AP United States Government and Politics credit at New York colleges
Every New York college with a published AP United States Government and Politics credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
82 of 111 New York colleges (74%) award credit for AP United States Government and Politics at a score of 3. 25 require a 4 and 4 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at University at Buffalo (3 credit hours). 109 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 University at Buffalo Buffalo | 3 | 3 | APC999TR | Policy |
 Stony Brook University Stony Brook | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
CBMC | 3 | — | — | Policy |
 CUNY Hunter College New York | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Binghamton University Vestal | 3 | 4 | PLSC 1AM | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | POL 105 | Policy | |
 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester | 3 | 3 | Free 100 - Free Elective Credit | Policy |
 CUNY Queens College Queens | 3 | 3 | LAE 499 | Policy |
| 3 | — | GOV 1101 | Policy | |
 University at Albany Albany | 3 | 3 | R-POS 101 | Policy |
 CUNY City College New York | 3 | 3 | PSC 10100 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | POL 101 | Policy | |
 Nassau Community College Garden City | 3 | 3 | POL 205 | Policy |
 CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City | 3 | 3 | SSP 101 | Policy |
CBC CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn | 3 | 3 | POLS.-1001 | Policy |
 CUNY Lehman College Bronx | 3 | 3 | POL-166 | Policy |
 Farmingdale State College Farmingdale | 3 | 3 | POL 250 | Policy |
| 3 | — | POLSC 102 - American Government and Issues | Policy | |
 Monroe Community College Rochester | 3 | 3 | POS 120 or POS 102 | Policy |
 Fashion Institute of Technology New York | 3 | 3 | PC251 | Policy |
 Empire State University Saratoga Springs | 3 | 3 | POLI 2010 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | POLS 105 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | POL193 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | POL 100 Intro to American Government and Politics | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | LAS XXXX | Policy | |
 Mercy University Dobbs Ferry | 3 | 3 | POLS101 | Policy |
 Long Island University Brookville | 3 | 3 | POL 102 | Policy |
 SUNY Brockport Brockport | 3 | 3 | PLS 113 | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | PSC102 and PSC 1XX | Policy | |
 CUNY York College Jamaica | 3 | 3 | POL 999 | Policy |
 Ithaca College Ithaca | 3 | 3 | POLT 18888 - Politics Elective | Policy |
 Rockland Community College Suffern | 3 | 3 | POL 101 | — |
 SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo | 3 | 3 | PLSC 1TR | Policy |
SCP SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh | 3 | 3 | PSC 100 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | PLSC 1043-American Government | Policy | |
 CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn | 3 | — | — | Policy |
SJSU St. Joseph's University-New York Brooklyn | 3 | 3 | POL 103 | Policy |
 New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury | 3 | 3 | PSCI 110 | Policy |
 SUNY Broome Community College Binghamton | 3 | 3 | POS 299 | Policy |
 Molloy College Rockville Centre | 3 | 3 | POL 1010 | Policy |
 SUNY at Purchase College Purchase | 3 | 3 | Introduction to US Politics | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | PS101 | Policy | |
 Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua | 3 | 3 | POL 100 | Policy |
SF SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia | 3 | — | POLI 120 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | PSC 101 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | POLS 105: Introduction to American Government and Politics | Policy | |
 Iona University New Rochelle | 3 | 3 | POL 201 | Policy |
 Niagara University Niagara University | 3 | 3 | POL 101 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | GOVT 110 | Policy | |
 St. John Fisher University Rochester | 3 | 3 | POSC Core course | Policy |
 Le Moyne College Syracuse | 3 | 3 | Free Elective Credit | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | Elective credits | Policy | |
 Genesee Community College Batavia | 3 | 3 | POS 101 | Policy |
