English 10: AP Seminar

An English course taught in the AP Seminar style, English 10: AP Seminar helps students build foundational writing, collaboration, research, and presentation skills.

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What Is AP Seminar?

An AP course with no prerequisites, AP Seminar helps a wide range of students develop critical thinking, analytic writing, collaboration, and academic research skills. Schools that choose to offer both English 10: AP Seminar and AP Research can participate in the AP Capstone Diploma™ program.

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Why Offer English 10: AP Seminar?

AP Seminar is offered in nearly 3,000 schools, with rapid adoption in grade 10. More than half of current AP Seminar teachers are part of their school’s English department. A more diverse group of students take and are successful in AP Seminar than any other AP course.

Course Highlights

  • The AP Seminar framework overlays existing curricula and allows for more flexibility to layer in cross-curricular content.
  • The course emphasizes evidence-based reading, writing, and communication skills.
  • The course enhances student engagement through collaborative projects and performance tasks.
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Case Studies

Learn how these districts and high schools are incorporating AP Seminar as a core course in their English departments.

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District Initiative: How Coupling AP Seminar and English 10 Is a Win-Win for These Texas Students

Alvin ISD (Alvin, Texas) coupled AP Seminar with their English II offering as an efficient way to broaden access to AP.

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Teacher Perspective: Case Study 1: Make It Equitable and Flexible

BMC Durfee High School (Fall River, Mass.) allows students to choose between taking Pre-AP English 2 or English 10: AP Seminar their sophomore year.

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Teacher Perspective: Case Study 2: Make It a Core Course

Granada Hills Charter School (Granada Hills, Calif.) embeds AP Seminar in their English sequence by converting it from an elective to a core course.

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AP Seminar Implementation Miniseries

Explore our new videos designed to help school leaders and teachers implement AP Seminar as English 10. You’ll be asked to input an email address to view each video on Wistia.

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School Leader Collection, Video 1: How AP Seminar Fits Your School’s Unique Schedule

Discover the unique assessment format of AP Seminar and learn how to effectively schedule it within various formats such as full-year, A/B block, and 4x4 block schedules.

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English Teacher Collection, Video 1: Get Your Students Ready for English 10: AP Seminar

Explore the QUEST framework and foundational skills of AP Seminar. This video offers instructional strategies for scaffolding and differentiation, along with pro tips on embedding activities in English 9 for a smoother transition into English 10: AP Seminar.

​​​​​​Adding AP Seminar has allowed numerous students who did not feel up to the challenge of an AP course to flex their intellectual curiosity in a course that feels more customizable to them and their teachers. AP Seminar is the course where many first-time AP students feel comfortable and more likely to thrive.

Dennis Jutras, Coordinator of Gifted and Advanced Learning, Baltimore City Public Schools 

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AP Seminar

AP Seminar is a foundational course in which students explore the complexities of academic and real-world issues.

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Memo: AP Seminar Is Approved as English 10

Read our memo to check if your state has a course code for AP Seminar to fulfill English 10 credit.

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Memo: What You Should Know About English 10: AP Seminar

Read our memo for answers to questions most frequently asked about English 10: AP Seminar.

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English 10: AP Seminar Student Flyer

Use this flyer to share the benefits of this course with students and parents.

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Offering AP Seminar as English 10

This document helps educators learn how AP Seminar elevates common English 10 skills. It also shares strategies to incorporate additional English skills such as literary analysis and creative writing into the course.

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English Sequence Options

This table shows English sequence options for schools implementing AP Seminar as an English course. In states that allow, we recommend using AP Seminar to fulfill English 10 requirements.

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Understanding AP Seminar College Credit Policies

Colleges do not typically award college credit for AP Seminar scores, and when they do, it is most often general elective credit. Instead, AP Seminar is the ideal booster of subsequent AP scores and a powerful indicator of college readiness on a student’s transcript.

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2025-26 AP Capstone Implementation Guide

This guide is the primary source of information for implementing the program in your school. It includes guidance for school administrators, AP coordinators, and teachers of AP Capstone courses. 

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Coordinated Podcast: A Perfect 10

Check out the latest Coordinated podcast with Renata Elvey, senior director, AP Access, who answers questions about English 10: AP Seminar.

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