AP Comparative Government and Politics credit: what score you need
The minimum qualifying score, credit hours and course equivalent at 1,632 colleges that publish an AP Comparative Government and Politics policy.
Quick answer
1,255 of 1,632 colleges (77%) award credit for AP Comparative Government and Politics at a score of 3. 348 require a 4 and 29 require a 5. The most commonly awarded amount is 3 credit hours. Each row below links to the college’s own published policy page. Data captured July 30, 2026.
Placement is not credit
A further 9 colleges publish an AP Comparative Government and Politics policy that grants placement only — you may skip the introductory course, but you earn no credit hours toward the degree and the cost of those hours does not go away. Those colleges are deliberately excluded from the counts above.
Colleges that award credit for AP Comparative Government and Politics
Showing 120 of 1,632 colleges, lowest qualifying score first. Narrow by state below for the full list in your state.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, New Hampshire | 3 | 3 | POL Elective | Policy |
 Grand Canyon University Phoenix, Arizona | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, Texas | 3 | 3 | POLS 229 | Policy |
 University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida | 3 | — | CPO 1002 | Policy |
 Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, Indiana | 3 | 3 | POLS 211 | Policy |
 Liberty University Lynchburg, Virginia | 3 | 3 | GOVT 210 Introduction to Political Science | Policy |
 University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, Maryland | 3 | 3 | GVPT 280 | Policy |
 Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, Ohio | 3 | 3 | Political Science 1200 | Policy |
 Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, Idaho | 3 | 3 | POLSC 150 | Policy |
 Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan | 3 | 0 | Waive PLS 140 | Policy |
 Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, Indiana | 3 | — | POL 1XXXX | Policy |
 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, Georgia | 3 | 3 | POLS 2240 | Policy |
 Florida International University Miami, Florida | 3 | 3 | CPO 2002 | Policy |
 Houston Community College Houston, Texas | 3 | 3 | GOVT 2304 Introduction to Political Science | Policy |
 University of Houston Houston, Texas | 3 | 3 | POLS 1335 | Policy |
 California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, California | 3 | 3 | GE SOCI SCI | Policy |
 Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, Indiana | 3 | 3 | POLS-UN 100 | Policy |
 University of South Florida Tampa, Florida | 3 | 3 | CPO 2002 | Policy |
 University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | POLI SCI X20 | Policy |
 Valencia College Orlando, Florida | 3 | 3 | CPO 2002 | Policy |
 Miami Dade College Miami, Florida | 3 | 3 | CPO 1001 or CPO 1002 | Policy |
 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, Illinois | 3 | 3 | Political Science 1-- | Policy |
 California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, California | 3 | 3 | General POSC credit | Policy |
 University of Florida Gainesville, Florida | 3 | 3 | CPO 2001 | Policy |
 University of California-San Diego La Jolla, California | 3 | 4 | — | Policy |
 University of North Texas Denton, Texas | 3 | 3 | Political science elective hours | Policy |
 San Diego State University San Diego, California | 3 | 3 | POL S 299 | Policy |
 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, Michigan | 3 | 4 | POLSCI 140 | Policy |
 University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, California | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, California | 3 | 4 | — | Policy |
 California State University-Northridge Northridge, California | 3 | 6 | POLS 156 | Policy |
 The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 3 | 3 | PSC 203 | Policy |
 Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida | 3 | 3 | CPO 2002 | Policy |
 University of California-Davis Davis, California | 3 | 4 | — | Policy |
 University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, Washington | 3 | 5 | POLS 204 | Policy |
 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, Colorado | 3 | 3 | 3 lower-division Arts & Science credits that count toward the A&S Gen. Ed. Social Science requirement and the CMCI Core People and Society requirement | Policy |
 University of Georgia Athens, Georgia | 3 | 3 | INTL 1100 | Policy |
 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, Minnesota | 3 | 4 | Political Science 1054 | Policy |
 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, Virginia | 3 | 3 | PSCI 1XXX PSCI ELECTIVE | Policy |
 University of Maryland-College Park College Park, Maryland | 3 | 3 | Lower Level Elective | Policy |
