AP English Literature and Composition credit at New York colleges

Every New York college with a published AP English Literature and Composition credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.

Quick answer

84 of 114 New York colleges (74%) award credit for AP English Literature and Composition at a score of 3. 28 require a 4 and 2 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at University at Buffalo (3 credit hours). 112 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.

Colleges that award credit for AP English Literature and Composition, with the minimum qualifying score, credit hours awarded and the equivalent course.
College	Min score	Credits	Counts as	Source
University at Buffalo Buffalo	3	3	ENG999TR200	Policy
Stony Brook University Stony Brook	3	3	EGL 192; waiver of WRT 101	Policy
CBMC CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York	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	Elective credit	Policy
Suffolk County Community College Selden	3	6	ENG 101, 102	Policy
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester	3	3	Free 100 - Free Elective Credit	Policy
CUNY Queens College Queens	3	3	ENGL 499	Policy
CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn	3	3	—	Policy
University at Albany Albany	3	6	AENG 121Z , AENG 100Z	Policy
CUNY City College New York	3	3	HUM 99902	Policy
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York	3	6	LIT 230 LIT elective	Policy
Nassau Community College Garden City	3	3	ENG 102	Policy
CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City	3	6	ENG 101 & ENG 199	Policy
CBC CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn	3	6	ENGL.-1000E	Policy
CUNY Lehman College Bronx	3	3	ENG-135	Policy
College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island	3	3	ELEC 1000	Policy
Farmingdale State College Farmingdale	3	6	EGL 101 & EGL 102	Policy
SUNY Westchester Community College Valhalla	3	—	ENG 102 - Writing and Literature	Policy
Monroe Community College Rochester	3	6	ENG 101 & 105	Policy
Fashion Institute of Technology New York	3	6	EN121 & EN030	Policy
Empire State University Saratoga Springs	3	6	LITR 1005 and additional introductory credit in the Writing department.	Policy
Hudson Valley Community College Troy	3	3	ENGL 101/107	Policy
Hofstra University Hempstead	3	3	LA 999	Policy
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz	3	3	ENG160 or ENG193	Policy
State University of New York at Cortland Cortland	3	3	CPN 100 Writing Studies I	Policy
CUNY Bronx Community College Bronx	3	3	Electives	Policy
State University of New York at Oswego Oswego	3	3	ENG 101	Policy
Mercy University Dobbs Ferry	3	3	ENGL112	Policy
Long Island University Brookville	3	3	ENG 110	Policy
SUNY Brockport Brockport	3	3	ENG 112 or ENG 1TR	Policy
SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo	3	3	ENG 1XX	Policy
CUNY York College Jamaica	3	3	ENG 999	Policy
SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury	3	6	EL 2310	Policy
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo	3	6	ENGL 1TR	Policy
SCP SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh	3	3	ENG195	Policy
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred Alfred	3	6	COMP 1503 & LITR 2603-Writing Studies & Intro to Literature	Policy
SJSU St. Joseph's University-New York Brooklyn	3	3	Core/Elective	Policy
New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury	3	6	FCWR 101, FCWR 151	Policy
SUNY Broome Community College Binghamton	3	6	ENG 110 and LIT 200	Policy
Molloy College Rockville Centre	3	6	ENG 1100 and ENG GNED	Policy
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase	3	3	Introduction to Literature	Policy
Mohawk Valley Community College Utica	3	3	EN102	Policy
Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua	3	6	ENG 101 & ENG 102	Policy
SF SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia	3	—	ENGL 099	Policy
Niagara County Community College Sanborn	3	6	ENG 101 & ENG 102	Policy
SUNY College of Technology at Canton Canton	3	3	ENGL 109: Approaches to Literature	Policy
Niagara University Niagara University	3	6	ENG 100 and Humanities Elective	Policy
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Delhi	3	3	LITR 100	Policy
St. John Fisher University Rochester	3	6	ENGL 150 and Liberal Arts Elective	Policy
Utica University Utica	3	3	ENG Elective	Policy
Le Moyne College Syracuse	3	3	Free elective credit	Policy
University of Mount Saint Vincent Bronx	3	3	Elective credits	Policy
Genesee Community College Batavia	3	3	ENG 101	Policy
SUNY College at Potsdam Potsdam	3	6	—	Policy
