Capstone Courses
The capstone experience is defined as: an academic experience in which students demonstrate, in a significant, relevant project that has an oral and a written component, their abilities to:
- Gather material independently, as needed
- Think critically about and to integrate the theoretical and/or practical knowledge that they have acquired throughout their undergraduate careers
- Reflect on the ethical issues that are implicit in their project and/or their project’s design
Currently, the following courses have been approved for meeting this requirement. Please note:
- Not all of these courses are available every term.
- Only sections listed as “C01-C09 or CH1-CH9 or TC1-TC9 or PC1-PC9” fulfill this requirement.
- A&VS 402 Values and Ethics
- A&VS 491 Professional Field Experience
- A&VS 496 Senior Thesis
- ACE 494 Seminar
- ADV 459 Campaigns
- AEM 401 Environmental Microbiology
- AGBI 486 Undergraduate Research Experience 2
- AGEE 488 Professional Agricultural Internship
- AGEE 491 Professional Field Experience
- AGEE 494 Seminar
- AGRN 425 Environmental Soil Management
- AGRN 452 Grain and Special Crops
- ARE 491 Professional Field Experience
- ARE 496 Senior Thesis
- ARHS 401 Senior Project-Capstone
- ART 413 Senior Projects in Painting
- ART 425 Graphic Design:Senior Project
- ART 426 Senior Projects in Sculpture
- ART 430 Senior Projects in Printmaking
- ART 440 Senior Projects in Ceramics
- ART 470 Senior Projects in Intermedia
- ATTR 424 Athletic Training Senior Seminar
- BCOR 460 Contemporary Business Strategy
- BIOL 320 The Total Science Experience: Genomics
- BIOL 321 Total Science Experience Laboratory
- BIOL 386 Undergraduate Research
- BIOL 486 Honors Investigation & Thesis
- BIOL 494 Seminar
- BIOM 480 Senior Design Seminar
- BIOM 481 Senior Design Project
- CDFS 320 Family Life Education
- CDFS 415 Family Interaction and Communication
- CDFS 491 Professional Field Experience
- CE 479 Integrated Civil Engineering Design – Capstone
- CHE 455 Chemical Process Design 1
- CHE 456 Chemical Process Design 2
- CHEM 401 Chemical Literature
- CHEM 403 Undergraduate Seminar
- CHIN 496 Senior Thesis
- CIET 245 Highways
- COMM 403 Capstone Seminar
- COUN 415 Human Services Capstone Experience
- COUN 440 Addiction Studies Capstone
- CPE 480 Senior Design Seminar
- CPE 481 Senior Design Project
- CS 480 Senior Design
- CS 481 Senior Project
- CSAD 482 Clinical Practice/SLP
- CSAD 483 Clinical Practice/Audiology
- CSAD 485 Clinical Study & Application 2
- DISB 486 Capstone Portfolio:Disability
- DSGN 480 Designing Innovative Futures
- DSGN 491 Professional Field Experience
- DSGN 494 Seminar:Capstone
- DSM 491 Professional Field Experience:Internship/Practice
- DTHY 407 Advanced Dental Hygiene Methods 2
- ECON 481 American Economic History
- EDHS 489 Capstone Project: MDS in EDHS (effective fall 2016)
- EDUC 411 Practicum 4/Technology Application
- EE 480 Senior Design Seminar
- EE 481 Senior Design Project
- ENGL 418 Creative Writing Senior Seminar
- ENGL 496 Senior Thesis
- ENGL 491A Professional Field Experience
- ENLM 450 Energy Land Management Strategic Planning
- ENTO 412 Pest Management
- ENVP 401 Environmental Microbiology
- ENVP 412 Pest Management
- ENVP 425 Environmental Soil Management
- EXPH 496 Senior Thesis
- FCLT 488 Capstone Latin American Study
- FDM 424 Functional Apparel
- FDM 491 Professional Field Experience:Merchandising Internship
