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About Capstone

THE CAPSTONE PIECES

Brigham Young University’s Capstone course has gained a reputation as one of the finest student mentoring experiences of its type in the country.

Capstone is a required, two-semester course for senior-level students, the heart of which is designing, testing, and prototyping a real-world industry engineering challenge. Multi-disciplinary teams of students from Mechanical, Manufacturing, Electrical, and Computer Engineering work on hardware and software projects across a wide range of industries.

Each team is assigned a faculty coach and works with a liaison engineer from the sponsoring company. Research indicates that students work harder and more creatively when their projects are authentic and of real consequence to a company.

Over the two semesters, students are taught a structured product design process and use this process to design and build real hardware and software. Capstone includes class time, lab time, and independent work time as teams.

Your Needs

Not every sponsor has the same needs. From large corporations and government entities to startups and entrepreneurs, we work to meet your needs while providing students with a unique educational experience that bridges academia with industry. Whatever your needs, we'd like to find a way to help.
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Our Experience

We've been doing this for over thirty years, and our students still amaze us with their passion and creativity. Combining the skillsets of our mechanical, electrical, computer, and manufacturing engineering students allows for a wide variety of project types across a vast array of industries.
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2023-24 SPONSORS
52
2023-24 PROJECTS
351
2023-24 Students
34
Years of Capstone
1024
Total Projects
6053
Total Students

FACULTY INSTRUCTORS

Brady Davies

Capstone Director

David Long

Capstone Co-Director

Ready to start a project?

We are currently accepting project proposals and would love to connect with you.