of 0 on Create the performance task, including their responses to the written
response prompts on the end-of-course AP Exam.
o AP Capstone: Your individual voice should be clearly evident in your final
submission, and the ideas of others must be acknowledged, attributed, and/or
cited. A student who fails to acknowledge the source or author of any and all
information or evidence taken from the work of someone else through citation,
attribution, or reference in the body of the work, or through a bibliographic entry,
will receive a score of 0 on that particular component of the AP Seminar and/or
AP Research Performance Task. In AP Seminar, a team of students that fails to
properly acknowledge sources or authors on the Team Multimedia Presentation
will receive a group score of 0 for that component of the Team Project and
Presentation. A student who incorporates falsified or fabricated information (e.g.
evidence, data, sources, and/or authors) will receive a score of 0 on that particular
component of the AP Seminar and/or AP Research Performance Task. In AP
Seminar, a team of students that incorporates falsified or fabricated information
in the Team Multimedia Presentation will receive a group score of 0 for that
component of the Team Project and Presentation.
• Generative AI Policies:
o AP Art & Design: The use of generative AI tools and features is categorically
prohibited at any stage of the creative process.
o AP CSP: You are permitted to utilize Generative AI tools as supplementary
resources for understanding coding principles, assisting in code development, and
debugging. This responsible use aligns with current guidelines for peer
collaboration on developing code. You should be aware that Generative AI tools
can produce incomplete code, code that creates or introduces biases, code with
errors, inefficiencies in how the code executes, or code complexities that make it
difficult to understand and therefore explain the code. It is your responsibility to
review and understand any code co-written with AI tools, ensuring its
functionality. Additionally, you must be prepared to explain your code in detail,
as required on the end of course exam.
o AP Capstone: Generative AI tools must be used ethically, responsibly, and
intentionally to support student learning, not to bypass it. Accordingly, all
performance tasks submitted in AP Seminar and AP Research must be your own
work. While you are permitted to use generative AI tools consistent with this
policy, their use is optional and not mandatory. You can use generative AI tools
as optional aids for exploration of potential topics of inquiry, initial searches for
sources of information, confirming their understanding of a complex text, or
checking your writing for grammar and tone. However, you must read primary
and secondary sources directly, perform your own analysis and synthesis of
evidence, and make your own choices on how to communicate effectively both in
your writing and presentations. It remains your responsibility to engage deeply
with credible, valid sources and integrate diverse perspectives when working on
the performance tasks. You must complete interim “checkpoints” with your
teacher to demonstrate genuine engagement with the tasks.
