AP Credit
AP Spanish Language and Culture Credit by College
Of 136 colleges whose AP charts name AP Spanish Language and Culture, 82 give credit or placement for a 3, 128 for a 4, and 135 for a 5.
| College | Lowest score | What it earns | With a 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame | 1 | 4 credits, ROSP 10101 | 6 credits, ROSP 20201, 20202 |
| Michigan State | 2 | Waives SPN 101 and SPN 102, no credit | 11 credits, SPN 201, SPN 202 and SPN 310 |
| Arizona | 3 | 8 units, SPAN 201 & 202 | 14 units, SPAN 201, 202, 251 & 325 |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 3 | 8 hours, SPA 201, 202 | 14 hours, SPA 201, 202, 294, 313 |
| Arkansas | 3 | Credit for SPAN 10103, SPAN 10203 and SPAN 20103 | Credit for SPAN 10103, SPAN 10203, SPAN 20103, SPAN 20203 and SPAN 30003 |
| Baylor | 3 | Spanish 2310 | Spanish 2310 and 2320 |
| Binghamton | 3 | 4 credits, SPAN 211 | 4 credits, SPAN 215 |
| Boston College | 3 | 0 advanced placement units; demonstrates MCAS Language Proficiency | 3 advanced placement units; 1 Romance Language Elective and MCAS Language Proficiency (minimum score 4) |
| Buffalo | 3 | 3 credits, SPA 112 | 3 credits, SPA 207 |
| California State University-Long Beach | 3 | 6 units: SPAN 101A (2 units) and SPAN 101B (4 units) | 6 units: SPAN 201A (2 units) and SPAN 201B (4 units) |
| Cincinnati | 3 | 6 credits, SPAN 1013 and SPAN 1014 | 12 credits, SPAN 1013, 1014, 2015 and 2016 |
| Clemson | 3 | 8 credits, SPAN 1010 and SPAN 1020 | Same |
| College of William & Mary | 3 | 3 credits, HISP 202 | 6 credits, HISP 206 and HISP 207 |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 3 | 3 credits, LSPA 200 | 9 credits, LSPA 200, 201 and 300 |
| CU Boulder | 3 | 3 credits, SPAN 2110 | 11 credits, SPAN 2110, SPAN 2120 and SPAN 3000 |
| Delaware | 3 | 3 credits, SPAN 166DE (Spanish elective) and placement into SPAN 200 | 6 credits, SPAN 200 & 205 |
| Denver | 3 | 4 credits, SPAN 1XXX | 12 credits, two SPAN 1XXX courses and SPAN 2XXX |
| Florida | 3 | SPN 2200 (3 credits) | SPN 2200 and SPN 2201 (6 credits) |
| Florida Atlantic University | 3 | 4 credits, SPN 2220 | 8 credits, SPN 2220 and SPN 2221 |
| Florida International University | 3 | 3 credits, SPN 2200 | 6 credits, SPN 2200 and SPN 2201 |
| Florida State University | 3 | SPN 2220 (4) | SPN 2220 (4), SPN 2240 (3) |
| George Mason | 3 | 6 credits, SPAN 110 | 12 credits, SPAN 110, 201 and 202 |
| Georgia Tech | 3 | SPAN 1001 & SPAN 1002, 6 hours | SPAN 2001, SPAN 2002, and SPAN 3XXX, 9 hours |
| Houston | 3 | 5 hours, SPAN 1505 | 11 hours, SPAN 1505, SPAN 2311 and SPAN 2312 |
| Howard | 3 | 3 credits, SPAN 040 or 050 | 6 credits, SPAN 040 & 050 |
| Indiana University-Bloomington | 3 | 3 credit hours, HISP-S 200 | 9 credit hours, HISP-S 200/250/280 |
| Iowa State | 3 | 8 credits, Spanish 1010, 1020 | 16 credits, Spanish 1010, 1020, 2010, 2020 |
| James Madison | 3 | 3 credits, SPAN 231 | 3 credits, SPAN 300-level |
| Kansas | 3 | 8 hours, SPAN 108 and 212, placed in SPAN 216 | Same |
| Kentucky | 3 | 3 credit hours, SPA 202 | 6 credit hours, SPA 210 and SPA 211 |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 3 | 8 hours, SPAN 1101 and 1102 | 14 hours, SPAN 1101, 1102, 2101 and 2102 |
| Miami University-Oxford | 3 | 8 hours, SPN 101 and SPN 102 | 17 hours, SPN 101, SPN 102, SPN 201, SPN 202 and SPN 311 |
| Mississippi State University | 3 | 3 hours, FLS 1113 | 9 hours, FLS 1113, FLS 1123 and FLS 2133 |
