AP Music Aural Subscore credit at New York colleges
Every New York college with a published AP Music Aural Subscore credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
13 of 19 New York colleges (68%) award credit for AP Music Aural Subscore at a score of 3. 5 require a 4 and 1 requires a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College. 19 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CBMC | 3 | — | — | Policy |
 University at Albany Albany | 3 | 3 | A-MUS 010 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | MUS elective | Policy | |
 CUNY Lehman College Bronx | 3 | 3 | MSP-299 | Policy |
 College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island | 3 | 3 | MUS 199 | Policy |
 Marist College Poughkeepsie | 3 | 3 | MUS 220L Music Theory II | Policy |
 CUNY York College Jamaica | 3 | 3 | MUS 999 | Policy |
 CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn | 3 | — | — | Policy |
 Utica University Utica | 3 | 6 | MUS 115 - Introduction to Music and MUS Elective | Policy |
| 3 | — | — | Policy | |
 Canisius University Buffalo | 3 | 3 | Free Elective | Policy |
 Wagner College Staten Island | 3 | — | MU102 | Policy |
FTC Five Towns College Dix Hills | 3 | 1 | — | Policy |
 Long Island University Brookville | 4 | 6 | — | Policy |
 Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
SF SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia | 4 | — | MUS 121 | Policy |
 Skidmore College Saratoga Springs | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
| 4 | 2 | — | Policy | |
 Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson | 5 | — | — | Policy |
AP Music Aural Subscore credit in other states
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 Music Aural Subscore?+
19 colleges in New York publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Music Aural Subscore. 13 of them (68%) award credit at a score of 3, 5 require a 4, and 1 requires 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 Music Aural Subscore score that earns credit in New York?+
3. CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College in New York awards credit at a score of 3. 13 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?+
19 of the 19 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.