Capstone Project

The Honors Capstone Project

The Capstone project is a prized academic milestone, signifying a great amount of research and organization of thought. While the project will serve as a remarkable personal achievement, it will also provide evidence—to graduate school admissions committees, scholarship review boards, and prospective employers—that you have the capacity to pursue independent academic endeavors and present your findings.

Note: All students will produce a deliverable and showcase their Capstone project at the Honors Research Symposium (HRS) with a poster presentation.

Capstone Mentor Requirements

Students are strongly encouraged to approach full-time instructors in their academic major as mentors for the Honors Capstone. In order to ensure rigor and maintain consistency, graduate students and part-time, adjunct faculty members should not supervise an Honors Capstone project.

College-Specific Requirements for the Honors Capstone

Each major college has set forth their own specific requirements for the Honors Capstone project. Please refer to the college-specific Honors designation plan to determine the options for your specific major (https://www.uta.edu/academics/schools-colleges/honors/academics/honors-degree).

Capstone Examples

 

Previous Capstone projects can be found in the Carolyn A. Barros Reading Room (The CAB) in College Hall #100-A. Additionally, projects from 2014 to present day may be accessed through MavMatrix, UTA's Institutional Repository and Archival Hub.

 

Capstone Options

Research

Traditional Thesis
International

Study Abroad or Service Learning Abroad
Professional

Internship, Co-op, or Practicum
Creative

Original Creative Work
College-Specific Capstone


 
  • Research Option
    This option offers students the opportunity to complete sustained original research or creative activity in their major field.
  • International Option
    Students work with their major adviser to identify appropriate courses that can be applied to their degree and normally spend one or two semesters abroad (fall and/or spring only for Capstone projects). These students also work with a UTA faculty mentor to produce a detailed, substantive written research project that focuses on a disciplinary problem and documents how the study abroad or service abroad experience helped them in addressing and/or understanding the problem.
  • Professional Option
    Students work with a faculty mentor to produce a detailed, substantive written research project that focuses on a disciplinary problem and documents how the internship, co-op, or practicum helped them in addressing and/or understanding the problem.
  • Creative Option
    Students work with a faculty mentor to produce a detailed, substantive creative project that focuses on a disciplinary problem and/or addresses a need within a particular discipline.
  • College-Specific Option
    Students work with a faculty mentor to develop a substantive project specific to the major College. Note: this option is only available to students in the College of Engineering.

Resources and Forms

All Capstone Project options use the same proposal form.