AP Calculus BC credit at Massachusetts colleges
Every Massachusetts college with a published AP Calculus BC credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
38 of 64 Massachusetts colleges (59%) award credit for AP Calculus BC at a score of 3. 25 require a 4 and 1 requires a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 1 at Boston University (4 credit hours). 63 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston University Boston | 1 | 4 | CAS MA 123 | Policy |
 Bridgewater State University Bridgewater | 3 | 8 | MATH 161 & MATH 162 | Policy |
 Berklee College of Music Boston | 3 | 3 | LMSC 200 | Policy |
BHCC | 3 | 8 | MAT 281-282 | Policy |
 Tufts University Medford | 3 | 4 | MATH 0032 (A&S students receive credit with an AB Subscore of 4 or 5. No credit for Engineering students.) | Policy |
 Quinsigamond Community College Worcester | 3 | 4 | MAT 234 | Policy |
 University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth | 3 | 8 | MTH 151/152 | Policy |
 Bristol Community College Fall River | 3 | 8 | MTH 214 & MTH 215 | Policy |
 Middlesex Community College Bedford | 3 | 4 | MAT 291 | Policy |
| 3 | — | MAT220 and MAT221 | Policy | |
| 3 | 8 | MAT 251 & MAT 252 | Policy | |
 Merrimack College North Andover | 3 | 8 | MTH 1217 MTH 1218 | Policy |
 Springfield Technical Community College Springfield | 3 | 8 | MAT 131 & MAT 132 | Policy |
 Worcester State University Worcester | 3 | 4 | MA-201 | Policy |
 Brandeis University Waltham | 3 | 4 | MATH 10a | Policy |
 Westfield State University Westfield | 3 | 8 | MATH 0105 & MATH 0106 | Policy |
 Northern Essex Community College Haverhill | 3 | 8 | MAT251 & MAT252 | Policy |
 Holyoke Community College Holyoke | 3 | 8 | MTH 113-114 | Policy |
 Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills | 3 | 8 | MA 200 & 201 | Policy |
 Fitchburg State University Fitchburg | 3 | 8 | MATH 2300, 2400 | Policy |
 Framingham State University Framingham | 3 | 4 | MATH 2TR | Policy |
MWCC | 3 | 4 | MAT 211 | Policy |
 Western New England University Springfield | 3 | 3 | MATH 133 | Policy |
 Stonehill College Easton | 3 | 4 | MTH 125 Calculus I | Policy |
 Springfield College Springfield | 3 | 6 | MATH 140 MATH 142 | Policy |
 Amherst College Amherst | 3 | — | MATH-111 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Assumption University Worcester | 3 | 6 | MAT-117, MAT-118 | Policy |
 Roxbury Community College Roxbury Crossing | 3 | 8 | MAT 201 + MAT 203 | — |
 Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay | 3 | 3 | SM-1212 | Policy |
 Gordon College Wenham | 3 | 4 | Free elective | Policy |
 Greenfield Community College Greenfield | 3 | 8 | MAT 201 & 202 | Policy |
 Bay Path University Longmeadow | 3 | 6 | MAT 221 & MAT 222 | Policy |
 Lasell University Newton | 3 | 4 | MATH206 | Policy |
 Nichols College Dudley | 3 | 6 | MATH 170 Special Topics in Mathematics (3 cr) & FREE 100 Free Elective (3 cr) | Policy |
AIC American International College Springfield | 3 | 8 | MAT2400- Calculus I MAT2500/01- Calculus II | Policy |
 Regis College Weston | 3 | — | MA - 106 | Policy |
 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams | 3 | 3 | MATH 320 - Calculus II | Policy |
| 4 | 8 | Math 131 & 132 | Policy | |
 Northeastern University Boston | 4 | 8 | MATH1341 & MATH1342 | Policy |
| 4 | 8 | MATH 140 & MATH 141 | Policy | |
| 4 | 8 | MATH.1310 & MATH.1320 | Policy | |
 Boston College Chestnut Hill | 4 | 6 | Math Core / Math 1100, Math 1101, Math 1102 or Math 1103 course equivalent | Policy |
 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester | 4 | 9 | MA 1021, MA 1022, MA 1023 | Policy |
 Suffolk University Boston | 4 | 8 | MATH 165, 166 | Policy |
 Bentley University Waltham | 4 | 6 | MA 131 & MA 139 | Policy |
 Emerson College Boston | 4 | 4 | Quantitative Reasoning | Policy |
 Massasoit Community College Brockton | 4 | — | MATH 221 & 222 | Policy |
| 4 | 8 | MATH1776 & MATH1777 and MATH1876 & MATH1877 | Policy | |
 MCPHS University Boston | 4 | — | — | Policy |
 Endicott College Beverly | 4 | 7 | MTH 134 (4credits) and MTH137 (3 credits) | Policy |
 College of the Holy Cross Worcester | 4 | 1 | — | Policy |
 Smith College Northampton | 4 | 8 | MATH 111, 112 | Policy |
 Clark University Worcester | 4 | 4 | MATH 121: Calculus II | Policy |
 Wellesley College Wellesley | 4 | 2 | MATH 115 & 116 or MATH 115 & 120 | Policy |
 Cape Cod Community College West Barnstable | 4 | 8 | MAT240 & MAT250 | Policy |
 Mount Holyoke College South Hadley | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Emmanuel College Boston | 4 | 8 | MATH 1111 (QR) + MATH 1112 (QR) | Policy |
| 4 | 4 | MATH 104 | Policy | |
 Lesley University Cambridge | 4 | 6 | CMATH 1990 & CMATH 2590 | Policy |
 Berkshire Community College Pittsfield | 4 | 6 | MAT-151 MAT-152 | Policy |
NECM | 4 | 2 | — | Policy |
 Montserrat College of Art Beverly | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
| 5 | — | 18.01 | Policy |
AP Calculus BC 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 BC?+
64 colleges in Massachusetts publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Calculus BC. 38 of them (59%) award credit at a score of 3, 25 require a 4, and 1 requires 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 BC score that earns credit in Massachusetts?+
1. Boston University in Boston awards credit at a score of 1, worth 4 credit hours, counting as CAS MA 123. 38 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.
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.