St. Francis College Brooklyn	3	6	ENG-ELE English Elective & LA-ELE Liberal Arts Elective (Gen Ed- Creative Voices Across Cultures x2)	Policy
St Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure	3	6	ENG 103, ENG Elective	Policy
Nazareth University Rochester	3	3	Liberal Arts Elective	Policy
SUNY Morrisville Morrisville	3	3	COMP 102 - Writing About Literature	Policy
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Cobleskill	3	—	—	Policy
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica	3	4	—	Policy
Canisius University Buffalo	3	3	Free Elective	Policy
Daemen University Amherst	3	6	CMP-101 LIT-112	Policy
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse	3	6	—	Policy
Wagner College Staten Island	3	—	ENELEC w/ LIT	Policy
Jefferson Community College Watertown	3	3	ENG 000L	Policy
Tompkins Cortland Community College Dryden	3	6	ENGL 101 and ENGL 102	Policy
D'Youville University Buffalo	3	3	ENG-111	Policy
Mount Saint Mary College Newburgh	3	6	—	Policy
Ulster County Community College Stone Ridge	3	6	ENG 101, 102	Policy
Manhattanville College Purchase	3	3	ENC 1002	Policy
SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck	3	3	ENGL 101	Policy
LIM College New York	3	3	English Composition	Policy
Hartwick College Oneonta	3	3	ENGL-AP	Policy
Dominican University New York Orangeburg	3	3	Liberal Arts Elective	Policy
Roberts Wesleyan University Rochester	3	3	Intro to Literature	Policy
St. Thomas Aquinas College Sparkill	3	3	ENG 102	Policy
Hilbert College Hamburg	3	3	EN 102	Policy
Keuka College Keuka Park	3	3	ENG-118	Policy
Houghton University Houghton	3	3	HUM 102: Enduring Questions	Policy
NCCC North Country Community College Saranac Lake	3	6	ENG 112 and ENG Elective	—
FTC Five Towns College Dix Hills	3	3	—	Policy
CCC Clinton Community College Plattsburgh	3	6	—	Policy
New York University New York	4	4	—	Policy
Syracuse University Syracuse	4	6	ENG 151 (or 117 or 118 or 152 or 153) and WRT 105	Policy
Fordham University Bronx	4	3	—	Policy
Pace University New York	4	3	LIT 211D	Policy
University of Rochester Rochester	4	—	Upon completion of a literature course offered by the English department with a grade of "B" or better, four hours of elective English credit will be awarded (not for major).	Policy
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy	4	4	WRIT 1000	Policy
Adelphi University Garden City	4	3	ENG108	Policy
Marist College Poughkeepsie	4	3	ENG 911L	Policy
Ithaca College Ithaca	4	6	WRTG 10600 & ENGL 18888 - English Elective	Policy
Rockland Community College Suffern	4	6	ENG 102 & 205	—
Touro University New York	4	3	—	Policy
Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn	4	3	HMS-101A	Policy
Siena College Loudonville	4	3	ENGL 101	Policy
CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn	4	—	—	Policy
Barnard College New York	4	3	—	Policy
Yeshiva University New York	4	3	General Elective	Policy
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs	4	4	—	Policy
Iona University New Rochelle	4	3	ENG Literature, non-major	Policy
Clarkson University Potsdam	4	3	LIT 101, Literature & Writing	Policy
Vassar College Poughkeepsie	4	1	—	Policy
St Lawrence University Canton	4	1	ENG-190	Policy
Marymount Manhattan College New York	4	6	EWL 125/EWL ELEC	Policy
Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva	4	2	—	Policy
Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville	4	2	—	Policy
Russell Sage College Troy	4	3	ENG 154	Policy
Elmira College Elmira	4	3	Western Perspectives	Policy
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Albany	4	3	Liberal Arts Elective or Humanities Selective	Policy
Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York	4	3	—	Policy
Columbia University in the City of New York New York	5	3	—	Policy
Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson	5	—	—	Policy

AP English Literature and Composition credit in other states

California 184 Pennsylvania 104 Texas 98 Ohio 94 Illinois 88 North Carolina 77 Massachusetts 66 Florida 66 Michigan 58 Virginia 56 Georgia 52 Minnesota 47

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 English Literature and Composition?+

114 colleges in New York publish a credit-bearing policy for AP English Literature and Composition. 84 of them (74%) award credit at a score of 3, 28 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 English Literature and Composition 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 ENG999TR200. 84 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?+

112 of the 114 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.