AP Italian Language and Culture credit at Illinois colleges
Every Illinois college with a published AP Italian Language and Culture credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
51 of 59 Illinois colleges (86%) award credit for AP Italian Language and Culture at a score of 3. 6 require a 4 and 2 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (4 credit hours). 59 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 4 | Italian 102 | Policy | |
| 3 | 4 | ITAL 102 | Policy | |
| 3 | 4 | ITA 112 | Policy | |
 DePaul University Chicago | 3 | 4 | ITA 103 | Policy |
| 3 | 5 | FLIT 103 | Policy | |
 College of Lake County Grayslake | 3 | 4 | ITL 121 | Policy |
 Joliet Junior College Joliet | 3 | 12 | LANG 101E, 102E, 103E | Policy |
 Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville | 3 | 4 | ITAL 101 | Policy |
 William Rainey Harper College Palatine | 3 | 4 | FLN 201 | Policy |
 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale | 3 | 6 | LCIS 100B & UCC Humanities Subst HUM 1XX | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | ITN102 | Policy | |
 Columbia College Chicago Chicago | 3 | 6 | ITAL 101 Italian I and ITAL 102 Italian II | Policy |
 Triton College River Grove | 3 | 4 | ITL 101 | Policy |
| 3 | 14 | FL 121, 122, 223, 224 | Policy | |
ICC Illinois Central College East Peoria | 3 | 4 | ITAL 110 | Policy |
 Eastern Illinois University Charleston | 3 | 4 | Foreign Language elective Humanities - General Education | Policy |
 Rock Valley College Rockford | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 National Louis University Chicago | 3 | 5 | — | Policy |
 Aurora University Aurora | 3 | 8 | Foreign Language Elective | Policy |
 Lincoln Land Community College Springfield | 3 | 4 | ITA 101 | Policy |
 Bradley University Peoria | 3 | 3 | WLX 201 | Policy |
 Parkland College Champaign | 3 | — | ITA 101 | Policy |
 Saint Xavier University Chicago | 3 | 3 | ITALN 103 | Policy |
| 3 | 8 | ITAL 101 & 102 | Policy | |
| 3 | 6 | COM 125, 126 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Roosevelt University Chicago | 3 | 3 | ITAL 101 | Policy |
 Governors State University University Park | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais | 3 | 8 | Meets general education intercultural requirement | Policy |
 Prairie State College Chicago Heights | 3 | 4 | General Foreign Language First Semester | Policy |
 Black Hawk College Moline | 3 | — | Elective | Policy |
 Wheaton College Wheaton | 3 | 4 | FLNG 2x1 | Policy |
 Kankakee Community College Kankakee | 3 | 3 | Humanities Elective | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | MDLG 2201 | Policy | |
 Kishwaukee College Malta | 3 | 6 | HUM Elective | Policy |
 Lake Forest College Lake Forest | 3 | 1.0 | Foreign Language credit | Policy |
 McKendree University Lebanon | 3 | 3 | Foreign Language Elective | Policy |
 Moody Bible Institute Chicago | 3 | 6 | Open Elective or Humanities Elective | Policy |
 Millikin University Decatur | 3 | 4 | IT114 | Policy |
 Chicago State University Chicago | 3 | 3 | ITAL 1010 | Policy |
 Richland Community College Decatur | 3 | — | Foreign Language Elective | Policy |
 Concordia University-Chicago River Forest | 3 | 4 | General Education Humanities | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | — | Policy | |
 Quincy University Quincy | 3 | 3 | Language Elective | Policy |
 Rockford University Rockford | 3 | 3 | TREL 199 | Policy |
 Illinois College Jacksonville | 3 | 4 | Elective | Policy |
 Greenville University Greenville | 3 | 3 | Elementary Italian I | Policy |
 Trinity Christian College Palos Heights | 3 | 3 | FDN World Cultures | Policy |
 Monmouth College Monmouth | 3 | 4 | FLOT-102 Languages and Cultures | Policy |
 Eureka College Eureka | 3 | 4 | Elective | Policy |
 Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences Rock Island | 3 | 3 | Humanities Elective | Policy |
 Loyola University Chicago Chicago | 4 | 3 | ITAL 250 or 251 | Policy |
 Northwestern University Evanston | 4 | 1 | Italian 2LN | Policy |
NCC North Central College Naperville | 4 | 4 | LANG Elective (100-level) | Policy |
 Dominican University River Forest | 4 | 3 | ITAL 205 | Policy |
 Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington | 4 | 1 | ML 201, LA | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 University of Chicago Chicago | 5 | — | — | Policy |
 McHenry County College Crystal Lake | 5 | 16 | HUM-NTR & HUM-ITR | Policy |
AP Italian Language and Culture credit in other states
How we ranked this
One row per Illinois 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 Illinois colleges give credit for AP Italian Language and Culture?+
59 colleges in Illinois publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Italian Language and Culture. 51 of them (86%) award credit at a score of 3, 6 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 Italian Language and Culture score that earns credit in Illinois?+
3. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Champaign awards credit at a score of 3, worth 4 credit hours, counting as Italian 102. 51 Illinois colleges in total set their bar at a 3 or lower.
Does in-state residency change AP credit in Illinois?+
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 Illinois AP credit policies?+
59 of the 59 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.