AP Italian Language and Culture credit at Massachusetts colleges
Every Massachusetts college with a published AP Italian Language and Culture credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
37 of 53 Massachusetts colleges (70%) award credit for AP Italian Language and Culture at a score of 3. 14 require a 4 and 2 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at University of Massachusetts-Amherst (3 credit hours). 53 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | Italian 230 | Policy | |
| 3 | 8 | ITAL 101 & ITAL 102 | Policy | |
| 3 | 6 | WLIT.1010, WLIT.1020 | Policy | |
 Boston College Chestnut Hill | 3 | — | Demonstrates Language Proficiency | Policy |
 Bridgewater State University Bridgewater | 3 | 6 | LAIT 101 & LAIT 102 | Policy |
 Berklee College of Music Boston | 3 | 3 | LHUM 200 | Policy |
BHCC | 3 | 6 | ITL 101-102 | Policy |
 Tufts University Medford | 3 | 0 | ITAL 0002 | Policy |
 Middlesex Community College Bedford | 3 | 6 | LAN 183, LAN 184 | Policy |
 Suffolk University Boston | 3 | 3 | ITAL 101 | Policy |
| 3 | — | ITL201 | Policy | |
| 3 | 12 | Score of 3 ITAL513 & ITAL514 Score of 4 ITAL515 Score of 5 ITAL516 | Policy | |
 Merrimack College North Andover | 3 | 4 | ITA 1120 | Policy |
 Springfield Technical Community College Springfield | 3 | 6 | HUM 290 & HUM 291 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | GNEL1XXX | Policy | |
 Westfield State University Westfield | 3 | 6 | ELEC 9998 | Policy |
 Northern Essex Community College Haverhill | 3 | 8 | ITN101 | Policy |
 Holyoke Community College Holyoke | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills | 3 | 3 | IT 101 | Policy |
 Endicott College Beverly | 3 | 3 | ITL201 | Policy |
 Fitchburg State University Fitchburg | 3 | 9 | ITAL 1000, 1100, 2000 | Policy |
 Framingham State University Framingham | 3 | 4 | LANG 1TR | Policy |
MWCC | 3 | 3 | Humanities Elective | Policy |
 Western New England University Springfield | 3 | 6 | General Elective | Policy |
 Stonehill College Easton | 3 | 6 | FOR 800 and 801 Foreign Language Electives | Policy |
 Springfield College Springfield | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Assumption University Worcester | 3 | 6 | ITA-201, ITA-202 | Policy |
 Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay | 3 | 3 | Humanities Group 2 | Policy |
 Gordon College Wenham | 3 | 4 | Free elective | Policy |
 Greenfield Community College Greenfield | 3 | 3 | HUM 999 | Policy |
 Bay Path University Longmeadow | 3 | 8 | General Elective | Policy |
 Lasell University Newton | 3 | 4 | ITAL001 | Policy |
 Nichols College Dudley | 3 | 6 | HUM 270 Special Topics in Humanities (3 cr) & HUM 270 Special Topics in Humanities (3 cr) | Policy |
AIC American International College Springfield | 3 | 3 | AHH1009- Humanities Elective | Policy |
 Regis College Weston | 3 | — | IT - 202 | Policy |
 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams | 3 | 3 | MODL101 Elementary Language I | Policy |
 Boston University Boston | 4 | 4 | CAS LI 212 | Policy |
 Northeastern University Boston | 4 | 4 | ITLN2101 | Policy |
 Bentley University Waltham | 4 | 3 | MLIT 201 | Policy |
 Emerson College Boston | 4 | 8 | World Languages Perspective | Policy |
 Brandeis University Waltham | 4 | 4 | ITAL 30-level | Policy |
 College of the Holy Cross Worcester | 4 | 1 | — | Policy |
 Babson College Wellesley | 4 | 4 | ITL1200 | Policy |
 Clark University Worcester | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Mount Holyoke College South Hadley | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Emmanuel College Boston | 4 | 4 | LANG 2313 | Policy |
| 4 | 4 | ITAL 198 | Policy | |
 Lesley University Cambridge | 4 | 3 | CLANG 1201 | Policy |
NECM | 4 | 2 | — | Policy |
 Montserrat College of Art Beverly | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
| 5 | 9 | — | Policy | |
 Wellesley College Wellesley | 5 | 1 | ITAS 202 | Policy |
AP Italian Language and Culture 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 Italian Language and Culture?+
53 colleges in Massachusetts publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Italian Language and Culture. 37 of them (70%) award credit at a score of 3, 14 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 Massachusetts?+
3. University of Massachusetts-Amherst in Amherst awards credit at a score of 3, worth 3 credit hours, counting as Italian 230. 37 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?+
53 of the 53 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.