Working Towards the End Goals: Overview and Deadlines

Now is a great time to be reminded that while we are working towards individual goals in each module, it’s important not to lose sight of the overall end game for the course!

As a reminder, your AP score for AP research is determined by two components: The Academic Paper and the Presentation and Oral Defense (POD).

AP Research Through-Course Performance Task - 100% of AP Research Score
Component	Scoring Method	Weight
Academic Paper (4,000-5,000 words)	College Board Scored	75%
Presentation and Oral Defense (15-20 minutes total for both the presentation and 3-4 questions from a panel of 3 evaluators that follows)	Teacher Scored	25%

As such, there are deadlines in place to ensure that there is plenty of time to have all students' work equitably scored. It is imperative that you follow your GAVS-assigned deadlines. While they may be prior to the mandatory College Board deadline, that safeguard is put in place to ensure that all students are able to successfully submit their work and takes into account time to mitigate any technical issues that may arise.

The following deadlines are firm and in place from College Board. However, it is essential that you follow all deadlines presented by your instructor for THIS COURSE, as there are multiple layers of work that need to be done to ensure the successful submission of work. This schedule, taken from page 45 of the CED, is designed and shared here simply to give you an overview of what is to come this semester. It’s always important to work with a solid understanding of the end goal in place.

AP Research Schedule
Month	Task
May (End of AP Seminar Course)	AP Seminar students consider topics, problems, or ideas for inquiry and practice developing research questions.
June–September	Students choose a topic/issue, carry out preliminary research, develop an annotated bibliography, and finalize a research question and proposal.
September–October	Students present a preliminary inquiry proposal for peer review; identify the need for, recruit, and begin communication with expert advisers; finalize and submit a proposal; and reflect on feedback received.
October–November	Students complete the background component of their inquiry and finalize the choice and design of their inquiry method. If necessary, they submit a revised version of their proposal for final approval. Proposals should be approved by the teacher no later than November 30.
November–January	Students implement their inquiry methods while engaging in progress and reflection interviews with the teacher to ensure challenges with methods and time management are addressed. Students curate the inquiry process, writing, and reflection artifacts from September to March in their process and reflection portfolios (PREP).
January–March	Students write, proofread, peer review, and submit their academic papers, ensuring all components are present and meet rubric criteria. Students finalize additional scholarly work or product if such was required as a result of their inquiry.
March–April	Teachers score, and students present their work. March 15–30: Students complete papers. April 1–15: Students prepare, practice, and deliver presentations with oral defense. Students must arrange for viewing of additional scholarly work by the teacher and panelists prior to giving their presentations and oral defense (where applicable). April 15–April 30: Students finalize and upload academic papers in the AP Digital Portfolio. April 15–May 10: Teachers complete checkpoint affirmations and finalize and upload scores for presentations with oral defense in the AP Digital Portfolio. Student submission Deadline: April 30, 11:59 p.m. ET
April–May	AP Research students present a summary of work and lessons learned to AP Seminar students.

Your subsequent modules in this course will be dedicated to completing the remaining sections of your Academic Paper and preparing for the POD.

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