AP European History credit at Pennsylvania colleges
Every Pennsylvania college with a published AP European History credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
44 of 101 Pennsylvania colleges (44%) award credit for AP European History at a score of 3. 54 require a 4 and 3 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at West Chester University of Pennsylvania (3 credit hours). 100 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester | 3 | 3 | HIS 102 | Policy |
 Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg | 3 | 3 | HIST 202 Western Civilization II | Policy |
 Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg | 3 | 3 | HIST 199 History Transfer | Policy |
 Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh | 3 | 6 | HIS 101 & 102 | Policy |
 Pennsylvania Western University California | 3 | 3 | HIST 2045 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | HIST 153 or Generic HIST Elective for 3 credits | Policy | |
 Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell | 3 | 3 | HIS 102 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | HIS 150 World Civilizations I | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | HIST 197 | Policy | |
 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock | 3 | 3 | HIST152 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | HIS014 | Policy | |
 Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville | 3 | 6 | HIST 101 AND HIST 102 | Policy |
 Duquesne University Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 | HIST 214 | Policy |
| 3 | — | HIST 112 | Policy | |
 East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg | 3 | 3 | HIST 272 | Policy |
 Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville | 3 | 3 | HIS 299 | Policy |
PCT Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport | 3 | 3 | HIP Core Historical Perspective | Policy |
 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg | 3 | 3 | HIST 106 | Policy |
| 3 | — | HIS 125 | Policy | |
| 3 | 6 | HIS101 and HIS102 | Policy | |
 Robert Morris University Moon Township | 3 | — | HIST 1100 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | HIST 109 | Policy | |
 Point Park University Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 | HIST 202 | Policy |
 Messiah University Mechanicsburg | 3 | 3 | HIST 102 | Policy |
 Holy Family University Philadelphia | 3 | 3 | Tier 2 Elective | Policy |
 Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre | 3 | 6 | HST 101 & 102 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | HIST 122 | Policy | |
 Marywood University Scranton | 3 | 6 | History Elective | Policy |
 Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown | 3 | 4 | HI115 | Policy |
 Arcadia University Glenside | 3 | 4 | HS104 | Policy |
 Delaware Valley University Doylestown | 3 | 3 | LA-2040 | Policy |
 Misericordia University Dallas | 3 | 3 | HIS 101 | Policy |
 Seton Hill University Greensburg | 3 | 3 | SHY 212 Issues in Western Society II | Policy |
 Saint Francis University Loretto | 3 | — | — | Policy |
 King's College Wilkes-Barre | 3 | 3 | HIST 101 | Policy |
 Immaculata University Immaculata | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Waynesburg University Waynesburg | 3 | 3 | HIS 111, Western Civilization to 1450, or HIS 112, Western Civilization Since 1450 | Policy |
 Geneva College Beaver Falls | 3 | 3 | AP European History | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | HIST 0103 and HIST 0104 | Policy | |
 Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Keystone College La Plume | 3 | 3 | HIST 1115 Western Civilization | Policy |
 Cairn University-Langhorne Langhorne | 3 | 3 | HIS 211 or HIS 212 | Policy |
MC Manor College Jenkintown | 3 | — | — | Policy |
 Temple University Philadelphia | 4 | 3 | History 1301 | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | HIST 0100 or HIST 0101 | Policy | |
 Drexel University Philadelphia | 4 | 4 | THSE 099 | Policy |
 Villanova University Villanova | 4 | 3 | HIS 1021 | Policy |
 Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia | 4 | — | HIS 209 | Policy |
PSUP | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Bucknell University Lewisburg | 4 | 1 | 100 level History Elective | Policy |
 University of Scranton Scranton | 4 | — | HIST 120, 121 | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Widener University Chester | 4 | 6 | HIST 102 + HIST 100 LEVEL | Policy |
 Lafayette College Easton | 4 | 1 | Elective in History | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Grove City College Grove City | 4 | 3 | HIST 209 or HIST 212 | Policy |
 Gettysburg College Gettysburg | 4 | 1 | HIST 101 / MI - Humanities | Policy |
 Dickinson College Carlisle | 4 | — | HIST 106 | Policy |
 Susquehanna University Selinsgrove | 4 | 4 | HIST 132 | Policy |
 DeSales University Center Valley | 4 | 3 | HI 201 | Policy |
 Eastern University Saint Davids | 4 | 3 | INST-161 | Policy |
 Moravian University Bethlehem | 4 | 4 | HIST 112 | Policy |
 University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown | 4 | 3 | HISTORY 0120 or 0130 | Policy |
 Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster | 4 | 1 | General Elective | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Muhlenberg College Allentown | 4 | 1 | HST EHN | Policy |
 Lebanon Valley College Annville | 4 | 6 | HIS 103, HIS 190 | Policy |
 Swarthmore College Swarthmore | 4 | 1 | — | Policy |
 Ursinus College Collegeville | 4 | 4 | HIST Free Credits - 100 level | Policy |
 Haverford College Haverford | 4 | .5 | — | Policy |
 University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg | 4 | 3 | HIST 0100 or HIST 0101 | Policy |
 Albright College Reading | 4 | — | HIST 122 | Policy |
 Saint Vincent College Latrobe | 4 | 3 | HI 104 | Policy |
 Chatham University Pittsburgh | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Allegheny College Meadville | 4 | 4 | HIST*0AE | Policy |
 Juniata College Huntingdon | 4 | 3 | ND-1XXTR | Policy |
 Washington & Jefferson College Washington | 4 | — | HIS-102 upon completion of a 200-level European History course at W&J with a grade of "B" or better. | Policy |
 Mount Aloysius College Cresson | 4 | 3 | HPGA 281 | — |
 Lycoming College Williamsport | 4 | 4 | HIST 116 | Policy |
PSUP | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Cedar Crest College Allentown | 4 | 3 | HIS 999 | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Wilson College Chambersburg | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | General credits of History as a Gen Ed-Humanities and Gen Ed-International Cultures | Policy | |
PSUP Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill Schuylkill Haven | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
PSUP | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | — | Policy | |
| 4 | 3 | — | Policy | |
PSUP Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington New Kensington | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
PSUP Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly Lemont Furnace | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | — | Policy | |
| 4 | 3 | — | Policy | |
| 4 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Bryn Athyn College of the New Church Bryn Athyn | 4 | 3 | Hist1xx | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | 3 general credits of History as a Gen Ed-Humanities and Gen Ed-International Cultures | Policy | |
 University of Pittsburgh-Titusville Titusville | 4 | 3 | HIST 0100 or 0101 | Policy |
 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh | 5 | 9 | 79-011 | Policy |
 Lehigh University Bethlehem | 5 | 4 | History elective | Policy |
 Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr | 5 | 2 | — | Policy |
AP European History credit in other states
How we ranked this
One row per Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania colleges give credit for AP European History?+
101 colleges in Pennsylvania publish a credit-bearing policy for AP European History. 44 of them (44%) award credit at a score of 3, 54 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 European History score that earns credit in Pennsylvania?+
3. West Chester University of Pennsylvania in West Chester awards credit at a score of 3, worth 3 credit hours, counting as HIS 102. 44 Pennsylvania colleges in total set their bar at a 3 or lower.
Does in-state residency change AP credit in Pennsylvania?+
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 Pennsylvania AP credit policies?+
100 of the 101 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.
Keep exploring
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.