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AP Capstone Diploma program is a college-level program based on two courses—AP Seminar and AP Research—that complement and enhance discipline-specific AP courses.

The program gives students a chance to practice core academic skills that are increasingly valued by colleges. The ability to think independently, write effectively, research, collaborate, and learn across disciplines is essential for success in college, career, and beyond.

Students who earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research and on 4additional AP Exams of their choosing receive the AP Capstone Diploma. This signifies their outstanding academic achievement and attainment of college-level academic and research skills. Students who earn scores of 3 or higher in both AP Seminar and AP Research but not on 4 additional AP Exams receive the AP Seminar and Research Certificate™ .AP Capstone was developed in response to feedback from higher education and is easily implemented and flexible. It has the potential to differentiate and transform high schools and their students by elevating the learning environment through a challenging, college-level program with high standards of assessment.

For more, please visit the following link: AP Capstone

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Please see the matrix below to view what students can expect when taking an AP course at Wakefield (click on an image to make it full screen):

The following link is to the main course catalogue from College Board:

AP Courses

Full Year (39149)

Level: High School

Content Area: Arts Education

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 11,12

Quality Points: 1.0

Designation: AP

AP Studio Art is based on the serious practice of art, and students are required to submit a complete portfolio to earn the additional quality point. The course addresses three major areas: high quality in the student’s art products; concentration on a particular visual interest or problem; and breadth of experience in the formal, technical, and expressive means of producing art. The students will engage in the creative and systematic investigation of formal and conceptual issues, understand the making of art as an ongoing process that requires informed and critical decision making, and develop technical skills and familiarity with the functions of the visual elements.

Full Year (39151)

Level: High School

Content Area: Arts Education

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 10,11,12

Quality Points: 1.0

Designation: AP

This is an introductory college course in art history that gives students an understanding of works of art within their historical context by examining issues such as politics, religion, patronage, gender, function, and ethnicity. The course also teaches students visual analysis of works of art. The course covers architecture, sculpture, painting, and other art forms, and students learn to view these art works critically, with intelligence and sensitivity, to analyze what they see. The course prepares students for the successful completion of the AP Art History examination.

Full Year (39226)

Level: High School

Content Area: Arts Education

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 10,11,12

Quality Points: 1.0

Designation: AP

The AP Music Theory course is taught at a pace and depth equal to a college level music theory class. The course develops a student’s ability to recognize, understand, and describe the basic materials and processes of music that are heard or presented in a musical score. The curriculum covers a wide range of analytical and compositional skills as well as ear training and sight singing. The course also includes creative tasks, such as the harmonizing of a melody by selecting the voicing for appropriate chords, composing a musical bass line to provide two-voice counterpoint, or the realization of figured-bass notation. This course will prepare students for successful completion of the AP Music Theory examination.

Full Year (22112, 32112)

Level: High School

Content Area: AP Capstone Diploma

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 11,12

Quality Points: 1.0

Designation: AP

AP Research allows students to deeply explore an academic topic, problem, or issue of individual interest. Through this exploration, students design, plan, and conduct a year-long research-based investigation to address a research question. In the AP Research course, students further their skills acquired in the AP Seminar course by understanding research methodology; employing ethical research practices; and accessing, analyzing, and synthesizing information as they address a research question. Students explore their skill development, document their processes, and curate the artifacts of the development of their scholarly work in a portfolio. The course culminates in an academic paper of approximately 4000-5000 words (accompanied by a performance or exhibition of product where applicable) and a presentation with an oral defense.

Full Year (22110, 32110)

Level: High School

Content Area: AP Capstone Diploma

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 10,11,12

Quality Points: 1.0

Designation: AP

AP Seminar is a foundational course that engages students in cross-curricular conversation that explore the complexities or academic and real-world topics and issues by analyzing divergent perspectives. Using an inquiry framework, students practice reading and analyzing articles, research studies, and foundational literary and philosophical texts; listening to and viewing speeches, broadcasts, and personal accounts; and experiencing artistic works and performances. Students learn to synthesize information from multiple sources, develop their own perspectives in research-based written essays, and design and deliver oral and visual presentations, both individually and as part of a team. Ultimately, the course aims to equip students with the power to analyze and evaluate information with accuracy and precision to craft and communicate evidence-based arguments.

