Honors Capstone Portfolio Expectations for Graduates and Achievers

Completion of the Honors Capstone Portfolio   (Note, the one-credit that is awarded to students for enrolling in the Honors Capstone Portfolio course is in addition to their required points for Academic Inquiry--it does not count as one of the class experiences.)

• • Portfolio expectations remain the same for Honors Program Graduates; students select artifacts to demonstrate the meeting of each of the Honors Program Outcomes, making sure all Honors courses are represented at least once and that no artifact/experience is used more than once in the portfolio. 

  • Portfolio expectations for Achievers are adjusted to match their level of engagement in Honors:  Achievers are to include one artifact from each Honors class and at least two key experiences related to leadership, service, or personal growth.  Students reflect on how each of  these experiences aligns with the related Honors Program Outcomes.

Google Doc Outlining Detailied Requirements for the Honors Capstone Portfolio 

Honors Capstone Portfolio Tips--Save and Organize Potential Artifacts Each Semester!

In the document below, it will describe how you might save and reflect on Honors class expeirences and campus and community engagement each semester using Google Drive folders.  At the end, a link to a student sample Honors Capstone Portfolio is also included.  In the next section, you will see samples of the student's Google Drive folder organization as well as sample planning for Honors Program Outcome #1 that focuses on research and analyaiss. 

Student Sample Google Drive Folder Organization

In this first screenshot, you can see tha tthe first step may be to create two main folders, one for Honors Courses and one for Honors Program Outcomes.  The next two screenshots show creation of specific sub-folders for each class and each outcome. 

Student Sample: Create and Organize Folders for Each Honors Class Experience

Next Step:  Create Folders for Each Honors Program Outcome 

Student Example:  Planning for Potential Outcome #1 Artifacts

In this document below, you'll now see the student creating a chart of five potential artifacts to use for Outcome #1 that asks for the three best experiences that demonstrate research, analysis, and synthesis of ideas from a broad range of courses and material.