Students
Embark on your capstone journey and apply your skills to real-world projects.
Course Overview
The main purpose of this course sequence is to give you the tools you need to transition from the academic environment of ASU to your careers. The primary mechanism we use for this is a capstone project that you will complete as part of a team over the next two semesters. The capstone project is intended to apply and showcase the skills you've learned over your time at ASU.
You'll have a choice of capstone projects - many are supported by faculty or industry partners, and those will be published during the first week of class. However, you also have the option of proposing a capstone project of your own design.
Capstone projects should be appropriate to your major (software development for CS, hardware and software for CSE), and scoped to be challenging for a team of approximately 4 students to complete over the course of 9 months, each student contributing 10-12 hours per week to the project. You must also locate a faculty or industry sponsor that is willing to meet with your team every 2 weeks, and provide evaluations of your progress.
Two Ways to Get Your Capstone Project
Choose a project from the catalog or propose your own — both options give you a real-world project for the next two semesters.
Path 1 · Most Common
Submit Project Preferences
The professor will activate the preference submission system for a limited time after the project catalog is published. Be sure to submit your preferences before the submission period closes to ensure you have the best chance of being assigned to your preferred projects.
Path 2 · Custom
Submit a Project Proposal
Propose your own capstone project to work on over the next two semesters
Your Capstone Journey
Learn the Program
Review the course expectations and what's required of capstone students.
Choose Your Path
Browse the catalog or propose your own project before the deadline.
Get Assigned
Submit preferences — you'll be matched to a project and team.
Build & Ship
Work with your team and sponsor for two semesters to deliver real results.