Fourth-Year Capstone Courses
A significant number of high school students could benefit greatly from a fourth-year course that would be an alternative to a traditional precalculus course—one that maintains and extends prior mathematical knowledge, enhances the application of process skills, encourages the development of academic discipline and a positive attitude toward learning mathematics, and connects mathematics with varied student interests. These courses will keep students engaged in learning through four years of high school mathematics and ensure a seamless transition to further education and the workplace. These materials contain criteria that may be used to develop and evaluate capstone course curricula, as well as descriptions of and links to current capstone courses.
View the capstone course Introduction, Criteria, and Course Descriptions online, or download them below.
Capstone Course Introduction, Criteria, and Descriptions (pdf 196kb)
Capstone Course Rubric (Excel 27.5kb)