Full Year (33185)

Level: High School

Content Area: Computer Science

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 10,11,12

Quality Points: 1.0

Designation: AP

Students design, implement and interpret computer-based solutions to problems in several application areas, becoming knowledgeable about programming concepts, algorithm designs, and documentation of the computer solution. The course instructional materials are based on concepts outlined by the College Board and prepare students to take the Advanced Placement Computer Science A Examination. Students are required to take the AP exam associated with this course. Students not taking the exam will not earn the additional quality point.  Segments of this course will be taught online, thereby satisfying the graduation requirement for a virtual course.

Full Year (33186)

Level: High School

Content Area: Computer Science

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 9,10,11,12

Quality Points: 1.0

Designation: AP

AP Computer Science Principles offers a multidisciplinary approach to teaching the underlying principles of computation. The course introduces students to the creative aspects of programming, abstractions, algorithms, large data sets, the Internet, cybersecurity concerns, and computing impacts. The course instructional materials are based on concepts outlined by the College Board and prepares students to take the Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles Examination. Students enrolled in this Advanced Placement (AP) course will earn an additional quality point upon successful completion. Taking the AP exam is no longer required but is strongly encouraged, as participating demonstrates mastery of college-level content and earning a qualifying score may lead to college credit (33186). Segments of this course will be taught online, thereby satisfying the graduation requirement for a virtual course.

Full Year (31196)

Level: High School

Content Area: English Language Arts

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 11

Quality Points: 1.0

Designation: AP

The Advanced Placement English Language and Composition course is designed to help students become skilled readers of prose written in a variety of American periods, disciplines, and rhetorical contexts and to become skilled writers who can compose for a variety of purposes. Students will become aware of the interactions among a writer’s purposes and rhetorical choices, audience expectations, and subjects, as well as the way literary conventions and the resources of language contribute to effective writing. Class assessments will prepare students for the College Board’s two-part culminating exam, which consists of multiple choice and free response essays.

Full Year (31195)

Level: High School

Content Area: English Language Arts

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 12

Quality Points: 1.0

Designation: AP

The Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition course is designed to engage students in the careful reading and critical analysis of imaginative world literature. Through the close reading of selected texts, students can deepen their understanding of the way writers use language to provide both meaning and pleasure for their readers. As they read, students will consider a work’s structure, style, narrative perspective, setting, and themes, as well as more nuanced literary elements such as figurative language, imagery, symbolism, poetic meter, syntax, and tone. Class assessments will prepare students for the College Board’s two-part culminating exam, which consists of multiple choice and free response essays.

Full Year (33177)

Level: High School

Content Area: Mathematics

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 10,11,12

Quality Points: 1.0

Designation: AP

A review of those topics needed for the study of calculus; theory of limits, differential calculus, and its applications; integral calculus and its applications, problem solving at the calculus level; and those topics which are contained in the Advanced Placement Calculus AB syllabus as given by the College Entrance Examination Board.

Full Year (33179)

Level: High School

Content Area: Mathematics

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 10,11,12

Quality Points: 1.0

Designation: AP

In addition to the topics in Calculus AB, vector functions, polar areas, volumes, sequences, and series are covered. Limits and proofs are given more stress than in Calculus AB. Details may be found in the syllabus for Calculus BC published by the College Entrance Examination Board.

Full Year (33164)

Level: High School

Content Area: Mathematics

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 9,10,11,12

This course delineates content and skills common to a college precalculus course. Students will study several topics of functions through their graphical, numerical, verbal, and analytical representations, as well as their applications in a variety of contexts. Students will also apply their understanding of functions by constructing and validating appropriate function models for scenarios, sets of conditions, and data sets, thereby gaining a deeper understanding of the nature and behavior of each function type.

Full Year (33192)

Level: High School

Content Area: Mathematics

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 11,12

Quality Points: 1.0

Designation: AP

This course provides the advanced mathematics student the opportunity to study the topics included in the Advanced Placement Statistics syllabus as provided by the College Entrance Examination Board. Topics include the study of probability and probability distributions, descriptive statistics such as measure of central tendency and variation, random numbers and simulation, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing for one and two sample data, contingency tables, correlation, and regression analysis. The uses of technology and computer software to analyze data are emphasized.

Full Year (34370)

Level: High School

Content Area: Science

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 11,12

Quality Points: 1.0 per credit upon completion of both credits, double periods, concurrent enrollment with (34371)

Advanced Placement Biology is a college level biology course which presents students with an in-depth study of all the major areas of biology. The curriculum is based on the topics included in the syllabus provided by the College Board. Through this course students are prepared to take the Advanced Placement Biology examination for which college credit may be awarded. Course content reflects the following three major topics: Molecules and Cells, Heredity and Evolution, and Organisms and Populations. A rigorous laboratory program is based on requirements in the College Board syllabus.

