AP Physics 1 credit at New York colleges

Every New York college with a published AP Physics 1 credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.

Quick answer

68 of 98 New York colleges (69%) award credit for AP Physics 1 at a score of 3. 27 require a 4 and 3 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at University at Buffalo (5 credit hours). 97 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.

Colleges that award credit for AP Physics 1, with the minimum qualifying score, credit hours awarded and the equivalent course.
College	Min score	Credits	Counts as	Source
University at Buffalo Buffalo	3	5	PHY101LR + PHY151LAB	Policy
Stony Brook University Stony Brook	3	3	—	Policy
CBMC CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York	3	4	PHY 210	Policy
CUNY Hunter College New York	3	3	—	Policy
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York	3	3	LAS-7000	Policy
Syracuse University Syracuse	3	4	PHY 101	Policy
Binghamton University Vestal	3	4	Elective credit	Policy
Suffolk County Community College Selden	3	4	PHY 118	Policy
CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn	3	—	PSY 1101	Policy
University at Albany Albany	3	4	APHY E10	Policy
CUNY City College New York	3	3	PHYS 99902	Policy
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York	3	4	PHY 101	Policy
Nassau Community College Garden City	3	4	PHY 101	Policy
CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City	3	4	SCP 201	Policy
CBC CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn	3	3	PHYS.-1000E	Policy
CUNY Lehman College Bronx	3	5	PHY-166	Policy
Farmingdale State College Farmingdale	3	4	PHY 135	Policy
Monroe Community College Rochester	3	4	PHY 121 & 120	Policy
Fashion Institute of Technology New York	3	4	SC010	Policy
Empire State University Saratoga Springs	3	4	PHYS 1200	Policy
Hudson Valley Community College Troy	3	3	PHYS 900	Policy
Hofstra University Hempstead	3	3	LA 999	Policy
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz	3	3	PHY293	Policy
State University of New York at Cortland Cortland	3	4	PHY 105 Elementary Mechanics and Heat	Policy
State University of New York at Oswego Oswego	3	3	PHY XXXX	Policy
Long Island University Brookville	3	4	LART Elective	Policy
SUNY Brockport Brockport	3	4	PHS 205	Policy
SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo	3	4	PHY 1XX	Policy
CUNY York College Jamaica	3	3	PHYS 999	Policy
Ithaca College Ithaca	3	4	PHYS 18888 - Physics Elective	Policy
SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury	3	8	—	Policy
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo	3	4	PHYS 1TR	Policy
SCP SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh	3	4	PHY103	Policy
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred Alfred	3	4	PHYS 1024-General Physics I	Policy
SJSU St. Joseph's University-New York Brooklyn	3	3	Core/Elective	Policy
New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury	3	3	Physics 1 (Algebra based)	Policy
Molloy College Rockville Centre	3	3	PHY 1880	Policy
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase	3	3	Physics elective	Policy
Mohawk Valley Community College Utica	3	4	PH151	Policy
Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua	3	4	PHY 118	Policy
SF SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia	3	—	PHYS 121 and PHYS 123	Policy
Niagara County Community College Sanborn	3	4	PHY 131 w/Lab	Policy
SUNY College of Technology at Canton Canton	3	4	PHYS 121: College Physics I	Policy
Iona University New Rochelle	3	4	Liberal Arts Elective F 22*	Policy
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Delhi	3	4	PHYS 150	Policy
University of Mount Saint Vincent Bronx	3	3	Physics 1 (Non‐Calculus based)	Policy
Genesee Community College Batavia	3	4	PHY ELE	Policy
SUNY College at Potsdam Potsdam	3	4	PHYS 101	Policy
St Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure	3	4	N/SCI-9999	Policy
SUNY Morrisville Morrisville	3	4	PHYS 127 - General Physics I	Policy
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Cobleskill	3	—	—	Policy
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica	3	3	—	Policy
Canisius University Buffalo	3	3	Free Elective	Policy
Daemen University Amherst	3	4	PHY-101 PHY-101L	Policy
Tompkins Cortland Community College Dryden	3	4	PHSC 104	Policy
D'Youville University Buffalo	3	4	PHY-111/L	Policy
Ulster County Community College Stone Ridge	3	4	PHY 101	Policy
Manhattanville College Purchase	3	4	PHY 1101/1103	Policy
SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck	3	3	GERN 000 General Education: Natural Sciences	Policy
Hartwick College Oneonta	3	3	PHYS-AP	Policy
Dominican University New York Orangeburg	3	8	PY 221, PY 222	Policy
Russell Sage College Troy	3	3	PHY ELCT	Policy
Roberts Wesleyan University Rochester	3	3	General Physics I	Policy
St. Thomas Aquinas College Sparkill	3	4	PHY 201 PHY 211	Policy
Keuka College Keuka Park	3	4	SCI.ELE.L	Policy
Houghton University Houghton	3	4	Natural Science General Education	Policy
NCCC North Country Community College Saranac Lake	3	4	PHY 101	—
FTC Five Towns College Dix Hills	3	3	—	Policy
New York University New York	4	4	—	Policy
Fordham University Bronx	4	3	—	Policy
College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island	4	4	PHY 116	Policy
Columbia University in the City of New York New York	4	3	—	Policy
SUNY Westchester Community College Valhalla	4	—	PHYSC 111 - College Physics 1 (plus required lab and workshop)	Policy
Pace University New York	4	4	PHY 101	Policy
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy	4	4	PHYS 1100. Algebra-based examination and have received credit for Calculus I (AP credit, transfer credit, or have completed Rensselaer credit)	Policy
CUNY Bronx Community College Bronx	4	—	PHY 11	Policy
Adelphi University Garden City	4	4	PHY Elective	Policy
Marist College Poughkeepsie	4	4	PHYS 201L & 213L	Policy
Touro University New York	4	4	CPP 101	Policy
Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn	4	3	—	Policy
Siena College Loudonville	4	4	PHYS 110	Policy
CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn	4	—	—	Policy
Colgate University Hamilton	4	1	PHYS 111	Policy
Culinary Institute of America Hyde Park	4	—	—	Policy
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs	4	4	—	Policy
St. John Fisher University Rochester	4	4	PHYS 141	Policy
Clarkson University Potsdam	4	4	SC 141, Introduction to Physics I	Policy
Le Moyne College Syracuse	4	4	PHY 101 and 103	Policy
Vassar College Poughkeepsie	4	1	—	Policy
Nazareth University Rochester	4	4	PHY.Q 207, 203L	Policy
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse	4	4	—	Policy
Marymount Manhattan College New York	4	4	PHYS 261	Policy
Jefferson Community College Watertown	4	4	PHY 131	Policy
Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville	4	2	—	Policy
Elmira College Elmira	4	4	Mathematics and Natural Sciences Pillar	Policy
University of Rochester Rochester	5	4	Four general college hour credits; these credits cannot be used to satisfy any of the requirements for the PHYS/ASTR major or minor.	Policy
Yeshiva University New York	5	3	PHYS 1031R (Lecture only)	Policy
Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson	5	—	—	Policy

AP Physics 1 credit in other states

California 163 Ohio 90 Pennsylvania 88 Illinois 80 Texas 79 Florida 58 North Carolina 57 Massachusetts 50 Michigan 46 Virginia 45 Georgia 45 Washington 45

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 Physics 1?+

98 colleges in New York publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Physics 1. 68 of them (69%) award credit at a score of 3, 27 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 Physics 1 score that earns credit in New York?+

3. University at Buffalo in Buffalo awards credit at a score of 3, worth 5 credit hours, counting as PHY101LR + PHY151LAB. 68 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?+

97 of the 98 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.