AP World History: Modern credit at Pennsylvania colleges
Every Pennsylvania college with a published AP World History: Modern credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
45 of 102 Pennsylvania colleges (44%) award credit for AP World History: Modern at a score of 3. 53 require a 4 and 4 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at West Chester University of Pennsylvania (3 credit hours). 101 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester | 3 | 3 | HIS 101 | Policy |
 Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia | 3 | 3 | HIST 122 | Policy |
 Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg | 3 | 6 | HIST 101 World Hist to 1500 HIST 102 World Hist 16th Century to Present | Policy |
 Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg | 3 | 3 | HIST 112 World History II | Policy |
 Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh | 3 | 6 | HIS 101 & 102 | Policy |
 Pennsylvania Western University California | 3 | 3 | HIST 1510 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | Generic History elective for 3 credits | Policy | |
 Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell | 3 | 6 | HIS 121 and HIS 122 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | HIS 160 World Civilizations II | Policy | |
 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock | 3 | 3 | HIST 152 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | HIS014 | Policy | |
 Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville | 3 | 3 | HIST 206 | Policy |
 Duquesne University Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 | HIST 151 | Policy |
| 3 | — | HIST 113 | Policy | |
 East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg | 3 | 3 | HIST 112 | Policy |
 Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville | 3 | 3 | HIS 299 | Policy |
PCT Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport | 3 | 3 | HIP Core Historical Perspective | Policy |
 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg | 3 | 3 | HIST 106 | Policy |
| 3 | — | HIS 29X | Policy | |
| 3 | 6 | HIS1XX | Policy | |
 Robert Morris University Moon Township | 3 | — | HIST 1700 | Policy |
 Widener University Chester | 3 | 3 | HIST 100 LEVEL ELECTIVE | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | HIST 109 | Policy | |
 Point Park University Pittsburgh | 3 | 6 | HIST 201, 202 | Policy |
 Messiah University Mechanicsburg | 3 | 3 | HIST 272 | Policy |
 Holy Family University Philadelphia | 3 | 6 | Any two courses from HIST 108, HIST 109, HIST 208 | Policy |
 Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre | 3 | 3 | HST 101 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | HIST 152 | Policy | |
 Marywood University Scranton | 3 | 3 | History Elective | Policy |
 Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown | 3 | 4 | HI 226 | Policy |
 Arcadia University Glenside | 3 | 4 | HS185 | Policy |
 Delaware Valley University Doylestown | 3 | 3 | LA-2050 | Policy |
 Misericordia University Dallas | 3 | 3 | HIS 180 | Policy |
 Seton Hill University Greensburg | 3 | 3 | General Elective | Policy |
 Saint Francis University Loretto | 3 | — | — | Policy |
 King's College Wilkes-Barre | 3 | 3 | HIST 102 | Policy |
 Immaculata University Immaculata | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Waynesburg University Waynesburg | 3 | 3 | General Education: inquiry course; humanities | Policy |
 Geneva College Beaver Falls | 3 | 3 | AP World History | Policy |
| 3 | 6 | HIST 0000 | Policy | |
 Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia | 3 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Keystone College La Plume | 3 | 3 | HIST 2120 Making of the Modern World | Policy |
 Cairn University-Langhorne Langhorne | 3 | 3 | HIS 211 or HIS 212 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | RHI 101 | Policy | |
MC Manor College Jenkintown | 3 | — | — | Policy |
 Temple University Philadelphia | 4 | 3 | History 1702 | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | HIST 0700 | Policy | |
 Drexel University Philadelphia | 4 | 4 | HIST 161 | Policy |
 Villanova University Villanova | 4 | 3 | HIS 1050 (or HIS 1040) | Policy |
 Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia | 4 | — | HIS 101 | Policy |
PSUP | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Bucknell University Lewisburg | 4 | 1 | 100 level History Elective | Policy |
 University of Scranton Scranton | 4 | — | HIST 130, 131 | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Lafayette College Easton | 4 | 1 | Elective in History | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Grove City College Grove City | 4 | 3 | HIST 144 | Policy |
 Gettysburg College Gettysburg | 4 | 1 | HIST 119 / MI - Humanities | Policy |
 Dickinson College Carlisle | 4 | — | HIST 000 | Policy |
 Susquehanna University Selinsgrove | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 DeSales University Center Valley | 4 | 3 | HI 201 | Policy |
 Eastern University Saint Davids | 4 | 3 | HIST 160 or HIST 161 | Policy |
 Moravian University Bethlehem | 4 | 4 | Elective | Policy |
 University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown | 4 | 3 | HISTORY (No Equivalent) | Policy |
 Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster | 4 | 1 | General Elective | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Muhlenberg College Allentown | 4 | 1 | HST WHN | Policy |
 Lebanon Valley College Annville | 4 | 6 | HIS 103, 105 | Policy |
 Swarthmore College Swarthmore | 4 | 1 | — | Policy |
 Ursinus College Collegeville | 4 | 4 | HIST Free Credits- 100 level | Policy |
 Haverford College Haverford | 4 | .5 | — | Policy |
 University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg | 4 | 3 | HIST 0700 | Policy |
 Albright College Reading | 4 | — | HIS 135 | Policy |
 Saint Vincent College Latrobe | 4 | 3 | HI 123 | Policy |
 Chatham University Pittsburgh | 4 | 3 | HIS100 | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Allegheny College Meadville | 4 | 4 | HIST*0AE | Policy |
 Juniata College Huntingdon | 4 | 3 | ND-1XXTR | Policy |
 Washington & Jefferson College Washington | 4 | — | HIS-103 upon completion of 200-level History course at W&J with a grade of "B" or better. | Policy |
 Mount Aloysius College Cresson | 4 | 3 | HPGA 102 | — |
 Lycoming College Williamsport | 4 | 8 | HIST ELCT | Policy |
PSUP | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Cedar Crest College Allentown | 4 | 3 | HIS 999 | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Wilson College Chambersburg | 4 | 3 | HIS-102: World History II | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | General credits of History as a Gen Ed-Humanities and Gen Ed-International Cultures | Policy | |
PSUP Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill Schuylkill Haven | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
PSUP | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | — | Policy | |
| 4 | 3 | — | Policy | |
PSUP Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington New Kensington | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
PSUP Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly Lemont Furnace | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | — | Policy | |
| 4 | 3 | — | Policy | |
| 4 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Bryn Athyn College of the New Church Bryn Athyn | 4 | 3 | Hist1xx | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | 3 general credits of History as a Gen Ed-Humanities and Gen Ed-International Cultures | Policy | |
 University of Pittsburgh-Titusville Titusville | 4 | 3 | HIST 0700 | Policy |
 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh | 5 | 9 | 79-015 | Policy |
 Lehigh University Bethlehem | 5 | 4 | HIST 099 | Policy |
 Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr | 5 | 2 | — | Policy |
 Thiel College Greenville | 5 | 3 | HIST 250 | Policy |
AP World History: Modern credit in other states
How we ranked this
One row per Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania colleges give credit for AP World History: Modern?+
102 colleges in Pennsylvania publish a credit-bearing policy for AP World History: Modern. 45 of them (44%) award credit at a score of 3, 53 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 World History: Modern score that earns credit in Pennsylvania?+
3. West Chester University of Pennsylvania in West Chester awards credit at a score of 3, worth 3 credit hours, counting as HIS 101. 45 Pennsylvania colleges in total set their bar at a 3 or lower.
Does in-state residency change AP credit in Pennsylvania?+
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 Pennsylvania AP credit policies?+
101 of the 102 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.