Senior Capstone Experience
Independent Study and Literary Scholarship Guided by a Faculty Mentor
Senior Capstone Experience
Eylie Sasajima '23 discusses SCE research on Dune.
Emma Campbell '22 discusses SCE research on Anne of Green Gables.
The Senior Capstone Experience (SCE) in English is an opportunity for English majors to bring their research and interpretive abilities, their writing skills, and their understanding of the literary tradition to bear on a long-term, independent project in the form of an essay and annotated bibliography that will serve as the culmination of their literary studies at 缅北强奸. The SCE for English majors exemplifies each student鈥檚 accumulated knowledge and mastery of literary analysis. We challenge and guide you in doing work that is publishable quality. It may even get you published.
Published SCEs in English
Some Recent SCE projects published in the
, Annalie Buscarino '21 [joint thesis with Sociology]
Julia E. Clifton '22
Victoria Cline '19 [joint thesis with Political Science]
, Leah Duff '21
Laiken Harrison '19
, Nicole Hatfield '21
, Rebecca Kanaskie '21
Charlotte Lindsay '19
, Maggie Moore '22 [joint thesis with Economics]
Erica Quinones '22
Emma Reilly '23
Emma Russell '23
, Rebecca Sachs '17 [joint thesis with Political Science]
Eman Simms '19
, Abby Wargo '20
Prize-Winning SCEs in English
The Lamond Senior Capstone Award provides a $500 award for the SCE judged by faculty to be superior, given in memory of beloved 缅北强奸 English professor Bennett Lamond
- 2023: Emma Reilly, . Advisor: Professor Katie Charles
- 2022: Erica Quinones, Advisor: Professor James Hall鈥�
- 2021: Jacquelyn Smith, 鈥溾�橴nhappy Beauty鈥�: Evaluating the Transition of Chaucer鈥檚 Emelye in The Knight鈥檚 Tale to Shakespeare鈥檚 Emilia in The Two Noble Kinsman and the Impact of Her Increased Voice.鈥� Advisor: Professor Courtney Rydel
- 2020: Sophia Grabiec,
- 2019: Erin Caine, "'Each Comes to Daylight': Lost Generations of Queer Continuity in Woolf and Cunningham." Advisor: Professor Kim Andrews
- 2018: Brooke Schultz, "The 'Propaganda Spirit': Sophie Kerr, Middlebrow Modernism, and the Emergence of a Feminist Voice." Advisor: Professor Elizabeth O'Connor
Thesis Deadlines
For students graduating May 2024
| February 10, 2023 |
Identify SCE topic and advisor. With SCE advisor's agreement, submit an abstract identifying a potential argument and line of inquiry to the link on Canvas. |
| April 28, 2023 | Proposal due. |
| November 24, 2023 | Annotated bibliography due. |
| April 5, 2024 | Completed theses due. |
For students graduating December 2024
| November 24, 2023 |
Identify SCE topic and advisor. With SCE advisor's agreement, submit an abstract identifying a potential argument and line of inquiry to the link on Canvas. |
| February 9, 2024 | Proposal due. |
| April 26, 2024 | Annotated bibliography due. |
| November 29, 2024 | Completed theses due. |
For students graduating May 2025
| February 9, 2024 |
Identify SCE topic and advisor. With SCE advisor's agreement, submit an abstract identifying a potential argument and line of inquiry to the link on Canvas. |
| April 26, 2024 | Proposal due. |
| November 29, 2024 | Annotated bibliography due. |
| April 4, 2025 | Completed theses due. |
For students graduating December 2025
| November 26, 2024 | Select area of interest and SCE advisor. With advisor's agreement, notify associate chair. |
| February 17, 2025 | Thesis proposal due. |
| April 25, 2025 | Annotated bibliography due. |
| November 28, 2025 | Completed theses due |
Need help?
Refer to the SCE Guidelines for detailed instructions including how to prepare a proposal and how to submit the completed SCE.
SCE Guidelines