CAPSTONE PROCESS FOR LIBERAL STUDIES
ON CAMPUS STUDENTS
Two/three terms before registering for LS 401, LS 402, or LS 403
- Formulate an idea for your project.
- Develop a concise written proposal of your plan that can be shared with your academic adviser as you discuss your proposed capstone. Liberal Studies majors may relate the Capstone to one or both of the minors/subject fields.
- Contact an EOU teaching faculty member to discuss your topic and ask this individual to serve as your Teaching Faculty Capstone Adviser. Develop your idea with this adviser.(If you plan to complete a capstone during a Fall Term, you should get your proposal approved during the Spring Term prior to that Fall Term. Some instructors are not available during Summer Term.)
- Once you have the consent of a Teaching Faculty Capstone Adviser to assist you, e-mail your academic adviser.
- Develop a written outline and/or draft of your Capstone Proposal. The following elements are desirable in most liberal studies capstone proposals:
- 1. A topic statement giving the focus of your Capstone.
- 2. Why you have selected this topic.
- 3. What resources you will use throughout your paper, project, etc. Of course, when you are working on your capstone, you may find additional sources to add. When setting up your bibliography, follow a set documentation style (i.e. MLA, APA). You will want to ask your Teaching Faculty Capstone Adviser which style is favored in the discipline for which you are writing.
- Prepare your final proposal. It should be two-three double spaced pages. Check the document for depth of topic, clarity, spelling, and appropriate use of wording. Take the proposal to your Teaching Faculty Capstone Adviser. Ask for suggestions. When he/she agrees that it is ready for submission, have the teaching faculty adviser sign yout on campus proposal form.
Four to Six Weeks Before the term in which you will write your capstone:
At least a month to six weeks before the term in which you will begin writing your capstone, the following should be shared with your Academic Adviser:
- Copy of your proposal
- An e-mail from your Teaching Faculty Capstone Adviser approving your capstone proposal
- Copy of the Liberal Studies On-Campus Proposal Form. Have your Academic Adviser sign.
- Course by Arrangement form for On Campus students
- Add/Drop form signed by college Dean.
Get the signature of your college’s Academic Dean. Turn in the following forms to the Registrar’s office:
1. Add/Drop form
2. Course by Arrangement form
3. Liberal Studies On Campus Capstone forms
If your major’s capstone entails a research paper, be sure to obtain style and research information from the Teaching Faculty Capstone Advisers. Further resources are located on the EOU Writing Lab (OWL).
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