AP English Language and Composition credit at Massachusetts colleges
Every Massachusetts college with a published AP English Language and Composition credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
38 of 66 Massachusetts colleges (58%) award credit for AP English Language and Composition at a score of 3. 25 require a 4 and 3 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell (3 credit hours). 65 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | ENGL.1010 or ENGL.1990 | Policy | |
 Bridgewater State University Bridgewater | 3 | 6 | ENGL 101 & ENGL 102 | Policy |
BHCC | 3 | 3 | ENG-111 | Policy |
 Quinsigamond Community College Worcester | 3 | 3 | ENG 101 | Policy |
 University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth | 3 | 6 | ENL 101/102 | Policy |
 Bristol Community College Fall River | 3 | 3 | ENG 101 | Policy |
 Middlesex Community College Bedford | 3 | 3 | ENG 101 | Policy |
| 3 | — | — | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | CMP 101 | Policy | |
 Merrimack College North Andover | 3 | 4 | ENG 1050 | Policy |
 Springfield Technical Community College Springfield | 3 | 3 | ENG 101 | Policy |
 Worcester State University Worcester | 3 | 6 | EN-101 & EN-102 | Policy |
 Massasoit Community College Brockton | 3 | — | ENGL 101 & 102 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | ENGL1100 | Policy | |
 Northern Essex Community College Haverhill | 3 | 3 | ENG101 | Policy |
 Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills | 3 | 3 | EN 101 | Policy |
 Endicott College Beverly | 3 | 3 | ENG111 | Policy |
 Fitchburg State University Fitchburg | 3 | 6 | ENGL 1100 & ENGL 1200 | Policy |
 Framingham State University Framingham | 3 | 4 | ENGL 1TR | Policy |
MWCC | 3 | 3 | ENG 101 | Policy |
 Western New England University Springfield | 3 | 3 | ENGL 132 | Policy |
 Stonehill College Easton | 3 | 3 | IND 800 Interdisciplinary Elective | Policy |
 Cape Cod Community College West Barnstable | 3 | 3 | ENL101 | Policy |
 Springfield College Springfield | 3 | 3 | ENGL 113 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Roxbury Community College Roxbury Crossing | 3 | 3 | ENG 101 | — |
 Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay | 3 | 3 | HU-1111 | Policy |
 Gordon College Wenham | 3 | 4 | Free elective | Policy |
 Greenfield Community College Greenfield | 3 | 3 | ENG 101 | Policy |
 Bay Path University Longmeadow | 3 | 6 | ENG 114 & ENG 124 | Policy |
 Lasell University Newton | 3 | 3 | WRT101 | Policy |
 Nichols College Dudley | 3 | 6 | ENGL 105 College Writing (3 cr) & COMM 270 Special Topics in Communication (3 cr) | Policy |
 Dean College Franklin | 3 | 3 | ENG-111 | Policy |
 Berkshire Community College Pittsfield | 3 | 6 | ENG-101 ENG-102 | Policy |
AIC American International College Springfield | 3 | 3 | ENG1201- English Composition I | Policy |
 Regis College Weston | 3 | — | EN - 105 | Policy |
 Anna Maria College Paxton | 3 | 3 | ENG 103 | Policy |
 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams | 3 | 6 | ENGL 100 College Writing I and ENGL 150 College Writing II | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | ENGLWRIT 112 | Policy | |
 Boston University Boston | 4 | 4 | elective credit granted; no specific course equivalent. | Policy |
 Northeastern University Boston | 4 | 4 | ENGW1111 | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | ENGL 101 | Policy | |
 Boston College Chestnut Hill | 4 | 3 | Writing Core | Policy |
 Berklee College of Music Boston | 4 | 3 | LENG 111 | Policy |
 Tufts University Medford | 4 | 3 | ENG 0001 | Policy |
 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester | 4 | 3 | EN 1000 | Policy |
 Suffolk University Boston | 4 | 4 | WRI 101 | Policy |
 Bentley University Waltham | 4 | 3 | EMS 101 | Policy |
 Emerson College Boston | 4 | 4 | General Elective | Policy |
 Brandeis University Waltham | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 MCPHS University Boston | 4 | — | — | Policy |
 Holyoke Community College Holyoke | 4 | 3 | ENG 101 | Policy |
 College of the Holy Cross Worcester | 4 | 1 | — | Policy |
 Babson College Wellesley | 4 | 4 | WRT 1001 | Policy |
 Smith College Northampton | 4 | 4 | WRT 118 | Policy |
 Clark University Worcester | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Mount Holyoke College South Hadley | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Emmanuel College Boston | 4 | 4 | LI*REQ (LI) | Policy |
| 4 | 4 | ENG 101 | Policy | |
 Assumption University Worcester | 4 | 6 | ENG-130, ENG-ELEC | Policy |
 Lesley University Cambridge | 4 | 3 | CWRIT 1101 | Policy |
NECM | 4 | 2 | — | Policy |
 Montserrat College of Art Beverly | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
| 5 | 9 | — | Policy | |
 Westfield State University Westfield | 5 | 3 | ENGL 0101 | Policy |
 Wellesley College Wellesley | 5 | 1 | — | Policy |
AP English Language and Composition credit in other states
How we ranked this
One row per Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts colleges give credit for AP English Language and Composition?+
66 colleges in Massachusetts publish a credit-bearing policy for AP English Language and Composition. 38 of them (58%) award credit at a score of 3, 25 require a 4, and 3 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 English Language and Composition score that earns credit in Massachusetts?+
3. University of Massachusetts-Lowell in Lowell awards credit at a score of 3, worth 3 credit hours, counting as ENGL.1010 or ENGL.1990. 38 Massachusetts colleges in total set their bar at a 3 or lower.
Does in-state residency change AP credit in Massachusetts?+
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 Massachusetts AP credit policies?+
65 of the 66 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.