{"id":1800,"date":"2025-05-02T12:58:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T16:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/classical-medieval\/?page_id=1800"},"modified":"2025-05-02T13:07:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T17:07:36","slug":"cms-capstone-projects-standards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/classical-medieval-studies\/cms-capstone-projects-standards\/","title":{"rendered":"CMS Senior Capstone Standards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students should review these general evaluative rubrics that pertain to all senior capstone projects. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These rubrics have been modified from the Dartmouth College Classics Department <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1VMkSOuOgulVl7oYko51GxrKEeBllwJrq9wcMTTJ8_Fw\/edit?tab=t.0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-rich-links=\"{&quot;fple-t&quot;:&quot;FAQ on Honors in 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