AP Chinese Language and Culture credit at Washington colleges
Every Washington college with a published AP Chinese Language and Culture credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
38 of 43 Washington colleges (88%) award credit for AP Chinese Language and Culture at a score of 3. 3 require a 4 and 2 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at University of Washington-Seattle Campus (5 credit hours). 42 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 5 | CHIN 133 | Policy | |
 Washington State University Pullman | 3 | 8 | Chinese 101, 102 | Policy |
 Western Washington University Bellingham | 3 | 5 | Chinese 101 | Policy |
 Central Washington University Ellensburg | 3 | 5 | CHIN 251 | Policy |
 Bellevue College Bellevue | 3 | 5 | CHIN& 123 | Policy |
| 3 | 5 | GNML 298 | Policy | |
| 3 | 5 | CHIN 133 | Policy | |
 Clark College Vancouver | 3 | 5 | Humanities List A | Policy |
 Green River College Auburn | 3 | 5 | CHIN& 121 | Policy |
 Everett Community College Everett | 3 | 5 | CHIN& 121 | Policy |
 Tacoma Community College Tacoma | 3 | 5 | CHIN& 121 | Policy |
| 3 | 5 | CHIN& 121 | Policy | |
 Seattle University Seattle | 3 | 5 | CHIN 1150 | Policy |
 Spokane Community College Spokane | 3 | 5 | CHIN& 121 | Policy |
| 3 | 5 | CHIN 133 | Policy | |
 Seattle Central College Seattle | 3 | 5 | CHIN& 121 | Policy |
 Highline College Des Moines | 3 | 5 | CHIN& 121 | Policy |
EC Edmonds College Lynnwood | 3 | 5 | CHIN& 121 | Policy |
 Olympic College Bremerton | 3 | 5 | FLANG 920 | Policy |
| 3 | 5 | CHIN& 121 | Policy | |
 North Seattle College Seattle | 3 | 5 | CHIN& 121 | Policy |
| 3 | 5 | CHIN& 121 | Policy | |
 Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon | 3 | 5 | CHIN& 121 | Policy |
 Clover Park Technical College Lakewood | 3 | — | CHIN 121 | — |
WWCC Walla Walla Community College Walla Walla | 3 | 5 | Humanities Distribution | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | CHIN 102 | Policy | |
 Whatcom Community College Bellingham | 3 | 5 | CHIN& 121 | Policy |
| 3 | 5 | CHIN& 121 | Policy | |
 Seattle Pacific University Seattle | 3 | 5 | CHN 1102 | Policy |
 The Evergreen State College Olympia | 3 | 8 | — | Policy |
 Wenatchee Valley College Wenatchee | 3 | 5 | Humanities - World Language Elective | Policy |
 Lower Columbia College Longview | 3 | 5 | CHIN 121 | Policy |
RTC Renton Technical College Renton | 3 | 5 | Humanities credits | Policy |
 South Seattle College Seattle | 3 | 5 | CHIN& 121 | Policy |
 Big Bend Community College Moses Lake | 3 | 5 | 100-level World Language | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | COR 140C | Policy | |
PC Peninsula College Port Angeles | 3 | 5 | CHIN& 121 | Policy |
 Northwest University Kirkland | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
GU Gonzaga University Spokane | 4 | 4 | Chinese 101 | Policy |
 Whitworth University Spokane | 4 | 4 | CN 196 | Policy |
| 4 | 1 | 200-level Chinese Elective | Policy | |
 Pierce College District Lakewood | 5 | 10 | CHIN& 121, CHIN& 122, CHIN&123 (10) 4 | Policy |
 Whitman College Walla Walla | 5 | 4 | General Degree Credit | Policy |
AP Chinese Language and Culture credit in other states
How we ranked this
One row per Washington 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 Washington colleges give credit for AP Chinese Language and Culture?+
43 colleges in Washington publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Chinese Language and Culture. 38 of them (88%) award credit at a score of 3, 3 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 Washington?+
3. University of Washington-Seattle Campus in Seattle awards credit at a score of 3, worth 5 credit hours, counting as CHIN 133. 38 Washington colleges in total set their bar at a 3 or lower.
Does in-state residency change AP credit in Washington?+
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 Washington AP credit policies?+
42 of the 43 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.