8 Grades

8.1 AP Research Official Score

• 75%: Academic paper (4000–5000 words) scored by College Board
• 25%: Presentation and oral defense (20 minutes) scored by your AP Research teacher

8.2 AP Research Course Grade

Since the components that go into your official AP Research score cannot be part of your course grade, the grading for this course will mostly focus on the research process. The grading weights of each stage of the research process are as follows:

• 20%: Process and Reflection Portfolio (PREP)
• 10%: Inquiry Proposal Form
• 10%: Poster Presentation
• 10%: Research Blueprint Poster
• 10%: Research Proposal
• 10%: Annotated Bibliography
• 10%: 1st Draft of Academic Paper (completion/non-evaluative)
• 10%: 2nd Draft of Academic Paper (completion/non-evaluative)
• 10%: Final Draft of Academic Paper (completion/non-evaluative)