AP Spanish Language and Culture credit at New York colleges

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

Quick answer

85 of 115 New York colleges (74%) award credit for AP Spanish Language and Culture at a score of 3. 29 require a 4 and 1 requires a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 2 at SUNY College of Technology at Canton (4 credit hours). 113 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.

Colleges that award credit for AP Spanish Language and Culture, with the minimum qualifying score, credit hours awarded and the equivalent course.
College	Min score	Credits	Counts as	Source
SUNY College of Technology at Canton Canton	2	4	SPAN 101: Contemporary Spanish I	Policy
University at Buffalo Buffalo	3	3	SPA112DIS	Policy
Stony Brook University Stony Brook	3	3	SPN 211	Policy
CBMC CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York	3	—	—	Policy
CUNY Hunter College New York	3	3	SPAN 202	Policy
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York	3	3	—	Policy
Syracuse University Syracuse	3	4	SPA 102	Policy
Binghamton University Vestal	3	4	SPAN 211	Policy
Suffolk County Community College Selden	3	6	SPN 101, 102 OR SPN 102, 201 OR SPN 201, 202	Policy
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester	3	3	Free 100 - Free Elective Credit	Policy
CUNY Queens College Queens	3	3	LAE 499	Policy
CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn	3	—	SPA 2401	Policy
University at Albany Albany	3	8	A-SPN 100, 101	Policy
CUNY City College New York	3	3	SPAN 124	Policy
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York	3	6	SPA 101 SPA 102	Policy
Nassau Community College Garden City	3	3	SPA 102	Policy
CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City	3	6	ELS 101 & ELS 103	Policy
CBC CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn	3	12	SPAN.-1010 & SPAN.-1020 & SPAN.-1030 & SPAN.-2021	Policy
CUNY Lehman College Bronx	3	3	SPA-2002	Policy
College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island	3	3	SPN 114	Policy
Farmingdale State College Farmingdale	3	3	SPA 244	Policy
SUNY Westchester Community College Valhalla	3	—	SPAN 102 - Elementary Spanish 2	Policy
Monroe Community College Rochester	3	6	SPA 101 & 102	Policy
Fashion Institute of Technology New York	3	6	SP111 & SP112	Policy
Empire State University Saratoga Springs	3	6	SPAN 1015 and SPAN 1020	Policy
Hudson Valley Community College Troy	3	3	SPAN 100	Policy
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz	3	3	SPA201	Policy
State University of New York at Cortland Cortland	3	3	SPA 202 Intermediate Spanish II	Policy
CUNY Bronx Community College Bronx	3	3	SPN 111	Policy
State University of New York at Oswego Oswego	3	6	SPA 101 & 102	Policy
Mercy University Dobbs Ferry	3	6	SPAN115 +SPAN116	Policy
Long Island University Brookville	3	3	SPA 111	Policy
SUNY Brockport Brockport	3	6	SPN 111 and SPN 112	Policy
SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo	3	6	SPA101 and SPA 102	Policy
Marist College Poughkeepsie	3	3	SPAN 105L	Policy
CUNY York College Jamaica	3	3	SPAN 999	Policy
Ithaca College Ithaca	3	4	SPAN 10200	Policy
SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury	3	8	—	Policy
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo	3	6	SPAN 101, 102	Policy
SCP SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh	3	3	SPA 111	Policy
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred Alfred	3	3	SPAN 1203-Spanish I	Policy
CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn	3	—	—	Policy
SJSU St. Joseph's University-New York Brooklyn	3	6	SPN 201 & 202	Policy
New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury	3	6	SPAN 101, SPAN 151	Policy
Molloy College Rockville Centre	3	12	SPA 1010, SPA 1020, SPA 2010 (Awarded with a 4), SPA GNED (Awarded with a 5)	Policy
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase	3	3	Intermediate Spanish I	Policy
Mohawk Valley Community College Utica	3	3	SP101	Policy
Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua	3	6	SPN 101 & 102	Policy
SF SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia	3	—	SPAN 215 and SPAN 216	Policy
Niagara County Community College Sanborn	3	6	SPA 101 & SPA 102	Policy
Iona University New Rochelle	3	6	SPA 203 & SPA Elective	Policy
Niagara University Niagara University	3	3	SPA 101	Policy
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Delhi	3	3	HUMN 120	Policy
Utica University Utica	3	6	SPA 101 - Beginning Spanish I and SPA 102 - Beginning Spanish II	Policy
Genesee Community College Batavia	3	6	SPA 102 and SPA 201	Policy
SUNY College at Potsdam Potsdam	3	3	—	Policy
St. Francis College Brooklyn	3	6	SPA-1101 Introductory Spanish I (Gen Ed - Our World, Past and Present) & SPA-1102 Introductory Spanish II	Policy
