A.p. Seminar

AP Seminar is the first course in the AP Capstone Diploma sequence. This course engages students in cross-curricular conversations between Social Studies, the Humanities, and Science. You will explore the complexities of academic and real-world topics and issues by analyzing divergent perspectives. Using an inquiry framework, students practice reading and analyzing articles, research studies, and foundational, literary, and philosophical texts; listening to and viewing speeches, broadcasts, and personal accounts; and experiencing artistic works and performances. During the course you will complete a team project, an individual paper and presentation, and take a written end-of-the-course exam. Your AP Seminar Exam score will be based on all three assessments.

Rationale: This course is the first in a recommended two-series AP Capstone program (AP Seminar followed by AP Research). AP Seminar will give students the tools to obtain and evaluate information using a multidisciplinary lens (science and social studies) in order to communicate evidence-based arguments. College-bound students and students looking to improve reading, writing and research skills would benefit from this course.