AP Latin

The key document for each AP course is the course and exam description. Start by reviewing it to understand the objectives and expectations of the course and exam.

Download the AP Latin Course and Exam Description.

AP Latin curricular requirements:

The course is structured to incorporate the entire required reading list and Teacher’s Choice Latin prose and poetry as outlined in the AP Latin Course and Exam Description (CED).

The course provides opportunities for students to practice and develop the skills in each skill category: 

• Skill Category 1: Read and comprehend Latin poetry and prose
• Skill Category 2: Describe the style and context of Latin poetry and prose
• Skill Category 3: Analyze Latin poetry and prose

The course provides instructional time for students to engage in the required spring project, including completion of in-class checkpoint tasks.

AP Latin resource requirements:

The school ensures that each student has access to his or her own copy of the required passages of Vergil’s Aeneid and Pliny the Younger’s Letters in Latin and the entire works in English.

Because world language instruction targets proficiency building, which can be accomplished in multiple ways with or without a specific textbook, the AP Latin course does not have a list of example textbooks that meet the curricular requirements of AP Latin.

This annotated sample AP Latin syllabus shows how the curricular requirements can be demonstrated in a syllabus and what level of detail you’ll need to include.

AP Latin Sample Syllabus 1 (.pdf/518KB)

AP Latin Sample Syllabus 2 (.pdf/142KB)

Review this document for help creating your syllabus.

Syllabus Development Guide: AP Latin (.pdf/142.17 KB)

This resource includes the guidelines reviewers use to evaluate syllabi along with three samples of evidence for each requirement. This guide also specifies the level of detail required in the syllabus to receive course authorization.