| NC State | 3 | 3 hours, WLSP 102 | 6 hours, WLSP 201 and WLSP 202 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | 4 credits, World Cultures (WC) Discovery credit | 4 credits, SPAN 503 (world language waiver) |
| North Texas | 3 | 6 hours, SPAN 1010, SPAN 1020 | 12 hours, SPAN 1010, SPAN 1020, SPAN 2040, SPAN 2050 |
| Ohio State | 3 | Spanish 1101 (4); Spanish 1102 (4) | Spanish 1101 (4); Spanish 1102 (4); Spanish 1103 (4); Spanish 2202 (3) (score 4 or 5) |
| Ole Miss | 3 | 3 hours, SPAN 1012 | 6 hours, SPAN 2110 |
| Oregon State University | 3 | 12 credits, SPAN 211, SPAN 212 and SPAN 213 | Same |
| Penn State | 3 | Spanish 001, 002 and 003 (12 credits) | Spanish 001, 002, 003 and 100 (15 credits) (grade of four or five) |
| Purdue | 3 | SPAN 10100, 10200 and 20100 | SPAN 10100, 10200, 20100, 20200 and 30100 |
| San Diego State | 3 | 4 units, SPAN 201 | 11 units, SPAN 201, SPAN 202 and SPAN 211 |
| San Jose State University | 3 | 6 units, SPAN 1A | Same |
| Stony Brook | 3 | 3 credits, SPN 211 | 3 credits, SPN 212 |
| Syracuse University | 3 | 4 credits, SPA 102 | Same |
| Temple | 3 | 7 credits, Spanish 1002 & Spanish 1003 | 6 credits, Spanish 1003 & Spanish UL Elective |
| Texas A&M University-College Station | 3 | SPAN 101 and 102, 8 credit hours | SPAN 101, 102, 201, and 202, 14 credit hours |
| Texas Christian University | 3 | 6 hours, SPAN 10103 and SPAN 10203 | 12 hours, SPAN 10103, 10203, 20103 and 20203 |
| Texas Tech | 3 | 10 hours, SPAN 1501 and SPAN 1502 | 16 hours, SPAN 1501, 1502, 2301 and 2302 |
| The University of Alabama | 3 | 6 credits, SP 101 and SP 102 | 12 credits, SP 101, SP 102, SP 201 and SP 202 |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 3 | SPAN 211-212 | SPAN 212 and SPAN 311 |
| The University of Texas at Dallas | 3 | 6 hours, SPAN 1311, 1312 | 12 hours, SPAN 1311, 1312, 2311, 2312 |
| UC Berkeley | 3 | 5.3 semester units; satisfies L&S Foreign Language requirement | Same |
| UC Davis | 3 | 8 quarter units, SPA 021 | 8 quarter units, SPA 023 |
| UC Irvine | 3 | 8 units, Spanish 1A-B-C | 8 units, Spanish 2A-B-C |
| UC San Diego | 3 | 8 units; score of 3 exempts LISP 1C/1CX | 8 units; score of 5 exempts LTSP 2B |
| UC Santa Cruz | 3 | 8 units | Same |
| UCLA | 3 | 8.0 units, SPAN 3; satisfies Foreign Language requirement | 8.0 units, SPAN 5; satisfies Foreign Language requirement |
| UGA | 3 | SPAN 1002 (4 credit hours) | SPAN 1002 (4 credit hours), SPAN 2001 (3 credit hours), and SPAN 2002 (3 credit hours) |
| UIC | 3 | 4 hours, SPAN 103 | 7 hours, SPAN 104 and SPAN 202 |
| UIUC | 3 | SPAN 141, 4 credit hours | SPAN 141, SPAN 200 and SPAN 204; 4, 3 and 3 credit hours (score 4 or 5) |
| UNC Chapel Hill | 3 | SPAN ELECTIVE, placement into SPAN 203; 3 credit hours | SPAN ELECTIVE, SPAN 203, SPAN 206; 9 credit hours |
| University at Albany | 3 | 8 credits, ASPN 100 and ASPN 101 | 8 credits, ASPN 103 and ASPN E10 |
| University of California-Merced | 3 | 5.3 semester units; exempts foreign language requirement for English or History majors | Exempts Spanish 4 or 11 |
| University of Central Florida | 3 | SPN 2200 | SPN 2200 and SPN 2201 |
| University of Maryland-College Park | 3 | 3 credits, Lower Level Elective [contact Spanish advisor for placement] | 6 credits, SPAN 204 and Lower Level Elective |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 3 | 3 credits, Spanish 230 | 6 credits, Spanish 230 & 240 |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 3 | 5 credits, SPAN 1003 | 4 credits, SPAN 3015W |
