NMSU Engineering Capstone Design Program
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You will submit your project on the Project Submission page.
Below are the steps to sponsoring an NMSU College of Engineering capstone project as well as an overview of the process. It is not a requirement that the project be multidisciplinary in nature. If you are interested in sponsoring a faculty member and not necessarily defining a project the procedure will be the same with specific changes as noted below. The participation fee to sponsor a project for the academic year starting in the fall and finishing in the spring is $6,000. The fee covers direct project costs (limited to $2,000) and indirect costs needed to support the program such as administration costs, mentor expenses, project management software costs, and shop support costs.
Note that sponsors can use the “Sponsor Login” at any time to monitor the progress of their project, retrieve project files such as presentations and reports, and communicate directly with project mentors.
The project submission process involves the following 3 steps: (1) creating an account, (2) describing your organization, and (3) defining the project.
- Category – indicate if the project is multidisciplinary or if the project requires a particular discipline. You may add as many different disciplines that are needed for the project.
- Project Description – provide enough detail for NMSU project mentors to make a decision regarding the complexity of the project. If your wish is to sponsor a faculty member, simply state “Faculty Sponsored Project” and indicate a preferred project topic.
- Project team discipline request – indicate how many students from each discipline are anticipated for the project. For example, if you anticipate 1 Mechanical Engineer, 2 Electrical Engineers, 1 Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology, and 1 Industrial Engineer you will have 5 selections with Electrical and Computer Engineering selected twice. The desired team size is 5 team members, however, you can select up to 8 team members.