The capstone project is a culminating research opportunity for undergraduates in the Honors Scholar Program and is designed to provide program members with the opportunity to work extensively with faculty mentors in their fields. The project should consist of a single, extended exploration into a significant area of a student's chosen field of study.
The final form of the capstone project will depend on your interests, major and imagination. There is no limit to where your creativity can take you on this project!
Some examples of past projects include original art work, musical compositions, lab experiments, business or lesson plans, and websites. If you elect to include a creative component, your project must still include a written component, minimum 10 pages less a bibliography, that describes the work, summarizes the methods or procedures undertaken, and includes a statement about any resulting discoveries and contributions to the creative field.
Your research or investigation should provide new knowledge, insight, and awareness about your subject and should not simply repeat something that has already been done.
Typically, once your sophomore year is complete, you should start brainstorming the topic or area in your field that you would like to research and investigate and consider who the faculty mentor might be. Make sure that the project is one in which your faculty mentor will have expertise and interest.
Check out the project summaries for your major and review projects in the Library Special Collections for inspiration from the variety of topics previously explored. Start early! Sometimes the project development and proposal process take time to complete.
You should review your degree plan and consider which three credit hour course you would like to attach the project to and should consult with faculty mentors in advance of the semester during which you will start the project. For Biology and Nursing majors, the capstone project may include extensive research or data collection that spans several semesters.
You will need to work with your faculty mentor to determine if you will need to go through the IRB process. You can check out the US Dept. of Health and Human Services site for helpful info. You should discuss all of this with your faculty mentor and ask for their guidance on the IRB process. Don't forget to factor this process in to your project timeline!
Consider reaching out to a faculty member whose area of focus or research resonates with you. Perhaps you've worked with a professor on an Honors contract and you want to further develop that project concept, or, maybe you just really enjoyed working with that professor. Be sure to also review your major or department website for information on faculty members, as many sites have faculty bios that could point you in the right direction. We recommend you make contact with the faculty member and express your interest in working with them and set up a phone call or visit them during their office hours.
Remember, the Honors advisors are here for you! Set up a consultation if you need a little guidance or encouragement to make sure you're headed in the right direction.
Eligibilty Requirements:
Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, Lecturers
Clinical Professors
Emeritus Professors
Visiting Assistant Professors*
Visiting Lecturers*
Eligible only with a Second Reader
Adjuncts
Teaching Assistants
* Visiting faculty may direct projects with the prior approval of the Executive Director
David Abercrombie
David Bieloh
Kathy Brown
John Calabrese
Susan Grant
Diane Gregory
Jana Perez
Sheli Peterson
Linda Stuckenbruck
Gary Washmon
Dayna Averitt
Catherine Banks
Brian W. Beck
Michael Bergel
Mandy Biggers
Brian Bilyeu
Christopher Brower
Heather Conrad-Webb
Kathy DeOrnellas
Laura Hanson
DiAnna Hynds
Richard Jones
John Knesek
Camelia Meier
Sarah McIntire
Nathaniel Mills
Linda Peebles
Richard Sheardy
Sherrie Taylor
Lynda Uphouse
Allen Waldo
Kristin Wiginton
Pamela Baker
Rebecca Bryant
Derrell Bulls
Megan Burke
Derek Crews
David Gardner
Christopher Harris
Michiko Hayhurst
Lynn Irving
Shannon Mantaro
Tina Mims
Julia Newcomer
Jeffery Radighieri
Michael Raisinghani
Pushkala Raman
Reginald Rezac
David Rylander
Sherrill Taylor
Shweta Singh
Kerry Webb
Mary Anderson
Billy Mark Britt
Brian Bilyeu
James Johnson
