AP Latin credit at Illinois colleges
Every Illinois college with a published AP Latin credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
51 of 60 Illinois colleges (85%) award credit for AP Latin at a score of 3. 7 require a 4 and 2 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (8 credit hours). 60 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 8 | Latin 201 and 202 | Policy | |
| 3 | 4 | LAT 103 | Policy | |
| 3 | 4 | LAT 112 | Policy | |
 DePaul University Chicago | 3 | 4 | LAT 101 | Policy |
 Loyola University Chicago Chicago | 3 | 3 | LATN 284 | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | FLCL 101 & 102 | Policy | |
 College of Lake County Grayslake | 3 | 3 | HUM 199 | Policy |
 Joliet Junior College Joliet | 3 | 12 | LANG 101E, 102E, 103E | Policy |
 Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville | 3 | 4 | LAT 101 | Policy |
 William Rainey Harper College Palatine | 3 | 8 | FLN 901 & 902 | Policy |
 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale | 3 | 6 | CLAS 391 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | HUM 297 | Policy | |
 Columbia College Chicago Chicago | 3 | 6 | Aesthetics and Creative Expression and Collegewide Elective | Policy |
 Triton College River Grove | 3 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove | 3 | 6 | Elective Credit | Policy |
| 3 | 14 | FL 121, 122, 223, 224 | 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 |
 Bradley University Peoria | 3 | 3 | Foreign Language elective credit | Policy |
 Lewis University Romeoville | 3 | 3 | FLAN 13100 | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | COM 125, 126 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Roosevelt University Chicago | 3 | 3 | — | 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 | LATN 102 | 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 |
 Chicago State University Chicago | 3 | 3 | Elective Credit | Policy |
 Richland Community College Decatur | 3 | — | Foreign Language Elective | Policy |
DACC Danville Area Community College Danville | 3 | 6 | — | Policy |
 Concordia University-Chicago River Forest | 3 | 4 | LAT 1000 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | — | Policy | |
 Carl Sandburg College Galesburg | 3 | 4 | ELECTIVE | Policy |
 Quincy University Quincy | 3 | 3 | LAT 111 | Policy |
 Rockford University Rockford | 3 | 3 | TREL 199 | Policy |
 Illinois College Jacksonville | 3 | 4 | Elective | Policy |
 Greenville University Greenville | 3 | 3 | Elementary Latin I | Policy |
 Trinity Christian College Palos Heights | 3 | 3 | Elective credit | Policy |
 Monmouth College Monmouth | 3 | 4 | LATN-210 LATN 200 | Policy |
 Eureka College Eureka | 3 | 4 | Elective | Policy |
TIUI | 3 | 8 | — | Policy |
 Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences Rock Island | 3 | 3 | Humanities Elective | Policy |
 Northwestern University Evanston | 4 | 1 | Latin 2LN | Policy |
 Augustana College Rock Island | 4 | 2 | LATN-216 | Policy |
NCC North Central College Naperville | 4 | 4 | LATN 102 | Policy |
 Dominican University River Forest | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington | 4 | 1 | Elective 100 level elective, LA | Policy |
 Knox College Galesburg | 4 | 1 | LAT 103 | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 University of Chicago Chicago | 5 | — | — | Policy |
 McHenry County College Crystal Lake | 5 | 16 | HUM-NTR & HUM-ITR | Policy |
AP Latin 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 Latin?+
60 colleges in Illinois publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Latin. 51 of them (85%) award credit at a score of 3, 7 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 Latin score that earns credit in Illinois?+
3. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Champaign awards credit at a score of 3, worth 8 credit hours, counting as Latin 201 and 202. 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?+
60 of the 60 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.