AP Comparative Government and Politics credit at New York colleges
Every New York college with a published AP Comparative Government and Politics credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
79 of 105 New York colleges (75%) award credit for AP Comparative Government and Politics at a score of 3. 22 require a 4 and 4 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at University at Buffalo (3 credit hours). 104 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 University at Buffalo Buffalo | 3 | 3 | APC999TR | Policy |
 Stony Brook University Stony Brook | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
CBMC | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 CUNY Hunter College New York | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Binghamton University Vestal | 3 | 4 | PLSC 1CP | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | POL107 | Policy | |
 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester | 3 | 3 | Free 100 - Free Elective Credit | Policy |
 CUNY Queens College Queens | 3 | 3 | LAE 499 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 University at Albany Albany | 3 | 3 | RPOS E10 | Policy |
 CUNY City College New York | 3 | 3 | PSC 99902 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | POL 257 | Policy | |
 Nassau Community College Garden City | 3 | 3 | POL 101 | Policy |
 CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City | 3 | 6 | FCWG 1000 | Policy |
CBC CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn | 3 | 3 | POLS.-1002 | Policy |
 CUNY Lehman College Bronx | 3 | 3 | POL-150 | Policy |
 Farmingdale State College Farmingdale | 3 | 3 | POL 265 | Policy |
| 3 | — | POLSC 111 - Introduction to World Politics | Policy | |
 Monroe Community College Rochester | 3 | 3 | POS 120 or POS 102 | Policy |
 Fashion Institute of Technology New York | 3 | 3 | PC354 | Policy |
 Empire State University Saratoga Springs | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | POLS 101 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | POL293 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | POL 101 World Politics | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | General or Free Electives | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | LAS XXXX | Policy | |
 Mercy University Dobbs Ferry | 3 | 3 | POLS295 | Policy |
 Long Island University Brookville | 3 | 3 | POL 161 | Policy |
 SUNY Brockport Brockport | 3 | 3 | PLS 112 | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | PSC1XX and PSC 101 | Policy | |
 Marist College Poughkeepsie | 3 | 3 | POSC 901L | Policy |
 CUNY York College Jamaica | 3 | 3 | POL 999 | Policy |
 Ithaca College Ithaca | 3 | 3 | POLT 18888 - Politics Elective | Policy |
 SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo | 3 | 3 | PLSC 1TR | Policy |
SCP SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh | 3 | 3 | PSC120 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | PLSC 1053-International Relations | Policy | |
 CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn | 3 | — | — | Policy |
SJSU St. Joseph's University-New York Brooklyn | 3 | 3 | POL 205 | Policy |
 New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury | 3 | 3 | PSCI 210 | Policy |
 Molloy College Rockville Centre | 3 | 3 | POL GNED | Policy |
 SUNY at Purchase College Purchase | 3 | 3 | Intro to Comparative Politics for BA and BS majors only | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | PS202 | Policy | |
 Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
SF SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia | 3 | — | POLI 150 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | — | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | POLS 120: Comparative Government & Politics | Policy | |
 Iona University New Rochelle | 3 | 3 | POL 203 | Policy |
 Niagara University Niagara University | 3 | 3 | POL 105 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | GOVT 160 | Policy | |
 St. John Fisher University Rochester | 3 | 3 | POSC Core course | Policy |
 Le Moyne College Syracuse | 3 | 3 | Free Elective Credit | Policy |
 SUNY College at Potsdam Potsdam | 3 | 3 | POLS 130 | Policy |
 St. Francis College Brooklyn | 3 | 3 | PSC-ELE Political Science Elective (Gen Ed - Individuals and Societies) | Policy |
 St Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure | 3 | 3 | GENL Electives | Policy |
 SUNY Morrisville Morrisville | 3 | 3 | POLI 999 | Policy |
| 3 | — | — | Policy | |
| 3 | 4 | POS 330 | Policy | |
 Canisius University Buffalo | 3 | 3 | Free Elective | Policy |
 Daemen University Amherst | 3 | 3 | GVT-101 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Wagner College Staten Island | 3 | — | GOV102 | Policy |
 Jefferson Community College Watertown | 3 | 3 | POL 126 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | POSC225 | Policy | |
 D'Youville University Buffalo | 3 | 3 | PSC-999 | Policy |
 Ulster County Community College Stone Ridge | 3 | 3 | POS 202 | Policy |
 Manhattanville College Purchase | 3 | 3 | POS 2011 | Policy |
 SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck | 3 | 3 | GERS 000 General Education: Social Sciences | Policy |
 LIM College New York | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Hartwick College Oneonta | 3 | 3 | POSC-AP | Policy |
 Dominican University New York Orangeburg | 3 | 3 | Liberal Arts Elective | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | POL 103 | Policy | |
 Roberts Wesleyan University Rochester | 3 | 3 | Principles of Political Science | Policy |
 St. Thomas Aquinas College Sparkill | 3 | 3 | POLS 201 | Policy |
 Hilbert College Hamburg | 3 | 3 | PS 101 | Policy |
 Keuka College Keuka Park | 3 | 3 | HIS-ELE | Policy |
 Houghton University Houghton | 3 | 3 | Social Science General Education | Policy |
NCCC North Country Community College Saranac Lake | 3 | 3 | POS 101 | — |
FTC Five Towns College Dix Hills | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 New York University New York | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Syracuse University Syracuse | 4 | 3 | PSC 123 | Policy |
 Fordham University Bronx | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
 College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island | 4 | 3 | POL 103 | Policy |
 Pace University New York | 4 | 3 | POL 101 | Policy |
 University of Rochester Rochester | 4 | 4 | Four credits in political science. No additional credit if US Government and Politics is taken as well. | Policy |
 Hofstra University Hempstead | 4 | 3 | PSC 2 | Policy |
| 4 | 4 | STSO-1000 | Policy | |
 Adelphi University Garden City | 4 | 3 | POL260 | Policy |
 Touro University New York | 4 | 3 | POL 102 | Policy |
 Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Siena College Loudonville | 4 | 3 | POSC 140 | Policy |
 Yeshiva University New York | 4 | 3 | POLI 1501 | Policy |
 Skidmore College Saratoga Springs | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Utica University Utica | 4 | 3 | POL Elective | Policy |
 Clarkson University Potsdam | 4 | 3 | POL 250 | Policy |
 St Lawrence University Canton | 4 | 1 | POLS-105 | Policy |
 Nazareth University Rochester | 4 | 3 | PSC 1T1 | Policy |
 Marymount Manhattan College New York | 4 | 3 | PS ELECTIVE | Policy |
 Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville | 4 | 2 | — | Policy |
 Alfred University Alfred | 4 | 4 | POLS 110 | Policy |
 Elmira College Elmira | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
| 5 | 3 | POLS UN1201 | Policy | |
 Barnard College New York | 5 | 3 | POLS V1501 | Policy |
 Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson | 5 | — | — | Policy |
| 5 | 3 | — | Policy |
AP Comparative Government and Politics credit in other states
How we ranked this
One row per New York 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 New York colleges give credit for AP Comparative Government and Politics?+
105 colleges in New York publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Comparative Government and Politics. 79 of them (75%) award credit at a score of 3, 22 require a 4, and 4 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 Comparative Government and Politics score that earns credit in New York?+
3. University at Buffalo in Buffalo awards credit at a score of 3, worth 3 credit hours, counting as APC999TR. 79 New York colleges in total set their bar at a 3 or lower.
Does in-state residency change AP credit in New York?+
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 New York AP credit policies?+
104 of the 105 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.