This course provides students with opportunities to cultivate the skills and discipline necessary to conduct independent research in order to produce and defend a scholarly academic thesis. Students deeply explore an academic topic, problem, or issue of individual interest. Students design, plan, and conduct a year-long mentored, research-based investigation to address a research question. The goal of AP Research is to further skills acquired in AP Seminar by understanding research methods; employing ethical research practices; and accessing, analyzing, and synthesizing information as they address a research question. This new Advanced Placement offering from College Board fits within a sequence of two courses that begins with the AP Seminar. Both courses fit within the AP Capstone Certificate and Diploma Programs. Visit http://www.collegeboard.org/apcapstone for more information.
