AP Capstone is a College Board program that equips students with the independent research, collaborative teamwork and communication skills that are increasingly valued by colleges.
By using the “QUEST” Framework of Questioning, Understanding/Analyzing, Evaluating, Synthesizing, and Transmitting, this program cultivates curious, independent, and collaborative scholars and prepares them to make logical, evidence-based decisions.
AP Capstone comprises two AP courses — AP Seminar and AP Research — and is designed to complement and enhance the discipline-specific study in other AP courses.
The program fosters the research, argumentation, and communication skills that are at the core of college readiness and essential for lifelong learning. It provides a setting to build on the knowledge and rigorous coursework of AP in an interdisciplinary format. Finally, the course offers students a unique opportunity to distinguish themselves to colleges and universities. 
Students who earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research and on four additional AP Exams of their choosing will receive the AP Capstone Diploma. Students who earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research but not on four additional AP Exams will receive the AP Seminar and Research Certificate. AP Seminar may also be taken as a stand-alone option.
For more information, please review the AP Capstone Guide.
Earn your AP Capstone Diploma:
Students who earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research and on four additional AP Exams of their choosing will receive the AP Capstone Diploma.
This signifies their outstanding academic achievement and attainment of college-level academic and research skills.
For more information, please review the AP Capstone and Diploma Program.
