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Capstone Departmental Honors Program
Program Overview
Brochure
Guidelines & Application
Mentors
The Capstone Project entails an independent in-depth examination of a topic selected by the student. All Capstone projects must include both a written and public presentation. The Capstone student is guided by a project mentor selected by the student. This is likely to be the most challenging and rewarding academic project undertaken by the Bellarmine student. Successful completion of the Capstone Project entitles the student to be recognized as a Capstone Departmental Honors Graduate.
Goals for Characterizing the Capstone Experience
- Provides the student nearing graduation the opportunity to explore deeply into an academic area of interest
- Promotion of meaningful connections between the student’s high school education and future education and/or career experience
- Explicit and intentional development of important student skills, competencies, and perspectives that are tacitly or incidentally developed in the high school education
- Provides the student the opportunity to distinguish him/herself to compete for financial scholarships, as well as admission to the more competitive universities and honors programs
Program Outline
Sophomore Year
- First semester of sophomore year, students select mentor and develop core question to be analyzed
- Students complete Capstone Project Proposal Worksheet
- At the beginning of February, students turn in completed worksheet to Capstone Director
- In the middle of March, the school notifies all applicants of acceptance into the program
Junior Year
- Students spend junior year researching topic and answering core question
Senior Year
- In the fall semester, students complete research paper, reflective essay, and oral presentation
More Information
For more information, contact: Capstone Director Ron Nilsen, 253 756 3841, nilsenr@bellarmineprep.org.