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MSSE Capstone Project
Each Master of Science in Science Education (MSSE) student, with the cooperation of her or his graduate committee,
identifies and completes a science education capstone project. Each project is designed to provide experience and
information that aids our understanding of science teaching-learning or science curriculum. The capstone project topic is
generally identified dining the first year of the student’s graduate program. A student begins the project, which generally
relates to science education in the MSSE student’s educational setting, in the fall of the final year by submitting a proposal
to his/her advisor. The results of each student’s project are summarized in a written professional paper completed and
presented in the student’s final summer session. The MSSE Steering Committee, faculty, and staff congratulate these
deserving graduate students for their persistence to pursue a graduate degree, while continuing full-time employment as
science educators.
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