AP Capstone Program

AP Capstone™ is a diploma program from the College Board. It's based on two yearlong AP courses: AP Seminar and AP Research. Rather than teaching subject-specific content, these courses develop students' skills in research, analysis, evidence-based arguments, collaboration, writing, and presenting.

Students can earn the AP Capstone Diploma™ or the AP Seminar and Research Certificate™. Students who earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research and on four additional AP Exams of their choosing receive the AP Capstone Diploma™. Students who earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research but not on four additional AP Exams receive the AP Seminar and Research Certificate™.

(from apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-capstone)

 

In this course, students will learn to consider an issue from multiple perspectives, identify credible sources, evaluate strengths and weaknesses of arguments, and make logical, evidence-based recommendations. Students will investigate a variety of topics through various viewpoints of their choice. During the course, students will complete a team project and an individual paper and presentation, as well as take a written end-of-course exam. These components contribute to the overall AP Seminar score. AP Seminar is a prerequisite for AP Research.

 

In AP Research, students will explore various research methods and complete an independent research project. Projects can build on a topic, problem, or issue covered in AP Seminar or on a brand new topic of the student’s own choosing. At the end of the project, students will submit their academic papers and present and defend their research findings. These components contribute to the overall AP Research score. There is no end-of-course AP exam.

(from apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-capstone)