Purpose: The Capstone Proposal document is used to help you craft a high-quality capstone proposal.  You'll receive guidelines and mentoring while you iterate on your individual capstone proposal until the proposal reaches a satisfactory quality for acceptance.

Submission: Create a MS Word document, two-three pages in length, that addresses all of the following points, in detail. Send the document via email by the required deadline to your capstone advisor, June Erlick, and copy your academic advisor, Jody Clineff. This is your first draft. You'll be revising and rewriting this document multiple times. See sidebar Timeline for mandatory submission dates.

• Topic. Your choice of topic and why it is worthy of in-depth investigation. Make a strong case. Answer the "so what" question.
• Articles. Outlines of five related articles that you plan on completing for the project, including how they relate to the topic, scope, and sources.
• Multi-media. If you are planning to include one, a description of the multi-media component.
• Interviews. Detailed information on how you expect to arrange for interviews with major sources. Public figures can be difficult to access. It is important to develop a plan, early in the process, for interviewing them.
• Audience. A listing of possible publishers for your work (e.g., the Boston Globe, your community newspaper, or an online magazine).
• Director. Suggestions for capstone director (optional).