Capstone Experience

Baccalaureate degree plans of study in the College of Agriculture at Purdue University must include a capstone course or experience. The capstone experience aims to challenge students to integrate their accumulated knowledge and technical and social skills in order to identify and solve a problem relevant to issues encountered by professionals in their chosen discipline, and to communicate the results of their efforts to their peers. In doing so, students have the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to adapt to professional situations. It is hoped that this experience will stimulate students' appreciation of the need for lifelong learning and initiate professional and personal liaisons. Furthermore, the capstone experience can help build students confidence and solidify a professional attitude as they enter their careers.

By the penultimate semester, all students must complete capstone element I (ENTM 49310 & ENTM 49320). Students must complete the second element of the capstone experience (ENTM 49390) (project and report) by the end of their final semester as an undergraduate student.

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