4 | MATH1776 & MATH1777 | Policy | |
 MCPHS University Boston | 4 | — | — | Policy |
 Endicott College Beverly | 4 | 3 | MTH134 | Policy |
 College of the Holy Cross Worcester | 4 | 1 | — | Policy |
 Smith College Northampton | 4 | 4 | MTH 111 | Policy |
 Clark University Worcester | 4 | 4 | MATH 120: Calculus I | Policy |
 Wellesley College Wellesley | 4 | 1 | MATH 115 | Policy |
 Cape Cod Community College West Barnstable | 4 | 4 | MAT240 | Policy |
 Mount Holyoke College South Hadley | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Amherst College Amherst | 4 | — | MATH 111 | Policy |
 Emmanuel College Boston | 4 | 4 | MATH 1111 (QR) | Policy |
| 4 | 4 | MATH 101 | Policy | |
 Lesley University Cambridge | 4 | 3 | CMATH 1990 | Policy |
 Berkshire Community College Pittsfield | 4 | 3 | MAT-151 | Policy |
NECM | 4 | 2 | — | Policy |
 Montserrat College of Art Beverly | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
AP Calculus AB 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 Calculus AB?+
65 colleges in Massachusetts publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Calculus AB. 37 of them (57%) award credit at a score of 3, 28 require a 4, and 0 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 Calculus AB score that earns credit in Massachusetts?+
3. Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater awards credit at a score of 3, worth 4 credit hours, counting as MATH 161. 37 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?+
64 of the 65 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.