 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas | 3 | 3 | GLA 2633 or POL 2633 | Policy |
 Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon | 3 | 4 | PS 201 | Policy |
 University of California-Irvine Irvine, California | 3 | 4 | Elective credit only | Policy |
 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 3 | 3 | POLI 2053 | Policy |
 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, Ohio | 3 | 3 | POL 1060 | Policy |
 University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, South Carolina | 3 | 3 | POLI 103C | Policy |
 California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, California | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
 College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada | 3 | — | PSC 211 | Policy |
 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas | 3 | 3 | PLSC 20103 | Policy |
 Georgia State University Atlanta, Georgia | 3 | 3 | POLS 2401 | Policy |
 George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia | 3 | 3 | GOVT 133 | Policy |
 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, Texas | 3 | 3 | POLS 2330 | Policy |
 San Jose State University San Jose, California | 3 | 3 | POLS 002 | Policy |
 North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, North Carolina | 3 | 3 | PS 200-level elective | Policy |
 University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah | 3 | 3 | POLS 2200 | Policy |
 American River College Sacramento, California | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Mt San Antonio College Walnut, California | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, Colorado | 3 | 3 | POLS1++3C | Policy |
 East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, California | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, California | 3 | 3 | PLS 2020 | Policy |
 University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada | 3 | 3 | PSC 211 | Policy |
 Broward College Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 3 | 3 | CPO 2002 | Policy |
 Ashford University San Diego, California | 3 | 3 | CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY COMPETENCY | Policy |
 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina | 3 | 3 | POLS 1501 | Policy |
 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Florida | 3 | 3 | INR 2002 | Policy |
 University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California | 3 | 4 | — | Policy |
 University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky | 3 | 3 | PS 210 | Policy |
 University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, Missouri | 3 | 3 | Pol Sci 2700 | Policy |
 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, Texas | 3 | 3 | GOVT 2305 | Policy |
 Clemson University Clemson, South Carolina | 3 | 3 | POSC 1040 | Policy |
 University of California-Riverside Riverside, California | 3 | 4 | POSC 015 | Policy |
 Santa Ana College Santa Ana, California | 3 | 3 | POLT 201 | Policy |
 Long Beach City College Long Beach, California | 3 | 3 | POLSC 2P | — |
 University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, Illinois | 3 | 3 | POLS 130 | Policy |
 Washington State University Pullman, Washington | 3 | 3 | Political Science 102 | Policy |
 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, California | 3 | 9 | POLS 229 and GE D2 and Elective Unit | Policy |
 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, Oklahoma | 3 | 3 | P SC 2603 | Policy |
 California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, California | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, Texas | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Santa Monica College Santa Monica, California | 3 | 3 | Pol Sc 2 | Policy |
 California State University-Fresno Fresno, California | 3 | 3 | PLSI Elective | Policy |
 Georgia Southern University Statesboro, Georgia | 3 | 3 | POLS 1101 | Policy |
 Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, Oklahoma | 3 | 3 | POLS 2113 | Policy |
 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia | 3 | 3 | POLI 109 | Policy |
 Pasadena City College Pasadena, California | 3 | 3 | POLS 002 | Policy |
 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 3 | 3 | POLI Elective | Policy |
 The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, Texas | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, Florida | 3 | 3 | CPO2002 | Policy |
 Utah State University Logan, Utah | 3 | 3 | POLS 2200 (BSS) | Policy |
 University at Buffalo Buffalo, New York | 3 | 3 | APC999TR | Policy |
 San Francisco State University San Francisco, California | 3 | 3 | PLSI 250 | Policy |
 East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina | 3 | 3 | POLS 2010 | Policy |
