AP Research

Subject Area Concentration
Credits 1
Grades
12
Course Designation
Advanced Placement (AP),
Weighted (1.0W)

This course cultivates the skills and discipline necessary to conduct independent research in order to produce and defend a scholarly academic thesis. The course offers an opportunity for students to explore an academic topic, problem, or issue of individual interest. Through this exploration, students design, plan and conduct a yearlong mentored, research-based investigation to address a research question. The course culminates in an academic thesis paper and a presentation with an oral defense.

Schools
Battlefield High School
Colgan High School
Freedom High School
Gainesville High School
Osbourn Park High School
Patriot High School
Woodbridge High School

Prerequisites