AP Capstone Onboarding Timeline
An overview of the AP Capstone Diploma™ program onboarding process and a general schedule for schools offering AP Seminar and AP Research.
The timeline below outlines implementation for the 2026-27 school year.
Learn more about course and program deadlines on the AP Seminar and AP Research course pages.
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2026
New AP Capstone™ schools begin registering teachers for required summer professional learning.
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2026
Deadline for qualifying teachers to apply for an AP participant grant.
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2026
New teachers take part in required AP Seminar and/or AP Research professional learning.
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2026
AP Classroom for the 2026-27 school year is accessible to teachers with approved AP Course Audit forms.
New teachers must complete summer professional learning in order to submit AP Course Audit forms.
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2026
AP Seminar and AP Research instruction begins.
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2027
Final deadline to submit initial AP Course Audit materials for AP Seminar and AP Research.