Full Year (34470)

Level: High School

Content Area: Science

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 11,12

Quality Points: +1.0 per credit upon completion of both credits and AP exam, double periods, concurrent enrollment with (34471)

Advanced Placement Chemistry is a college level course designed to develop an in-depth understanding of the major areas of chemistry. The curriculum is based on the topics included in the syllabus provided by the College Board. Emphasis is placed on chemical calculation, mathematical formulation of principles, and laboratory work.

Full Year (34270)

Level: High School

Content Area: Science

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 11,12

Quality Points: 1.0 per credit upon completion of both credits and AP exam, double periods, concurrent enrollment with (34271)

Designation: AP

Advanced Placement Environmental Science is a college level course designed to provide students with the scientific principles, concepts and methodologies required to understand the interrelationships of the natural world, to identify and analyze environmental problems both natural and human-made, to evaluate the relative risks associated with these problems, and to examine alternative solutions for resolving and/or preventing them.

Full Year (34570)

Level: High School

Content Area: Science

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 12

Quality Points: 1.0 quality point per credit upon completion of both credits and AP exam, double periods, concurrent enrollment with (34571)

The curriculum is based on the topics included in the syllabus provided by the College Board. Physics C, AP represents the first part of a university- level sequence in physics. Calculus is used to derive physical principles and to solve problems. A rigorous laboratory program is conducted that complements the advanced placement syllabus. The first semester is an in-depth study of Newtonian Mechanics, and the second semester is concerned entirely with Electricity and Magnetism.

Full Year (34578)

Level:  High School

Content Area: Science

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 11,12

Quality Points: 1.0 quality point per credit upon completion of both credits and AP exam, double periods, concurrent enrollment with (34568)

The curriculum is based on the topics included in the syllabus provided by the College Board. This is an algebra-based physics course that is equivalent to a first-semester college course in algebra-based physics. The course covers Newtonian mechanics (including rotational dynamics and angular momentum); work, energy, and power; mechanical waves; and sound. It will also introduce electric circuits.

Full Year (34579)

Level: High School

Content Area: Science

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 11,12

Quality Points: 1.0 quality point per credit upon completion of both credits and AP exam, double periods, concurrent enrollment with (34569)

The curriculum is based on the topics included in the syllabus provided by the College Board. This is an algebra-based physics course that is equivalent to a second-semester college course in algebra-based physics. The course covers fluid mechanics; thermodynamics; electricity and magnetism; optics; and atomic and nuclear physics.

Full Year, double periods (34568)

Level: High School

Content Area: Science

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 11,12

Designation: AP

The predominant focus of the Selected Topics class will be in-depth lab work that focuses on real-life application challenges. Topics of study will complement the material taught in Physics I, AP.

Full Year, double periods (34569)

Level: High School

Content Area: Science

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 11,12

Designation: AP

The predominant focus of the Selected Topics class will be in-depth lab work that focuses on real-life application challenges. Topics of study will complement the material taught in Physics II, AP.

Full Year (32806)

Level: High School

Content Area: Social Studies

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 10,11,12

Quality Points: 1.0

Designation: AP

Have you ever wondered why prices fluctuate for online retailers depending on the time and day? Or why people say, “time is money”? In AP Microeconomics, you’ll explore the answers to these questions as you learn the principles of economics that govern the actions of individuals and businesses. You’ll also explore concepts such as supply and demand, elasticity, and market structures to gain a deeper understanding of how economic decisions shape our world.

Have you ever wondered why the national debt is so large or why interest rates are considered to be so important? You’ll explore the answers to these questions as you learn how the economy works as a whole in AP Macroeconomics. As part of your studies, you’ll use graphs, charts, and data to analyze, describe, and explain economic concepts.  This course is part of the Advanced Placement Program of the College Board which makes demands on students equivalent to those of an introductory college course.  Students who complete this course will also be enrolled in AP Microeconomics and AP Macroeconomics and will take two associated Advanced Placement examinations and may earn college credit if a qualifying score is achieved.

This course meets face to face.  Segments of the course, especially a financial literacy module, will be taught online, thereby satisfying the graduation requirement for a virtual course.

This course meets face to face. Segments of the course, especially a financial literacy module, will be taught online, thereby satisfying the graduation requirement for a virtual course.