| University of Missouri-Columbia | 3 | 8 credits, Spanish 1100 and 1200 | 15 credits, Spanish 1100, 1200, 2100 and 2160 |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 3 | SPAN 1115, 1225 and 2113 | SPAN 1115, 1225, 2113, 2223 and 3073 |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia | 3 | SPAN 121 | SPAN 121 and 122 |
| University of South Florida | 3 | 3 credits, SPN 2200 | 6 credits, SPN 2200 and SPN 2201 |
| UT Austin | 3 | SPN 601D | SPN 601D, 610D, 311, 314 |
| Utah | 3 | 8 hours, SPAN 1010 and SPAN 1020 | 16 hours, SPAN 1010, SPAN 1020, SPAN 2010 and SPAN 2020 |
| UW | 3 | SPAN 201, 5 credits | SPAN 201, 202, 203; 5,5,5 credits |
| UW-Madison | 3 | SPANISH 204, 4 credits (score 3-4) | SPANISH 226, 3 credits |
| Vermont | 3 | 3 credits, SPAN 2109 | 6 credits, SPAN 2109 and SPAN 2209 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | 3 | 3 credits, SPAN 202 | 6 credits, SPAN 300 and SPAN 301 |
| Virginia Tech | 3 | SPAN 2XXX (Spanish Elective), 3 credits | SPAN 3XXX + SPAN 3XXX (Spanish Electives), 3+3 credits |
| Wake Forest | 3 | 0 hours, SPA 201 equivalency without credit | 3 hours, SPA 201 |
| Washington State University | 3 | 8 credits, Spanish 101 and 102 | 16 credits, Spanish 101, 102, 203 and 204 |
| West Virginia | 3 | 3 credit hours, SPAN 102 | 3 credit hours, SPAN 204 |
| Bates | 4 | 1 unspecified credit | 2 unspecified credits |
| Boston University | 4 | 4 credits, CAS LS 212 | CAS LS 3TR (if your advisor approves a course equivalent, the course number will be in the range LS 300-349) |
| Bowdoin | 4 | 1 general credit after completing HISP 2305 or a higher HISP course with a minimum grade of B-; no major/minor credit | Same |
| Brandeis | 4 | 4 credits, HISP 30-level | Same |
| Brown | 4 | Students who successfully complete HISP 0500, 0600, 0650, or a 0700-level course at Brown can request one unassigned HISP course notation retroactively | Same |
| Carleton | 4 | 6 credits; Language Requirement fulfilled | Same |
| Carnegie Mellon University | 4 | 9 units, 82-021 AP Spanish | 9 units, 82-022 AP Spanish |
| Case Western | 4 | 6 credit hours, SPAN 201 and SPAN 202 | Same |
| Colby College | 4 | 6 credits, no course equivalent; satisfies Foreign Language requirement | Same |
| Colgate | 4 | 1 course credit, SPAN 202 | 1 course credit, SPAN 361 |
| Columbia | 4 | 0 credits, but the foreign language requirement is satisfied | 3 credits, awarded upon successful completion of a 3300-level (or higher) course taught in Spanish with a grade of B or higher; satisfies the foreign language requirement |
| Cornell | 4 | 3 credits; students should take the LPS and afterward the CASE to obtain appropriate placement | Same |
| Dartmouth | 4 | Spanish 3 exemption | Same |
| Davidson | 4 | Credit for SPA 199 | Same |
| Drexel | 4 | 4 credits, SPAN 103 | Same |
| Emory | 4 | 3 credit hours, SPAN 102 (may satisfy one of two required Intercultural Communication courses) | Same |
| Georgetown University | 4 | eligible for up to six credits for Advanced Spanish I and II (SPAN 2003 and SPAN 2004 in the College of Arts & Sciences), only after placing into and successfully completing a higher Spanish course at Georgetown | Same |
| Gonzaga | 4 | 4 credits, Spanish 101 | 8 credits, Spanish 101 and 102 |
| Grinnell College | 4 | 4 credits in Humanities Division, not for major credit | Same |
| Hamilton | 4 | 1 credit after a 200-level Hispanic Studies course taught in Spanish with a grade of B- or better | Same |
