Students should work closely with their faculty advisors to find an appropriate capstone experience to fulfill the requirements of the Drake Curriculum. Advisors will typically approve the following kinds of experiences. However, no experience should be considered “approved” until the student has consulted the faculty advisor.

	Research Experience A student may, with faculty guidance, complete an independent scholarly project. This may be empirical or theoretical in nature, and there needs to be a scholarly product at the end of the project.
	Internship A student may work in a setting relevant to his/her interests in psychology a minimum of 10 hours a week for at least one semester. The internship experience must result in a scholarly product at the end. (Prerequisite: 2.8 GPA)
	Group projects Under faculty guidance small groups of students may work together on an original project, perhaps in the context of a research seminar course. All members must contribute equally.
	Certain existing courses may be designated as senior capstone experiences (e.g., History and Systems of Psychology, PSY 151) with the approval of the advisor and instructor.
	Occasionally, one or more members of the faculty may offer a senior seminar on a topic of current interest in psychology. Active participation in discussion and substantial written work will be required of seminar students.