Completion of this course fulfills the graduation requirement for one credit for Economics and Personal Finance.

Full Year (32445)

Level: High School

Content Area: Social Studies

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 12

Quality Points: 1.0

Designation: AP

Have you ever wondered how the government and politics are connected? Or how you can actively participate in the political process? In AP United States Government and Politics, you’ll examine the relationships between the president, Congress, and the Supreme Court, and explore how different political ideologies and opinions shape American politics.

This course is part of the Advanced Placement Program of the College Board which makes demands on students equivalent to those of an introductory college course. Students who complete this course will take the associated Advanced Placement examination and may earn college credit if a qualifying score is achieved.

Completion of this course fulfills the graduation requirement for one credit in Government.

Full Year (32319)

Level: High School

Content Area: Social Studies

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 11

Quality Points: 1.0

Designation: AP

How did the United States become THE United States? What happened to the American economy when factories went from being powered by water to powered by coal? Or how have definitions of who is, and who is not, a U.S. citizen changed over time? In AP United States History, you’ll explore and try to answer questions like these, while discussing the ways in which Americans have debated their values, practices, and traditions since even before the country’s founding.

This course is part of the Advanced Placement Program of the College Board which makes demands on students equivalent to those of an introductory college course. Students who complete this course will take the associated Advanced Placement examination and may earn college credit if a qualifying score is achieved.

Completion of this course fulfills the graduation requirement for one credit in VA/US History.

Students in need of a verified social studies credit will also sit for the SOL exam. 

Full Year (32400)

Level: High School

Content Area: Social Studies

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 9,10,11,12

Quality Points: 1.0

Designation: AP

In AP World History: Modern, you’ll learn about the rise and fall of empires, the evolution of technology, and the cultural and social changes that have shaped our world. The course isn’t just about memorizing dates and battles—it’s about exploring civilizations and cultures from a global perspective to better understand the complex relationships that exist today.

This course is part of the Advanced Placement Program of the College Board which makes demands on students equivalent to those of an introductory college course. Students who complete this course will take the associated Advanced Placement examination and may earn college credit if a qualifying score is achieved.

Completion of this course fulfills the graduation requirement for one credit in VA/US History.

At Yorktown, this course is only available to students in grades 10-12.

Full Year (32371)

Level: High School

Content Area: Social Studies Elective Courses

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 10,11,12

Quality Points: 1.0

Designation: AP

African American Studies, AP is an interdisciplinary course that examines the diversity of African American experiences through direct encounters with authentic and varied sources. Students explore key topics that extend from early African kingdoms to the ongoing challenges and achievements of the contemporary moment. Given the interdisciplinary character of African American studies, students in the course will develop skills across multiple fields, with an emphasis on developing historical, literary, visual, and data analysis skills. The course foregrounds a study of the diversity of Black communities in the United States within the broader context of Africa and the African diaspora.

Full Year (32399)

Level: High School

Content Area: Social Studies Elective Courses

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 10,11,12

Quality Points: 1.0

Designation: AP

Have you ever wondered how events during the Renaissance impact your life today? Or how Napoleon changed politics forever? In AP European History, you’ll study the rich history of countries such as France, England, Spain, and many others from c. 1450 to the present. You’ll cover key events and uncover the political, social, economic, cultural, and intellectual developments that shaped Europe and subsequently the world.

This course is part of the Advanced Placement Program of the College Board which makes demands on students equivalent to those of an introductory college course. Students who complete this course will take the associated Advanced Placement examination and may earn college credit if a qualifying score is achieved.

The course is an elective and does not fulfill a World History graduation requirement.

Full Year (32212)

Level: High School

Content Area: Social Studies Elective Courses

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 10,11,12

Quality Points: 1.0

Designation: AP

This course is part of the Advanced Placement Program of the College Board which makes demands on students equivalent to those of an introductory level college course. AP Human Geography introduces students to the systematic study of patterns and processes that have shaped human understanding, use, and alteration of the Earth’s surface. Students learn to employ spatial concepts and landscape analysis to examine human socioeconomic organization and its environmental consequences. On successful completion of the course, students should have developed skills that enable them to interpret maps and analyze geospatial data, understand, and explain the implications of associations and networks among phenomena in places, recognize and interpret the relationships among patterns and processes at different scales of analysis, define regions and evaluate regionalization process, and characterize and analyze changing interconnections among places. Geographic concepts emphasized through the course are location, space, place, scale, pattern, regionalization, and globalization. Topics covered will include nature and perspectives of geography; population and migration; cultural patterns and processes; political organization of space, agriculture, food production and land use; industrialization and economic development; cities and urban land use. The Advanced Placement syllabus gives a complete course description.

