AP Drawing credit at Tennessee colleges
Every Tennessee college with a published AP Drawing credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
18 of 29 Tennessee colleges (62%) award credit for AP Drawing at a score of 3. 11 require a 4 and 0 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at Middle Tennessee State University (3 credit hours). 29 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro | 3 | 3 | ART 1620 | Policy |
 University of Memphis Memphis | 3 | 3 | See Dept. Chair Art lower division | Policy |
 The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga | 3 | 3 | ART 1XXX (Lower Division) | Policy |
 Pellissippi State Community College Knoxville | 3 | 3 | ART 1045 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | Drawing I | Policy | |
CSCC Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga | 3 | 3 | Drawing I (ARTP 1010) | Policy |
MSCC Motlow State Community College Tullahoma | 3 | 3 | ART1045 | Policy |
 Walters State Community College Morristown | 3 | 3 | ARTP 1010 | Policy |
 Columbia State Community College Columbia | 3 | 3 | ART 1045 | Policy |
 Roane State Community College Harriman | 3 | 3 | ART 1045, ARTP 1010 | Policy |
 Lipscomb University Nashville | 3 | 3 | AR 1033 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | — | Policy | |
CSCC Cleveland State Community College Cleveland | 3 | 3 | ART 1045 | Policy |
 Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate | 3 | — | ART elective | Policy |
 Freed-Hardeman University Henderson | 3 | 3 | ART120 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | ART 101 | Policy | |
MU Milligan University Milligan | 3 | 3 | general elective (3 credits) | Policy |
 Johnson University Knoxville | 3 | 3 | "A" Competency Course or MART 1023 Drawing and Ideation A minimum score of 4 is required to be counted towards a student's professional major. | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | ART LD | Policy | |
 Tennessee Technological University Cookeville | 4 | 3 | ART lower-division elective | Policy |
 Belmont University Nashville | 4 | — | Specific course credit awarded upon review of AP portfolio by Art faculty. | Policy |
 Vanderbilt University Nashville | 4 | 3 | Non-equivalent course | Policy |
| 4 | — | ART 140-150 | Policy | |
 Rhodes College Memphis | 4 | 4 | Art 166 | Policy |
 The University of the South Sewanee | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Maryville College Maryville | 4 | 4 | ART 110 | Policy |
 King University Bristol | 4 | 4 | FINE 2410 | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | ART Elective | Policy | |
 Fisk University Nashville | 4 | 3 | ART 101 | Policy |
AP Drawing credit in other states
How we ranked this
One row per Tennessee 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 Tennessee colleges give credit for AP Drawing?+
29 colleges in Tennessee publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Drawing. 18 of them (62%) award credit at a score of 3, 11 require a 4, and 0 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 Drawing score that earns credit in Tennessee?+
3. Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro awards credit at a score of 3, worth 3 credit hours, counting as ART 1620. 18 Tennessee colleges in total set their bar at a 3 or lower.
Does in-state residency change AP credit in Tennessee?+
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 Tennessee AP credit policies?+
29 of the 29 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.