AP Seminar
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Develop and practice the skills in research, collaboration, and communication that you’ll need in any academic discipline. You’ll investigate topics in a variety of subject areas, write research-based essays, and design and give presentations both individually and as part of a team.
Reading and analyzing articles, studies, and other texts
Gathering and combining information from sources
Viewing an issue from multiple perspectives
Crafting arguments based on evidence
AP Seminar is an interdisciplinary course that encourages students to demonstrate critical thinking, collaboration, and academic research skills on topics of the student’s choosing. To accommodate the wide range of student topics, typical college course equivalents include interdisciplinary or general elective courses.
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MAY 1, 2023, 11:59 PM EDT
You must submit all final AP Seminar performance tasks via the AP Digital Portfolio and your teacher must have scored all presentations by this time.
Thu, May 4, 2023,
12 PM Local
This is the regularly scheduled date for the AP Seminar End-of-Course Exam.
You’ll learn about the first step of doing research: inquiry and investigation.
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You’ll learn to read, comprehend, and explain a perspective or argument.
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You’ll learn to compare and contrast different perspectives on an issue, idea, or problem so you can understand its complexity.
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You’ll learn to take information you’ve gathered, analyzed, and evaluated and use it to form your own conclusions and build your own argument.
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You’ll learn to work alone and in a group to communicate your ideas to an audience.
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AP Seminar can lead to a wide range of careers and college majors