Nazareth University Rochester	3	6	SPN 101, SPN 102	Policy
SUNY Morrisville Morrisville	3	6	SPAN 101 and 102 - Beginning College Spanish 1 & 2	Policy
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Cobleskill	3	—	—	Policy
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica	3	4	SPA 101	Policy
Canisius University Buffalo	3	3	103 in tested language	Policy
Daemen University Amherst	3	6	SPA-101 & SPA-102	Policy
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse	3	3	—	Policy
Wagner College Staten Island	3	—	SP105	Policy
Jefferson Community College Watertown	3	6	SPA 221 and SPA 222	Policy
Tompkins Cortland Community College Dryden	3	6	SPAN 201 and SPAN 202	Policy
Alfred University Alfred	3	4	SPAN 102	Policy
D'Youville University Buffalo	3	3	SPA-201	Policy
Mount Saint Mary College Newburgh	3	6	—	Policy
Ulster County Community College Stone Ridge	3	8	SPA 201, 202	Policy
Manhattanville College Purchase	3	8	SPN 1001, 1002	Policy
SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck	3	3	SPAN 101	Policy
LIM College New York	3	3	—	Policy
Hartwick College Oneonta	3	3	SPAN-101	Policy
Dominican University New York Orangeburg	3	6	SP 111, SP 112	Policy
Russell Sage College Troy	3	3	SPA 201	Policy
Roberts Wesleyan University Rochester	3	6	Elementary Spanish I & II	Policy
St. Thomas Aquinas College Sparkill	3	3	SPAN 101	Policy
Hilbert College Hamburg	3	3	SP 101	Policy
Keuka College Keuka Park	3	3	SPA-101	Policy
Houghton University Houghton	3	3	Global Competence General Education	Policy
NCCC North Country Community College Saranac Lake	3	6	SPA 201 AND SPA 202	—
FTC Five Towns College Dix Hills	3	3	—	Policy
CCC Clinton Community College Plattsburgh	3	16	—	Policy
New York University New York	4	4	SPAN-UA 4	Policy
Cornell University Ithaca	4	3	Students should take the LPS3 and afterward the CASE2 to obtain appropriate placement.	Policy
Fordham University Bronx	4	3	—	Policy
Columbia University in the City of New York New York	4	—	—	Policy
Pace University New York	4	3	SPA 280	Policy
University of Rochester Rochester	4	—	Placement by department in SPAN 152. Credit granted for SPAN 151 upon completion of SPAN 152 with a grad of "B+" or better.	Policy
Hofstra University Hempstead	4	3	SPAN 4	Policy
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy	4	4	LANG 1000	Policy
Adelphi University Garden City	4	6	SPA111, SPA112	Policy
Rockland Community College Suffern	4	4	SPA 201	—
Touro University New York	4	6	LLS 101-102	Policy
Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn	4	3	—	Policy
Siena College Loudonville	4	3	SPAN 201	Policy
Barnard College New York	4	—	—	Policy
SUNY Broome Community College Binghamton	4	4	SPA 101	Policy
Colgate University Hamilton	4	1	SPAN 202	Policy
Yeshiva University New York	4	6	SPAN 1201, 1202	Policy
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs	4	4	—	Policy
St. John Fisher University Rochester	4	3	LSPN 112	Policy
Clarkson University Potsdam	4	3	LANG 153	Policy
Le Moyne College Syracuse	4	3	SPN 201	Policy
Vassar College Poughkeepsie	4	1	—	Policy
University of Mount Saint Vincent Bronx	4	3	One additional three-credit modern language core course in the same language at the appropriate level; or two three-credit courses in a second language of their choice	Policy
St Lawrence University Canton	4	1	—	Policy
St Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure	4	6	SPAN-101, SPAN-102	Policy
Marymount Manhattan College New York	4	6	SPAN 101/102	Policy
Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva	4	2	—	Policy
Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville	4	2	—	Policy
Elmira College Elmira	4	3	Humanities and Languages Pillar	Policy
Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson	5	—	—	Policy

AP Spanish Language and Culture credit in other states

California 182 Pennsylvania 104 Texas 102 Ohio 93 Illinois 88 North Carolina 79 Massachusetts 65 Florida 63 Michigan 55 Virginia 55 Georgia 53 Washington 47

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 Spanish Language and Culture?+

115 colleges in New York publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Spanish Language and Culture. 85 of them (74%) award credit at a score of 3, 29 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 Spanish Language and Culture score that earns credit in New York?+

2. SUNY College of Technology at Canton in Canton awards credit at a score of 2, worth 4 credit hours, counting as SPAN 101: Contemporary Spanish I. 85 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?+

113 of the 115 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.