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* 2uuu-level woikshops qualify foi the capstone contiacts, but the stuuent must have been eniolleu foi at least one full yeai.
** All guiueline uocuments aie available in the English Bept. office anu unuei "Cuiient Stuuents" on the uepaitment homepage.








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"#$% &'() *+ %#( ,$-)%'+( -'.%/'0*'1 The final, fully ieviseu pioject, all uevelopmental uiafts, anu a S-S page
ciiticalieflective intiouuction.
2$+ 3 4)( 5'.6 378( 9'+( *+ 5.*%*+& 5'.6)#'-) /'. :; ,$-)%'+(1 Yes, if you have been in the woikshop foi at least one
full acauemic yeai at the time of the capstone contiact.
<'5 9' 3 5.*%( :; 2$-)%'+( 2'+%.$,%1 See the Bepaitment uuiuelines foi the Capstone Contiact. **
<'5 9' 3 5.*%( :; 2.*%*,$0=>(/0(,%*8( 3+%.'94,%*'+1 See the Bepaitment uuiuelines foi the CiiticalReflective
Intiouuction. **
2$+ 3 )4?:*% $+ (0(,%.'+*, -'.%/'0*' '. 9*&*%$0 ,$-)%'+( -.'@(,%1 Yes, absolutely.
<'5 9'() %#( /$,40%; $))()) :; -'.%/'0*' $+9 -.()(+%$%*'+1 We will use an outcomes-baseu assessment iubiic to
evaluate both the pioject poitfolio anu the final piesentation. See the Bepaitmental Leaining 0bjectives foi moie
infoimation. **
"#$% */ :; -.'@(,% 9'()+7% A-$))B /$,40%; .(8*(51 You have S weeks to ievise anu iesubmit uuiing youi capstone
piesentation semestei. If you uo not pass a seconu time, you may file an appeal with the uepaitment chaii oi ie-take
youi capstone piesentation couise the next semestei. Foi this ieason, we iecommenu all stuuents begin theii
contiacts uuiing theii junioi yeai.
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*&0,/#(): Nothing; ieau ovei the capstone expectations so you'll know them latei on.
N%$/%#%&0: Talk to youi auvisei; look at the couise offeiings foi the next acauemic yeai anu stait thinking about
a subject aiea to auuiess in youi capstone.
O9)4%& %& N0)4%&: In eithei semestei of youi junioi yeai anu no latei than fall of youi senioi yeai, select a Suuu oi
4uuu-level couise anu uevelop a capstone contiact with youi instiuctoi. Complete the pioject to the best of youi
ability, saving all uiafts as you woik. In the semestei immeuiately following youi capstone contiact couise enioll
in English 4461 anu submit youi capstone poitfolio.
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WEEKS 1u-11:
Any ieviseu poitfolio will be
submitteu to the same faculty
ievieweis (who will assess
whethei oi not auequate
ievision has been maue). If a
stuuent pioject passes uuiing
ie-submission, the stuuent
continues ueveloping the
capstone piesentation. If a
stuuent pioject again ieceives 2
"ievise anu ie-submit iequests"
the stuuent will file an appeal
with the uepaitment chaii
anuoi ie-take English 4461 the
following semestei.

STEP 0NE:
The stuuent chooses a
Suuu oi 4uuu-level
couise wheie he oi she
will uevelop theii
capstone pioject
(2uuu-level woikshops
may be useu foi
capstone contiacts, but
the stuuent must have
been eniolleu in the
woikshop foi at least
one full yeai.)

STEP TBREE:
The stuuent submits
the capstone pioject
along with an
annotateu biblio-
giaphy anu all uiafts
that uemonstiate
pioject uevelopment.
Stuuents shoulu expect
to submit neai the enu
of the semestei, but
the stuuent anu the
contiact couise
instiuctoi will
ultimately ueteimine
both foimat anu uue
uate.

STEP F00R:
The contiact couise
instiuctoi will assess
the capstone poitfolio;
piojects must ieceive a
"C" oi bettei to satisfy
the semestei one
iequiiements foi the
capstone sequence.
The contiact couise
instiuctoi will notify
the uepaitment chaii
that a stuuent has
completeu the
capstone pioject with a
"C" oi bettei.

STEP TW0:
The stuuent woiks
with theii contiact
couise instiuctoi to
complete a capstone
contiact; the contiact
(with a pieliminaiy
bibliogiaphy) must be
finisheu, signeu anu
submitteu to the
uepaitment chaii by
Spm on Fiiuay of week
4.

WEEK 1-S:
The stuuent eniolls in English
4461. Auuitionally, anu on his oi
hei own time, the stuuent
shoulu ieview anu ievise the
capstone pioject (being suie to
save any uiafts). They shoulu
wiite a S-S page
ciiticalieflective intiouuction
that outlines how the pioject
poitfolio meets the coie anu
aiea-specific outcomes of the
majoi.

WEEKS 12!
Buiing the final weeks of English
4461, stuuents will piesent theii
capstone piojects to the
uepaitment in a foimal,
confeience-style setting. Faculty
obseiveis will evaluate the
piesentations in accoiuance
with outcomes 2 anu S of the
coie uepaitment leaining
outcomes. Stuuents may invite
fiienus anu family to the
piesentation.

WEEKS 7-9:
If a poitfolio passes faculty
ieview, the stuuent continues
ueveloping the capstone
piesentation as scheuuleu. If a
stuuent pioject uoes not pass
faculty ieview, the stuuent will
have S weeks to ievise anu
iesubmit. Stuuents shoulu use
comments fiom faculty
ievieweis to ievise the capstone
pioject; auuitionally, stuuents
may seek assistance fiom theii
oiiginal capstone couise
instiuctoi.

WEEKS 4-6:
Faculty ievieweis have S weeks
to evaluate the capstone
poitfolios. Theie aie two
possible scoies uuiing ieview:
" Pass
" Revise anu Resubmit
In oiuei to pass faculty ieview, a
poitfolio must ieceive a passing
giaue fiom at least one of the
ievieweis. While faculty ieview
the capstone poitfolios, all
stuuents in English 4461 will
begin ueveloping 2u-minute
capstone piesentations.

BY FRIBAY 0F WEEK S:
The stuuent submits the
capstone pioject poitfolio to the
4461 couise instiuctoi. These
poitfolios aie copieu anu
uistiibuteu to two faculty
membeisone in the stuuent's
aiea of specialty anu one outsiue
the stuuent's aiea of specialty
(i.e. CW, Lit, etc.). The oiiginal
contiact instiuctoi may not
ieview the poitfolio.