Capstone Project Wiki

Coaches, these pages were created for you! We are so glad that you are working with BYU Capstone. If you have any additional questions, please contact any of the Capstone administration or staff, who will be happy to help you!

Mission of BYU and the Capstone program

The mission of Brigham Young University—founded, supported, and guided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—is to assist individuals in their quest for perfection and eternal life. That assistance should provide a period of intensive learning in a stimulating setting where a commitment to excellence is expected and the full realization of human potential is pursued.

Capstone Objective

Help students become design professionals who can blend creative, technical, interpersonal, and management skills together to develop products that are both desirable and transferable.

Role of Capstone

• Intensive learning in a stimulating setting
• Commitment to excellence is expected
• Full realization of human potential

From a recent address by President Worthen: “As our mission statement makes clear, a BYU education focuses on the “full realization of human potential.” And modern-day prophets, who direct this University have emphasized that that potential is much greater than most people understand. All our students – indeed all human beings – are “beloved spirit sons and daughters of heavenly parents and as such each has a divine nature and destiny.” If we can help our students understand and act on the deep truths in that simple sentence, it will transform and increase the value of their BYU education in ways that no earthly ranking system can measure.”

Thank you for your willingness to be a Capstone coach this year! For more information on how you fit in with the Capstone objective see Capstone Coach Overview.