AP Chinese Language and Culture credit at Pennsylvania colleges
Every Pennsylvania college with a published AP Chinese Language and Culture credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
54 of 85 Pennsylvania colleges (64%) award credit for AP Chinese Language and Culture at a score of 3. 29 require a 4 and 2 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at Temple University (8 credit hours). 84 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 | 8 | Chinese 1001 & Chinese 1002 | Policy |
 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester | 3 | 3 | CHI 102 | Policy |
 Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia | 3 | 6 | CHIN 101 and CHIN 102 | Policy |
 Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg | 3 | 3 | CHIN 101 Elementary Chinese 1 | Policy |
 Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
 Pennsylvania Western University California | 3 | 3 | CHIN 1000 | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | MDLA 105 AND MDLA 115 | Policy | |
 Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell | 3 | — | CHI 101 and CHI 102 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | CHIN 201 | Policy | |
 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock | 3 | 3 | CHIN 101/102/103 | Policy |
| 3 | 12 | CHI101, CHI102, CHI103, CHI104 | Policy | |
 Duquesne University Pittsburgh | 3 | 6 | MLCH 206, GEN 100 | Policy |
 Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville | 3 | 3 | CHN 105 | Policy |
 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg | 3 | 3 | FORL 022 | Policy |
PSUP | 3 | 8 | Chinese 001 and Chinese 002 | Policy |
| 3 | — | LAN 29X | Policy | |
| 3 | 6 | CHN101 and CHN102 | Policy | |
| 3 | 8 | Chinese 001, 002 | Policy | |
 Robert Morris University Moon Township | 3 | — | OPEL 1999 | Policy |
 Widener University Chester | 3 | 3 | FREE 200 LEVEL ELECTIVE | Policy |
 Lafayette College Easton | 3 | 1 | Chinese 102 or 112 | Policy |
| 3 | 8 | Chinese 001, 002 | Policy | |
 Messiah University Mechanicsburg | 3 | 6 | CHIN 101, 102 | Policy |
 Holy Family University Philadelphia | 3 | 6 | ELFLG-1 & ELFLG-2 | Policy |
 DeSales University Center Valley | 3 | 3 | Cultural Awareness Elective | Policy |
 Eastern University Saint Davids | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
| 3 | 8 | Chinese 001, 002 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Marywood University Scranton | 3 | 6 | LANG 150 and 3 credits of 100-level LANG Elective | Policy |
 Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown | 3 | 4 | PLOCRE03 | Policy |
 Arcadia University Glenside | 3 | 4 | CHI101 | Policy |
 Delaware Valley University Doylestown | 3 | 3 | Elective (3cr) | Policy |
 Misericordia University Dallas | 3 | 3 | Core Free Elective or Free Elective | Policy |
 Seton Hill University Greensburg | 3 | 3 | SCN 100 Elem Chinese Lang & Culture I | Policy |
 Saint Francis University Loretto | 3 | — | — | Policy |
| 3 | 8 | Chinese 001, 002 | Policy | |
 Waynesburg University Waynesburg | 3 | 3 | LAN 195, Special Topics in Language | Policy |
 Geneva College Beaver Falls | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia | 3 | 3 | CHIN-103 | Policy |
PSUP | 3 | 8 | Chinese 001, 002 | Policy |
| 3 | 8 | Chinese 001 and Chinese 002 | Policy | |
 Cairn University-Langhorne Langhorne | 3 | 3 | Free Elective | Policy |
| 3 | 8 | Chinese 001 and Chinese 002 | Policy | |
PSUP Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill Schuylkill Haven | 3 | 8 | Chinese 001 and Chinese 002 | Policy |
PSUP | 3 | 8 | Chinese 001, Chinese 002 | Policy |
| 3 | 8 | Chinese 001 and Chinese 002 | Policy | |
| 3 | 8 | Chinese 001 and Chinese 002 | Policy | |
PSUP Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington New Kensington | 3 | 8 | Chinese 001 and Chinese 002 | Policy |
PSUP Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly Lemont Furnace | 3 | 8 | Chinese 001, 002 | Policy |
| 3 | 8 | Chinese 001, 002 | Policy | |
| 3 | 8 | Chinese 001 and Chinese 002 | Policy | |
| 3 | 8 | Chinese 001, 002 | Policy | |
 Bryn Athyn College of the New Church Bryn Athyn | 3 | 3 | Lang1xx | Policy |
| 3 | 8 | Chinese 001 and Chinese 002 | Policy | |
| 4 | 10 | CHIN 0001, 0002 | Policy | |
 Drexel University Philadelphia | 4 | 4 | CHIN 103 | Policy |
 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh | 4 | 12 | 82-011 | Policy |
 Villanova University Villanova | 4 | 8 | CHI 1009 & CHI 1010 | Policy |
 Lehigh University Bethlehem | 4 | 4 | CHIN 011, 013 | Policy |
 Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia | 4 | — | CHN 202 | Policy |
 University of Scranton Scranton | 4 | — | CNS 101 Students must take the Language Placement Test in order to continue language studies. | Policy |
 Grove City College Grove City | 4 | 3 | CHIN 202 | Policy |
 Gettysburg College Gettysburg | 4 | 1 | CHN 202 / Second Language Counts toward requirement, but does not fulfill | Policy |
 Dickinson College Carlisle | 4 | — | CHIN 202 | Policy |
 Susquehanna University Selinsgrove | 4 | 4 | CHNS-202 | Policy |
 Moravian University Bethlehem | 4 | 4 | Elective (F3) | Policy |
 University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown | 4 | 10 | CHIN 0001 and CHIN 0002 | Policy |
 Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster | 4 | 1 | CHN 202 | Policy |
 Muhlenberg College Allentown | 4 | 1 | CHC 204 | Policy |
 Lebanon Valley College Annville | 4 | 6 | LAN 201, 202 | Policy |
 Swarthmore College Swarthmore | 4 | 1 | — | Policy |
 Haverford College Haverford | 4 | .5 | — | Policy |
 University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg | 4 | 10 | CHIN 0001, 0002 | Policy |
 Albright College Reading | 4 | — | CHI 301 | Policy |
 Saint Vincent College Latrobe | 4 | 3 | CHI 203 | Policy |
 Chatham University Pittsburgh | 4 | 3 | LNG121 | Policy |
 Allegheny College Meadville | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Juniata College Huntingdon | 4 | 3 | CN-1XXTR | Policy |
 Washington & Jefferson College Washington | 4 | — | CHN-207 | Policy |
 Mount Aloysius College Cresson | 4 | 3 | — | — |
 Lycoming College Williamsport | 4 | 4 | MLS 111 | Policy |
 Cedar Crest College Allentown | 4 | 3 | CHI999 | Policy |
 Wilson College Chambersburg | 4 | 6 | — | Policy |
 Ursinus College Collegeville | 5 | 8 | CHN 111 and 112 | Policy |
 Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr | 5 | 1 | — | Policy |
AP Chinese Language and Culture 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 Chinese Language and Culture?+
85 colleges in Pennsylvania publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Chinese Language and Culture. 54 of them (64%) award credit at a score of 3, 29 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 Chinese Language and Culture score that earns credit in Pennsylvania?+
3. Temple University in Philadelphia awards credit at a score of 3, worth 8 credit hours, counting as Chinese 1001 & Chinese 1002. 54 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?+
84 of the 85 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.