| Hofstra | 4 | 3 credits, SPAN 4 | 6 credits, SPAN 4 and SPAN 999X |
| Iowa | 4 | 3 s.h., World Languages requirement, Spanish major or minor, or elective hours | Same |
| Loyola Chicago | 4 | 3 hours, SPAN 250 (or 251) | 6 hours, SPAN 250 and SPAN 251 |
| Marquette | 4 | 3 credits, SPAN 2002 | 4 credits, SPAN 2003 |
| Miami | 4 | 3 credits, SPA 102 | 3 credits, SPA 201 |
| Michigan | 4 | Spanish 232 (4) and Spanish 279x (3); up to 7 credits upon completion of Spanish 277 (score 4 or 5) | Same |
| Northeastern | 4 | 4 SH, SPNS2101 (Intermediate Spanish 1) | Same |
| Northwestern | 4 | 1 unit (SPANISH 2LN) | 2 units (SPANISH 2LN) |
| NYU | 4 | 4 credits, SPAN-UA 4 | Same |
| Penn | 4 | No credit (fulfills language requirement) | Spanish 1000 (1 c.u.) (fulfills language requirement) |
| Pitt | 4 | 3 credits, SPAN 0103 | 6 credits, SPAN 0103 and SPAN 0104 |
| Rice | 4 | 3 credit hours, SPAN 222 | Same |
| Rochester | 4 | Credit for SPAN 151 after completing SPAN 152 with a grade of B+ or better | Credit for SPAN 151 and SPAN 152 after completing SPAN 200 with a grade of B+ or better |
| RPI | 4 | 4 credits, LANG 1000 (Foreign Language elective) | Same |
| Santa Clara | 4 | 4 quarter units, SPAN 21 | Same |
| Seton Hall University | 4 | 6 credits, SPAN 2001-2002 | Same |
| Southern Methodist University | 4 | Credit for 1401 and 1402 and placement in the third-term course | Credit for 1401 and 1402 and placement in the fourth-term course |
| Stanford University | 4 | 0 units; fulfills the university language requirement but earns no unit credit | 10 units, (LANG) 1A/2A or 1/2/3 |
| Swarthmore | 4 | 1 credit after completing a Spanish course at the College | Same |
| Tulane | 4 | 4 credit hours, SPAN 2030 | Same |
| UConn | 4 | 3 credits, SPAN 3178 | Same |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | 4 | 3 credits, SPAN 201 | 6 credits, SPAN 201 and SPAN 202 |
| USC | 4 | 4 semester units of elective credit; satisfies the third-level foreign language requirement | Same |
| UVA | 4 | 6 credits for SPAN 2010 and 2020 (score 4 or 5) | Same |
| Vanderbilt | 4 | 3 credit hours, SPAN 2010: Non-equivalent credit; convertible to SPAN 2204 with departmental placement score of 410 or above | 3 credit hours, SPAN 2012: Non-equivalent credit; convertible to SPAN 3302 with departmental placement score of 460 or above |
| Villanova | 4 | 6 credits, SPA 1119 and SPA 1120 | Same |
| Barnard College | 5 | 3 points | Same |
| Duke | 5 | SPANISH 204 | Same |
| George Washington | 5 | 6 credits, SPAN 1014 and SPAN 2005 | Same |
| Oberlin | 5 | 1 full course, HISP 300 | Same |
| University of Chicago | 5 | Satisfies the Language Competence Requirement | Same |
| Wellesley | 5 | 1 unit, SPAN 202 | Same |
| Yale University | 5 | 2 acceleration credits | Same |
| WashU | None | No credit |
Frequently asked questions
Do colleges give credit for a 3 on AP Spanish Language and Culture?
82 of the 136 colleges listed here do. 128 accept a 4, and 135 accept a 5. 1 give nothing for this exam at any score.
Does a 5 on AP Spanish Language and Culture earn more than a 4?
At some colleges, yes. The last column of the table shows where a 5 earns more credit or a higher course than the minimum score does.
Each row was read from the college’s own registrar, catalog, or admissions page and last checked 2026-10-08. Colleges whose pages do not name this exam are left out. Confirm with the college before you plan around it.