 SUNY College at Potsdam Potsdam | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 St. Francis College Brooklyn | 3 | 3 | PSC-1204 American National Government (Gen Ed - Individuals and Societies) | Policy |
 St Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure | 3 | 3 | GENL Electives | Policy |
 SUNY Morrisville Morrisville | 3 | 3 | POLI 101 - American National Government | Policy |
| 3 | — | — | Policy | |
| 3 | 4 | POS 110 | Policy | |
 Canisius University Buffalo | 3 | 3 | Free Elective | Policy |
 Daemen University Amherst | 3 | 3 | PSC-113 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Wagner College Staten Island | 3 | — | GOV103 | Policy |
 Jefferson Community College Watertown | 3 | 3 | POL 121 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | POSC 103 | Policy | |
 D'Youville University Buffalo | 3 | 3 | PSC-999 | Policy |
 Ulster County Community College Stone Ridge | 3 | 3 | POS 201 | Policy |
 Manhattanville College Purchase | 3 | 3 | POS 1031 | Policy |
 SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck | 3 | 3 | GERH 000 General Education: US History OR GERS 000 General Education: Social Sciences | Policy |
 LIM College New York | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Hartwick College Oneonta | 3 | 3 | POSC-101 | Policy |
 Dominican University New York Orangeburg | 3 | 3 | PO 111 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | POL 101 | Policy | |
 Roberts Wesleyan University Rochester | 3 | 3 | American Government | Policy |
 St. Thomas Aquinas College Sparkill | 3 | 3 | POLS 201 | Policy |
 Hilbert College Hamburg | 3 | 3 | PS 102 | Policy |
 Keuka College Keuka Park | 3 | 3 | POL-120 | Policy |
 Houghton University Houghton | 3 | 3 | Social Science General Education | Policy |
NCCC North Country Community College Saranac Lake | 3 | 3 | POS 102 | — |
FTC Five Towns College Dix Hills | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 New York University New York | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Syracuse University Syracuse | 4 | 3 | PSC 121 | Policy |
 Fordham University Bronx | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
 College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island | 4 | 3 | POL 100 | Policy |
 Pace University New York | 4 | 3 | POL 111 | Policy |
 University of Rochester Rochester | 4 | 4 | Four credits in political science. No additional credit if Comparative Government and Politics is taken as well. | Policy |
 Hofstra University Hempstead | 4 | 3 | PSC 1 | Policy |
| 4 | 4 | STSO 1000 | Policy | |
| 4 | 3 | POL 11 | Policy | |
 Adelphi University Garden City | 4 | 3 | POL101 | Policy |
 Marist College Poughkeepsie | 4 | 3 | POSC 110L | Policy |
 Touro University New York | 4 | 3 | POL 101 | Policy |
 Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Siena College Loudonville | 4 | 3 | POSC 100 | Policy |
 Yeshiva University New York | 4 | 3 | POLI 1101 | Policy |
 Skidmore College Saratoga Springs | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Utica University Utica | 4 | 3 | POL 101 - Introduction to Politics and American Government | Policy |
 Clarkson University Potsdam | 4 | 3 | POL 220 | Policy |
 St Lawrence University Canton | 4 | 1 | POLS-103 | Policy |
 Nazareth University Rochester | 4 | 3 | PSC 301 | Policy |
 Marymount Manhattan College New York | 4 | 3 | PS 106 | Policy |
| 4 | 2 | — | Policy | |
 Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville | 4 | 2 | — | Policy |
 Alfred University Alfred | 4 | 4 | POLS 110 | Policy |
 Elmira College Elmira | 4 | 3 | Social Sciences Pillar | Policy |
| 5 | 4 | POLS UN1201 | Policy | |
 Barnard College New York | 5 | 3 | POLS BC1001/POLS W1201 | Policy |
 Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson | 5 | — | — | Policy |
| 5 | 3 | — | Policy |
AP United States Government and Politics 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 United States Government and Politics?+
111 colleges in New York publish a credit-bearing policy for AP United States Government and Politics. 82 of them (74%) award credit at a score of 3, 25 require a 4, and 4 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 United States Government and Politics score that earns credit in New York?+
3. University at Buffalo in Buffalo awards credit at a score of 3, worth 3 credit hours, counting as APC999TR. 82 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?+
109 of the 111 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.