Is the AP Seminar assessment changing?

The task structure isn't changing—students will still complete two performance tasks (the Team Project and Presentation and the Individual Research-Based Essay and Presentation) and an end-of-course, fully digital AP Exam through Bluebook.  

What is changing is that the Individual Research Report will no longer contribute to the student’s overall AP Seminar score, but it remains a required step before a team can receive a score on the Team Multimedia Presentation. Teachers can provide direct, formative feedback on a student’s Individual Research Report before it’s incorporated into the team's argument, and can assign a score that contributes to the teacher-assigned AP Seminar course grade.  

Weighting of the assessment components will be: Team Multimedia Presentation (15%), Individual Written Argument (30%), Individual Multimedia Presentation and Oral Defense (10%). The end-of-course exam remains 45% of the AP Seminar score.