Students are required to take a Liberal Studies capstone course in their major field, typically during their senior year. The capstone provides students with an opportunity to integrate their major area of study with broader issues raised in their general education program. The Liberal Studies capstone experience allows students to see the relationship between the ideas, perspectives, and substantive areas of scholarship and creative work within their major field and those learned through significant aspects of their course work in the learning domain courses and other courses and experiences of the Liberal Studies Program.
A Liberal Studies capstone course can meet both major field and Liberal Studies requirements. Students who complete one course to fulfill both major field credit and Liberal Studies credit must complete an additional domain elective (from outside the major). The third language course of the Language for Liberal Studies option can fulfill this domain elective.
Because the course is offered through the major field department, students must receive a grade of C- or better in this course.
Note: Islamic World Studies does not offer its own capstone course, instead majors are required to complete a capstone that complements their unique IWS coursework. The selection of a capstone should happen in consultation with the Director of Islamic World Studies prior to registration.