AP Pre-Calculus credit at Illinois colleges
Every Illinois college with a published AP Pre-Calculus credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
40 of 47 Illinois colleges (85%) award credit for AP Pre-Calculus at a score of 3. 7 require a 4 and 0 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (3 credit hours). 42 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | MATH 1-- | Policy | |
| 3 | — | MATH 110 | Policy | |
| 3 | 4 | MAT 144 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | MATH 110 | Policy | |
 College of Lake County Grayslake | 3 | 5 | MTH 122 | Policy |
 Joliet Junior College Joliet | 3 | 4 | MATH 138 | Policy |
 Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville | 3 | 3 | MATH 125 | Policy |
 William Rainey Harper College Palatine | 3 | 3 | MTH103 | Policy |
 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale | 3 | 4 | MATH 111: Precalculus | Policy |
 Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills | 3 | — | — | Policy |
 Columbia College Chicago Chicago | 3 | 3 | MATH 210 College Algebra | Policy |
| 3 | — | MAT143 | — | |
 Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove | 3 | 3 | MTH 129 | Policy |
| 3 | 5 | MATH 131 | Policy | |
ICC Illinois Central College East Peoria | 3 | 5 | MATH 165 | Policy |
 Rock Valley College Rockford | 3 | 3 | MTH Elective | Policy |
 McHenry County College Crystal Lake | 3 | 5 | MAT-165 | Policy |
| 3 | — | MAT143 | — | |
 Aurora University Aurora | 3 | 4 | MTH1100 | Policy |
 Lincoln Land Community College Springfield | 3 | 4 | MAT 113 | Policy |
 Bradley University Peoria | 3 | 4 | MTH 112 | Policy |
 Parkland College Champaign | 3 | — | MAT124 | Policy |
 Saint Xavier University Chicago | 3 | 6 | MATH 112 MATH 113 | Policy |
 Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais | 3 | 4 | MATH-131 | Policy |
 Dominican University River Forest | 3 | 4 | MATH 190 | Policy |
| 3 | — | MATH 143 | — | |
 John A Logan College Carterville | 3 | 5 | MAT 111 | Policy |
 Kankakee Community College Kankakee | 3 | 3 | Math Elective | Policy |
 Kaskaskia College Centralia | 3 | 5 | MATH 160 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | MATH 1111 (QCM) | Policy | |
 Kishwaukee College Malta | 3 | 4 | MAT 155 | Policy |
 McKendree University Lebanon | 3 | 3 | MTH-133 (Precalculus) | Policy |
| 3 | — | Math143 | — | |
| 3 | — | MAT143 | — | |
 Chicago State University Chicago | 3 | 3 | MATH 1210 | Policy |
 Richland Community College Decatur | 3 | — | MATH 117 | Policy |
 Concordia University-Chicago River Forest | 3 | 3 | MAT 1820 | Policy |
| 3 | 5 | MATH 1110 | Policy | |
 Quincy University Quincy | 3 | 4 | MAT 142 | Policy |
 Monmouth College Monmouth | 3 | 4 | MATH-141 | Policy |
 DePaul University Chicago | 4 | 4 | MAT 131 | Policy |
 Loyola University Chicago Chicago | 4 | 3 | MATH 118 | Policy |
| 4 | 4 | MATH 148 | Policy | |
 Augustana College Rock Island | 4 | 4 | MATH-140 | Policy |
NCC North Central College Naperville | 4 | — | MATH 140 | Policy |
 Illinois College Jacksonville | 4 | 4 | MA 133 Precalculus | Policy |
 Eureka College Eureka | 4 | 4 | MAT121, Precalculus | Policy |
AP Pre-Calculus 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 Pre-Calculus?+
47 colleges in Illinois publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Pre-Calculus. 40 of them (85%) award credit at a score of 3, 7 require a 4, and 0 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 Pre-Calculus score that earns credit in Illinois?+
3. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Champaign awards credit at a score of 3, worth 3 credit hours, counting as MATH 1--. 40 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?+
42 of the 47 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.
Keep exploring
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.