LAUNCH
LAUNCH Capstones
- Year-long independent, integrative, signature experience combining students’ career goals and interests
- Faculty-mentored project with a focus in areas related to:
- Research
- Service
- Teaching
- Performance
In two semesters, Capstone Scholars will:
- Explore their academic and personal interests or inquiries
- Reflect on their project’s relation to their future goals through career readiness prompts
- Engage their peers in providing and receiving critical feedback on their project
- Publicly present a project that summarizes the academic experience, leaving their unique mark on this campus
Questions?
979-845-1957
dkemp@tamu.edu
LAUNCH
114 Henderson
Capstone Programs housed in the LAUNCH Department consist of four unique two semester experiences that are an amalgamation of a student’s personal interest, an inquiry or a question and their academic experience. Capstones are designed to showcase the knowledge, skills and abilities a student has honed over the past three or four years. These projects include regular reflection designed using NACE core competencies, AAC&U and LAUNCH Learning Objectives. Students’ projects are overseen by a faculty or staff member or a professional in the students’ respective fields of interest. At the end of the capstone experience, students will publicly present a summation of their experience. Faculty or staff identified as the students’ capstone advisors are encouraged to be as hands-on as the project and time allows. All University Honors students in our program must complete a capstone project to complete their University Honors Distinction, but any undergraduate student with at least a 3.0 may apply for a capstone in the LAUNCH department.