BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
MICROBIOLOGY
PHARMACOLOGY
CAPSTONE PROJECT THESIS
GUIDELINES
PROCEDURES FOR COMPLETION
AND PRESENTATION
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 2012
RELEASE 2.2
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
JEFFERSON GRADUATE SCHOOL OF
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19107
+1.215.503.5799
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
CAPSTONE PROJECT
GUIDELINES
Table of Contents
Guidelines for Master of Science Capstone Project ..................................................... 2
Description and Philosophy ................................................................................. 2
Objectives ........................................................................................................ 3
The Capstone Committee ......................................................................................... 5
Purpose ............................................................................................................ 5
Membership ...................................................................................................... 5
Capstone Proposal ............................................................................................ 5
Proposal Format ...................................................................................................... 6
Capstone Project Proposal Approval - FORM ...................................................... 7
Responsibilities of the Capstone Advisor .................................................................... 8
Record of Capstone Committee Meeting – FORM ....................................................... 9
Capstone Project Format ......................................................................................... 11
Capstone Project Evaluation ................................................................................... 13
Submission of Written Capstone Project and