The Capstone Seminar is a graduate seminar in which students utilize the knowledge

and skills gained through the degree program to create a culminating work that

critically addresses a problem in their degree field of study. The students produce a

Capstone of 7000-8000 words that presents a position on a relevant problem, supports

the position with professional and academic literature, analyzes and tests the proposed

solution, and discusses the findings as related to the field of study. The seminar is

dependent upon quality, collegial discussion, and feedback of students’ research and

work products, under the facilitation of a faculty member. The course structure guides

the students through the process of independent, secondary research and writing of a

Capstone. No primary research is allowed. Students generate the course content

through ongoing discussion and peer feedback on the Capstone process and individual

topic areas under investigation. Students professionally and academically communicate

through written work and oral presentation. Students must have: Acceptance as a

degree candidate, completion of at least 40 quarter-hours (including all core courses)

with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better. A final grade of B- or better is required in this

course to meet degree requirements. Students must complete the Capstone Seminar in

one quarter; no incomplete grades are assigned.