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About the Assessment
The AP Seminar assessment has three parts: two performance tasks—which you’ll complete over the course of the year and submit online for scoring through the AP Digital Portfolio—and the end-of-course AP Exam. The end-of-course exam is a fully digital exam in the Bluebook testing app and all responses are automatically submitted at the end of the exam. The three parts of the assessment measure your proficiency in the course skills, and all contribute to your final AP score on a scale of 1–5.
2hrs
Assessment Dates
How We Score Your Work
Teacher-Scored Components
The two AP Seminar in-class presentations and defenses are scored by your AP Seminar teacher. Your scores on these components contribute to your final AP score.
Here’s how we make sure that scoring by AP Seminar teachers is standardized:
- AP Seminar teachers use a scoring rubric designed by the AP Program.
- AP Seminar teachers also take part in mandatory training from the AP Program in how to score these components.
College Board–Scored Components
The individual research-based essay, the individual written argument, and the end-of-course exam given in May are scored by College Board. These scores also contribute to your final AP score. All these components are scored by trained, experienced educators called AP readers.
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