AP Computer Science Principles credit at New York colleges
Every New York college with a published AP Computer Science Principles credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
60 of 82 New York colleges (73%) award credit for AP Computer Science Principles at a score of 3. 20 require a 4 and 2 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at University at Buffalo (4 credit hours). 82 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 | 4 | APC999TR | Policy |
 Stony Brook University Stony Brook | 3 | 3 | CSE 101 | Policy |
CBMC | 3 | 4 | CSC 101 | Policy |
 CUNY Hunter College New York | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York | 3 | 3 | NONLA-7000 | Policy |
 Binghamton University Vestal | 3 | 4 | Elective credit | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | CST 111 | Policy | |
| 3 | — | CST 1100 | Policy | |
 University at Albany Albany | 3 | 3 | I-CSI 105 | Policy |
 CUNY City College New York | 3 | 3 | CSC 10000 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | CSCI elective | Policy | |
 CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City | 3 | 3 | MAC 101 | Policy |
CBC CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn | 3 | 4 | ELEC-1000 | Policy |
 CUNY Lehman College Bronx | 3 | 3 | ELEC-1000 | Policy |
 College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island | 3 | 3 | CSC 199 | Policy |
 Farmingdale State College Farmingdale | 3 | 3 | CSC 101 | Policy |
 Fashion Institute of Technology New York | 3 | 3 | MA122 | Policy |
 Empire State University Saratoga Springs | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | CISS 900 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | ELT001 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | MCS 1XX | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | General or Free Electives | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | ISC 150 | Policy | |
 SUNY Brockport Brockport | 3 | 3 | CSC 1TR | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | CIS 1XX | Policy | |
 Adelphi University Garden City | 3 | 3 | CSC 101 | Policy |
 CUNY York College Jamaica | 3 | 3 | CS 999 | Policy |
 Ithaca College Ithaca | 3 | 3 | COMP 18888 - Computer Science Elective | Policy |
 SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury | 3 | — | CS 2510 | Policy |
SCP SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | CISY 1023-Intro to Information Technology | Policy | |
 CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn | 3 | — | — | Policy |
SJSU St. Joseph's University-New York Brooklyn | 3 | 3 | COM 150 | Policy |
 New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury | 3 | 3 | General Elective | Policy |
 Molloy College Rockville Centre | 3 | 3 | CIS 1000 | Policy |
 SUNY at Purchase College Purchase | 3 | 3 | Math elective | Policy |
 Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua | 3 | 3 | CSC 190 | Policy |
SF SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia | 3 | — | CSIT 120 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | CPS 210 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | CITA 152: Computer Logic | Policy | |
 Iona University New Rochelle | 3 | 3 | CS 140 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | CITA 000 | Policy | |
 Le Moyne College Syracuse | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 SUNY College at Potsdam Potsdam | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Nazareth University Rochester | 3 | 3 | Liberal Arts Elective | Policy |
 SUNY Morrisville Morrisville | 3 | 4 | COSC 111 - Introduction to Computer Science plus Laboratory | Policy |
| 3 | — | — | Policy | |
 Canisius University Buffalo | 3 | 3 | Free Elective | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Marymount Manhattan College New York | 3 | 3 | IT ELECTIVE | Policy |
 Jefferson Community College Watertown | 3 | 3 | CIS 000-elective credit | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | CSCI 160 | Policy | |
 D'Youville University Buffalo | 3 | 3 | CSC-110 | Policy |
 Manhattanville College Purchase | 3 | 3 | MAC.1075 | Policy |
 SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck | 3 | 3 | SCI 000 Science Elective | Policy |
 LIM College New York | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Hartwick College Oneonta | 3 | 3 | CISC-AP | Policy |
 Dominican University New York Orangeburg | 3 | 3 | General Elective | Policy |
 Houghton University Houghton | 3 | 4 | Mathematics General Education | Policy |
FTC Five Towns College Dix Hills | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 New York University New York | 4 | 4 | CSCI-UA 2 or CSCI-UA 3 | Policy |
 Syracuse University Syracuse | 4 | 3 | ECS 100 (For students in Information Studies equivalent course is IST 200) | Policy |
 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester | 4 | 3 | ISCH - 110 - Principles of Computing | Policy |
 Nassau Community College Garden City | 4 | 3 | CSC 104 | Policy |
 Fordham University Bronx | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Pace University New York | 4 | 3 | CIS 101 | Policy |
 University of Rochester Rochester | 4 | 4 | CSC 171 | Policy |
 Hofstra University Hempstead | 4 | 3 | CSC 5 | Policy |
| 4 | 4 | CSCI 1000 | Policy | |
 Marist College Poughkeepsie | 4 | 3 | CMPT 902L | Policy |
 Touro University New York | 4 | 3 | MCON 140 | Policy |
 Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Siena College Loudonville | 4 | 3 | CSIS 110 | Policy |
 Barnard College New York | 4 | 3 | COMS-W1001 | Policy |
 Colgate University Hamilton | 4 | 1 | COSC 100 | Policy |
 Skidmore College Saratoga Springs | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Clarkson University Potsdam | 4 | 3 | CS 1, Computer Science Elective | Policy |
 St Lawrence University Canton | 4 | 1 | CS-140 | Policy |
 Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville | 4 | 2 | — | Policy |
 St. Thomas Aquinas College Sparkill | 4 | 3 | CS 101 | Policy |
 Yeshiva University New York | 5 | 3 | General Elective | Policy |
 Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson | 5 | — | — | Policy |
AP Computer Science Principles 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 Computer Science Principles?+
82 colleges in New York publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Computer Science Principles. 60 of them (73%) award credit at a score of 3, 20 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 Computer Science Principles score that earns credit in New York?+
3. University at Buffalo in Buffalo awards credit at a score of 3, worth 4 credit hours, counting as APC999TR. 60 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?+
82 of the 82 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.