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I am so upset that this Capstone is now a requirement. I dropped the ball and didn't renew my enrollment from last yr and now my no-capsone required evaluation is null and void. I'm dreading this. it's going to take 3mo to complete, will cost me thousands to take and I'm assuming its no easy course?
am I correct in saying it will be writing and research-intensive??
Has anyone had experience w/it?
Is it difficult??
Is there any way around taking it? another course?
Changing my major is not an option, I'm BA in Psych.
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The capstone will not cost you thousands to take. What costs thousands is the enrollment fee which you would have had to pay even if there weren't a capstone requirement. The capstone costs $663 for a non-NJ student.
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Correction: it's going to cost me $663 to take.....still not feeling better about it :/
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12-31-2012, 11:57 AM
(This post was last modified: 12-31-2012, 12:00 PM by mrs.b.)
The capstone courses are writing and research intensive, but they are very manageable. You've done at least as much research hunting down study materials for CLEP/DSST/ECE/etc. Look at it as a three-month study session. Make sure you pay careful and close attention to due dates, try to submit early (but not TOO early or some mentors will reject the work...you can work ahead and just wait to submit though) because life will inevitably throw a curveball when a big due date approaches, and you'll be done with the course before you know it, no doubt with a very respectable score. I took quite a few courses - including the BSBA capstone instead of going the exam route - and honestly? I found studying for exams to be more difficult and stressful. With courses, you know exactly what the assignment is looking for, know how much to study and after a few assignments are graded, know what your course mentor is expecting to ace things. With the exams, you have to study as much as possible because you never know what will show up on the exam. It might take longer, but I found courses easier, including my capstone.
To add to the Debbie-Downer train, though, don't forget to include book expense in the cost!
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