 University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas | 3 | 3 | POLS 150 | Policy |
 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon | 3 | 4 | Political Science elective (1 Social Science Area course) | Policy |
 Appalachian State University Boone, North Carolina | 3 | 3 | PS 2240 | Policy |
 Kent State University at Kent Kent, Ohio | 3 | 3 | POL 10004 | Policy |
 Grand Valley State University Allendale, Michigan | 3 | 3 | PLS 103 | Policy |
 University of Mississippi University, Mississippi | 3 | 3 | Pol 102 | Policy |
 El Camino Community College District Torrance, California | 3 | 3 | Political Science 2 | Policy |
 University of Delaware Newark, Delaware | 3 | 3 | POSC 166DE | Policy |
FCC Fresno City College Fresno, California | 3 | 3 | POLS 5 | — |
 St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, Florida | 3 | 3 | CPO X001 or X002 | Policy |
 Cerritos College Norwalk, California | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, North Carolina | 3 | 3 | POL 210 | Policy |
 Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, Ohio | 3 | 3 | POLS 2300 | Policy |
 Illinois State University Normal, Illinois | 3 | 3 | POL 140 | Policy |
 Portland Community College Portland, Oregon | 3 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Sam Houston State University Huntsville, Texas | 3 | 3 | POLS 2000 | Policy |
 Mississippi State University Mississippi State, Mississippi | 3 | 3 | PS 1513 | Policy |
 University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, California | 3 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, Florida | 3 | 3 | CPOX001 or CPO2002 | Policy |
 West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia | 3 | 3 | POLS 250 | Policy |
 Montclair State University Montclair, New Jersey | 3 | 3 | POLS 201 | Policy |
 Old Dominion University Norfolk, Virginia | 3 | 3 | POLS 102S | Policy |
 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, New York | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Riverside City College Riverside, California | 3 | 3 | Pol Sc 2 | Policy |
 Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, Utah | 3 | 3 | POLS 2200 | Policy |
 Columbus State Community College Columbus, Ohio | 3 | 3 | POLS 1200 | Policy |
 Boise State University Boise, Idaho | 3 | 3 | POLS 100XF | Policy |
 Sacramento City College Sacramento, California | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
AP Comparative Government and Politics credit by state
How we ranked this
One row per 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 are excluded and counted separately above. Where a college publishes only a major-specific rule, we do not promote it to a school-wide minimum. Credit hours and course equivalents are reproduced as the college published them; “—” means the college published no value for that field. Colleges are ordered by minimum score, then by enrolment, so the easiest routes to credit appear first — this is not a quality ranking.
Frequently asked questions
What AP Comparative Government and Politics score do you need for college credit?+
Of the 1,632 colleges with a published AP Comparative Government and Politics credit policy, 1,255 (77%) award credit at a score of 3, 348 require a 4, and 29 require a 5. There is no single national threshold — the requirement is set by each college, so check the table on this page for the schools on your list.
How many college credits is AP Comparative Government and Politics worth?+
The most commonly published award is 3 credit hours, but it varies by college and by the score earned — several colleges award more hours for a 4 or 5 than for a 3. The Credits column in the table shows each college's own published figure; a dash means the college publishes a policy but no credit-hour number, and we do not estimate one.
Do all colleges accept AP Comparative Government and Politics?+
No. This page covers the 1,632 colleges that publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Comparative Government and Politics, plus 9 more whose policy for this exam grants placement only — permission to skip a course without earning credit hours. Colleges absent from this list either publish no policy for this exam or grant nothing for it. Absence here is not proof a college rejects the exam; it means we have no published rule to cite.
Where can I verify a college's AP Comparative Government and Politics policy?+
Every row links to the college's own advanced-standing or AP credit page in the Source column. That page is authoritative and current; our copy is a snapshot taken July 30, 2026. Policies change between admission cycles, so verify at the source before counting on credit in a graduation plan.
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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.