Nasrin Mirsaleh-Kohan
Linda Peebles
Richard Sheardy
Joyce Armstrong
Vivian Baxter
Melissa Brown
Rhonda Buckley
Lillian Chenoweth
Catherine Dutton
Ronald Fannin
Elizabeth McCarroll
Sandra McClintic
Hannah Mills
Holly Moore
Lin Moore
Joel Muro
Katherine "Katie" Rose
Brigitte Vittrup
Lana Woods
Tamby Allman
Sneha Bharadwaj
Alison Brockett
David Gardner
Ann Leiberth
June Levitt
Kimberly May
Jyutika Mehta
Laura Moorer-Cook
Kim Mory
Paula Scott
Chad Smith
Sarah Wainscott
Alfred White
Elizabeth Clark
Brenda Jaskulske
Linda Caldwell
Rosemary Candela
Jordan Fuchs
Sarah Gamblin
Penelope Hanstein
Matthew Henley
Gladys Keeton
Ilana Morgan
Mary Williford-Shade
Sheri Dragoo
Anna Magie
Remy Odukomaiya
Deborah Young
Christine Beatty
Charlene Dickinson
Lizabeth Spoonts
Shelli Stedke
Carolyn N. Bednar
Kathleen Davis
Helen Everts
Angie Griffin
Victorine "Vicky" Imrhan
Shanil Juma
Monique LeMieux
Derek Miketinas
Keri Stoner-Davis
Cynthia Warren
Nancy Anderson
Mandy Biggers
Adarose Carter-Abel
Melinda Cowart
Karen Dunlap
Carole Flynt
Mary Garza
Jean Ann Joest
Lloyd Kinnison
Charlotte Mooneyham
Diane Myers
Jane Pemberton
Joyce Rademacher
Yvonne Rodriguez
Claudia Sanchez
Patsy Sosa-Sanchez
Dorothy Watts
Nora White
Jamie Barker
Judith Bean
Ashley Bender
Phyllis Bridges
Matthew Brown
Hugh Burns
Gretchen Busl
Vivian Casper
Karen Dunlap
Russell Greer
Judith Hebb
Alfred Litton
Joyce Palmer
Sandi Reynolds
Stephen Souris
Genevieve West
Amanda Andrews
Joyce Armstrong
Linda Brock
Rhonda Buckley
Susan Eitel
Cynthia Evetts
Abraham Hwang
Katherine "Katie" Rose
Denise Bates
Gretchen Busl
Thomas Douglas Coyle
Kimberly Miloch
Kimberly Parker
Rhett Rigby
Roger Shipley
Jody Terrell
Jim Alexander
Jacob Blosser
Lybeth Hodges
Joanie Housewright
Jonathan Olsen
Barbara Presnall
Paul Travis
James Alexander
Anna Clark
Patricia Devereaux
Parker Hevron
Lybeth Hodges
Timothy Hoye
Barbara Presnall
Pushkala Raman
Shannon Rich
Jeffery Robb
Marco Avalos
Kevin Becker
Victor Ben-Ezra
Kyle Biggerstaff
Kathryn Brown
Ronald Davis
Suzanna Dillon
Young-Hoo Kwon
Sangkwon Lee
Kimberly Miloch
Bettye Myers
David Nichols
Mary Palmer
Rhett Rigby
Kris Ring
Charlotte Sanborn
Terry Senne
Lisa Silliman-French
Noelle Tuttle
Miguel Acevedo
Catherine Banks
Christopher Brower
Marie-Anne Demuynck
Karen Dunlap
Don Edwards
David Gardner
Mark Hamner
Edith Hays
Hyeonu Heo (UNT)
Turner Hogan
David Marshall
Frances Thompson
Ann Wheeler
Hualiang (Bruce) Zhang--NT
Jian Zhang
Wayne Zimmerman
Vicki Baker
Thomas Brown
James Chenevert
Nicki Cohen
Cory Gavito
Nancy Hadsell
Joni Jensen
Richard Shuster
Paul Thomas
Danielle Woolery
Pamela Youngblood
Jennifer Youngs
Michael Zanders
Carol Arnold
Catherine Bailey
Cynthia Bain
Mandy Biggers
Alice Brnicky
Pinky Budhrani-Shani
Sandra Cesario
Hosoon M. Cho
Michelle Cho
Damon Cottrell
Janet Cunningham
Cory Church
Rita A. Dello Stritto
Cecelia Elaine Wilson
Carissa Enright
Tara Fedric
Niki Fogg
Neil Fried
Laurie Galatas
Kirsty Gelberd
Ann St. Germain
Lynette Grange-Maasoumi
Ruth Grubesic
Sheila Haley
Carol Harber
Rosemarie Jaekel
Pam Joplin-Gonzales
Karen Kaighan
Stephanie Kessler
Michelle Kimzey
Christine Kindred
Laura Kubin
Sally Lambert
Louise Light
Dionne Magner
Abraham McAlister
Barbara McAlister
Jennifer Miligan
Kristine Morris
Lois Oquin
Michelle Piper
Linda Rubin
Donna Sauls
Nola Schrum
Rebecca Schultz
Susan Sheriff
Becky Spencer
Charlotte Stephenson
Julie Stevens
Jennifer Talleff
Deborah Tapler
Robin Toms
Deborah Wegmann
Elaine Wilson
Jennifer Wilson
Paul Bones
Lisa Garza
Mahmoud Sadri
James Williams
Titus Asbury
Gretchen Busl
Jeff Brooks-Harris
Kathy DeOrnellas
Kenneth Foster
Christian Hart
DiAnna Hynds
Karen Jackson
Kenneth Jackson
Wendi Johnson
Angela Mitchel
Debra Mollen
Michael Morris
Elisa Na
Ronald Palomares
Claudia Porras
Gail Poskey
Shannon Scott Rich
Gabrielle Smith
Sally Stabb
John Terrizzi
Michele Bland
Linda Marshall
Nila Ricks
Ratonia Runnels
Abigail Tilton
Capstone Proposals are due no later than the semester in which you earn your 90th college credit hour.
If you aren't ready to submit a proposal by your 90th credit hour, you can request a deferral. Capstone proposal deadline deferrals may be requested from an honors advisor and must be approved in advance of the conclusion of the 90 credit hour deadline. Please email an honors advisor or secure a consultation to discuss your timeline for capstone completion.