- FIS 410 Forensic Capstone
- FMAN 434 Forest Resources Management Planning
- FRCH 421 Survey of Literature 1
- FRCH 422 Survey of Literature 2
- FRCH 431 French Civilization
- FRCH 432 Contemporary Culture
- FRCH 450 French Cinema
- FRCH 470 Culture En Direct
- FRCH 496 Senior Thesis
- GEOG 496 Senior Thesis
- GEOL 400 Environmental Practicum
- GEOL 404 Geology Field Camp
- GER 441 GER Cultural Hist Since 1945
- GER 496 Senior Thesis
- HIIM 484 Capstone in Health Informatics & Information Management
- HIST 484 Historical Research-Capstone
- HIST 494 Seminar
- HN&F 401 Senior Seminar in Nutrition
- HN&F 494 Seminar
- HORT 445 Greenhouse Management
- HUM 492 Directed Study:Capstone-Liberal Art/Sciences
- ID 455 Contract Interior Design 2
- IENG 471 Design of Productive Systems 1
- IENG 472 Design of Productive Systems 2
- INTS 488 Capstone International Studies
- ITAL 491 Professional Field Experience
- ITAL 496 Senior Thesis
- JRL 456 West Virginia Uncovered-CAP
- JRL 459 Multimedia News Publication
- JRL 485 Reed College MDS Capstone
- JRL 487 Advanced Video Reporting and Producing
- LARC 451 Advanced Landscape Architectural Design 2
- MAE 471 Principles-Engineering Design
- MAE 475 Flight Vehicle Design-Capstone
- MAE 485 Flight Vehicle Design 2
- MATH 491 Professional Field Experience:Capstone
- MATH 494 Seminar:Capstone
- MATH 495 Independent Study:Capstone
- MATH 496 Senior Thesis:Capstone
- MATH 493B Special Topics
- MDS 489 Capstone
- MINE 482 Mine Design
- MINE 484 Mine Design-Report
- MUSC 435 Repertoire:Voice
- MUSC 467 Major Project in Theory, Composition, or Music History
- MUSC 487 Student Teaching Seminar – Capstone
- MUSC 488 Recital
- MUSC 492 Directed Study:Capstone Study
- MUSC 435A Repertoire:Piano
- NSG 411 Complex Community Systems – Capstone
- NSG 445 Interventions:Community
- NSG 455 Interventions:Capstone
- NSG 475 Applied Research/EBP – Capstone
- OTH 408 Physical Impairment and Function 3
- OTH 497 Research:Capstone
- PATH 475 Medical Relevance
- PET 489 Student Teaching Seminar
- PHIL 480 Capstone Seminar
- PHIL 496 Senior Thesis:Capstone
- PHYS 496 Senior Thesis:Capstone
- PNGE 480 Petroleum Engineering Design
- POLS 487 Capstone:Senior Paper
- POLS 488 Capstone:Political Simulation
- POLS 489 Capstone: Citizenship Seminar
- PR 459 Public Relations Campaigns-Capstone
- PSYC 351 Topics in Social Psychology
- PSYC 401 Psychology Capstone Experience
- PSYC 490A Teaching Practicum:Capstone
- PSYC 491A Professional Field Experience:Capstone
- PSYC 495A Independent Study: Capstone
- PSYC 498A Honors:Capstone
- RELG 482 Interactions in World Religions
- RELG 494 Seminar
- RELG 494E Seminar
- RPTR 485 Professional Development Seminar
- RUSS 496 Senior Thesis:Capstone
- SEES 497A Research:Capstone
- SEP 474 Sport Studies Research Methods
- SM 487 Issues in Sport Studies
- SOCA 488 The Capstone Experience
- SOWK 494A Sem:Capstone
- SPAN 480 Issues in the Hispanic World
- SPAN 481 Hispanic Presence in the World
- STAT 482 Statistics Practicum
- STAT 491 Professional Field Experience
- STAT 494 Seminar:Capstone
- STAT 496 Senior Thesis:Capstone
- STCM 459 Strategic Communication/PR Campaigns
- THET 401 Capstone Experience
- THET 450 The Complete Performer
- WDSC 460 Plant Layout Wood Industries
- WDSC 480 Senior Projects 1
- WDSC 481 Senior Projects 2
- WGST 484 Seminar:Capstone
- WMAN 450 Advanced Wildlife/Fisheries Management
- WMAN 494 Seminar:Capstone