Currently, standards for accepting AP credits vary widely in Massachusetts’ public higher education system, with no guarantee that the substantial time, energy, and money invested into these courses will translate into college credits. This legislation requires all public higher education institutions to develop and adopt written policies and procedures to accept scores of 3, 4, and 5 on all advanced placement examinations to satisfy degree requirements. It also requires that these policies be published on university and college websites.

This bill is modeled after similar legislation signed into law in 36 states aimed to help more students get an early start on college.