AP World History: Modern credit at Illinois colleges
Every Illinois college with a published AP World History: Modern credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
65 of 77 Illinois colleges (84%) award credit for AP World History: Modern at a score of 3. 10 require a 4 and 2 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 1 at William Rainey Harper College (3 credit hours). 77 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 William Rainey Harper College Palatine | 1 | 3 | IAT 901 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | History 1-- | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | — | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | Humanities general education elective or IAI H2 906 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | HIST 171 | Policy | |
 College of Lake County Grayslake | 3 | 6 | HST 141 & HST 142 | Policy |
 Joliet Junior College Joliet | 3 | 3 | HIST 108 | Policy |
 Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville | 3 | 3 | HIST 112A or 112B | Policy |
 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale | 3 | 6 | HIST 101A/B: The History of World Civ | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | HIS 115 | Policy | |
 Columbia College Chicago Chicago | 3 | 3 | Historical and Cultural Understanding | Policy |
 Triton College River Grove | 3 | 3 | HIS 141 | Policy |
 Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove | 3 | 6 | HIS 101 & HIS 102 | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | Hist 115 & 116 | Policy | |
ICC Illinois Central College East Peoria | 3 | 4 | HIST 111 | Policy |
 Eastern Illinois University Charleston | 3 | 3 | HIS Elective | Policy |
 Rock Valley College Rockford | 3 | 3 | HST 192 | Policy |
 McHenry County College Crystal Lake | 3 | 6 | HIS-ITR | Policy |
 National Louis University Chicago | 3 | 5 | — | Policy |
 Aurora University Aurora | 3 | 4 | HIS1300 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | HIST 111A | Policy | |
 Bradley University Peoria | 3 | 3 | History elective credit | Policy |
 Lewis University Romeoville | 3 | 3 | HIST 10600 | Policy |
 Parkland College Champaign | 3 | — | HIS 289 | Policy |
 Saint Xavier University Chicago | 3 | 6 | HIST 101-102 | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | General Elective | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | HUM 200 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Roosevelt University Chicago | 3 | 3 | HIST 111 | Policy |
 Governors State University University Park | 3 | 3 | HIST 2700 | Policy |
 Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais | 3 | 3 | HIST 200 | Policy |
 Prairie State College Chicago Heights | 3 | — | HIST 111 | Policy |
 University of Illinois Springfield Springfield | 3 | 3 | HIS 201 | Policy |
 Black Hawk College Moline | 3 | — | Elective | Policy |
 John A Logan College Carterville | 3 | 3 | HIS 103 | Policy |
 Kankakee Community College Kankakee | 3 | 3 | Elective | Policy |
IVCC | 3 | 6 | H2 906 and H2 907 or S2 912N and S2 913N (Elective Credit) | Policy |
 Kaskaskia College Centralia | 3 | 3 | ELTV 100 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | HIST 1142 (QHT) | Policy | |
 Kishwaukee College Malta | 3 | 3 | HIS 172 | Policy |
 McKendree University Lebanon | 3 | 3 | HIS-162 (World Civilizations II) | Policy |
 Moody Bible Institute Chicago | 3 | 6 | Humanities or Open Elective | Policy |
 Millikin University Decatur | 3 | 3 | HI100 | Policy |
 Chicago State University Chicago | 3 | 3 | HIST 1210 | Policy |
 Richland Community College Decatur | 3 | — | Social Science Elective | Policy |
 Concordia University-Chicago River Forest | 3 | 3 | HIS 1325 | Policy |
 University of St Francis Joliet | 3 | 3 | HIST 111 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Carl Sandburg College Galesburg | 3 | 6 | HIS 125 & 126 | Policy |
 Quincy University Quincy | 3 | 3 | HIS 101 OR HIS 102 | Policy |
 Rockford University Rockford | 3 | 3 | HIST 107 | Policy |
 Illinois College Jacksonville | 3 | 4 | HI 111 or 112 | Policy |
 Greenville University Greenville | 3 | 3 | HIST 106 | Policy |
 Trinity Christian College Palos Heights | 3 | 3 | Elective credit | Policy |
JU Judson University Elgin | 3 | 3 | HIS262 | Policy |
 Monmouth College Monmouth | 3 | 4 | HIST 220 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | HIS 121 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | HIS 1120 or HIS 1121 | Policy | |
 Wabash Valley College Mount Carmel | 3 | 3 | HIS 1120 or HIS 1121 | Policy |
 Eureka College Eureka | 3 | 3 | HIS123, World History I | Policy |
 Lincoln Trail College Robinson | 3 | 3 | HIS 1120 or HIS 1121 | Policy |
 Principia College Elsah | 3 | 3 | HIST 180 | Policy |
FCC Frontier Community College Fairfield | 3 | 3 | HIS 1120 or HIS 1121 | Policy |
TIUI | 3 | 3 | HI 201 | Policy |
 Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences Rock Island | 3 | 3 | Humanities Elective | Policy |
 DePaul University Chicago | 4 | 4 | One from HST 111, 112 or 113 | Policy |
 Loyola University Chicago Chicago | 4 | 6 | HIST 101 and HIST 104 | Policy |
 Augustana College Rock Island | 4 | 4 | HIST-170 | Policy |
NCC North Central College Naperville | 4 | 4 | HIST 155 | Policy |
 Dominican University River Forest | 4 | 3 | HIST 111 | Policy |
 Wheaton College Wheaton | 4 | 4 | HIST 102 | Policy |
 North Park University Chicago | 4 | 4 | HIST 2200 or 2210 | Policy |
 Lake Forest College Lake Forest | 4 | 1.0 | History 200 level elective | Policy |
 Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington | 4 | 1 | Elective 100 level elective, CHC | Policy |
 Knox College Galesburg | 4 | 1 | One credit in HIST | Policy |
 Northwestern University Evanston | 5 | 2 | HISTORY 2WL | Policy |
 University of Chicago Chicago | 5 | 100 | — | Policy |
AP World History: Modern 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 World History: Modern?+
77 colleges in Illinois publish a credit-bearing policy for AP World History: Modern. 65 of them (84%) award credit at a score of 3, 10 require a 4, and 2 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 World History: Modern score that earns credit in Illinois?+
1. William Rainey Harper College in Palatine awards credit at a score of 1, worth 3 credit hours, counting as IAT 901. 65 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?+
77 of the 77 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.