Amber Wagner, Ph.D., wants her students to apply their learning in the real world, plain and simple. Given this priority, she teaches a senior capstone course in the University of Alabama at ...

The Advanced Placement Capstone diploma program, which will enter its second year of operation in the fall, is a recent addition to the course catalog at many high schools across the country. The ...

As I plan my courses for my last semester at Boston College, I have been considering whether or not to elect for a Capstone course. They cannot be taken pass/fail, and only one can be taken before ...

Mark E. Czeisler ’19 is a Neurobiology concentrator in Quincy House. With the hysteria of shopping week behind the Class of 2019, second-semester seniors have enrolled in courses for the last semester ...

Donna A. Gessell is a professor of English. She has long taught the capstone course for students earning the BA in English with Teacher Certification. Editor's note: This is the third in a series of ...

This one is a little “inside baseball,” but for those of us who wrestle with outcomes assessment, it’s a real issue. How does your college assess gen ed outcomes when you don’t have capstone courses? ...

A capstone is a term that comes from the field of architecture. A capstone is the final stone that is laid at the top of the wall or building to symbolize completion. In a master’s program, a capstone ...