AP Capstone Courses
0150 Advanced Placement: Seminar AP Class (Weighted)
Grade Level: 10-12
Credits Earned: 1.0
Prerequisite: None
NCAA Approved
Credit earned in this class counts toward the English graduation requirement
Description: AP Seminar is a year-long course that has students investigate real-world issues from multiple perspectives. Students learn to synthesize information from different sources, develop their own lines of reasoning in research-based written essays, and design and deliver oral and visual presentations, both individually and as part of a team.
Major Topics or Themes: (additional topics may be covered)
Analyze topics through multiple lenses to construct meaning or gain understanding.
Plan and conduct a study or investigation.
Propose solutions to real-world problems.
Plan and produce communication in various forms.
Collaborate to solve a problem.
Integrate, synthesize, and make cross-curricular connections.
State Course: 22107A000 AP Seminar
0150 Advanced Placement: Research AP Class (Weighted)
Grade Level: 10-12
Credits Earned: 1.0
Prerequisite: AP Seminar
Description: AP Research is a year-long course and the second of two courses to complete the AP Capstone program. This course allows students to deeply explore an academic problem, topic, issue, or idea of individual interest. Students design, plan, and implement a yearlong investigation to address a research question. Through this inquiry, they further the skills they acquired in the AP Seminar course. Students reflect on their skill development, document their processes, and collect the artifacts of their work through a process and reflection portfolio.
Major Topics or Themes: (additional topics may be covered)
Analyze topics through multiple lenses to construct meaning or gain understanding
Plan and conduct a study or investigation
Propose solutions to real-world problems
Plan and produce communication in various forms
Collaborate to solve a problem, Integrate
Synthesize, and make cross-curricular connections.
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