1. WELCOME TO AP NIGHT! SESSION 2: AP CAPSTONE
AP SEMINAR WITH MRS. CLARK

2. WHAT IS AP CAPSTONE? AP Capstone is a 2-year program
Students take AP Seminar their 1st year and AP Research their 2nd year
Next year we will be offering AP Seminar to Juniors and Seniors (seniors can still get units for passing AP Seminar)
Juniors who complete both years may be eligible to get the AP Capstone Certificate or Diploma

3. WHAT TYPE OF TOPICS CAN YOU USE IN YOUR RESEARCH DURING CAPSTONE?
COMMUNICATION
COURAGE
CULTURE
DEMOCRACY
DISCRIMINATION
DIVERSITY
EDUCATION
ENVIRONMENT
EVOLUTION
FREEDOM
GOVERNMENT
HEALTH
IDENTITY
IMMIGRATION
INNOVATION
INTELLIGENCE
JUSTICE
LANGUAGE
MEDIA
NETWORKS
PATTERNS
PEACE
POWER
REPRESENTATION
REVOLUTION
RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
SOCIAL MEDIA
SPACE
SUSTAINABILITY
TECHNOLOGY
THEORY
TRADITIONS
WAR
WEALTH AND POVERTY
WORK

4. Skills You Will Use in AP Capstone

5. What is AP Seminar (Year 1)?
During AP Seminar students will learn the fundamentals of researching at a college level
Students will get to choose the topics they wish to research
Students will complete 3 performance tasks during year 1
Group Project
Group Presentation
Task 1
Individual Research Paper
Individual Presentation
Task 2
AP Exam
Analyzing documents
Task 3

6. What is AP Research (Year 2)?
During AP Research students choose to deeply explore a topic or question
After choosing their topic, students set up a year-long investigation
Their investigation will end with a page research paper, presentation, and oral defense 1
Students choose topic 2
Students plan their research and document their progress 3
Students complete their papers 4
Students present their research and complete an oral defense

7. What do you get out of AP Capstone?
AP Seminar
AP Research
Most colleges accept a 3 on the Seminar exam as elective credit
Prepares you to research in college
Prepares you to succeed in AP Research the following year
Will have successfully completed AP Capstone at the end of the course
Will have written the equivalent of a senior thesis
If both Seminar and Research are passed with a 3, students can get the AP Capstone Certificate or AP Capstone Diploma

8. What’s the difference between the Certificate and Diploma?
Every student completing AP Seminar and AP Research with a score of 3 or higher will receive the AP Capstone Certificate
In order to get the diploma:
Score a 3 or higher on both AP Seminar and AP Research
Score a 3 or higher on a minimum of 4 additional AP exams, like:
AP English 11
APUSH
AP Calculus
AP CSP
AP Psychology
AP Spanish
AP Studio Art

9. Questions? Are there any questions you have?
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