The AP Seminar exam consists of two main parts: performance tasks completed throughout the year and a final end-of-course (EoC) exam taken in May. End- of-Course Exam Duration and Structure:
- The EoC exam is approximately 2 hours long.
- It includes four questions: three short-answer questions and one essay question.
- The exam is digital and scored by College Board-trained readers.
- Suggested time allocation is about 30 minutes for the short-answer section and 90 minutes for the essay
Performance Tasks:
- These are completed during the school year and submitted online.
- They include a Team Multimedia Presentation and Defense (8-10 minutes) and an Individual Written Argument essay (about 2 hours to write) plus an Individual Multimedia Presentation and Oral Defense (around 40 minutes).
- The performance tasks combined with the EoC exam contribute to the final AP score.
- The performance tasks generally take place over months and are not part of the timed final exam session
Summary:
- The formal AP Seminar end-of-course exam you take in May lasts about 2 hours.
- When including the performance tasks (team presentation and individual multimedia presentation), the total assessment experience spans several hours distributed over the course.
- The 2-hour EoC exam focuses on analytical writing and short-answer responses
Therefore, the AP Seminar exam's final in-school testing session is 2 hours long, but the overall assessment including performance tasks extends beyond that timeframe.
