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Capstone Criteria

  1. Must be taken by students no earlier than the second semester of the junior year
  2. Must represent the culmination of a student’s undergraduate educational experience
  3. Should strive to produce advanced maturation in students’ intellectual skills resulting in achievement in the chosen ES learning goal area at the highest rubric level
  4. Advanced Communication is the only special emphasis area that may be included with ES Capstone. If selecting the Advanced Communication option, the course must specify the learning goal as either Written or Oral Communication.
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