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AP Cap AP Capsto stone ne The Pinnacle of Distinction AP Capstone Diploma This challenging program helps students deepen their passion for learning, gives them greater confidence in their academic skills, and broadens their perspective


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  2. The Pinnacle of Distinction – AP Capstone Diploma™ This challenging program helps students deepen their passion for learning, gives them greater confidence in their academic skills, and broadens their perspective on their world. Students who earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and Students who earn scores of 3 AP Research will receive the or higher in AP Seminar and AP Seminar and Research AP Research and on four Certificate™ additional AP Exams will receive the AP Capstone Diploma .

  3. AP Seminar Taken in grade 11 Students learn how to: Exam score based on: 1. Team Project &  Investigate real-world topics Example Topics from multiple perspectives Presentation Democracy • 20% Education  Environment Carefully analyze information, Revolution write evidence-based Technology 2. Individual Research- arguments and effectively Sustainability communicate them Based Essay & Presentation  Work independently and with • 35% a team to research a topic, develop a written report and deliver a presentation 3. End-of-Course Exam • 45%

  4. AP Research AP Seminar is a prerequisite to AP Research. Students learn how to: Exam score based on:  Design, plan, and conduct a year- 1. Academic Paper long mentored, research-based (4,000 - 5,000 words) investigation • 75%  Apply research methods and practices to address a real-world 2. Presentation and Oral topic selected by the student Defense •  Write a college-level research 25% paper  Present and orally defend research findings and methodology

  5. Pre-Capstone Pipeline In these linked classes, teachers will work together to introduce terminology and skills and coordinate one or more projects to prepare students for the demands of Capstone. Pre-Capstone classes are not required, but are encouraged as a support. Grade 9: AP Human Grade 10: Geography and English I AP Psychology and Honors English II Honors Grade 11: AP Seminar Grade 12: AP Research and AP Language and and AP Literature and Composition Composition

  6. Below are some of the 140+ colleges that have endorsed AP Capstone for its challenging interdisciplinary curricula. Also, over 100 colleges have developed credit policies – a few are below outlined in green. Visit www.collegeboard.org/apcapstone for the latest list of colleges with credit policies for AP Seminar and/or AP Research.

  7. How to Sign Up! Next Year’s Freshmen:  Sign up for English I Honors (10013200C) and AP Human Geography (21034000C) Next Year’s Sophomores:  Sign up for English II Honors (10013500C) and AP Psychology (21073500C) Next Year’s Juniors:  Sign up for AP Seminar (1700500C) and AP Language and Composition (10014200C) .

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