Full Year (32902)

Level: High School

Content Area: Social Studies Elective Courses

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s):11,12

Quality Points: 1.0

Designation: AP

The science of behavior is psychology. The purpose of the Advanced Placement Psychology course is to introduce students to the systematic and scientific study of the behavior and mental processes of human beings and other animals. Major topics in the AP course include the following: I. methods, approaches, and history. II. biological bases of behavior. III. sensation and perception. IV. states of consciousness. V. learning. VI. cognition. VII. motivation and emotion. VIII. developmental psychology. IX. personality. X. testing and individual differences. XI. psychological disorders. XII. treatment of psychological disorders. XIII. social psychology.

Full Year (35860)

Level: High School

Content Area: World Languages

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 9,10,11,12

Designation: AP

This course prepares students for the Advanced Placement (AP) examination in Chinese language. It is a rigorous college level course equivalent to a fourth semester college course in Mandarin Chinese. Students will demonstrate proficiency in presentational, interpersonal and interpretative communication through listening, speaking, reading and writing; explore contemporary and historical Chinese cultures; study a variety of themes related to the Chinese Language and Culture as outlined by the College Board; broaden their global perspectives and compare Chinese cultures with their own environment.

Full Year (35165)

Level: High School

Content Area: World Languages

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 9,10,11,12

Quality Points: 1.0

Designation: AP

This course is designed for students who demonstrate a high level of fluency and can understand material on concrete and abstract topics. This course prepares students for the Advanced Placement (AP) examination in French. Students will demonstrate their abilities in all language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) in various ways, such as writing coherent summaries, descriptions, narrations, and essays. They will comprehend, analyze, and discuss a variety of spoken and written texts, representing literary works, contemporary life, and popular culture. Students will continue to refine syntax and mechanics of French both orally and in writing, demonstrating a more advanced control of language and also a deeper understanding and use of idiomatic expressions.

Full Year (35350)

Level: High School

Content Area: World Languages

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 9,10,11,12

Quality Points: 1.0

Designation: AP(This course may be combined with Latin V.)

This course is designed for students who are fully conversant with Latin grammar and syntax and are able to analyze original texts, both literally and figuratively, preparing them for the Advanced Placement (AP) examination in Latin. The curriculum exposes students to some of the finest examples of Latin literature, comprising of both poetry and prose. Examining both Vergil’s poetry and Caesar’s prose, students will study the literature and civilization of those authors in great depth and will demonstrate their proficiency through analytic essays that show a firm grasp of the nuances of those authors’ respective literary genres with a particular focus on critical reading and analytical writing. In addition, the course approaches the study of classical literature through various cultural contexts, allowing students to draw connections between the ancient texts they read and a variety of other disciplines, as well as their own personal life experiences.

Full Year (35565)

Level: High School

Content Area: World Languages, Wakefield Immersion Program

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 9,10,11,12

Quality Points: 1.0

Designation: AP, Immersion

This course is designed for students who demonstrate a high level of fluency and can understand material on concrete and abstract topics. This course prepares students for the Advanced Placement (AP) examination in Spanish language. Students will demonstrate their abilities in all language skills; (listening, speaking, reading, and writing,) in various ways, such as writing coherent summaries, descriptions, narrations, and essays. They will comprehend, analyze, and discuss a variety of spoken and written texts, representing literary works, contemporary life, and popular culture. Students will continue to refine syntax and mechanics of Spanish both orally and in writing, demonstrating a more advanced control of language and also a deeper understanding and use of idiomatic expressions.

Full Year (35580)

Level: High School

Content Area: World Languages, Wakefield Immersion Program

Credits: 1.0

Grade(s): 9,10,11,12

Quality Points: 1.0

Designation: AP, Immersion

This course is designed for students who demonstrate a high level of fluency and can understand material on concrete and abstract topics, including literary texts representing various genres and literary styles. This course prepares students for the Advanced Placement (AP) examination in Spanish literature. The curriculum exposes students to a wide range of literature from across Spanish speaking countries. Students will study literature and civilization in greater depth and will demonstrate proficiency in Spanish across all language skills, with a particular focus on a critical reading and analytical writing. In addition, this course approaches the study of literature through various cultural contexts, allowing students to understand the literary texts they read while at the same time relating this content to many other areas of learning and connecting it to their own life.